Corrective colony No. 6, Vladimir Oblast explained

Prison Name:FKU Corrective Colony No. 6 of the FSIN of Russia for Vladimir Oblast
Location:Melekhovo, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Coordinates:56.2553°N 41.3164°W
Status:Operational
Managed By:Federal Penitentiary Service

FKU[1] Corrective Colony No. 6 of the UFSIN of Russia for Vladimir Oblast also known simply as IK-6 Melekhovo or Melekhovo correctional colony, is a strict regime corrective colony located on the outskirts of the town of Melekhovo in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The abuse and torture of inmates has been reported.[2] [3] [4]

Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Alexei Navalny was imprisoned there from 2022 until late 2023.[5] [6] [7]

It is also the last known location of Russian political activist and prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 'FKU' stands for Federal Governmental Institution ("federalnoye kazyonnoye uchrezhdeniye") and UFSIN is for Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service ("Управление федеральной службы исполнения наказаний").
  2. Web site: 'A monstrous place': Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reportedly moved to notorious IK-6 prison . 14 June 2022 . 26 December 2023 . www.abc.net.au.
  3. Web site: Промочил ноги в карцере и умер от пневмонии . Got his feet wet in the punishment cell and died of pneumonia . Новая газета (Nova Gazeta) . 26 July 2018 . 26 December 2023.
  4. Web site: The Times view on Alexei Navalny’s health issues: Putin’s Poison (The Times Leading Articles) . www.thetimes.co.uk . 17 April 2023 . 26 December 2023.
  5. Web site: At Alexey Navalny’s new prison, torture is rampant At least two past inmates died after being beaten . Meduza . 16 June 2022 . 26 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Russia's Navalny faces new charges after prison 'provocation' - lawyer . 18 April 2023 . www.reuters.com . 26 December 2023.
  7. News: Nechepurenko . Ivan . Troianovski . Anton . Aleksei Navalny Found in Remote Arctic Prison, Easing Fears Over His Safety . 26 December 2023 . The New York Times . 25 December 2023.
  8. News: A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a ‘punishment cell,’ lawyer says. The Associated Press. Dasha. Litvinova. 24 September 2023.