FSB takes control of SIZO with stricter inmate provisions
In the prisons transferred under the control of the FSB, it will be more difficult to obtain clothing, footwear, and bedding. «Verstka» noted that in these detention centers, some standards of confinement will be stricter than in regular prisons.
Consensus
- Since January 1, 2026, the FSB has been allowed to operate its own pre-trial detention centers (SIZO).
- The FSB is taking over SIZO facilities previously under the Ministry of Justice.
- A draft FSB order proposes stricter provisions for inmate supplies compared to standard SIZO facilities.
- Winter boots in FSB-run SIZO will be replaced every three years, compared to every 2.5 years in regular SIZO.
- Pregnant suspects and defendants will receive no more than 20 postpartum pads and lactation inserts when sent to maternity hospitals, fewer than the 20–30 provided in FSBIN-run facilities.
- The draft FSB order does not include a provision for weekly replacement of bedding, unlike in FSBIN-run SIZO.
- The draft FSB order does not specify replacement of clothing when inmates experience changes in body measurements, such as weight loss.
Points of divergence
- The draft FSB order does not contain norms for changing bedding, while in FSBIN-run SIZO it is changed weekly. — tg_tvrain
- The draft FSB order does not contain a norm for changing bedding, while in FSBIN-run facilities it is changed weekly. — tvrain
- The draft FSB order does not contain any norm for changing bedding for inmates, whereas in FSBIN-run SIZO bedding is changed weekly. — tg_svobodnieslova
- The future FSB order duplicates some provisions of the current Ministry of Justice order, such as rules on clothing wear in hot and cold weather. — tg_svobodnieslova
Coverage (3 sources)
- In prisons transferred under the control of the FSB, it will be more difficult to obtain clothing, footwear, and linens — Дождь (Telegram)
- In the prisons transferred under the control of the FSB, it will be more difficult to obtain clothing, footwear, and linens — Дождь
- In the detention centers handed over to the FSB, it will be harder to get clothes and bedding than in regular detention centers — Вёрстка