Introducing
Prezi AI.
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
Loading…
Vladimir Central Prison
16
Transcript
Vladimir Central
Inmate Population:
- The pretrial detention center currently holds about 200 people, while the prison itself holds 159 people
- Six of whom are serving life sentences.
- A cell holds between two and twelve people.
- Majority of cells are underground and the door to open them are found overhead the inmates.
- Mainly home to natives of Russia
What Makes Vladimir Central A Feared Prison?
- It was common for brutal beatings to occur here, some ending in deaths.
- The prisoners were also ordered to beat each other.
- Overcrowding and raging disease was common.
- All of this establishes that Vladimirsky is based on punishment rather than rehabilitation.
Infamous Inmates:
- Before the Soviet Union discontinued, the complex was an infamous prison for political prisoners of the Soviet gov't.
Famous Russian inmates here include:
- Stalin's son, Vasily Dzhugashvili, Jewish Refusenik dissidents Natan Sharansky and Yosef Mendelevitch, commander-in-chief of the Estonian army Johan Laidoner, and many others
Compared to U.S. Prisons:
- Whereas in certain US prisons inmates are allowed exercise/recess time, Vladimir central strictly limits that right. Your "exercise" would be , being transferred (blindfolded) across the prison bridge to one of three underground open spaces. Basically, a cell with nothing in it. While there, you remain handcuffed, standing and facing the wall.
- While there are many differences, they also compare in a variety of ways. For example, the Russian Alcatraz has a strict two visits per year policy. Like many other American prisons such as, FCI Coleman.
Exhibit A
What Characteristics Make Up Vladimir Central:
- It's AKA Vladimirsky Central or the Russian Alcatraz
- Established in 1783
- 100 miles east of Moscow
- Largest Prison in Russia
- One of the most feared prisons in Russia.
- A smuggled letter addressed from a prison inmate, dated March 2008 and written in blood. The writer says he's been seriously injured and fears for his life.
Vladimir Central Prison
Choose a template
Presentations from around the world
Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi