Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) will receive a huge infusion of funding to build a network of nearly 30 new penal institutions in the occupied areas of Ukraine. They're likely intended to enable the imprisonment of thousands of those living under occupation. ⬇️

2/ The FSIN was originally scheduled to receive 295 billion rubles ($2.96 billion) in 2024 in a budget published last year, which was an increase of 6 billion rubles over the previous year, but this has now been increased by 35% to 398 billion rubles ($4 billion).

3/ The growth is explained by the fact that the FSIN will build 28 new pre-trial detention centres and penal colonies in the five occupied regions of Ukraine – 5-6 for each region. This project alone will cost 6.5 billion rubles ($65 million).

4/ The FSIN manages Europe's largest prison estate and population – more than 410,000 male and female inmates in an archipelago of nearly 1,200 sites across Russia. The country's prison population has shrunk significantly due to the recruitment of prisoners to fight in Ukraine.

5/ In addition to the boost in funding for the FSIN, the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) is also being given an unplanned increase in spending – 10% more in 2024-25 and about 28% more by 2026.

6/ This is almost certainly due to Yevgeny Prigozhin's failed mutiny, which exposed the weakness of the regime's internal security and highlighted a need to strengthen the lightly armed Rosgvardiya, which is being given heavy weapons to counter any future uprisings. /end

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