Toilets lack paper; water runs only sporadically. Many prisoners, out of fear and shame, refuse to relieve themselves. For some, the degradation is so extreme that survival feels like betrayal.

“The release of innocent Americans and Russian political prisoners from wrongful detention ... of the Russian government’s longstanding fear of free people and the free press,” the ...

Prisoners have welcomed their early release but some fear it won't be long before they're back behind bars. Around 1,750 people were expected to be let out on Tuesday in a bid to ease overcrowding ...

Yet just a few days ago, on Aug. 1, my trepidation turned to celebration at the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza as part of the 24-person Russian prisoner swap negotiated by the Biden administration.