At the rusty gates of Penal Colony No. 2, dour prison officers in military fatigues turn unwanted visitors away. A ferocious-looking dog on a short leash barked its warning as the guards checked our ...

Basketball star Brittney Griner taken to IK-2 penal colony in Mordovia, Russia, lawyers said. What do we know about prison conditions there? Alexander Zemlianichenko AP American basketball star and ...

Deep in a snow-covered forest, a few hundred miles removed from Moscow’s bustle and noise, is a bland stretch of Mordovian road with a grim claim to fame. This is Russia’s land of prisons, known for ...

Former inmates have stories of brutality from prison staff, while human rights activists in the country tell PEOPLE conditions at the IK-2 penal colony seem to get "worse and worse" The Russian penal ...

Jailed Kremlin-critic Aleksei Navalny has filed another lawsuit against Correctional Colony No. 2 in the Vladimir region where he is serving a prison sentence that he and his supporters consider ...

Brittney Griner's experience at a Russian penal colony is looking increasingly bleak. The WNBA superstar was moved to female penal colony No. 2 — a facility in Russia's Mordovia region that traces its ...