Prisoners in Crimea
According to data obtained from sources in the human rights community in Russia about persons in places of detention in Crimea and Sevastopol, as of 29 September of the current year:
A total of 3,030 people are held in custody.
Of these: 2,736 — residents of Crimea and Sevastopol.
294 — non-citizens of the Russian Federation.
209 — citizens of Ukraine (70 already convicted),
14 submitted an application expressing a desire to remain citizens of Ukraine.
Convicted:
1,844 — by courts of Ukraine before 18.03.2014, of which
1,790 by courts located in Crimea and Sevastopol.
579 — by courts of Crimea/Sevastopol after 18.03.
For 1,822 of all these convicts, at the moment, Russian courts have made decisions on the entry into legal force of the verdicts of Ukrainian courts (1,780 entered into force immediately + 42 sent to the appellate instance).
Released from custody:
1,031 people during the specified period, of which:
406 upon completion of their sentence.
385 by decision on parole.
9 — under the Russian amnesty of December 2013.
6 — sentence replaced with a lighter one.
115 — due to the decriminalisation of acts under the legislation of the Russian Federation.
7 — at the investigation stage in accordance with Art. 49 of Federal Law-103 of the Russian Federation.
2 — by decision of the investigative body.
6 — by court decision on compulsory psychiatric treatment.
55 — replacement with a lighter sentence under the legislation of the Russian Federation.