Volunteer Nadin Geisler Transferred to Strict Conditions of Detention. What Does That Even Mean?

Volunteer Nadin Geisler Transferred to Strict Conditions of Detention. What Does That Even Mean?

Belgorod volunteer Nadezhda Rossinskaya, known as Nadin Geisler, is serving her sentence in IK-6 in Altai Krai. She was sentenced to 22 years in prison in a fabricated case on charges of treason and financing Azov. At the beginning of the week, Geisler was transferred to strict conditions of detention. What does that mean in practice? An OVD-Info lawyer explains:

Prison colonies allow convicts to serve their sentences under ordinary, eased, and strict conditions. These conditions can change. For example, the administration can transfer a convict from ordinary or eased conditions to strict conditions (SUS) if it recognizes them as a persistent violator of the regime.

SUS means living in locked premises rather than in a dormitory. A convict under SUS faces stricter restrictions on movement: for example, they are allowed to walk only for an hour and a half a day (with good behavior, the walk may be increased to three hours). The number of parcels and visits is also limited. In particular, a prisoner may spend up to 10,200 rubles per month on food and basic necessities, have 2 short-term and 2 long-term visits during the year, and receive 2 parcels or care packages. For comparison: ordinary conditions allow for 6 visits in total and 3 parcels or care packages, and walking time is not set.

It is possible to move from SUS back to ordinary conditions no earlier than after 6 months. To do that, there must be no disciplinary penalties for violating the established rules of serving the sentence.

At the same time, unlike disciplinary penalties, SUS is not a form of punishment. Disciplinary penalties, including placement in a punishment cell, are temporary in nature and involve even harsher restrictions on contact with the outside world, purchases, and living conditions.

▶️ What pressure Nadin Geisler is facing in the colony

Before being transferred to strict conditions, the volunteer was in a punishment cell, where she was sent because of a formal violation.

“I didn’t beat anyone, didn’t stage anything explosive, didn’t break anything, didn’t swear at anyone, didn’t call for revolution. My most terrible sin was that the inventory of the bag did not match what was inside it.

P.S. The more we suffer for our beliefs, the greater their value,” Nadin said in a letter.

After that, she reported worsening health and constant tooth pain. At the same time, Geisler is not being provided the necessary medical care in detention.

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Nadin Geisler / Photo: social media