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Foreigners' Prison Camp in Russia Houses 150 Convicts from 30 Nations
In Corrective Labor Colony No. 22 at Leplei, central Russia, a foreigner only camp holds over 150 inmates from more than 30 countries including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Korea, Iran, China and Africa. The facility, near a regular camp, offers limited work and a shop, but many prisoners face language barriers and lack of home country assistance.
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Eplei
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Leplei
Moscow
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Sanjiv Sharma
India
Sanjiv
Alexander Shalin