Inmates and personnel of Moscow’s notorious Butyrskaya pretrial prison will soon be able to use a tanning bed, which will be installed on the premises by January, RIA-Novosti reported.
Inmates will be able to pay for the service from their personal accounts, Butyrskaya warden Sergei Telyatnikov said, without providing any rates.
He added that an ultrasonography room — where doctors could inspect internal organs — has also been installed and will begin operating “in the nearest future.” All upgrades are being done without state funds, Telyatnikov added, without elaborating.
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