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Prison staff "may be understood to mean all individuals employed in penal or correctional institutions, including management, treatment, custodial and other (maintenance, food service etc.) personnel."
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Total prison personnel in Russia 2004-2017, by gender
Since 2010, the male personnel in Russian prisons decreased by nearly 52 thousand employees. In total, over 158 thousand men in the country worked as prison staff in 2017. Among women, the number of staff in penal and correctional institutions also followed a negative trend, measuring at 101 thousand personnel in the latest year observed.
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UNODC. (September 2, 2019). Total number of prison personnel in Russia from 2004 to 2017, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1046013/russia-total-prison-personnel-by-gender/
UNODC. "Total number of prison personnel in Russia from 2004 to 2017, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 2, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1046013/russia-total-prison-personnel-by-gender/
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UNODC. "Total Number of Prison Personnel in Russia from 2004 to 2017, by Gender (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Sep 2019, /statistics/1046013/russia-total-prison-personnel-by-gender/
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Total number of prison personnel in Russia from 2004 to 2017, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], UNODC, September 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1046013/russia-total-prison-personnel-by-gender/
