detainee

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The team analyzed internal documents and detainee records, and interviewed detention staff and 194 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

When a detainee is located, it is sometimes possible to use the Russian prison administration's online platform to write to them.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

As of Tuesday morning, charges had not been filed against the second detainee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Draconian policies and skyrocketing detainee populations coupled with lack of oversight and worsening conditions in the detention facilities are driving this surge, which seems set to continue.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

The detainee who is wise enough to realize this will never find any cause for complaint, but only all conceivable help, to erase the memory of what he had been accused of.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther