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Corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia
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Background
FKU Corrective Colony No. 2 of the FSIN of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia, or simply IK-2 Yavas, is a women's corrective colony in Russia. It is located near Yavas, Mordovia, about 300 mi (480 km) southeast of Moscow. It is known for the incarceration of WNBA player Brittney Griner.
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Capacity
820
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1930
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Penitentiary ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1930
Region
Yavas
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
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Brittney Griner1990 · basketball playerBrittney Yvette Griner (; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Vinyl of Unrivaled.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Compared to other facilities in Russia
2129 peersCapacity (beds)this: 820 · peers avg: 1082 (24%)
Data completeness
30%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q115811246)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/corrective-colony-no-2-mordovia
Chicago
"Corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/corrective-colony-no-2-mordovia.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-corrective-colony-no-2-mord,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/corrective-colony-no-2-mordovia},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}