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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

Population 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

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Brittney Griner
    Brittney Griner
    1990 · basketball player

    Brittney 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.

Contact & address

Official site

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Compared to other facilities in Russia

2129 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 820 · peers avg: 1082 (24%)

Data completeness

30%

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@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 = {2026-10-20}
}