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FKU IK-3, Kharp

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Background

FKU IK-3 (Russian: ФКУ ИК-3) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, also known as Polar Wolf (Russian: Полярный волк, romanized: Polyarnyy volk) or Yamskaya Troika (Ямская тройка), is a men's maximum security corrective colony in the town of Kharp in the Priuralsky District in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It has an occupancy limit of 1,085 people (1,050 by another source).

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Capacity

1,085

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1961

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Penitentiary Service

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1961

Region

Security level

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.

Contact & address

Ulitsa Gagarina, 1А, Kharp, 629420 629420

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in Russia

1208 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1085 · peers avg: 14850 (93%)

Data completeness

36%

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