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| Location | Yavas, Mordovia, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 54°25′08″N 42°51′25″E / 54.419°N 42.857°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | General regime colony[1] |
| Managed by | Federal Penitentiary Service |
| Governor | Yelena Pozdnyakova[1] |
FKU[nb 1] Corrective Colony No. 2 of the FSIN of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia,[1] or simply IK-2 Yavas, is a women's corrective colony in Russia.[2] It is located near Yavas, Mordovia, about 300 mi (480 km) southeast of Moscow.[3][4] It is known for the incarceration of WNBA player Brittney Griner.
- ^ a b c "ИК-2 п. Явас". FKURF.
- ^ "IK-2 Mordovia: the harsh, notorious penal colony holding Brittney Griner". the Guardian. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ Lebedev, Filipp (2022-11-18). "Exclusive: Brittney Griner taken to penal colony in Russia's Mordovia region". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ Maynes, Charles (2022-11-17). "Russia sends Brittney Griner to a penal colony". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
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