ИК-13 «Красная утка», Correctional facility in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
IK-13 Krasnaya Utka is a heavily secured correctional facility in Nizhny Tagil's industrial district, primarily detaining inmates with backgrounds in administrative or law enforcement roles. The compound contains multiple residential buildings and industrial workshops organized according to Russian penal system standards.
The facility was established in 1948 and has continuously operated in Nizhny Tagil since then, with its infrastructure adapting to changing needs of the Russian penal system. Throughout the decades, the prison has undergone modernization to meet evolving security and administrative standards.
The facility implements educational and vocational programs for inmates, including partnerships with local educational institutions to support prisoner rehabilitation.
The facility is located in an industrial area of the city and is typically not accessible to visitors, as it is an active correctional institution. To learn more about the penal system, contact local information centers or museums in the region.
The prison gained public attention in 2024 when a former military commander was transferred there to serve a four-year sentence. This event brought the facility into the national spotlight during that year.
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