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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Russia's had a stead decrease in murders for example since 1999 going from 31,000 + down to 17,000 in 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Russia

And what direction would you say the Russian prison system has moved in since the lawlessness of the immediate post-Soviet era? I think it would be pretty tough to argue that the current system is more tortuous and archaic. If anything that figure supports my argument.