Evolution and Integration of Integrated Correctional Facilities: From Theory to Practice

In connection with the approval by the Government of the Russian Federation of the legislative changes of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, which allow the creation of unified-type institutions in the penitentiary system, the author of the article considers conceptual, legislative and law enforcement aspects, starting from the historical aspect of its emergence and development in the 1990s in the USSR and ending with modern approaches to the integration of different types of penitentiary institutions. The main categories of multiregime are analyzed, and the prospects for the development and implementation of technological innovations in the penitentiary system are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the economic justification and feasibility of creating unified-type institutions, as well as organizing mixed institutions on the basis of interregional cooperation. Possibilities of standardization and expansion of successful practices in the field of penitentiary system are presented.