Prison Rules Under the conditions of permanent imprisonment it is not possible to ignore prison rules or, the so-called, ponyatiya. A strict survival hierarchy exists in that community. Every element of the mechanism has rights and duties, and anyone who breaks the established traditions finds himself in the lowest caste of the untouchable, the offended or sherstyanye that have no vote, freedom of actions and movement. Respect, authority and living conditions depend on the importance, responsibility and danger of duties imposed by the prisoners on each other. There is a lot to do in prison and a lot depends on the conditions of detention, daily routines, and your status in prison. On the whole, when in the detention center, you don’t have access to numerous things allowed to a convict at

