Three convicts escaped from a penal colony in Nizhny Tagil
In Nizhny Tagil, three convicts escaped from the correctional center at IK-12.
They were sentenced to forced labor and were not guarded by guards with dogs.
Law enforcement officials are currently searching for them, the TASS article emphasizes.
The press service of the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Sverdlovsk Region emphasized that the convicts work in civilian enterprises with above-average salaries.
They have the right to leave their workplaces, but three people escaped.
Law enforcement officers are searching for escaped convicts.
Investigators are checking the fugitives' circle of connections to determine their possible whereabouts.
An investigation into the escape has been launched by the regional prosecutor's office.
The head of the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk Region, Valery Gorelykh, comprehensive territorial police department squads were sent to the search.
