Lgov Prison (), officially Correctional Colony No. 3 ( or ), is a prison in Lgov, Kursk Oblast,"Федеральное казенное учреждение "Исправительная колония № 3" ." Federal Penitentiary Service Kursk Region. Retrieved on 5 October 2011. "307754 г. Льгов Курской области ул. Примакова." in southwestern Russia."Inmates in hunger strike to protest against beatings ." Agence France Presse at the Taipei Times. Sunday 3 July 2005. Retrieved on 5 October 2011. Lgov is located south of Moscow.Simpson, Emma. "Russia's 'crumbling' prison system." BBC. Friday 7 April 2006. Retrieved on 5 October 2011. It is operated by the Federal Penitentiary Service.
In June 2005 hundreds of prisoners, en masse, slashed themselves with razors to protest violations of their rights. The prisoners cut their legs, necks, and wrists. Afterwards, 179 prisoners sought medical attention for the self-inflicted injuries."News in Brief." The Moscow Times. 29 June 2005. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
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Prison Camp No. 3 - Federal Penitentiary Service, Kursk Oblast