Shari'a in Chechnya dictates that convicted murderers have their throats slit, while non-Muslims committing the same offense can expect a cozy, lifelong stay in the slammer. However in a survey among Russian prisoners whose death sentences had been commuted to life terms in prison, 20 percent said they preferred death. Lifers are sent to brutal, hard-labor prison camps in Siberia. Many are confined to tiny cells for 23 hours a day. DP tourist trivia: You can now take tours of Moscow's funkier jails for $2 a ticket.
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