Escort and special transfer of inmates in the penal system of pre-revolutionary Russia
Road transport prisoners in the penitentiary system of Russia are an essential specific feature of the system of execution of punishments. In connection with the development of technology Central prison Department of the Russian Empire since 1908 provided the transfer of prisoners in Saint Petersburg by mechanical traction. The article examines the historical legal sources of the early XX century, regulating the usage of special vehicles in the penal system of pre-revolutionary Russia, improving the organization of the escort of convicts, suspects and accused, and annual reports of the General Directorate of the Corps of Prison published in the periodical and the official departmental publications. The official correspondence and archival documents of the analytical Foundation of General Directorate of the Corps of Prison and the State archive of the Russian Federation are investigated. This study was based on the principle of historicism, viewing this phenomenon in its origin, development and change.