On February 27, Oleg will have his second parole hearing — he has already served 2 years and 2 months, and the time has come when he is eligible to apply for a second time.
And a couple of days after the parole hearing, there’s a prison visit. I’m sitting here thinking through the logistics — whether to go back to Moscow each time or stay on in Oryol. Then there’s his wife, children, parents, and the care package. None of this is easy to organize (quite apart from the nightmare faced by people who have to travel for visits to somewhere like Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic). And I catch myself thinking: the more carefully you prepare for the visit, the better it reflects your expectations for the outcome of the parole hearing.
Just like last time, we’ll be told that Oleg is a persistent violator of prison rules and has not taken the path of rehabilitation.
Sitting in his solitary cell and “undermining the regime.”
A reminder that his Facebook is here (his posts are passed along through his lawyer), and you can write to him via FSIN-Letter (Federal Penitentiary Service for Oryol Region, Penal Colony No. 5, Naryshkino, Oleg Anatolyevich Navalny, born 1983).