Exile System

Penal Class of Prisoners at Tiumén Forwarding Prison. A table showing the number of prisoners in each of the penal classes recognized by Tiumén Forwarding Prison, along with how they received their sentence. The table above shows the number of prisoners belonging to each penal class at Tiumen Forwarding Prison. The first two classes, hard-labor […]

Number of Voluntary Exiles to Siberia, 1882-1885. A table that shows the number of voluntary exiles from the year 1882-1885, as well as the percentage that each voluntary group made up of the overall exile number. The table above shows the annual number of voluntary exiles from 1882 to 1885. Despite the harsh conditions of […]

Death-Rate in Tiumen Forwarding Prison, 1876-1886. A graph showing the death-rate in Tiumen Forwarding Prison, 1876-1886. The graph above shows the average number of prisoners brought into Tiumen Forwarding Prison daily and the total number of deaths within the prison each year. The data comes from the annual reports made by inspectors of exile transportation […]

Sickness and Mortality on Convict Barges Between Tiumen and Tomsk A table showing the sickness and mortality on convict barges between Tiumen forwarding prison and Tomsk, 1870-1884. The table above shows the number of exiled individuals who fell ill and died on their journey to Tomsk. Specifically, it references the ten-day leg of the journey […]

Number of Annual Exiles to Siberia, 1823-1887 A graph showing the number of individuals exiled to Siberia annually, 1823-1887. The graph above shows the number of Russians exiled to Siberia annually from 1823 to 1887. Reasons for exile varied, but were most common in cases of homicide, attempted homicide, desertion from the army, vagrancy, and […]