A wedding ceremony was held in a colony for life-long convicts in Mordovia

In the Mordovian correctional colony No. 6, a wedding ceremony was organized for a prisoner serving a life sentence and his lawful wife. This was reported on October 15 in the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Mordovia.

"Priest Alexander Golyakin, assistant to the head of correctional colony No. 6 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia for work with believers, performed the sacrament," the FSIN State Penitentiary Service said in a message on the VKontakte community.

Before the wedding, Father Alexander told the couple about the basics of Christian marriage, the importance of mutual assistance, loyalty and respect. After confession and communion, the priest blessed the couple for a family life.

The management of the institution noted that maintaining family ties helps convicts to change for the better. According to him, the support of loved ones motivates them to rethink the past, learn to respect the rules of society and strive to return home as a decent citizen.

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