A recent court decision to transfer Mikhail Trepashkin from the open prison colony in the IK 13 complex to the standard prison colony in IK 13 risks worsening his already precarious state of health. Conditions in the standard prison colony are considered to be harsher than in the open prison colony, and medical provision is no better. Mikhail Trepashkin has not received adequate health treatment for chronic, life-threatening asthma.
