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Well prisoners sent to gulags had to be sentenced (in poorly conducted unfair trials, but still there at leas was a sentence), this is unfair to gulags from a legal view.
Most gulag prisoners were not political prisoners, they were common criminals. Most of them also got out after serving their sentence.
Under Stalin in 1930s I dont think so. But otherwise sure, closely under half. After stalin many were released, some officially pardoned. however aspects of the great purge are relevant today, I think that the reference considers precisely the political prisoners.
No one mentioned Stalin.
Ok but the comparison of the salvadorian prison would make more sense. Maybe its meant differently, but I thought that the reference meant that its almost 'as bad' as gulags, well there had to be trial for you to be sent there.