Expansion of the Functional Designation of the Penal System Within the Framework of Adoption of the Federal Law on Probation

Based on the analysis of the reasons for the reduction in the number of convicts in places of deprivation of liberty, the article examines certain negative consequences for the penal enforcement system of this phenomenon. It is noted that the main method of countering the reduction in the volume of work performed by the UIS was not an increase in the time limit for the implementation of certain functions, but an expansion of its functional purpose. It is argued that such an expansion was carried out, firstly, by redistributing resources (including personnel) and, accordingly, responsibility to other areas of penal enforcement activity. Secondly, this expansion has occurred and, in the opinion of the authors, will occur in the future by providing additional functions to the UIS, which include probation.