Alyokhina and another punk band member were sentenced in two-year . They are serving their August prison sentences in a penal colony far from Russia . Maria Alyokhina has requested solitary confinement , Russia 's state news agency reports . They are serving their sentences at a penal colony in Perm , about 1,000 kilometers ( 700 miles ) east of Moscow . It cites prison officials as saying she has `` strained relations '' with other inmates .
Alyokhina and another punk band member were sentenced in two-year . They are serving their August prison sentences in a penal colony far from Russia . Maria Alyokhina has requested solitary confinement , Russia 's state news agency reports . It cites prison officials as saying she has `` strained relations '' with other inmates .