Maria Alyokhina and another punk band member were sentenced in August . They are serving their two-year prison sentences in a penal colony far from Moscow . The agency noted that Alyokhina , a vegan , had previously complained about the meat-based diet at the prison colony . Alyokhina has requested solitary confinement , Russia 's state news agency reports . Comment:
Maria Alyokhina and another punk band member were sentenced in August . They are serving their two-year prison sentences in a penal colony far from Moscow . Alyokhina has requested solitary confinement , Russia 's state news agency reports . Comment: