Russia's Wagner mercenary group says it's no longer recruiting convicts. This may signal a shift in strategy

Private military contractor Wagner will have to look for new fighters beyond Russia's prison system, a fertile recruiting ground for the past nine months, according to its boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

source https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/europe/wagner-russia-convicts-ukraine-intl-cmd/index.html