Their sentences were eventually commuted to terms in prison ranging from 10 to 15 years. Today. 3 of the original 11 remain incarcerated in harsh labor camps. in ill health and with years of their sentences remaining. It is imperative for the continued survival of the three who remain that we remind the world of their plight. Frustrated by their unsuccessful attempts to obtain exit visas to leave the Soviet Union. on June 15. 1970. while walking from the terminal in Smolny Airport in Leningrad to board an Aeroflot flight. these men were apprehended. Following their arrests. police searched the homes of at least 50 Jews in Leningrad. Riga.