Stryzhavka Correctional Colony (No. 81)
The state institution “Stryzhavka Correctional Colony (No. 81)” has a long and multifaceted history linked to the development of the penitentiary system in the Vinnytsia region.
The territory of the institution historically belonged to the estate of the Polish magnate Grocholski. At different periods, it housed military barracks, workshops, and a metalworking plant. During the Second World War, the complex of buildings suffered minor damage, which enabled the creation of the Stryzhavka Children’s Labour Colony of the Public Order Protection Directorate of the Vinnytsia Regional Executive Committee on this territory as early as 1956. The main purpose of the facility was the detention and labour education of minor convicts. In 1959, a decision was made to create a correctional-labour institution for adult convicts on the basis of the colony. During the formation of the institution, the existing buildings were retrofitted and a high-security facility was created. A significant portion of the work on equipping residential, production, and auxiliary premises was carried out by the convicts themselves.
By the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR on 18 July 1959, the penal institution was officially established. In the following decades, the institution developed into one of the largest penitentiary complexes in the region. Significant attention was paid to the development of the production base and the involvement of convicts in labour. Over the years, the colony's enterprise manufactured over 40 types of products, including woodworking items, furniture, metal structures, and other industrial goods. Production activity remained an important component of the institution's functioning and the professional adaptation of convicts.
In connection with the reform of the criminal enforcement system of Ukraine, by the Order of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences No. 165 dated 29 November 1999, the institution was renamed the Stryzhavka Correctional Colony of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences in the Vinnytsia region.
Currently, the institution functions as a medium-security correctional colony for holding men who have previously served sentences of imprisonment.
An important component of the penitentiary complex is the Stryzhavka Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 81, located on the premises of the institution, which is a branch of the state institution “Health Care Centre of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine” in the Vinnytsia region. It provides inpatient medical care to convicts from various regions of Ukraine. Over the years, the institution has been headed by O. M. Onyshchuk, K. A. Udalov, H. P. Zayarnyuk, H. I. Serebryanikov, V. Yu. Samborskyi, M. P. Vashkevych, B. V. Haida, A. M. Banyuk, O. S. Hudz, and others.
Currently, the head of the institution is Oleh Vasylovych VITRYNSKYI.
Contact information: State Institution “Stryzhavka Correctional Colony (No. 81)”, 23210, Vinnytsia region, Vinnytsia district, Stryzhavka urban-type settlement, Alei Street, 62. Telephone: (0432) 58-53-65; E-mail: [email protected]