Vinnytsia Correctional Colony (No. 86)

The state institution “Vinnytsia Correctional Colony (No. 86)” is one of the oldest penitentiary institutions in the Vinnytsia region, with a history dating back to the 1920s. During this period, a central house of forced labour operated on the premises, where convicted men were held and involved in work in sewing, locksmithing, carpentry, and tailoring workshops. At the end of the 1920s, the institution was reorganised into an industrial correctional-labour colony. The colony continued to hold convicted men, and the main focus of its activities was industrial labour and vocational employment. The head of the institution at that time was Senior Technician-Lieutenant Doktorovych. In the 1930s–1940s, with the exception of the Second World War period, a transit point and a transit prison operated on the premises, holding both men and women. At the end of 1948, an infant home was created on the basis of the medical unit. In the post-war period, the institution held individuals convicted of collaborating with the occupation authorities and other serious crimes. During this time, the production base of the institution was actively developed: a sawmill, a cutting workshop, and a repair-tool workshop were in operation. The main products were furniture and joinery — cabinets, tables, chairs, stools, modular furniture, and other household items.

On 14 June 1952, by the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR No. 0060, the Vinnytsia Children’s Labour Colony (VDTK) was created on the basis of the institution. It held minor convicts, for whom, alongside production activities, general education and vocational training were organised. The wards learned trades and studied in a seven-year school. The colony produced furniture, showcases, children's toys, and other goods. On 1 October 1953, Oleksandr Natanovych Shved, a former ward of Anton Makarenko, who is mentioned in the famous work “The Pedagogical Poem”, was appointed head of the children’s labour colony.

In 1963, in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR No. 0184, the Vinnytsia Children’s Labour Colony was reorganised into a penal institution for holding male recidivists. 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 Vinnytsia 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 sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed term.

Over the years, the institution has been headed by M. I. Panasenko, O. N. Shved, I. M. Nedbai, M. P. Vashkevych, V. Ya. Molchanov, M. D. Haluzinskyi, A. I. Kuzemko, M. O. Zasypkin, V. M. Steblo, and others.

Currently, the head of the institution is Dmytro Mykhailovych PETRYK. Contact information: State Institution “Vinnytsia Correctional Colony (No. 86)”, 21100, Vinnytsia region, Vinnytsia, Pryvokzalna Street, 26. Telephone: +38 (095) 521-89-86. E-mail: [email protected]