Bryanka Correctional Colony (No. 11)

The state institution ‘Bryanka Correctional Colony (No. 11)’ was part of the structure of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine and ensured the execution of sentences in the form of imprisonment in accordance with the requirements of the Criminal-Executive Code of Ukraine.

The institution functioned as a correctional colony for the detention of persons sentenced to imprisonment. Its activities were aimed at the execution of criminal sentences, the organisation of convict labour, vocational training, social and educational work, medical care, and the preparation of individuals for release and reintegration into society.

Since 2014, the institution has been located in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region. Due to the occupation, Ukraine is deprived of the ability to effectively manage the institution, ensure state control over its activities, conduct monitoring visits, and guarantee the protection of the rights of persons who may be held within its premises.

At the same time, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine ‘On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens and the Legal Regime on the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine’, and the norms of international law, the territory on which the institution is located remains an integral part of Ukraine, and the institution itself continues to belong to the system of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine. Any decisions or actions taken by the occupation administration are not recognised by Ukraine and do not create legal consequences.

Due to the lack of access for Ukrainian authorities, the National Preventive Mechanism, international organisations, and independent human rights institutions, it is impossible to carry out objective monitoring of the conditions of detention, verify the state of medical care, the realisation of the right to work, the application of disciplinary practices, and adherence to other fundamental human rights.

As of today, official information regarding the actual state of the institution, the number of persons who may be held within its territory, their conditions of detention, and the use of the property complex is unavailable due to the temporary occupation.

Contact information: State institution ‘Bryanka Correctional Colony (No. 11)’. Type of institution: correctional colony.

Status: the institution has been in temporarily occupied territory since 2014.

Information regarding leadership, contact telephone numbers, and email addresses is unavailable due to the temporary occupation.