Shterivka Correction Centre (No. 137)

The state institution “Shterivka Correction Centre (No. 137)” was part of the structure of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine and ensured the execution of the punishment in the form of restraint of liberty in accordance with the requirements of the Criminal-Executive Code of Ukraine.

The correction centre functioned as an open-type institution in which persons served their sentences without isolation from society, being under the supervision of the administration. Convicts were engaged in paid labour, underwent vocational training, and participated in social-educational work and resocialisation programmes.

Since 2014, the institution has been in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region. In connection with the occupation, Ukraine is deprived of the ability to exercise effective management of the institution, conduct inspections, and ensure proper control over compliance with human rights and the requirements of national legislation.

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 in 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 Penitentiary Service of Ukraine.

Any decisions or actions of 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 of persons, verify the state of medical care, or compliance with the right to work and other fundamental human rights.

As of today, official information about the actual state of the institution, conditions of detention of persons, the size of the contingent, and the use of the property complex is absent due to the temporary occupation.

Contact information: State institution “Shterivka Correction Centre (No. 137)”. Type of institution: correction centre. Status: the institution has been in the temporarily occupied territory since 2014.

Information about the leadership, contact telephones, and email is absent due to the temporary occupation.