Drohobych Correctional Colony (No. 40)
State Institution “Drohobych Correctional Colony (No. 40)” is one of the oldest penal institutions in the Lviv region. The institution is located in the city of Drohobych and is a medium-security facility for the incarceration of men who have been sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed term for the first time.
The colony’s history dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century. Beyond the Tysmenytsia River, near the Lviv–Truskavets road, the construction of a large penal complex was initiated, which the local residents dubbed “Brygidky” after the famous Lviv prison. To support the construction, a local brickyard was expanded, and residential buildings were erected for the institution’s future staff.
Construction of the complex was completed in 1911. Originally, the prison was designed to hold approximately 700 individuals. The first inmates were prisoners transferred from other penal institutions within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During the interwar period, when Drohobych was part of the Republic of Poland, the institution was used to hold both criminal and political prisoners.
Between 1939 and 1944, the penal complex continued to serve its intended purpose, first under Soviet authority and subsequently under the German occupation administration. Following the end of the Second World War, a general-regime male prison and a female correctional labour colony operated on the premises at different times.
In 1954, a children’s labour colony for the Drohobych region was established at the site. Subsequent reforms of the criminal-executive system led to the creation of a correctional labour colony in 1958, which formed the foundation for the current institution.
Over the following decades, the colony developed into one of the region’s largest industrial complexes. The institution’s primary industrial focus became mechanical engineering and metalworking. Inmates were engaged in producing goods for industrial enterprises, which contributed to their professional training and vocational rehabilitation.
In connection with the reform of Ukraine’s criminal-executive system, the institution was renamed Drohobych Correctional Colony (No. 40) by order of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Criminal Punishments on 18 January 2000, No. 16.
A significant feature of the institution is the presence of a specialised psychiatric ward of the Lviv Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 19, a branch of the State Institution “Centre for Healthcare of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine” in the Lviv region. The ward provides inpatient psychiatric care to convicted persons and those held in custody who require specialised treatment for mental and behavioural disorders, and it is one of the few dedicated medical units of this type within the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine.
Today, Drohobych Correctional Colony (No. 40) ensures the execution of criminal sentences, the organisation of inmate labour, professional training, social-educational work, and the preparation of inmates for their return to society upon release.
Over the years, the institution has been headed by V. P. Lohvynenko, M. O. Savchenko, V. M. Hroshev, P. H. Savchenko, V. P. Pysanko, V. S. Korzhenivskyi, O. M. Shumeliak, and other leaders who have made significant contributions to the development of the facility.
The current head of the institution is Roman Ivanovych PETRENKO.
Contact Information
State Institution “Drohobych Correctional Colony (No. 40)”
82100, Lviv region, Drohobych, Truskavetska St., 77
Telephone: (03244) 2-11-25
E-mail: [email protected]
Head of the institution: Roman Ivanovych PETRENKO.