Politska Correctional Colony (No. 76)
The state institution “Politska Correctional Colony (No. 76)” is located in the village of Ivanchi, Varash Raion, Rivne Oblast, and is a medium-security facility for the detention of men sentenced to imprisonment.
The history of the institution began on 27 August 1962, when the decision to create a correctional labour institution was taken. The first convicts arrived at the colony in August 1963. The creation of the institution was closely linked to the development of the basalt industry in Polissia and the need to provide labour for stone extraction enterprises.
In the first years of operation, the majority of convicts were involved in work at the basalt quarry located near the institution. The extracted basalt stone was used for the construction and repair of motor roads in the Rivne and Volyn regions. Simultaneously, the construction and development of the institution's own infrastructure were carried out, including engineering security systems, production facilities, housing and utility services, and social infrastructure.
Over the following decades, the Politska Correctional Colony became one of the largest industrial complexes in the regional criminal-executive system. Alongside the extraction of basalt stone, a powerful production base was created within the institution in the field of transport and agricultural engineering. The colony's enterprise cooperated with leading industrial enterprises of Ukraine and other republics of the former USSR, including the Darnytskyi Car Repair Plant, the Kovel Silmash plant, and other manufacturers of machinery products.
In addition to specialised production, the institution's enterprise manufactured a wide range of household and consumer goods. By the mid-1980s, the formation of the main production, residential, and utility infrastructure of the institution had been completed.
A notable chapter in the colony's history was its participation in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Employees of the institution and the convicts participated in the production and shipment of significant volumes of crushed stone products, which were used to strengthen the banks of the Pripyat River, as well as in the construction of protective structures, dams, and other facilities necessary to overcome the aftermath of the catastrophe.
In 1987, the regime of detention for convicts at the institution was changed from general to enhanced. In the course of the subsequent reform of the criminal-executive system, the institution was renamed the Politska Correctional Colony by Order No. 165 of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences dated 29 November 1999.
Today, the state institution “Politska Correctional Colony (No. 76)” is a medium-security facility. Significant attention is paid to issues of convict employment, professional training, resocialisation, and the creation of proper conditions for preparation for their return to society after release.
Over the years, the institution has been headed by V. V. Tkachenko, V. M. Skorokhod, V. S. Holoversa, S. P. Kutnyi, O. S. Antoniuk, H. A. Polishchuk, V. H. Kovalchuk, V. P. Kravchenko, V. A. Khomych, I. Kondratiuk, M. H. Vozniuk, and other leaders who have made a significant contribution to the development of the institution.
At present, the head of the institution is Vadym Anatoliiovych KUTOVYI.
Contact Information
State Institution “Politska Correctional Colony (No. 76)”
34375, Rivne Oblast, Varash Raion, v. Ivanchi
Telephone: (03634) 5-93-33
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Head of the institution: Vadym Anatoliiovych KUTOVYI.