Horodyshche Correctional Colony (No. 96)

The state institution “Horodyshche Correctional Colony (No. 96)” is located in the village of Horodyshche, Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast, and is a maximum-security facility that holds men sentenced to imprisonment, as well as individuals sentenced to life imprisonment.

The history of the institution dates back to an industrial complex that existed on the site of the modern colony at the beginning of the 20th century. Between 1905 and 1937, a sugar refinery operated here. Some structures from that period have survived to the present day and are used for the institution's needs. After the refinery ceased operations in 1937, its production capacity was dismantled; following the incorporation of Western Ukraine into the Ukrainian SSR in 1939, a deep-storage grain collection point was established on the site of the former enterprise.

The official founding date of the institution is considered to be 30 January 1951, when, by Decision No. 132-5-s of the Executive Committee of the Rivne Regional Council of Deputies of Workers, the premises of the former sugar refinery were transferred to the Rivne Regional Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the establishment of a correctional labour colony. This decision was subsequently approved by the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR.

Pursuant to Order No. 00190 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR, a general-regime correctional labour colony with a capacity of 1,500 people was created in 1951. Initially, the institution was intended for the detention of men, a significant proportion of whom had disabilities or limited capacity for work.

The first years of the colony's existence were associated with large-scale infrastructure development. Under the leadership of the head of the institution, Mykola Andriiovych Shalit, residential and production zones were created, and a water supply system, engineering communications, residential buildings, production premises, and life-support facilities for the institution were established.

In the 1950s, the institution held individuals convicted under the political and military articles of Soviet legislation, including former members of the Ukrainian liberation movement, members of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, representatives of the clergy, and other categories of convicts. Subsequently, the institution's contingent changed, and the colony began to receive individuals convicted of serious common criminal offences.

From the beginning of the 1960s, one of the key areas of activity became the manufacture of metal products and the development of the metalworking industry. Thereafter, the institution's production base specialised in the manufacture of products for agricultural machinery and other industrial sectors.

In the 1970s, a large-scale expansion of the institution was carried out. New residential premises, a medical unit, a canteen, a quarantine ward, and other social and domestic facilities were built.

An important stage in the development of the institution was the creation of specialised sectors for specific categories of convicts. Since 1 January 2001, an isolated section for the detention of persons sentenced to imprisonment in chamber-type premises has been in operation. Since 2 September 2004, a section for the detention of persons sentenced to life imprisonment has functioned within the institution.

Today, the Horodyshche Correctional Colony (No. 96) is one of the key institutions of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine, ensuring the execution of sentences for the most complex categories of convicts. Significant attention is paid to issues of security, resocialisation, professional training, employment, and social-educational work.

Over the years, the institution has been headed by M. A. Shalit, I. I. Bielov, V. F. Kustikov, I. S. Hladun, P. V. Dalechuk, I. S. Kutnyi, V. M. Voloshyn, O. P. Provodenko, V. A. Davydov, M. A. Sydorchuk, P. H. Prorok, O. R. Pavlyshyn, R. A. Khomych, and other leaders who have made a significant contribution to the development of the institution.

At present, the head of the institution is Yurii Anatoliiovych TКАСНUК.

Contact Information

State Institution “Horodyshche Correctional Colony (No. 96)”

35341, Rivne Oblast, Rivne Raion, v. Horodyshche

Telephone: (0362) 20-71-86
E-mail: [email protected]

Head of the institution: Yurii Anatoliiovych TКАСНUК.