Pervomaiska Correctional Colony (No. 117)
The state institution "Pervomaiska Correctional Colony (No. 117)" is a minimum-security institution with general conditions for the detention of men sentenced to imprisonment for a specific term.
The institution is located in the village of Hrushyne, Lozova district, Kharkiv region, and is part of the structure of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine.
The history of the institution began on 4 May 1983, when, by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR No. 070, Correctional-Labour Colony No. 65 of general regime was created on the territory of the former village of Vodiane in the Pervomaiskyi district. The new institution was built as a modern, for the time, penitentiary complex for the detention of men sentenced to imprisonment.
In June 1985, the colony was reorganised into a strict-regime institution, and on 29 September of the same year, it received its first group of convicts. The subsequent development of the institution took place under the conditions of the reform of the Soviet penitentiary system, which was accompanied by repeated changes to its functional purpose.
In 1987–1988, the colony briefly functioned as a special-regime correctional-labour colony. At the same time, during the state campaign to combat alcoholism, it was repurposed as medical-labour prophylactic centre No. 67, intended for the compulsory treatment of men suffering from chronic alcoholism.
In September 1991, in connection with the liquidation of the system of medical-labour prophylactic centres, the Pervomaiska special commandant's office was created on the basis of the institution. Its main task was the execution of court decisions regarding persons released from places of imprisonment with the mandatory requirement of employment.
In November 1992, the special commandant's office was reorganised into settlement colony No. 117. The next stage of development began on 3 August 1998, when, in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the settlement colony was repurposed as a general-regime correctional colony.
In the course of the subsequent reform of the penal enforcement system of Ukraine, the institution became part of the structure of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences, and subsequently, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine.
Today, the Pervomaiska Correctional Colony No. 117 functions as a minimum-security institution with general conditions for the detention of men sentenced to imprisonment for a specific term.
With the beginning of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation, the Kharkiv region found itself under the constant threat of missile strikes and other military risks. Despite the difficult security situation, the institution continues to perform the functions assigned to it by the state, ensuring proper conditions for the detention of convicts, the organisation of their labour, professional training, socio-educational work, and preparation for their return to society.
Contact information: State institution "Pervomaiska Correctional Colony (No. 117)", 64131, Kharkiv region, Lozova district, Hrushyne village, 132 Prymiska St.
Head of the institution: Kostiantyn Volodymyrovych KOZYCH
Telephone: (057) 782-03-50 E-mail: [email protected]