How many prisoners are there in Ukraine today?

The number of prisoners in Ukraine continues to decline. However, the rate of decline has significantly slowed.
According to data from the penitentiary service, as of 1 May 2015, there were 71,407 people in 148 institutions of the criminal-executive service controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, out of a total of 177 institutions. A month ago there were 71,811 people, and on 1 January 2015 — 73,431 people.
The number of convicts in educational colonies decreased over four months from 442 people as of 1 January to 396 people.
In 29 pre-trial detention centres and institutions with pre-trial detention functions, 16,225 people are held (on 1 January, 16,035 people were held in 31 such institutions).
In institutions for adults, 54,786 people are held (on 1 January — 56,954 people).
The number of women during this period in 11 colonies for women decreased from 2,753 to 2,668 people.
In the institutions of the criminal-executive service, there are 1,508 life-sentenced prisoners (in September 2014 there were 1,909 people, and on 1 January 2015 — 1,634 people); there are 8.5 thousand people sentenced to 10 years or more.
The activities of the State Criminal-Executive Service are supported by 38.3 thousand employees.
Registered with the units of the criminal-executive inspection are 77,329 people sentenced to criminal penalties not involving imprisonment and to administrative penalties (on 1 February — 76,148 people).