Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to Kryvyi Rih Correctional Colony No. 80

On 18 June 2025, in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and taking into account the provisions of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, on the basis of Article 24 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine — Visiting Establishments for the Execution of Sentences, a group of monitors from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group and the NGO ‘Defence of Prisoners of Ukraine’ conducted a follow-up visit to the state establishment Kryvyi Rih Correctional Colony No. 80 (KCC-80, the establishment, the institution).

The previous visit took place on 9 August 2022. A planned, unannounced visit was conducted, and all objects of the establishment were inspected.

During the preparation for the visit, the monitors utilised materials from appeals by prisoners/convicts and their relatives, materials from previous reports, as well as the report of monitors from the National Preventive Mechanism under the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (NPM).

The visit was conducted within the framework of the project ‘Reducing the Suffering of Prisoners in the Context of the War in Ukraine’, funded by the Government of Denmark in partnership with DIGNITY (Danish Institute Against Torture).

The visit was carried out by the following monitors:

• Andrii Didenko — Assistant to People's Deputy of Ukraine Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, programme coordinator of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, experience in monitoring visits since 2014;
• Serhii Zuikov — Assistant to People's Deputy of Ukraine Kostiantyn Kasai, member of the public council under the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, member of the non-governmental organisation ‘Defence of Prisoners of Ukraine’, has many years of experience in monitoring visits;
• Oleh Tsvilyi — member of the public council under the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, head of the non-governmental organisation ‘Defence of Prisoners of Ukraine’, has extensive experience in monitoring visits, specialises in issues of torture and cruel, inhuman treatment.

The monitoring visit to KCC-80 revealed systemic violations in the sphere of observing the rights of convicts. Overcrowding in residential quarters and inadequate material and living conditions, the engagement of convicts in labour without employment contracts or remuneration, the use of ‘duty orderlies’ in the QDD unit, and work on weekends and at night without compensation were recorded.

Numerous violations were found in the healthcare sector, including inadequate conditions for the treatment of patients and a lack of proper medical care. The sum of these facts indicates a systemic failure to comply with the requirements of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine, the Labour Code of Ukraine, and international standards for the treatment of prisoners.

General Information

KCC-80 is a medium-security correctional facility for convicts serving their first sentence for serious and especially serious crimes. The establishment operates 18 Social and Psychological Service (SPS) departments. There are also 2 psychologists working at the institution.

The institution is located at: 3 Shyferna Street, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, at a distance of 3 km from the major enterprise ‘ArcelorMittal’.

In January 1954, on the territory of the former camp for prisoners of war on Postyshev Street in Kryvyi Rih, in accordance with an order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR, Camp Unit No. 80 was created.

In April 1961, the construction of a new complex of main colony buildings was completed, after which the special contingent was transferred to the new location, where it remains to this day. The name ‘Camp Unit No. 80’ was renamed ‘Correctional Labour Colony No. 80’.

The institution consists of a duty unit, a QDD unit (quarantine, diagnostics, and distribution), SPS units, a kitchen, disciplinary cell (DISO) premises, chamber-type premises (PKT), intensified supervision units, a medical unit, a laundry and bathhouse complex, visiting rooms, a shop, a library, a room for receiving parcels, and administrative premises.

According to the administration of the institution, the staff establishment consists of 360.5 positions. The actual number of personnel is 211.5 positions. The total staff shortage for the institution is 149 employees.

The planned capacity of the institution is 1,267 persons. The actual number of persons being held in the institution is 1,072.

There are 18 SPS units in the institution, and 2 psychologists work there.

During 2024–2025, 791 persons arrived at the institution. In 2024, 20 people died; in 2025, 3 people died. 216 people were employed, including 15 people under employment contracts and 201 people under civil law contracts.

On operational-preventive registration in the institution, there were 44 persons prone to suicide (during 2024, 3 acts of suicide were committed), 18 persons prone to self-harm, and 7 persons prone to escape.

During 2024, 1 person filed a complaint regarding inadequate provision of medical care; also during 2025, 1 person filed a complaint regarding inadequate provision of medical care. 44 persons have a disability (2 persons of group I, 11 persons of group II, and 31 persons of group III).

During 2024, 15 cases of bodily injuries being sustained while in the institution were recorded; during the current year, 6 such cases were recorded.

Convicts have 155 tablets and 155 registered email addresses in their personal use.

The monitoring group interviewed about 256 people among the convicts during the visit to production facilities and workshops, SPS units, disciplinary premises, and utility areas. General conversations were held, consultations and answers to questions were provided, and surveys regarding potential human rights violations were conducted.

Individual communication with persons was held, including on the condition of anonymity. It is worth noting that the institution's administration responds properly to complaints from convicts regarding actions or inaction by the administration and does not conceal cases of human rights violations. This indicates openness, transparency, and proper and adequate responsiveness.

Positive Experience

In implementation of the conditions of the Strategy for Reforming the Penitentiary System for the period up to 2026, the administration is contributing to the improvement of service conditions for staff, as well as the conditions of detention for convicts. In some SPS departments, partitions are being installed to create individual personal space for convicts.

In the guardroom, insulation and facade finishing have been carried out. In the rooms for long-term visits of convicts with relatives, a number of renovation works using modern building materials have been carried out over the past years to improve the conditions.

The replacement of roofing on buildings that require repair is also underway, with a total area of 245 m², including the complete replacement of roofs with modern metal tiles.

With the aim of saving electricity and improving the taste quality of bread, KCC-80 purchased a convection oven using funds from its special fund, as well as 2 food-cooking boilers with a volume of 250 L and a power of 15 kW/h to accelerate the preparation of dishes, improve their organoleptic properties, and reduce electricity consumption.

Offices for staff training, administration offices, and a rest room for junior personnel have also been equipped.

Facts Discovered During the Visit

During the monitoring visit, violations of the requirements of national legislation and non-compliance with international recommendations in the sphere of the treatment of prisoners were discovered, leading to violations of the rights of convicts:

1. In violation of Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine (hereinafter — KEC of Ukraine) and Rule 10 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, it was established that in certain residential premises of the Social and Psychological Service (hereinafter — SPS) departments of the institution, the living space standard per convict is less than 4 m².

In particular, in residential premise No. 1 of SPS department No. 14, where 100 beds are located and 88 persons were present, the area of the premise is 216 m², which provides an actual area per convict of 2.45 m². In residential premise No. 1 of SPS department No. 6, where 54 beds are located and 52 persons were present, the area of the premise is 176 m², which provides an actual area per convict of 3.38 m².

At the same time, Point 13 of the 7th General Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter — the Committee) states that the problem of overcrowding in cell-type premises leads to unhygienic conditions, a constant lack of privacy, and an overload of medical services and institution infrastructure. The Committee concludes that quite often, the negative impact of overcrowding has led to inhuman or degrading conditions of detention (CPT/Inf (97) 10).

2. The monitoring group established that the administration and personnel of the institution do not ensure proper organisation of work with newly arrived convicts. In violation of the ninth paragraph of Part 1 of Article 8 and Part 1 of Article 118 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine (hereinafter — KEC of Ukraine), the monitoring group established facts of the engagement by institution personnel of two convicts to perform work in the quarantine, diagnostics, and distribution unit (hereinafter — QDD) without the conclusion of an employment contract.

Specifically, convict K. was engaged to perform the duties of a senior duty orderly without remuneration; furthermore, it was established that said convict had the opportunity to be present in the QDD unit around the clock, had a fixed sleeping place, and could independently visit the canteen and the SPS department to which he is formally assigned.

The institution's administration and personnel have effectively delegated to the duty orderly the functions of constant supervision over newly arrived convicts placed in the QDD unit, as well as control over their compliance with the internal schedule. This is partially confirmed by relevant entries in the Logbook of reports from the senior duty orderly of the QDD unit to the duty assistant to the head of the institution, where the senior duty orderly records daily the number of newly arrived convicts and their whereabouts.

Such actions contradict the provisions of Article 96 of the KEC of Ukraine, Point 4 of Section II of the Internal Regulations of Execution of Sentences Establishments, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 28.08.2018 No. 2823/5 (hereinafter — IR ESE), and also Point 2 of Section I of the Regulations on the QDD unit, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 04.11.2013 No. 2300/5, registered in the Ministry of Justice on 04.11.2013 under No. 864/24396 (hereinafter — Regulations on the QDD unit).

In the report following the visit to Ukraine in 2020, the Committee expressed serious concerns regarding the practice of using some prisoners as ‘duty orderlies’ who perform control functions over other prisoners in residential premises and at production facilities, and who also report to personnel about any incidents and violations of the regime.

During this visit, the Committee noted with alarm that this practice persists. Furthermore, unfortunately, despite specific recommendations previously provided by the Committee, the practice of using ‘duty orderlies’ is officially provided for by the Internal Regulations of Execution of Sentences Establishments.

As the Committee has repeatedly emphasised, any partial transfer of responsibility for ensuring order and safety in institutions, which should be borne by regime staff, is unacceptable. Such a practice exposes more vulnerable prisoners to the risk of ill-treatment and exploitation by other prisoners.

The Committee calls on the authorities of Ukraine to take all necessary measures, in particular of a legislative nature, to end this practice. No prisoner in any penitentiary institution of the country should have authority over other prisoners (CPT/Inf (2020) 40, Point 27).

3. During the visit to the QDD unit, violations of the requirements of Article 95 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine and Point 3 of Section I of the Regulations on the QDD unit were discovered. Thus, on 15 June 2025, 32 convicts arrived at the institution, which is confirmed by the Protocol of distribution of convicts to SPS departments No. 31/R-2025 dated 30.06.2025. In accordance with current legislation, newly arrived persons placed in the QDD unit must undergo a full medical examination within 14 days to identify infectious, somatic, and mental illnesses, as well as an initial psychological, pedagogical, and other study. Thus, the distribution of said persons between the institution’s units should have taken place no earlier than 30 June 2025.

At the same time, during the monitoring visit as of 18 June 2025, only 14 newly arrived convicts were present in the QDD unit, which is confirmed by entries in the Logbook of visits to the QDD unit by the institution's administration and the duty shift dated 18 June 2025. This indicates that 18 out of the 32 convicts who arrived on 15 June 2025 were in the QDD unit for less than 14 days, which is a violation of the established period of stay.

In accordance with Part 1 of Article 95 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine, convicts placed in the quarantine, diagnostics, and distribution unit undergo a full medical examination within fourteen days to identify infectious, somatic, and mental illnesses, as well as an initial psychological, pedagogical, and other study.

At the same time, during the analysis of service documentation, it was established that medical staff effectively do not visit the QDD unit. In particular, in the Logbook of visits to the medical unit, there are no entries from medical staff regarding the presence or absence of complaints about the state of health of the convicts. Instead, the relevant notes are made by senior duty orderly K. and the acting head of the QDD unit section, V. Hryhoriev.

Furthermore, in violation of Point 1 of Section II of the Regulations on the QDD, a medical worker was not included in the working group for work with newly arrived convicts. Also, the programme provided for inspection regarding the familiarisation of newly arrived convicts with the order and conditions of serving their sentences does not contain measures for familiarisation with the procedure for obtaining medical care, which directly contradicts the requirements of Point 3 of Section II of the Regulations on the QDD.

4. The equipment of the QDD unit does not fully comply with established requirements regarding the provision of proper conditions of detention for convicts and their treatment. Specifically, in violation of the requirements of the Norms for the provision of furniture, inventory, and household items for a medium-security correctional colony, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 27.07.2012 No. 1118/5 (hereinafter — Provision Norms), a number of necessary premises are absent in the unit, namely: a room for food storage; a room for storing personal belongings of convicts; a room for storing exchange funds of bedding, clothing, and special workwear; a storeroom for the temporary storage of soiled bedding; a changing room; a utility room; a drying room.

The absence of these premises leads to a violation of sanitary and hygienic standards. As a result, food products may be stored at improper temperatures, in damp or contaminated premises, which contributes to their rapid spoilage, the development of mould, and the multiplication of pathogenic bacteria. Furthermore, inadequate organisation of the storage of personal belongings complicates the maintenance of cleanliness and order in the premises where convicts are held, which negatively affects the overall sanitary situation in the institution.

5. Point 1 of Section XXIII of the Internal Regulations of Execution of Sentences Establishments defines that supervision over convicts is a system of measures aimed at ensuring the serving and execution of criminal penalties in the form of restriction and deprivation of liberty, life imprisonment, and arrest through round-the-clock and constant control over the behaviour of convicts in their places of residence and work, preventing and stopping illegal actions on their part, ensuring requirements for the isolation of convicts and the safety of personnel of execution of sentences establishments.

During the inspection of the QDD residential premise, a surveillance camera was recorded. At the same time, in its 2012 report, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) critically assessed the practice of excessive interference in the privacy of convicts through the installation of video cameras in residential premises. Specifically, it was noted: ‘The CPT agrees that video surveillance in cells can be a useful safeguard in certain cases, for example, when a person is considered to be of concern regarding the risk of self-harm or suicide, or if there are specific suspicions that a convict is carrying out certain actions in the cell that could jeopardise safety.

However, any decision to apply video surveillance to a specific convict must always be based on an individual assessment of real risks and must be regularly reviewed. Video surveillance is a serious interference in the private life of prisoners and makes the regime even more repressive, in particular when applied over a long period of time’ (CPT/Inf (2013) 23, Point 52).

6. The equipment of the disciplinary cell premises of the institution (hereinafter — DISO/PKT) does not fully comply with established standards for the treatment of prisoners and does not ensure proper conditions of detention taking into account their needs. Specifically, in violation of the requirements of the Norms for the provision of furniture, inventory, and household items for a medium-security correctional colony with general conditions of detention, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 27.07.2012 No. 1118/5 (hereinafter — Provision Norms), the following necessary premises are absent in the DISO/PKT: a storeroom for the temporary storage of soiled bedding, clothing, and special workwear; a room for undressing and dressing; a barbershop.

Furthermore, renovation works are being carried out in the following premises: rooms for the reception of convicts by the administration and medical staff, rooms for food distribution, food storage and dishwashing, as well as in the shower room.

The absence of these premises or their inadequate outfitting leads to a violation of sanitary and hygienic standards. In particular, inadequate organisation of the storage of personal belongings complicates the maintenance of cleanliness and order in the premises where convicts are held, which negatively affects the overall sanitary situation in the institution.

Particular concern is raised by the absence in the DISO/PKT of a specially equipped room for the reception of convicts by medical staff. Consequently, medical examinations are conducted in the duty shift room or directly in the cell premises, which leads to the disclosure of confidential information about the health status of persons to institution staff and other convicts during medical examinations, manipulations, or procedures.

This is a violation of the requirements of Article 39-1 of the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Healthcare’ regarding the right to confidentiality of health status, as well as Point 9 of Section I of the ‘Procedure for Organising the Provision of Medical Care to Convicts Sentenced to Deprivation of Liberty’, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 15.08.2014 No. 1348/5/572.

7. In the DISO cell premises, a sufficient level of natural lighting is not ensured, as the cell windows face a wall, due to which natural light practically does not penetrate inside. This can create additional psychological pressure on convicts due to the absence of any, even visual, connection with the outside world.

Contrary to the requirements of Rule 22.5 of the European Prison Rules, drinking water tanks are not filled with clean drinking water, as a result of which convicts are forced to consume technical water from the central water supply. There is also no supply-and-exhaust ventilation.

Sanitary facilities in the DISO/PKT cell premises are not equipped with sufficient partitions that would ensure the possibility of privacy, which violates the requirements of Rule 19.3 of the European Prison Rules. At the same time, in the report to the Government of Ukraine on the results of the 2023 visit, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter — the Committee) called on the Ukrainian authorities to take necessary measures to improve material conditions of detention.

Specifically, it was recommended to maintain all premises for the accommodation of convicts and persons in custody, including sanitary rooms, in a proper state of repair and hygiene; to regularly and frequently carry out disinsection; to ensure sufficient access to natural light and ventilation in cells; to equip internal sanitary facilities with floor-to-ceiling partitions (CPT/Inf (2024) 20, Point 58).

8. The radio broadcasting system in the DISO cell premises does not work, which contradicts the requirements of Point 3 of Section XX of the Internal Regulations of Execution of Sentences Establishments and Point 63 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

9. Exercise yards are not equipped with proper shelters for protection from atmospheric precipitation, and the area of individual yards is insufficient to ensure full physical activity of the convicts. At the same time, in its 2nd General Report, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture emphasises that the daily stay of persons in the open air should take place in an area of sufficient size, and exercise areas, as far as possible, should be equipped with a shelter in case of adverse weather conditions (CPT/Inf (92) 3, Point 48).

10. During the visit to the DISO and the analysis of relevant documentation, the monitoring group established that the institution's personnel do not take sufficient measures for the proper organisation of work on the prevention of suicide among convicts. Specifically, it was established that the head of SPS department No. 2 does not conduct individual preventive work with a convict who is on preventive registration as prone to suicide and who, at the time of the monitoring visit, was being held in the DISO.

This contradicts Sub-point 11 of Point 5 of Section II of the ‘Procedure for Organising Work on the Prevention of Suicide Among Convicts and Persons in Custody Held in Execution of Sentences Establishments and Pre-trial Detention Centres’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 27 March 2023 No. 1126/5.

11. During the visit to residential premises of SPS departments No. 6, 14, it was established that the conditions of their maintenance do not meet the requirements of Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine, Point 1 of Section XXII of the Internal Regulations of Execution of Sentences Establishments, as well as Points 13, 14, and 15 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules).

Specifically, in SPS departments No. 6, 14, a violation of Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which guarantees the right to respect for private life, was discovered. In violation of Rule 18.1 of the European Prison Rules, beds in sleeping quarters are located close to each other, which makes it impossible to ensure personal space for the convicts.

During the inspection of the dormitories of said departments, the absence of sanitary facilities in residential premises was discovered, due to which convicts are forced to use an outdoor toilet, which is in an unsanitary condition. Sanitary facilities are not equipped with sufficient partitions and doors, which does not ensure the privacy of use, violating Rule 19.3 of the European Prison Rules.

In the premises, unsatisfactory artificial and natural lighting was recorded. Furthermore, contrary to the requirements of Rule 22.5 of the European Prison Rules and the Provision Norms, the premises are not equipped with drinking water tanks.

In violation of the Provision Norms, residential premises are not equipped with a sufficient number of bedside tables and stools according to the prescribed standards. Part of the premises is in an unsatisfactory technical condition and requires capital repair, in particular, the replacement of sanitary equipment and electrical networks.

12. During the visit to SPS departments in residential premises on the beds of convicts, the placement of name cards was recorded with brief information about the crimes committed by the persons occupying these beds. In its report following the visit to Ukraine in 2020, under similar circumstances, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture noted that such a practice should be stopped, as it has no reasonable purpose and, in addition to stigmatisation, negatively affects the relationship between prisoners and institution staff (CPT/Inf (2020) 40, Point 52).

13. According to Point 17 of Section V of the ‘Regulations on the Organisation of Food Provision in the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine for Peacetime’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 15.06.2021 No. 2160/5, in the institution's canteen, daily samples of each dish of the ration should remain. The sampling must be carried out by a cook from the pot in the presence of a medical worker of the healthcare establishment in clean cookware with a lid (previously washed and boiled) before the issuance of food.

Daily samples must be stored in the canteen refrigerator at a temperature from +4 to +8 °C. Samples of dishes from each meal must be stored for a day until the end of the equivalent meal the next day. At the same time, in violation of said requirement, the monitoring group, during the inspection of the canteen refrigerator, established the absence of samples of lunch dishes.

14. During the visit to the institution, numerous complaints were received from convicts about the limited assortment of food products in the institution's shop, in particular about the absence of meat products. Furthermore, the monitoring group established that there are no tobacco products in the institution's shop, the availability of which is provided for by Appendix 5 to the IR ESE.

15. The monitoring group established a number of violations in the organisation of laundry and bath services for convicts and persons in custody. Thus, in violation of Point 2.14 of Section II of the ‘Regulations on the Organisation of Laundry and Bath Services for Persons Held in Execution of Sentences Establishments and Pre-trial Detention Centres’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine No. 849/5 dated 08.06.2021 (hereinafter — Regulations), the provision of hairdressing services to convicts and persons in custody is not ensured at the institution.

In violation of Point 2.11 of Section II of the Regulations, in the laundry and bathhouse premises, the forced supply-and-exhaust ventilation system does not work properly. In violation of Point 3.19.1 of Section III of the Regulations, the sanitary processing of convicts is not carried out in full. Specifically, disinfection (destruction of pathogenic microorganisms) and disinsection (destruction of insects and ticks — vectors of infectious diseases) of bedding used in the QDD unit and the medical unit are not carried out.

This fact is confirmed by relevant entries in the Logbook of disinfection (disinsection) of clothing and bedding in the disinfection chamber. In violation of Point 2.13.2 of the Regulations, in the institution's bathhouse premises, there is no toilet for convicts.

16. During the visit, the monitoring group recorded that the institution's personnel who have direct contact with convicts openly carry special means, in particular rubber truncheons. At the same time, according to the eighth paragraph of Point 1 of Section XXVI of the IR ESE, the carrying by personnel of execution of sentences establishments of special means within the guarded territory of the institution should, if possible, be as hidden from surroundings as possible.

At the same time, the Committee recommends that penitentiary staff working in direct contact with prisoners should not openly carry special means (such as rubber truncheons, handcuffs, and tear gas canisters) in front of prisoners. Such carrying hinders the establishment of normal relations between staff and prisoners (Point 85 (CPT/Inf (2011) 29), Point 23 (CPT/Inf (2013) 23), Point 166 (CPT/Inf (2014) 15)).

17. According to service documentation, as of 18.06.2025, the staff shortage of the institution is 51 staff units (14%). However, in its report following the visit to Ukraine in 2023, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture emphasises that ensuring a positive climate in a penitentiary institution requires the presence of a professional team of staff, which must be presented in a sufficient quantity at any moment in time in places of detention.

An insufficient number of personnel can increase the risk of violence and intimidation among convicts. Furthermore, a shortage of staff who have direct contact with convicts undermines the quality and level of measures offered to prisoners and jeopardises the effectiveness of preparation for release and social reintegration.

In this regard, the Committee calls on the Ukrainian authorities to take decisive measures for a substantial increase in the number of personnel in penitentiary institutions with low staffing levels, with the aim of strengthening the presence of security and supervision service staff inside institutions. It is also necessary to take measures to end the practice of personnel working 24-hour shifts (CPT/Inf (2024) 20, Point 93).

18. During the monitoring visit, aspects of observance of the right to work and social protection of convicts of KCC-80 were investigated. Monitoring confirmed that the use of convict labour in the institution is of a mass, systemic nature and is carried out through three main forms: household maintenance of the institution (kitchen, laundry and bathhouse, cleaning, auxiliary work); production units and brigades (sewing workshops, metalworking, repair-tool workshop, greenhouses, compressor room, etc.); engagement through cooperation agreements and civil law contracts (CLC) with private entrepreneurs and contractors.

Documentary registration is represented by employment orders, work assignments for the release of convicts to work, lists of household maintenance staff, agreements and CLCs, fixed-term employment contracts, handover logs, and hourly checks.

In the lists and orders for the engagement of convicts in household work, over 20 people were recorded as working in the kitchen, laundry and bathhouse, and in the household yard. For example, convicts B., B., and D. are kitchen workers. Convicts Z., R., and P. are in the laundry and bathhouse.

At the same time, the staff establishment of the institution provides for positions for convicts engaged in household maintenance work (cooks, kitchen workers, bakers, laundry and bathhouse complex workers, auxiliary workers, etc.). However, the actual performance of these duties is carried out without proper guarantees of labour legislation: employment contracts are concluded formally, and remuneration for work is minimal or non-existent.

In the kitchen (canteen for convicts), the following convicts work: B. — cook, V. — cook, G. — kitchen worker, M. — cook, S. — baker, S. — cook, S. — baker, G. and Sh. — workers for the maintenance of the laundry and bathhouse complex, as well as in the production workshop, convicts L. and Ch. — fitters for the repair of vehicles.

These convicts are registered under fixed-term employment contracts. In the provided contracts, the following were discovered: absence of a specific amount of remuneration, wording ‘piece-rate payment’ without clear standards, absence of social guarantees, leave, and occupational safety. Thus, even formally concluded employment contracts have a declarative character and do not meet the requirements of the Labour Code of Ukraine.

The colony administration concludes cooperation agreements with private contractors, and civil law contracts (CLC) with convicts. For example: convicts G., Kh., and V. are registered as ‘service providers’. The CLCs concluded with them do not contain conditions about remuneration for work according to tariffs, social insurance guarantees; the duration of working hours and leave are not specified.

Effectively, this concerns hidden labour relations: the work is organised as staff work but is legally framed as ‘services’. Such labour relations are a violation of Art. 21, 24 of the Labour Code — prohibition of the use of labour without an employment contract; Art. 118 of the KEC; ILO Convention No. 29 (1930) — prohibition of forced labour.

Investigation of handover logs of convicts by production personnel and logs of hourly checks at workplaces of convicts working in production in workshops for the manufacture of metal structures (registered under civil law contracts) revealed the following circumstances. The books and logs recorded daily exits of brigades at 07:30 and returns at 16:00, 21:00, and sometimes even at 22:00.

Signatures of responsible officials were placed formally, without personalisation. For example, on 15.06.2025 (Sunday), the following worked at production units: DPD-1 — brigades 2, 30, 140, 160; DPD-2, 3rd workshop — brigades 2, 50, 80 (total 14 people). Work lasted from 09:00 to 21:00, and a part of the brigades returned to the residential zone only at 22:00, that is, the actual duration of the shift was about 14 hours. Convicts V. and I., during conversation, confirmed that they worked in brigades in production DPD-1 on Sunday, 15.06.2025, from 07:30 in the morning until 22:00 in the evening.

Also, during night checks, according to the logs of hourly checks at 01:00, 03:00, 05:00: night work of brigades was confirmed. According to the lists, in addition to others, convicts B., G., S. worked in these brigades, which is a violation of Art. 50–52 of the Labour Code — normal duration of working hours; Art. 54–55, 108 of the Labour Code — night work is possible only under a contract and with increased payment; Art. 67, 71 of the Labour Code — prohibition of work on weekends without compensation.

Also, the following violations were discovered: convict T. — worked in the repair-tool workshop without remuneration. The administration referred to the ‘2 hours unpaid’ rule (Art. 118 of the KEC), however, this rule applies only to work on the improvement of the colony, and not to production, thus the engagement of convicts in such work is illegal. Convict Ch. — similar situation, work in production and fictitious application of ‘2 hours for improvement according to Art. 118 of the KEC’.

Convict B. performed work in production on the manufacture of metal structures — there is no data on the conclusion of an employment contract and remuneration, which indicates hidden labour relations. Convict E., during the visit, worked in greenhouses without remuneration and without formalising labour relations.

In the compressor workshop, work of convicts was confirmed both on Sunday (15.06) and in night shifts, which is a cumulative violation of the requirements of articles 67, 71, 54, 108, 153 of the Labour Code of Ukraine. Convicts Zh. and Ku. manufactured metal products (‘kostiyt’), however, there is no data on labour relations and remuneration, which effectively is forced unpaid labour.

Thus, the labour of convicts in KCC-80 is used massively, but outside the boundaries of current legislation. Convicts are systematically engaged in work on weekends, at night, and overtime — without the conclusion of employment contracts and without proper compensation.

The institution's administration abuses the ‘2 hours of unpaid labour’ rule, illegally extending it to production activities. The use of civil law contracts hides actual labour relations. Accounting for labour is kept formally, without personalisation, which effectively masks cases of exploitation.

Medical Unit No. 80 of the branch of the State Institution ‘Centre for Healthcare of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk Regions’

Head of Medical Unit No. 80 of the branch of the State Institution ‘Centre for Healthcare of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine’ in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions — Ilona Volodymyrivna Krykunova.

During the monitoring visit, violations of the requirements of national legislation and non-compliance with international recommendations in the sphere of the treatment of prisoners were discovered, leading to violations of the rights of convicts:

1. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Rules for the Application of Physical Restraint and (or) Isolation when Providing Psychiatric Care to Persons Suffering from Mental Disorders, and Forms of Primary Accounting Documentation’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 24.03.2016 No. 240 (hereinafter — Rules), in ward No. 6, behind metal bars, a person suffering from mental disorders who is in conditions of isolation was discovered.

The convict was being held in unsanitary conditions: without bedding, on a dirty and worn-out mattress, in everyday clothes, without signs of proper care. Contamination, tile fragments, and contaminated plastic containers were recorded on the floor; the walls had numerous damages. The state of the toilet facility is also unsatisfactory: flushing is absent, an accumulation of excrement, used paper, and other signs of prolonged contamination were recorded.

In the ward, there is no furniture for storing belongings (bedside tables, chairs), which is a violation of Point 8.3.5.1 of the State Building Norms of Ukraine V.2.2-10:2022 ‘Healthcare Institutions’. Furthermore, in violation of the requirements of Rule 22.5 of the European Prison Rules and Provision Norms, the premise is not equipped with a drinking water tank, and there is no supply-and-exhaust ventilation.

Medical assistance is not provided to the discovered person. It was established that the convict has been in said conditions for two months without any proper treatment, which is confirmed by the absence of a Primary Accounting Documentation Form No. 003/o ‘Inpatient Medical Record’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 14.02.2012 No. 110, opened for the patient, into which all data regarding treatment, diagnostics, and prescriptions should be entered.

There are also no relevant entries in the Logbook of admission, discharge of convicts, and refusal of hospitalisation (form provided in Appendix 6 to the Procedure for Organising the Provision of Medical Care to Convicts Sentenced to Deprivation of Liberty, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 15.08.2014 No. 1348/5/572 (hereinafter — Procedure)).

Furthermore, the convict reported that during the two months of staying in this ward, he was not taken out for a walk even once. This violates Point 2 of Section II of the Internal Regulations of Execution of Sentences Establishments, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 28.08.2018 No. 2823/5 (hereinafter — IR ESE), Rule 23 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules), and Rule 27.1 of the European Prison Rules.

This, in sum, can be regarded as a violation of the right to healthcare, guaranteed by Article 49 of the Constitution of Ukraine, as well as treatment that contradicts Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Points 43 and 44 of the Recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT/Inf (93) 12-part) (hereinafter — the Committee).

The monitoring group also recorded the installation of a surveillance camera in the ward. At the same time, according to Point 8 of Section VII of the ‘Procedure for the Use of Technical Means of Supervision and Control in Correctional and Educational Colonies of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 26.06.2018 No. 2025/5 (registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 02.07.2018 under No. 766/32218), the use of video cameras and portable video recorders is prohibited in premises (cells) where medical examinations of convicts, personal searches with undressing are conducted, as well as in wards of medical units.

Said fact indicates a potential violation of the right of convicts to confidentiality of information about their health status during medical examinations, procedures, or manipulations. This violates the requirements of Article 39-1 of the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Healthcare’ regarding the right of persons to confidentiality of health status, as well as Point 9 of Section I of the Procedure.

2. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Instruction on Filling out Primary Accounting Documentation Form No. 003/o “Inpatient Medical Record”’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 14.02.2012 No. 110, which provides for the mandatory entry into said form of all data regarding treatment and diagnostics in the hospital (including information obtained during the examination of the patient and physician prescriptions), the monitoring group established the absence of filled-out Inpatient Medical Records (Form No. 003/o) for 14 persons who, at the time of the visit, were in the wards for inpatient treatment of the medical unit.

Moreover, the last entry in the Logbook of admission, discharge of convicts, and refusal of hospitalisation is dated 06.02.2025. According to this entry, said patient died on 07.02.2025. Subsequent entries in the logbook are absent, which may indicate a systematic violation of the procedure for keeping medical documentation, which contradicts the requirements of current legislation in the healthcare sector.

3. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Instruction on Filling out Primary Accounting Documentation Form No. 003-6/o “Informed Voluntary Consent of the Patient to the Conduct of Diagnostics, Treatment and to the Conduct of Surgery and Anaesthesia and to the Presence or Participation of Participants in the Educational Process”’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 14.02.2012 No. 110, the absence of signed forms of informed voluntary consent was established for 14 patients who were in the inpatient department of the medical unit.

This may indicate an absence of voluntary consent of patients to the application of methods of diagnostics, prevention, and treatment regarding them, which is a violation of Article 43 of the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Healthcare’ and Point 47 of the recommendations of the Committee (CPT/Inf (93) 12-part).

4. According to Points 2 and 3 of Chapter III of Section II of the Procedure, a therapist (or general practitioner — family doctor), psychiatrist, and dentist must participate in the preventive medical examination. At the same time, the positions of therapist and psychiatrist are vacant in the institution's medical unit, which indicates the incompleteness of the conduct of primary and preventive medical examinations. Consequently, convicts and persons in custody do not receive proper medical care.

This violates Point 38 of the Committee’s recommendations, where it is indicated that medical services in places of deprivation of liberty must have the ability to ensure medical care and treatment, as well as appropriate diet, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, or any other specialised care at a level equivalent to medical services in civil healthcare establishments. Furthermore, there must be proper provision of medical, auxiliary medical, and technical personnel, as well as appropriate premises, equipment, and facilities (CPT/Inf (93) 12-part).

5. In violation of the requirements of Point 3 of Section I of Chapter II of the Procedure, medical workers do not draw up certificates in which the nature of bodily injuries, their size, and location are described in detail. Specifically, the absence of a filled-out Primary Accounting Documentation Form No. 511/o ‘Certificate of Documentation of Bodily Injuries’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 02.02.2024 No. 186, was established regarding convicts S. and Sh., who sustained bodily injuries on 19.02.2025 and 09.05.2025 respectively, according to the data of the ‘Logbook of records of facts of discovery of bodily injuries in convicts’.

The absence of proper documentation of bodily injuries contradicts Point 60 of the recommendations of the Committee, where it is noted that medical services in places of deprivation of liberty can contribute to the prevention of violence against persons held in custody through the systematic registration of bodily injuries, as well as, if necessary, through informing relevant authorities (CPT/Inf (93) 12-part).

6. During the study of medical documentation, it was established that in Outpatient Medical Records (Form No. 025/o), photographs of existing bodily injuries are not attached to the drawn-up certificates, as is provided for by Point 3 of Section I of Chapter II of the Procedure. At the same time, in its report following the visit to Ukraine in 2023, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture emphasises that any traumatic injuries discovered during a medical examination must be photographed in detail, and the photographs, together with body diagrams, stored in the individual medical record of the person (CPT/Inf (2024) 20, Point 82).

7. In the medical unit, the conduct of opioid substitution therapy (OST) for persons with mental and behavioural disorders as a result of opioid use is not organised in accordance with the ‘Procedure for Conducting Opioid Substitution Therapy for Persons with Mental and Behavioural Disorders as a Result of Opioid Use’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 27.03.2012 No. 200.

Drug-dependent persons are not provided with social-psychological support, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), relapse prevention, motivational interviewing, participation in self-help groups, etc. As a result, they are deprived of the opportunity to receive substitution maintenance therapy (OST), which violates their right to choose methods of treatment in accordance with Article 38 of the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Healthcare’.

At the same time, the Committee in the report following the visit to Ukraine in 2023 notes that entering a penitentiary institution can be an opportunity to solve the problem associated with drug dependency. Therefore, it is crucial that appropriate assistance be provided to all interested persons, and that proper medical service be accessible in each institution.

The provision of assistance must be comprehensive: substitution therapy programmes for persons with drug dependency must be combined with full-fledged psychosocial and educational programmes for people with opioid dependency who cannot independently abandon drug use. Furthermore, access to OST programmes in penitentiary establishments must be as simple as possible and ensured by the doctors of these institutions, who must undergo special training on issues related to drug dependency (CPT/Inf (2024) 20, Point 86).

8. Dispensary supervision is carried out for 44 persons with disabilities. Of them: Group I — 2 persons, Group II — 11 persons, Group III — 31 persons. At the same time, contrary to the requirements of the Law of Ukraine ‘On the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine’, such persons do not receive proper diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation measures, despite the presence of information confirming sustained impairment of body functions caused by diseases or consequences of injuries, which cause limitations in vital activity.

During the study of medical documentation of convicts, it was established that for one person with a disability, an Individual Rehabilitation Programme (hereinafter — IRP) is absent. Furthermore, the recommendations of the IRP are not fulfilled, due to which this person does not receive proper diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation measures, despite the presence of information confirming sustained impairment of body functions caused by diseases and consequences of injuries, which limit their vital activity.

9. In violation of the requirements of the State Building Norms of Ukraine V.2.2-17:2006 ‘Buildings and Structures. Accessibility of Buildings and Structures for Persons with Reduced Mobility’, conditions for the accommodation of people with disabilities have not been created in the medical unit.

10. In violation of Point 37 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 285 dated 2 March 2016 ‘On Approval of Licensing Conditions for the Conduct of Economic Activity in Medical Practice’, in the medical unit, there is an absence of a conclusion confirming free access to buildings and premises of the medical establishment for persons with reduced mobility, the receipt of which is mandatory.

11. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Norms for the Adequacy of Bedding, Special Clothing and Special Footwear (Inventory Property) for Convicts Undergoing Treatment in Treatment-Preventive Establishments, Establishments with the Rights of Treatment Establishments and in Medical Units at Execution of Sentences Establishments and Pre-trial Detention Centres’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 20.02.2012 No. 280/5, convicts are not provided with hospital property (suit, gown, and hospital slippers). Instead, they stay in the hospital in everyday clothes, sometimes with their own bedding.

12. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Standards of Medical Care for HCV in Adults’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 15.01.2021 No. 51, not all persons with suspected viral hepatitis C undergo PCR testing (120 persons as of 18.06.2025), due to which they do not receive necessary treatment. This can lead to a deterioration of their health state and the spread of said infectious disease among convicts.

13. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Procedure for Organising Medical Care at the Primary, Secondary (Specialised) and Tertiary (Highly Specialised) Levels Using Telemedicine’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 19.10.2015 No. 681, personnel of the medical unit, due to technical limitations, are deprived of the opportunity to send requests for telemedicine consultations and receive expert assistance for the provision of medical services to convicts.

14. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Table of Equipping the Equipment of One Workplace of a Dentist and Dental Technician’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 11.04.2005 No. 158, in the medical unit, a dental X-ray machine is absent, which makes it impossible to conduct in-depth dental examination of convicts and does not ensure the timely provision of proper dental care.

15. In violation of the requirements of Parts 1 and 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine, it was established that most of the inspected wards are in an unsatisfactory technical condition and require renovation work, in particular, the installation of new windows, the replacement of sanitary equipment, and the renewal of electrical networks.

In a number of wards, a persistent unpleasant odour and an unsanitary condition were recorded. Bedding (pillows, mattresses, blankets) is worn out and requires replacement. Sanitary facilities are not equipped with toilet bowls, which makes their proper and comfortable use impossible. Furthermore, in violation of the requirements of Rule 22.5 of the European Prison Rules and provisions of the ‘Provision Norms’, the ward premises are not equipped with drinking water tanks.

16. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Measures and Means for Preventing Infection when Providing Care to Patients’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 03.08.2020 No. 1777, in the medical unit, only one isolation ward for infectious patients is equipped, which makes the simultaneous placement of persons with dangerous infectious diseases separate from one another and from other convicts impossible.

Furthermore, the isolation ward for persons with infectious diseases does not meet sanitary-hygienic standards and the requirements of State Building Norms V.2.2-10:2022 ‘Healthcare Institutions. Basic Provisions’. Specifically, the ward intended for the detention of such patients is not equipped with a shower cabin, which forces them to use common sanitary facilities together with other persons who are undergoing treatment in the inpatient department of the medical unit. The absence of proper conditions makes effective isolation of patients impossible, contributes to the spread of infectious diseases, and creates a threat to the health of both convicts and medical personnel.

17. In violation of Point 6 of Chapter 3 of Section II of the ‘Procedure’, the logbook of records of the results of passing a preventive medical examination, the form of which is provided in Appendix 4 to the Procedure, is not kept in the medical unit.

18. In violation of the requirements of the tenth paragraph of Point 2 of Section XVII of the IR ESE, in the inpatient department of the medical unit, a convict who performs the functions of a duty orderly stays around the clock. During confidential communication with convicts who were undergoing treatment in the inpatient department, the monitoring group established that various duties were assigned to him, in particular, care for the seriously ill, cleaning of premises. Furthermore, he occupied a sleeping place in one of the inpatient wards.

This is a violation of Article 96 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine. At the same time, the Committee has repeatedly recommended ending the practice of using convicts as assistants in medical units and as orderlies (Report of the Committee following the visit to Ukraine in 2005, Point 132, CPT/Inf (2007) 22; 2013, Point 151, CPT/Inf (2014) 15; 2017, Point 86, CPT/Inf (2018) 41).

19. In doctors' offices, there is no hot water supply; the workplaces of medical workers do not meet the requirements of current legislation and violate Article 19 of the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Healthcare’ and Article 13 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Occupational Safety’.

20. In violation of the requirements of the ‘Fire Safety Rules in Ukraine’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine dated 30.12.2014 No. 1417 (hereinafter — Rules), the premises of the medical unit are not equipped with fire extinguishing and fire alarm systems.

21. The premises of the doctors' office and X-ray office are not equipped with fire extinguishers, which is a violation of Point 3.6 of Chapter 3 of Section V of the Fire Safety Rules, as well as Point 10.18 of Chapter 10 of the State Sanitary Rules and Norms ‘Hygienic Requirements for the Arrangement and Operation of X-ray Offices and the Conduct of X-ray Procedures’, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 04.06.2007 No. 294, registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 07.11.2007 under No. 1256/14523.

Recommendations:

1. Ensure compliance with the minimum living space standard — at least 4 m² per convict — in accordance with Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine and Rule 10 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (‘Nelson Mandela Rules’).
2. Take measures to reduce the number of convicts in overcrowded SPS departments by redistributing them, carrying out renovation works, and equipping additional residential premises.
3. Ensure compliance with the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT/Inf (97) 10) regarding the elimination of the consequences of overcrowding.
4. End the practice of using convicts as ‘duty orderlies’ and assigning them functions of supervision over other convicts, which contradicts Article 96 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine and recommendations of the CPT (CPT/Inf (2020) 40).
5. Ensure the stay of newly arrived persons in the QDD for the 14 days defined by law (Article 95 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine).
6. Guarantee the participation of a medical worker in work with newly arrived persons in the QDD and the conduct of a full medical examination in accordance with the requirements of Art. 95 of the KEC of Ukraine and Point 3 of Section II of the Regulations on the QDD.
7. Develop and approve a programme for familiarising newly arrived persons which provides for the provision of information regarding access to medical care, rights, and obligations of convicts.
8. Equip the QDD and DISO premises in accordance with the Norms for the provision of furniture, inventory, and household items (Order of the Ministry of Justice No. 1118/5 dated 27.07.2012). Ensure the availability of separate rooms for storing food, belongings, a drying room, changing rooms, a storeroom for soiled laundry, as well as premises for reception by medical staff.
9. Eliminate unsanitary conditions, ensure proper water supply, ventilation, and access to natural light (Art. 115 of the KEC of Ukraine, Rules 19.3 and 22.5 of the European Prison Rules).
10. Ensure privacy in sanitary facilities (partitions, doors), preventing violation of the right to respect for private life (Art. 8 ECHR).
11. End the installation of video surveillance in sleeping quarters without conducting an individual risk assessment (CPT/Inf (2013) 23, Point 52).
12. Ensure the systemic conduct of individual preventive work with persons who are on registration as prone to suicide (Order of the Ministry of Justice No. 1126/5 dated 27.03.2023). Introduce regular instructions for personnel regarding the identification of signs of risk and the procedure for response.
13. Ensure the conclusion of employment contracts with convicts in accordance with Art. 21, 24 of the Labour Code of Ukraine. Exclude the practice of using civil law contracts which hide actual labour relations.
14. End the illegal application of Part 1 of Art. 118 of the KEC of Ukraine (two hours of work on improvement) for production activities, as such cases are forced unpaid labour, which contradicts ILO Convention No. 29 (1930).
15. Ensure compliance with the requirements of labour legislation: duration of working hours — not more than 40 hours per week (Art. 50–52 of the Labour Code).
16. Take measures aimed at eliminating identified violations of human rights and preventing torture, other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment in Medical Unit No. 80 of the branch of the State Institution ‘Centre for Healthcare of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine’ in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.
17. Ensure the staff of the medical unit is staffed with specialist doctors according to real needs.
18. Ensure the provision of proper psychiatric medical care in accordance with the Law of Ukraine ‘On Psychiatric Care’.
19. Ensure control over the proper keeping of medical documentation in accordance with the ‘Procedure for Organising the Provision of Medical Care to Convicts Sentenced to Deprivation of Liberty’, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 15.08.2014 No. 1348/5/572, as well as other regulatory legal acts.
20. Ensure the possibility of obtaining substitution maintenance therapy on the basis of a diagnosis of mental and behavioural disorders as a result of opioid use.
21. Ensure the conduct of individual rehabilitation for persons who need it.
22. Ensure the accessibility of the institution's buildings in accordance with the State Building Norms of Ukraine V.2.2-17:2006 ‘Buildings and Structures. Accessibility of Buildings and Structures for Persons with Reduced Mobility’.
23. Ensure the proper operation of the telemedicine complex for the making of requests by doctors for telemedicine consultation.
24. Ensure the receipt of informed consent from patients for examination and treatment in the established form.
25. Ensure the timely and proper documentation of bodily injuries in convicts.
26. Ensure the conduct of proper accounting of preventive examination.
27. End the practice of using convicts as assistants in medical units and in the institution.
28. Dismantle video surveillance cameras from the premises of the medical unit.
29. Equip the medical unit with necessary diagnostic equipment, including a dental X-ray machine.
30. Ensure all persons with suspected HCV have access to PCR testing in the shortest possible time and organise necessary antiviral treatment for persons with a confirmed diagnosis.
31. Ensure the conduct of urgent renovation works in ward premises, update sanitary equipment, bedding, and guarantee compliance with requirements of hygiene, privacy, and access to drinking water.
32. Ensure the equipping of a necessary number of isolation wards for infectious patients.
33. Ensure the medical unit is equipped with hospital property (suit, gown, and hospital slippers).
34. Bring the working conditions of medical workers into compliance with the requirements of legislation in the sphere of healthcare and occupational safety.
35. Equip the fire-fighting system in accordance with established requirements.