Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Stryzhavska Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 81 in the Vinnytsia region
Inadequate recording of bodily injuries, the absence of isolation wards for infectious patients, beds placed directly against each other, unsanitary conditions in the ward, and other violations of prisoners' rights feature in our report.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Sumy Pre-trial Detention Centre
Despite violations of prisoners’ rights, such as a shortage of living space and shortcomings in the work of the medical unit, monitors noted positive changes since the previous visit. Repair work has been carried out. The SIZO management adequately responds to complaints from prisoners regarding the actions/inaction of the administration.
“A ‘welcoming’ procedure with a bag over the head, tea and tobacco instead of wages — a report on the results of a monitoring visit to KhVK-43
Upon arrival at the colony, prisoners undergo a ‘welcoming’ procedure: the administration forces new arrivals to publicly identify their place in the informal prison hierarchy. Some convicted persons reported that remuneration for labour consists of the provision of tea and tobacco. In the QDD [Quarantine, Diagnostics and Distribution] ward, inmates are forced to clean toilets demonstratively.
Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to the Multidisciplinary Hospital of the Health Care Center of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine at Temnivska Penal Colony No. 100
Torn slippers, injections administered to convicts through bars, illegal placement in special chamber-wards for an indefinite period. In one of these wards, the monitors spoke with a convict who could not explain the reasons for his stay in the hospital facility and subsequently began to cry.
“If you want a ‘tarochka’ — ask for permission” — report on the results of the monitoring visit to Temnivska Penal Colony No. 100
An atmosphere of fear prevails within the institution; public humiliation and stigmatisation of convicts are practised. After the monitors' visit, everyone who had contact with the group was summoned at night by institution staff and interrogated under threat regarding the information provided.
Six men conduct round-the-clock video surveillance of women in dormitory rooms
During a monitoring visit to Naderzhynshchyna Correctional Colony No. 65, numerous complaints were recorded regarding the installation of round-the-clock video surveillance cameras in dormitories, violations of the right to work and social protection, and obstruction of the monitoring visit by the institution’s administration.
Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to Bila Tserkva Correctional Colony No. 35
The first visit to the institution took place on 6 August 2021. During the follow-up visit, our monitors observed that the previously provided recommendations had been only partially implemented. The facility practices unpaid slave labour, lacks privacy, fails to properly document bodily injuries, and commits other violations.
Report on the findings of the monitoring visit to Berdychiv Correctional Centre No. 108
The institution houses men sentenced to restriction of liberty for non-grave crimes. There are certain issues with the issuance of Ukrainian passports to the convicts, some premises require capital repairs, and the exercise yard in the disciplinary isolation unit is too heavily barred.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Berdychiv Correctional Colony No. 70
Wages ranging from 64 to 2,132 hryvnias, the lack of rooms in the hospital for food storage and dining, a suspiciously low level of injury documentation, and other violations were observed by our monitors during a follow-up visit to the facility.
Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to Zhytomyr Correctional Colony No. 4
“You will leave, but we have to live here”—a stock phrase with which some convicts answered the monitors’ questions. The informal prison hierarchy, unpaid labour, exposed electrical wires, and other violations are detailed in our report.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Zhytomyr Penal Institution No. 8
On 10 April 2023, our monitors conducted their first visit to the institution. The recommendations were partially implemented, but violations of prisoners’ rights are still observed in the colony. Medical examinations are conducted through bars, living space standards are not met, and the walls of some cells in the medical unit are covered in mould.