Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to Konotop Correctional Centre No. 130
Konotop Correctional Centre No. 130 is an institution for men sentenced to a restriction of liberty for non-serious offences. Living conditions for the inmates are quite comfortable. The premises have been renovated, and the beds allow for personal space. The inmates work in the sewing and woodworking workshops and are free to use their leisure time at their own discretion.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Sumy Pre-trial Detention Centre
During the visit, the administration of the pre-trial detention centre demanded a power of attorney from a People's Deputy to carry out unannounced visits, which is a violation of Article 24 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine. The administration’s treatment of the prisoners is humane, but there are violations of living space standards in the cells. Some premises are in need of repair, and the electrical networks are in a dangerous condition.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to Romny Penal Colony No. 56
Romny Penal Colony No. 56 is a maximum-security facility for housing men sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment and life imprisonment. There is a workshop on the colony grounds where the sanitary facilities are in a terrible condition. The convicts produce disposable slippers and receive a meagre salary — nine kopecks per insole.
Hospital 'The Morgue' — report on the results of a monitoring visit to Sofiivska Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 45
In our previous feature, we reported on the infamous 'Morgue' hospital and the story of Serhii Trotsko, who is slowly dying due to a failure to provide necessary medical care. In addition, our monitors have identified a number of other violations and are insisting on the hospital's closure.
Report on the results of a monitoring visit to Kolomyia Correctional Colony No. 41
The facility houses prisoners of all security levels, including those serving life sentences who have begun the path to rehabilitation. Unlike other institutions, they enjoy more lenient conditions. In the inpatient ward for patients, the monitors recorded a video surveillance camera, even though the use of video cameras in such rooms is prohibited.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to the Ivano-Frankivsk Penal Institution No. 12
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group previously conducted a monitoring visit to the institution on 11 February 2023. At that time, monitors received a complaint regarding the failure to provide medical assistance and the lack of proper treatment. Read on to discover what violations were identified this time.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to the Rivne Pre-Trial Detention Centre
The Rivne prison was once the central gaol of Western Volhynia and served as an “ornament” to the city. From here, prisoners would set off on foot for Siberia. Now, it is a pre-trial detention centre housing men, women, and juveniles. In one of the cells, monitors spoke with an individual in pre-trial detention, P., who has been held for 11 years without a court decision, and advised the prisoner to address this issue with the KHPG public reception office.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to Horodyshche Correctional Colony No. 96
The institution traces its history from a prison where clergy and accomplices of the German occupation regime were held, to a maximum-security colony for men convicted of grave and especially grave crimes. Some of them are serving life sentences. And 33 prisoners are completely ostracised.
Hazardous and injury-prone industrial work — a monitoring visit to Katerynivska Correctional Colony No. 46
Following the visit to the facility, a number of violations were identified: a shortage of doctors, units in need of renovation, a lack of email addresses for inmates, and so on. There is a vocational school and several production sites on the premises. Despite the hazardous nature of some production processes, the convicts work without protective equipment.
‘Lack of palliative care and shortage of doctors’ — report on the results of a monitoring visit to Lviv Penal Institution No. 19
The institution performs the functions of a pre-trial detention centre. During the visit to the psychiatric unit of the Lviv Multi-disciplinary Hospital, which is located on the institution's premises, monitors found that there was a lack of palliative care at the facility, as well as an isolation ward for convicted persons with mental disorders who pose a danger to others.
‘Unsanitary conditions and poor-quality food products’ — a monitoring visit to Drohobych Penal Colony No. 40
The penal institution has a history spanning over 100 years. Some premises of the psychiatric ward located on the colony's grounds look as if they have not been renovated since the facility's foundation. Some patients lack bed linen, and some rooms have exposed electrical wiring.