Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Poltava Penal Institution No. 23
Among the key problems are chronic overcrowding of cells and failure to comply with the minimum housing space standard. A shortage of safe shelters has been recorded. The organisation of the work of convicts and detainees is accompanied by gross violations of labour rights.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Mashivska Correctional Colony No. 9
Unlawful accommodation of persons sentenced to restriction of liberty in a closed-type colony, violations of the separation of inmates in the Quarantine, Diagnostics, and Distribution Ward (QDD), unsatisfactory sanitary and living conditions, failure to maintain temperature standards, problems with the ‘Preparation for Release’ programme, and other violations.
Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to Naderzhynshchynska Corrective Colony No. 65
The monitoring visit revealed systemic violations: the Quarantine, Diagnosis, and Distribution (QDD) unit is overcrowded, forbidden video surveillance and recording of strip searches are being carried out, and employment relationships are not properly formalised. In the healthcare sector, violations were recorded regarding the maintenance of medical records and the unavailability of certain types of treatment.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Bozhkivska Correctional Colony No. 16
Both certain positive steps taken by the administration and systemic violations of national legislation and international standards were recorded. Illegal involvement of convicts in the duties of ‘attendants’ in the QDD unit and improper living conditions were established. Significant shortcomings were found in the organisation of disciplinary practice, as well as in the sphere of convicts’ labour.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Bila Tserkva Correctional Colony No. 35
The labour and healthcare sectors are characterised by systemic violations. In production areas and in facility maintenance, convicts work in harmful and hazardous conditions. The “Preparation for Release” programmes are not being fully implemented.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to Pivdennoukrainska Correctional Colony No. 83
The institution is taking steps to improve the material and living conditions of convicted persons: a Quarantine, Diagnostic and Distribution Unit (QDD Unit) has been established and repair works have been carried out. At the same time, the conditions of accommodation and the programme of the QDD Unit require attention, as does the improvement of the organisation of labour for convicted persons and the provision of sanitary and hygienic conditions.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to the Voznesensk Correctional Colony No. 72
The administration of VKK-72 has implemented a series of improvements, including major repairs in some premises. At the same time, systemic violations of national and international standards have been recorded: sanitary facilities without proper partitions, the display of cards with details on crimes, the use of ‘dnuvalni’ (orderlies), the open carrying of special equipment, and understaffing.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to the Mykolaiv Remand Prison
The monitoring team identified a number of systemic problems regarding overcrowding of cells and unsanitary conditions. Significant violations were recorded in the area of medical care.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Snihurivka Correctional Colony No. 5
Proper isolation of patients with tuberculosis and non-tuberculous infections has not been organised, and there is no treatment for hepatitis C. The right to work is implemented formally. The shelter on the colony premises does not meet civil protection requirements.
Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to the Khondnohirska Correctional Colony No. 18
Two shelters are unsuitable for actual use. Practices of informal hierarchy and ‘duty inmates’, as well as the segregation of those ‘rejected by the collective’, were discovered. In the disciplinary isolation unit/chamber-type unit, there are inadequate cell sizes and a shortage of light and ventilation. Additionally, labour abuses were recorded.
Report on the results of a monitoring visit to the Sumy Pre-trial Detention Centre
Violations of labour and social rights have been documented. Of particular concern are instances involving the absence of copies of disciplinary decisions, restricted access to open visits, the overt carrying of special equipment by staff, and personnel shortages.