Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Dnipropetrovsk Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 4
The isolation ward for persons with mental health disorders does not meet established requirements. The furniture has sharp corners, which poses a potential danger to patients. Bedding and mattresses require replacement; mould has formed on the ceilings and walls due to excessive humidity and water seepage.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Dnipropetrovsk Specialized Tuberculosis Hospital No. 89
The institution’s administration has introduced a practice of cutting off electricity in the hospital’s wards, as a result of which convicted persons are forced to remain without light for 15 hours a day. Instances of improper documentation of bodily injuries have been established. Complaints regarding the quality of food have been received from the convicted persons.
Report on the results of a monitoring visit to the Dnipro Correctional Colony No. 89
During the visit to the dormitories of the SPS (Socio-Psychological Service) units, it was established that the living conditions of convicted persons in some of them violate their right to decent living conditions. Some convicted persons are involved in unpaid full-time labour.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Dnipro Penitentiary Institution No. 4
Gross violations of legal requirements were recorded in the admission ward premises. Canopies have been installed in the exercise yards, which completely block access to natural light. In certain cell blocks, monitors recorded the presence of cockroaches.
Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to Solonyanska Correctional Colony No. 21
In some cell premises of the Disciplinary Isolation Ward (DIZO), convicts are forced to eat on the floor. There is a practice of stigmatization and caste division. Upon arrival at the institution, some convicts are forced to publicly perform humiliating tasks.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Synelnykove Correctional Colony No. 94
SVC-94 cooperates with civil society, charitable, and religious organisations. Renovation work has been carried out at the institution. However, the monitors recorded video surveillance cameras in the sleeping quarters, open electrical switchboard doors, and other violations.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Zaporizhzhia Pre-trial Detention Centre
Some cells lack water supply and sewage systems, and proper natural light is absent due to the lack of windows. Prisoners expressed complaints regarding the inadequate organisation of laundry and bathing services. Medical examinations and procedures for convicts and prisoners are performed through the bars.
Report on the findings of the monitoring visit to the Polytska Correctional Colony No. 76
The disciplinary cell/cell-type unit (Dizo/PKT) cells are not equipped with personnel call buttons; a number of violations were identified in the organisation of laundry and bathing services; and medical certificates detailing physical injuries are not being completed correctly. The medical unit is not equipped with fluorography/X-ray equipment.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Horodyshchenska Correctional Colony No. 96
The institution has renovated dormitory premises and rooms for psychological and social work. However, the administration uses the labour of convicts in the canteen without payment, establishes artificial obstacles to prevent the substitution of the unserved part of a sentence with a more lenient one, and the monitoring group was provided with forged personal medical books.
Report on the findings of the monitoring visit to the Rivne Pre-Trial Detention Centre
The institution is undergoing renovation works, and attention is being paid to a healthy lifestyle for prisoners/convicts. However, staff in direct contact with convicts openly carry rubber batons, the only type of dental care practiced is tooth extraction, and some cell premises suffer from excessive humidity and are cluttered with personal belongings.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Zbarazka Specialized Tuberculosis Hospital No. 63
The monitoring team established facts regarding the improper recording of bodily injuries: 8 cases of recorded injuries, including foreign bodies in the form of needles in fingers, chest contusions, and other injuries, information about which was not entered into medical records.