Pilgrimage to Zarvanytsia

During the Christmas holidays, the best residents of the Berezhany Reformatory travelled to the Marian Spiritual Complex. PHOTOS

Christmas Campaign ‘Mercy to Prisoners’

From 24 December 2010 to 12 January 2011, the Christmas campaign ‘Mercy to Prisoners’ took place in Simferopol, organised by the public organisation ‘Aibolit’.

Information Notice on Preparing the Constituent Assembly to Form the Membership of the Public Council under the Directorate of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine in Donetsk Region

Receipt of applications from representatives of civil society institutions for participation in the constituent assembly will be carried out until 24 January 2011 inclusive

Introduction of the Head of the State Penitentiary Service

By Presidential Decree of Ukraine No. 1233/2010 of 24 December 2010, Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Lisitskov was appointed Head of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine. Minister of Justice of Ukraine Oleksandr Lavrynovych introduced the Head of the State Penitentiary Service to the personnel on 28 December 2010

A New Public Council is Being Created at the Department

Information notice on the preparation of the constituent assembly for the formation of the Public Council under the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine

On 20 December 2010, Training Sessions Were Held for Minors Held in the Chernihiv Pre-Trial Detention Centre

Within the framework of the project “Ensuring Access to Justice for Convicted Women, Imprisoned Minors, and Persons Released from Places of Detention through the Provision of Legal Aid”, training sessions were held in the Chernihiv Pre-Trial Detention Centre for minors held there

Ternopil Journalist Loses Court Case Filed by Colony Regarding Publications on Violence Against Prisoners

Ternopil journalist Zhanna Popovych has lost a case in the Ternopil Regional Court of Appeal regarding a lawsuit filed by the Kopychyntsi Correctional Colony No. 112 of the Directorate of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Punishments for the protection of honour, dignity, and business reputation.

Mass beating of prisoners occurred in an Odessa prison

In the Odessa medium-security correctional colony, located at 2-A Krasnova Street, “a mass beating of prisoners took place under the guise of a planned inspection.”

Notary services have become more accessible to convicts

From now on, the head of an institution can provide notary services in full, and the opportunities for convicts to obtain such services have significantly expanded

Training on Human Rights Day

On 10 December 2010, training entitled “Foundations of the Legal Status of Convicts Sentenced to Fixed-Term Imprisonment” was held at the Chernihiv Correctional Colony, where women with multiple convictions are held

Regulatory documents of the penal system require improvement

Discussion of proposals for amendments to the regulatory documents of the Department for the Execution of Sentences took place during a ‘round table’ on the topic ‘Regulatory framework of the department: possibilities for change’ in Kharkiv on 2 December.

Documentary human rights film festival in colonies.

From 24 to 29 November, the Days of Human Rights Documentary Cinema took place in Donetsk, held as part of the Traveling International Film Festival Docudays. The initiators of the film festival in Donetsk were the human rights organisation “Donetsk Memorial” and the Donetsk branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine