Melitopol Penal Institution (No. 144)

State Institution "Melitopol Penal Institution (No. 144)" was part of the structure of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine and was the legal successor to the Melitopol Juvenile Colony, which for a long time remained the only specialized institution in Ukraine for the detention of female juvenile convicts. The institution ensured the execution of sentences in accordance with the requirements of Ukraine's criminal and criminal-executive legislation, and also carried out social, educational, and pedagogical work with the convicts.

Following the start of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and the occupation of the city of Melitopol in 2022, the institution found itself in the temporarily occupied territory.

A portion of the convicts was released in accordance with the procedure established by law, while the management and a significant part of the personnel refused to cooperate with the occupation authorities and left the occupied territory.

In connection with the temporary occupation, the activities of State Institution "Melitopol Penal Institution (No. 144)" within the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine were effectively terminated.

The facility's property complex was seized by the Russian occupation administration, which established illegal penitentiary structures and imposed Russian legislation on its premises.

Thus, State Institution "Melitopol Penal Institution (No. 144)" belongs to those institutions of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine that, after 24 February 2022, found themselves in the temporarily occupied territory and lost the ability to conduct their activities within the legal framework of Ukraine.