Petrivska Penal Colony (No. 49)
The state institution “Petrivska Penal Colony (No. 49)” is located in the village of Novyi Starodub in the Oleksandriia District of the Kirovohrad Region and is one of the largest penal institutions in the region.
The history of the institution began in April 1976. The colony was created on the site of a former coal mine by relocating an institution from the settlement of Tomashhorod in the Rokytne District of the Rivne Region. The creation of the new correctional facility was linked to the development of the industrial potential of the Kirovohrad region and the need to engage labour resources in the region's production activities.
In the first years of operation, the main efforts were directed towards the arrangement of residential and production zones, the creation of necessary engineering infrastructure, the construction of communal and domestic facilities, and the development of the institution's production base.
In December 1982, the institution was reorganised into a high-security colony of the Internal Affairs Administration of the Kirovohrad Region. Over the following decades, the colony remained one of the largest penitentiary establishments in the region, ensuring the execution of sentences for persons sentenced to imprisonment.
During the process of reforming the criminal-executive system of Ukraine, in accordance with Order No. 165 of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Punishments dated 29 November 1999, the institution received its modern name — Petrivska Penal Colony (No. 49).
Following the entry into force of the new Criminal-Executive Code of Ukraine, the colony was classified as a medium-security institution for men sentenced to imprisonment. The structure of the institution includes resocialisation and social rehabilitation sections, as well as facilities for production and social-domestic purposes.
Throughout its history, the institution's enterprise has provided employment for convicts in various sectors of production. Production activity has traditionally been an important component of the process of resocialisation, vocational training, and preparation of convicts for their return to society.
Today, the Petrivska Penal Colony (No. 49) continues to carry out the tasks assigned to it regarding the execution of criminal punishments, the maintenance of law and order, the organisation of social and educational work, and the creation of conditions for the correction and resocialisation of convicts.
Over the years, the institution has been headed by G. I. Polishchuk, S. L. Shevchenko, M. O. Boievets, G. I. Tymofiiev, M. F. Moroz, V. G. Kostenko, V. A. Pukas, O. S. Mohyliuk, M. S. Bondarenko, V. A. Vorobiov, and other leaders who have contributed to the development of the institution.
Currently, the head of the institution is Valerii Borysovych APAKIDZE.
Contact Information
State Institution “Petrivska Penal Colony (No. 49)”
28310, Kirovohrad Region, Oleksandriia District, Novyi Starodub, Polova Street, 1
Telephone: +38 (097) 510-02-02
E-mail: [email protected], k [email protected]
Head of the institution: Valerii Borysovych APAKIDZE.