Zbarazh Correctional Colony (No. 63)
The state institution “Zbarazh Correctional Colony (No. 63)” is located in the village of Dobrovody, Ternopil District, Ternopil Region, and is a specialised penal institution for the confinement of women sentenced to imprisonment.
The history of the institution began on 22 January 1962, when, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR No. 025 “On the Organisation of Industrial Correctional Labour Colony No. 63 of the Internal Affairs Administration of the Ternopil Region,” a correctional labour colony was created with a capacity of 1,100 people. At the initial stage, convicts were involved in work at the building materials factory quarry, where they extracted stone for the construction of the institution’s facilities, internal affairs agencies, and the reconstruction of the national economy.
In March 1964, the institution was repurposed for the confinement of women sentenced to imprisonment. Since then, the Zbarazh Correctional Colony has become one of Ukraine's leading penitentiary facilities for women, where, alongside the execution of sentences, social-educational, psychological, and resocialisation work is carried out.
An important stage in the development of the institution was the opening in 1984 of an inter-regional anti-tuberculosis hospital for female convicts suffering from tuberculosis. Today, the Zbarazh Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 63, a branch of the State Institution “Health Centre of the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine” in the Ternopil Region, operates on the territory of the institution. The hospital provides specialised inpatient and outpatient medical care to female convicts, including those requiring treatment for tuberculosis and other diseases.
In connection with the reform of the penitentiary system, by Order of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Penalties No. 165 of 29 November 1999, the institution was renamed the Zbarazh Correctional Colony of the Ternopil Region, and by Order of the State Department No. 211 of 27 September 2002, it was renamed the Zbarazh Correctional Colony of the Administration of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Penalties in the Ternopil Region.
For many years, the organisation of convict labour has remained an important area of the institution's activity. The basis of production is traditionally the garment industry, on the basis of which professional training and the preparation of skilled workers are organised. At various times, an agricultural sector, a mini-bakery, and other production units also functioned in the institution, contributing to the employment of convicts and the acquisition of practical professional skills.
Special attention is paid to creating conditions for the social adaptation of convicts. A social rehabilitation unit functions on the colony grounds, vocational training is provided, and programmes for psychological support and preparation for release are implemented.
An important component of resocialisation is ensuring the right of convicts to freedom of thought and religion. Conditions have been created in the institution for holding religious events and pastoral work by representatives of various religious denominations.
Over the years, the institution has been headed by L. Baidiuk, V. I. Seleznov, F. P. Chekh, V. M. Borchenko, I. Y. Kostolovych, V. K. Patenko, V. A. Badyra, M. S. Dumanovska, N. D. Denchuk, Y. O. Ostapyshen, V. M. Oheruk, H. V. Kohut, and other directors who have made significant contributions to the development of the institution.
The current head of the institution is Andrii Vasylovych MAKAR.
Contact Information
State Institution “Zbarazh Correctional Colony (No. 63)”
47341, Ternopil Region, Ternopil District, Dobrovody village, 9 Molodizhna St.
Telephone: (03550) 4-94-82
E-mail: [email protected]
Head of the institution: Andrii Vasylovych MAKAR.