Vinnytsia Penal Institution (No. 1)

The state institution “Vinnytsia Penal Institution (No. 1)” is one of the oldest penitentiary institutions in Ukraine. Its official date of creation is considered to be 15 May 1822. It is from this time that the history of the prison in the city of Vinnytsia begins, which for over two centuries has remained an important component of the state’s penitentiary system. Historically, the institution was located on a site now occupied by two separate institutions — the state institution “Vinnytsia Penal Institution (No. 1)” and the state institution “Vinnytsia Correctional Colony (No. 86)”. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the prison played a prominent role in the economic life of the city.

Convicts and detainees were involved in performing socially useful work, including street cleaning, cargo handling, and farm labour. Labour records were kept in special books, and payment for completed work was credited to the personal accounts of the prisoners. During various historical periods, the activity of the institution was under the control of state and public bodies, including so-called “prison care committees,” which oversaw the conditions of detention and the economic activities of the prisons.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the main architectural complex of the institution was formed. Over the years, the general building (1907), the small building (1911), the administrative building (1912), and the large security building (1913) were constructed. In the 1970s–1990s, further expansion and reconstruction of security and administrative premises were carried out. In 2002, an isolated section for holding persons sentenced to life imprisonment was created in the institution. For this purpose, the security buildings were reconstructed in accordance with the decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences. Until 1999, the institution was under the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Vinnytsia region. Subsequently, its name and subordination were changed in line with the reform of the penitentiary system of Ukraine.

Today, the institution functions as the state institution “Vinnytsia Penal Institution (No. 1)”. Over the years, the institution has been headed by Z. A. Andreyev, E. P. Skrypnyk, I. V. Kolokolov, L. F. Dmytrychenko, O. F. Kashyryn, M. K. Shakhov, M. S. Pekarchuk, V. A. Volynets, P. P. Svynarchuk, V. S. Mastitskyi, Yu. S. Boiko, A. M. Banyuk, S. I. Byakin, M. A. Olyvenko, and others.

Currently, the head of the institution is Anatoliy Anatoliyovych DUDOLADOV. Contact information: State Institution “Vinnytsia Penal Institution (No. 1)”, 21001, Vinnytsia region, Vinnytsia, Bratslavska Street, 2. Telephone: (0432) 69-09-19; E-mail: [email protected]