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The number of prisoners in Ukraine has begun to increase

  Oleksandr Bukalov, “Donetsk Memorial” 
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The number of prisoners in Ukraine has begun to increase after almost two and a half years of constant decline

The number of prisoners in Ukraine has begun to increase after almost two and a half years of constant decline (from 147,112 persons on 1 January 2013 to 71,220 persons on 1 June 2015). However, the rate of decline has slowed down significantly.
In June, a change in the long-term trend towards a decrease in the number of prisoners in Ukraine was observed.
According to data from the penitentiary service, as of 1 July 2015, in the 148 institutions of the criminal-executive service controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, out of a total of 177 institutions, there were 71,327 persons (a month ago – 71,220 persons, 107 persons less; two months ago – 71,407 persons; and on 1 January 2015 – 73,431 persons).
In the 29 pre-trial detention centres and institutions with pre-trial detention functions, 16,339 persons were held on 1 July (a month ago – 16,017 persons; two months ago – 16,225 persons; on 1 January, 16,035 persons were held in 31 such institutions).
In institutions for adults, 54,988 convicts are held (a month ago – 54,597 convicts, or 391 persons less; two months ago – 54,786 persons; on 1 January – 56,954 persons).
The number of convicts in educational colonies decreased by 7 in June – from 396 persons to 389 persons. On 1 January, there were 442 persons.
The number of women in 11 colonies is 2,645 persons (a month ago – 2,636 persons).
In the institutions of the criminal-executive service, 1,506 life-sentenced persons were held on 1 July (a month ago – 1,516 persons; in September 2014, there were 1,909 persons).
The number of employees ensuring the activity of the State Criminal-Executive Service is 37.8 thousand workers (a month ago – 38.0 thousand workers; two months ago – 38.3 thousand persons).
Registered with the units of the criminal-executive inspection are 80,074 persons sentenced to criminal penalties not involving imprisonment and to administrative penalties (a month ago – 79,262; two months ago – 77,329 convicts; as of 1 February – 76,148 persons).

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