Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Kryvyi Rih Remand Prison No. 3

On 13 March 2026, in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, taking into account the provisions of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, and on the basis of Article 24 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine ‘Visiting correctional facilities’, a monitoring group from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group and the NGO ‘Protection of Prisoners of Ukraine’ conducted a visit to the state institution ‘Kryvyi Rih Remand Prison No. 3’ (KRP-3, the institution, the facility). A routine, scheduled, unannounced visit was carried out.

The previous visit took place on 17 June 2025. All facilities of the institution were examined. During the preparations for the visit, the monitors used materials from complaints filed by prisoners/convicts and their relatives, materials from previous visits, and the report of the monitors of the National Preventive Mechanism under the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (NPM).

The visit was conducted within the framework of the project ‘Reducing Prisoners’ Suffering in the Context of the War in Ukraine’, funded by the government of Denmark in partnership with DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture.

The visit was conducted by the following monitors:

• Andriy Didenko – Assistant to People’s Deputy of Ukraine Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, programme coordinator of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, NPM monitor, member of the NPM coordination council, has experience in monitoring visits since 2014;
• Serhiy Zuikov – Assistant to People’s Deputy of Ukraine Kostyantyn Kasai, member of the public council under the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, NPM monitor, member of the NGO ‘Protection of Prisoners of Ukraine’, has many years of experience in monitoring visits;
• Oleh Tsvilyi – member of the public council under the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, head of the NGO ‘Protection of Prisoners of Ukraine’, has extensive experience in monitoring visits, specialises in issues of torture and cruel, inhuman treatment;
• Pavlo Fedorov – journalist, editor-in-chief of the information agency ‘Protection of Prisoners of Ukraine/PROTECTION FOR PRISONERS OF UKRAINE’.

During the monitoring visit to the institution, several positive practices were identified: repairs to cell and office premises, the updating of certain plumbing elements and electrical grids, the implementation of an integrated security system with video surveillance, the provision of backup energy, water, and heat supplies, the operation of vocational training workshops, IP telephony, and cells with improved living conditions.

At the same time, systemic violations of the rights of prisoners and convicts were identified: overcrowding in certain cells, failure to comply with minimum living space standards, inadequate conditions in punishment cells and the assembly department, insufficient natural lighting, a lack of privacy in sanitary facilities, no staff call buttons, inadequate radio broadcast systems, and a lack of full information on complaint submission mechanisms. Separately, the long-term de facto solitary confinement of a person with mental disorders without proper documentation was recorded, as well as violations of the rules regarding separate accommodation, the lack of quarantine cells for new arrivals, deficiencies in material and domestic provision, unsanitary conditions, dampness, mould, the presence of insects, the poor state of bedding, and problems with laundry services.

Violations were also found in food provision, internet access, the organisation of visits, staffing levels, and the layout of the shelter, which lacks ventilation. Issues were also identified in the sphere of labour: involving the accused in work without proper documentation, the use of unpaid labour in the kitchen, and indications of labour relations being replaced by civil law contracts. In the medical unit, improper documentation of bodily injuries, staff shortages, the absence of opioid substitution therapy, inadequate conditions for isolating infectious patients and those with mental disorders, incomplete hepatitis C testing, failure to implement rehabilitation measures for persons with disabilities, and deficiencies in the organisation of gynaecological and dental care, telemedicine, medical waste management, and fire safety were identified.

General Information

KRP-3 functions as a remand prison. The facility holds persons accused of committing criminal offences for whom a preventive measure in the form of custody has been chosen by court decision.

The facility is located at: 2 Svitla St., Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Region, 50066.

The head of the institution at the time of the visit was Colonel of the Internal Service Yevhen Valeriyovych Borysenko.

KRP-3 has a long history of functioning as a pre-trial detention facility in a large industrial city. Its activities have traditionally been associated with holding persons taken into custody during the pre-trial investigation and court proceedings. After the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence, the institution continued its work within the Ukrainian penitentiary system. However, a significant part of its infrastructure and planning solutions remained a legacy of the previous period, which, under conditions of long-term operation, requires constant modernisation to bring living conditions in line with modern national and international standards.

The facility consists of a duty unit, an assembly department, a kitchen, cells for male, female, and juvenile detainees, a maximum-security sector for those sentenced to life imprisonment, transit cells, a facility maintenance unit, punishment cells, a medical unit, a laundry and bath complex, visitation rooms, a shop, a library, a parcel reception room, and administrative offices.

According to the institution’s administration, the authorised staff number is 269 positions. The actual number is 243 positions. The overall staff shortfall at the institution is 26 employees. The planned capacity of the facility is 728 persons. There are 113 cell premises in the facility, and another 5 cell premises are under repair. The institution holds 603 persons, of whom 92 are sentenced to life imprisonment, and 32 are among the maintenance staff.

One psychologist works at the institution. During 2026, 118 persons arrived at the facility. In 2025, 2 persons died; in 2026, 2 persons died. 26 persons were employed. On the operational-preventive register in the institution were: 20 persons prone to suicide, 34 prone to self-harm, 10 prone to escape, 1 malicious violator of the detention regime, and 60 persons registered with HIV/AIDS.

During 2025–2026, no complaints regarding inadequate detention conditions or inadequate medical care were recorded. Convicts have 104 tablets for personal use. 29 persons are completely ostracised. During 2025, 239 cases of bodily injuries were recorded: 189 upon arrival and 50 during their stay at the institution. In 2026, 43 cases of bodily injuries were recorded: 34 upon arrival and 9 during their stay at the institution.

The monitoring group interviewed about 230 prisoners and convicts during the inspection of cells and general discussions, providing consultations, answering questions, surveying on human rights violations, and engaging in individual communication with convicts, including on an anonymous basis. It is worth noting that the institution’s administration responds appropriately to complaints from prisoners/convicts regarding the actions/inactions of the administration. Furthermore, the administration does not hide cases of human rights violations, which can be considered signs of openness and transparency, as well as proper and adequate response.

Positive Experience

During the monitoring visit, some positive developments by the institution’s administration were noted. In particular, during 2025–2026, repair work was carried out in a number of cell premises, the medical unit, the sleeping quarters and changing room for the facility maintenance unit, as well as in some office and staff utility rooms.

The perimeter security system at the institution has been modernised: the outdated ‘Nich-12’ complex has been replaced with the integrated Satel INTEGRA-128 Plus security system, video surveillance cameras with output to a video surveillance centre have been installed, and a combined post for operators of technical security equipment has been set up.

Vocational training workshops are also in operation, including a car repair shop, sewing workshops for manufacturing slippers, and a wire product manufacturing line.

The institution provides paid services for improved detention conditions and IP telephony, and in the event of a blackout, it is equipped with five generators, a diesel fuel reserve, backup cooking facilities, and reserves of water and solid fuel.

Identified Violations of National and International Law

During the monitoring visit, violations of national legal requirements and failure to adhere to international recommendations regarding the treatment of prisoners were identified, leading to violations of the rights of detained and convicted persons:

1. During the monitoring visit to the institution, a number of systemic violations were recorded, including failure to adhere to the living space standards established by legislation for persons held in custody in cell premises, as well as other violations indicating inadequate conditions of detention. Such conditions may be regarded as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and may lead to new applications against Ukraine to the European Court of Human Rights based on violations of Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Thus, in violation of Article 11 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Pre-trial Detention’ and Rule 13 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), 17 persons were held in cell No. 105, whereas, according to the certificate of measurement of the area of the premises of the institution’s structural units, it is designed to hold only 14 persons (the area of the premises according to the certificate is 35.2 m²).

Consequently, the actual area per prisoner was only 2.07 m², which does not meet the minimum standard of 2.5 m² specified for persons taken into custody. Furthermore, due to the overcrowding of the cell and an insufficient number of sleeping places (14), prisoners are forced to sleep in turns, which further testifies to the inadequate conditions of detention.

Paragraph 13 of the Seventh General Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter – the Committee) states that the problem of overcrowded cell premises leads to unhygienic conditions, a constant lack of privacy, the overloading of medical services and the institution’s infrastructure, and concludes that the negative impact of overcrowding very often results in cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of prisoners (CPT/Inf (97) 10).

Moreover, the Committee, in its report following the 2023 visit to Ukraine, once again calls on the Ukrainian authorities to take measures to review current legal norms regarding living space for persons in custody to guarantee at least 4 m² per person in multi-occupancy cells (excluding the area occupied by toilets in cells) (CPT/Inf (2024) 20) paragraph 38).

2. Paragraph 59 of the Committee’s 21st General Report states that any cell with an area of less than 6 m² should not be used to hold prisoners (CPT/Inf (2011) 28). In the report on the results of the 2012 visit to Ukraine, the Committee notes that single cells should have a living space of at least 6 m² (excluding the sanitary facility), and the distance between the walls should be at least 2 m (CPT/Inf (2013) 23) paragraph 45). At the same time, the monitoring group identified the use of cell premises Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (punishment cells), the area of which, according to the certificate of measurement, is less than 6 m². During measurements of certain punishment cells, it was established that the distance between walls is less than 2 m, which does not meet the established requirements. A similar violation was also found in cell No. 308.

3. In accordance with paragraph 10 of Chapter 1 of Section III of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine, approved by Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 14.06.2019 No. 1769/5 (hereinafter – Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons), in exceptional cases, in particular to ensure the secrecy of a pre-trial investigation, protect prisoners from possible encroachments on their life, prevent them from committing a new criminal offence, or if there are medical grounds, based on a corresponding decision of the person or body conducting the criminal proceedings, prisoners may be placed in a single cell. Such placement is carried out on the basis of an order on transferring a prisoner to a single cell (Appendix 9), signed by the head of the remand prison and authorised by a prosecutor.

At the same time, holding prisoners in single cells is subject to mandatory documentation by issuing an appropriate order. According to Rule 44 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), prolonged solitary confinement means the isolation of a person for a period of more than 15 consecutive days. According to Rule 45 of said Rules, solitary confinement shall be used only in exceptional cases as a last resort, for as short a time as possible, subject to independent review and only with the authorisation of a competent authority. Furthermore, the use of solitary confinement is prohibited for persons with mental or physical disabilities when such measures could exacerbate their condition, as well as for women and children in accordance with international standards. Nevertheless, during a visit to punishment cell No. 1, a female detainee, N., was found, who had been held in conditions of total isolation (solitary) for over three months and has diagnosed mental disorders.

During the review of official documentation, the monitoring group established the absence of grounds provided by law for the placement and long-term detention of said prisoner in a punishment cell. In particular, the institution’s administration did not provide an order for transferring a prisoner to a single cell (Appendix 9), signed by the head of the remand prison and authorised by a prosecutor, which indicates the illegality of such placement. Furthermore, during an inspection of the register of persons placed in a punishment cell, disciplinary cell, and single cell (SC) No. 15-36/26-t.2, it was established that there were no records regarding the placement of said prisoner in a punishment cell. Meanwhile, according to paragraph 43 of the Third General Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, persons with mental disorders should be held and receive treatment in specialised medical facilities, such as psychiatric hospitals or appropriately equipped units of the penitentiary system.

According to paragraph 44 of the same report, the treatment of persons with mental disorders must be carried out under proper medical supervision, ensuring appropriate care and, if necessary, the use of drug therapy (CPT/Inf (93) 12). Separately, the duration of the prisoner’s actual continuous isolation by holding her in a punishment cell for over three months should be noted. In this context, according to paragraph 96 of the report, prolonged detention of persons with mental disorders in conditions of isolation may be regarded as a failure to provide adequate medical care, and therefore such persons should be transferred to specialised institutions (CPT/Inf (2011) 29).

4. The layout of punishment cells (single cells) does not ensure adequate conditions for the detention of persons in custody and convicts, taking into account their individual needs, which does not comply with international standards for the treatment of prisoners and established requirements. Thus, due to the limited area of the punishment cell (less than 6 m² excluding the sanitary facility), and taking into account that the distance between walls is less than 2 m, prisoners do not have the ability to move freely within the cell, which causes physical discomfort.

5. Sanitary facilities in premises are not equipped with partitions and doors that ensure privacy, which violates Rule 19.3 of the European Prison Rules and Rule 15 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

6. In violation of paragraph 4 of Section IV of the Procedure for Using Technical Means of Supervision and Control in Corrective and Educational Colonies of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine, approved by Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 26.06.2018 No. 2025/5 (hereinafter – Procedure for Using Technical Means), punishment cells are not equipped with staff call buttons, which complicates the operational contact of convicts with the institution’s staff.

7. Punishment cells are not provided with an adequate level of natural lighting, as the cell window is located at a significant height, is small in size, and has excessive grating, as a result of which natural light practically does not penetrate into the room. This does not comply with the requirements of Rule 18.2 (a) of the European Prison Rules and Rule 14 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules).

8. Radio broadcast systems are provided only in the general corridor, while prisoners and convicts do not have the ability to turn them on, off, or adjust the volume themselves. Furthermore, they do not function in punishment cells, which contradicts the requirements of paragraph 2 of Chapter 3 of Section VIII of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons and paragraph 63 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

9. Paragraph 4 of Chapter 2 of Section III of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons provides for the use of audiovisual, electronic, and other technical means for the purpose of ensuring security, preventing escapes, the commission of criminal offences, and violations of the established order of detention. During an inspection of punishment and certain cell premises, the monitoring group recorded the installation of video surveillance cameras. At the same time, the Committee’s 2012 report noted that video surveillance in living quarters constitutes a significant interference with the privacy of prisoners and makes the detention regime more repressive, especially in the case of its long-term application (CPT/Inf (2013) 23) paragraph 52).

10. During the visit to the punishment cells, it was established that there was no visual information indicating hotline phone numbers, or the postal and email addresses of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, the State Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Prosecutor General, regional and district prosecutor's offices, the Department, the interregional administration, or the regional centre for the provision of free legal aid. Instead, only one email address for reporting cases of torture by the SCES of Ukraine was available.

This contradicts the requirements of paragraph 14 of Chapter 2 of Section II of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons. Similar violations were identified in the premises for the temporary stay of persons in custody, in the assembly department, as well as in the institution’s cell premises.

11. In some exercise yards, canopies have been installed that completely block access to natural light, resulting in persons being kept in a state of constant semi-darkness. At the same time, the Committee has repeatedly recommended reviewing the design and size of exercise yards, ‘from which, at best, a view of the sky is offered’ (paragraphs 122, 127, CPT/Inf (2014) 15).

12. In violation of Article 8 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Pre-trial Detention’ and paragraph 17.2 of the European Prison Rules, monitors established instances of violation of the requirements regarding the separate detention of prisoners. Thus, during a selective check, the fact of holding persons accused or suspected of committing serious crimes related to violence or resulting in bodily injury or death to the victim, as well as particularly serious crimes, together with other persons held in custody, was established.

Thus, in cell No. 317, a person prosecuted for committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was held together with a person prosecuted for committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Similar violations were identified in cell premises Nos. 325, 407, 420. This indicates a failure by the institution’s administration to comply with requirements regarding the provision of proper control over the placement of prisoners, does not comply with the principles of dynamic security, and leads to a violation of prisoners' rights to personal safety, which is contrary to national legislation and international standards, in particular Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

13. During a visit to the premises of the assembly department, it was established that their layout does not fully comply with the requirements of the Standards for Provision of Furniture, Inventory, and Household Items in a Remand Prison, approved by Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 27.07.2012 No. 1118/5 (hereinafter – Standards of Provision), as well as Rules 13, 14, 15, and 22.2 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), which may indicate a violation of the rights of prisoners to humane treatment and respect for human dignity, guaranteed by Part 3 of Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Pre-trial Detention’. In particular, it was established that natural light does not penetrate into the premises for the temporary stay of persons in custody in the assembly department due to the absence of windows, which creates additional psychological pressure due to the lack of visual connection with the outside environment.

Sanitary facilities are not equipped with proper partitions, which makes it impossible to ensure privacy. Proper mechanical ventilation is not provided.

Contrary to the requirements of Rule 22.5 of the European Prison Rules and the Standards of Provision, cell premises are not equipped with tanks for drinking water. There are also no tables with two benches along the length of the room, as provided for by the Standards of Provision. Separately, it was established that room No. 6 lacks a sanitary facility and a washbasin, which is a gross violation of basic sanitary and hygienic requirements and creates a real threat of violating the rights of prisoners to decent conditions of detention. At the same time, the institution’s staff denied the fact of placing persons taken into custody in said room. However, during an inspection of the duty log for the assembly department, it was established that such statements do not correspond to reality and are refuted by existing documentary data. In particular, on 12.03.2026, according to entries in the log, three prisoners were in room No. 6 at the same time.

14. Due to the absence of cells for newly arrived persons (hereinafter – quarantine cells) in the institution, prisoners and convicts from the assembly department premises are immediately transferred to the institution’s cells, which contradicts paragraph 13 of Chapter 2 of Section II of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons.

15. During a visit to the maximum-security sector of the institution (hereinafter – MSS), name cards with a brief description of the crimes committed by persons in the cells were found on the outer doors of the cells for those sentenced to life imprisonment. In its report following the 2020 visit to Ukraine, the Committee noted that this practice should be discontinued, as it serves no reasonable purpose and, in addition to stigmatisation, has the effect of worsening relations between prisoners and prison staff (CPT/Inf (2020) 40) paragraph 52).

16. During the inspection of cell premises, violations of Rules 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, and 22.2 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) were identified, as well as violations of the requirements of Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which guarantees the right to respect for private life. In particular, sanitary facilities in certain cells are not equipped with sufficient partitions or doors that ensure privacy, which violates Rule 19.3 of the European Prison Rules (cell premises Nos. 302, 317, 325, 420, 421, etc.).

Contrary to Rule 18.1 of the European Prison Rules, in cell premises Nos. 105, 303, 317, 325, 420, beds are located right next to each other, which deprives prisoners of necessary personal space.

17. Due to excessive grating and the small size of windows, an adequate level of natural lighting is not provided in the cell premises.

Furthermore, contrary to Rule 22.5 of the European Prison Rules and the requirements of the Standards of Provision, cell premises are not equipped with tanks for drinking water, or such tanks are not filled with water, due to which prisoners are forced to consume technical water from the centralised water supply system.

18. Contrary to the requirements of Article 11 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Pre-trial Detention’ and paragraph 1 of Chapter 4 of Section IX of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons, prisoners are not provided with proper material and domestic conditions that comply with sanitation and hygiene rules. In particular, in cell premises, prisoners are forced to wash and dry clothes, which indicates inadequate organisation of laundry services. Certain cells require repairs with the replacement of sanitary and technical equipment and the electrical grid. In some premises, an unpleasant odour is present, unsanitary conditions are observed, and excessive dampness and mould are present on the ceilings and walls of certain cells due to water leakage; the premises are cluttered with personal belongings, and some bedding and mattresses need replacement.

Disinfestation measures taken by the institution’s administration are insufficient. Prisoners complained about the presence of bedbugs and cockroaches in the cells and demonstrated bite marks on their bodies.

At the same time, in the report of the Government of Ukraine following the 2023 visit, the Committee called on the Ukrainian authorities to take necessary measures to improve material conditions of detention, in particular, to reduce cell occupancy so that each person in custody has at least 4 m² of living space (excluding the area occupied by in-cell toilets); to keep all places where convicts and persons in custody are placed, including sanitary facilities, in a proper state of repair and hygiene; to ensure regular and frequent disinfestation; to ensure sufficient access to natural light and ventilation in cells; and to fully equip internal sanitary facilities with partitions (i.e., from floor to ceiling) (CPT/Inf (2024) 20) paragraph 58).

19. Certain mattresses and pillows in the living quarters of the social-psychological service unit (hereinafter – SPS) for convicts left for maintenance work are in an unsatisfactory condition and need to be replaced, which contradicts the requirements of the Procedure for Providing Clothing and the Standards of Provision of Clothing for Convicts, approved by Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 20.02.2012 No. 280/5.

20. The institution’s administration has not fully ensured the right of convicts left for maintenance work to access the internet, and the procedure for providing such access only partially complies with established requirements. In particular, convicts involved in work on the first shift, contrary to the requirements of the eighth paragraph of Part 7 of Article 110 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine, are effectively deprived of the opportunity to use internet access. According to the established schedule, the internet room functions daily from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 18:00, whereas according to the daily routine, the free time of this category of convicts is defined from 19:35 to 21:35, which makes it impossible for them to exercise their right to use the internet.

21. According to paragraph 17 of Section V of the Regulations on the Organisation of Food Provision in the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine for Peacetime, approved by Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 15.06.2021 No. 2160/5 (hereinafter – Regulations on the Organisation of Food Provision), daily samples of each dish of the ration should remain in the institution’s canteen. Sampling is carried out by a cook from the pot in the presence of a medical worker of the healthcare facility into clean dishes with a lid (pre-washed and boiled) before food is served. Daily samples are kept in the canteen’s refrigerator at a temperature from +4 to +8°C and must be kept for a day until the end of the similar meal the next day. However, it was established that there were no samples of dinner dishes for 12.03.2026, as well as breakfast and lunch for 13.03.2026, according to standards Nos. 1A, 3A, 4A, 8B, 8V, 12, 9B.

22. In violation of the requirements of paragraph 14 of Section V of the Regulations on the Organisation of Food Provision, food is delivered to convicts from the institution’s canteen in metal pots and plastic containers, rather than in specially designated and marked thermoses.

23. In violation of the requirements of paragraph 1 of Chapter 1 of Section VI of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons, the institution’s administration has not ensured the functioning of a shop for prisoners and convicts to purchase food and essential items.

24. The monitoring group identified a number of violations in the organisation of laundry and bath services for convicts and persons taken into custody.

In accordance with paragraph 3.19.1 of Section III of the Regulations on the Organisation of Laundry and Bath Services for Persons Held in Correctional Facilities and Remand Prisons, approved by Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated 08.06.2021 No. 849/5 (hereinafter – Regulations), sanitary processing involves washing convicts (persons taken into custody) in a bathhouse using soap and a washcloth, the mandatory replacement of bed linen and underwear, as well as disinfection (destruction of pathogenic microorganisms) and disinfestation (destruction of insects and ticks that are vectors of infectious diseases) of personal clothing and bedding (pillows, mattresses, blankets) in a disinfection chamber.

However, the monitoring group established that the disinfection chamber in the institution does not actually function due to the absence of a disinfector, which makes proper sanitary processing of bedding and clothing impossible, creates an increased risk of spreading infectious diseases among convicts, persons taken into custody, and staff, and indicates a violation of established sanitary and hygienic norms.

25. In violation of paragraph 2.14 of Section II of the Regulations on the Organisation of Laundry and Bath Services, the institution has not ensured the provision of hairdressing services to convicts and prisoners.

26. Cell premises Nos. 303, 307, which are used to hold female prisoners (convicts), are not equipped in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Provision; in particular, they are not equipped with a tray with a shower head on a flexible hose, due to which proper conditions for maintaining personal hygiene of female prisoners (convicts) are not ensured.

27. In violation of the requirements of Rule 19.3 of the European Prison Rules, in the shower room of the social-psychological service unit for convicts left for maintenance work, the right to privacy is not ensured due to the lack of curtains on the shower partitions.

28. The monitoring group established that convicts and persons taken into custody have the opportunity to visit the bathhouse only once a week. This violates the requirements of Rule 19.4 of the European Prison Rules and paragraph 3.1 of the Regulations on the Organisation of Laundry and Bath Services.

29. During the visit, the monitoring group recorded that the institution’s staff who are in direct contact with convicts openly carry special means, in particular rubber batons. At the same time, according to the eighth paragraph of paragraph 8 of Chapter 1 of Section V of the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons, the carrying of special means by remand prison staff within the protected territory of the remand prison must, if possible, be kept as hidden as possible from surroundings. Meanwhile, the Committee recommends that prison officers working in direct contact with prisoners should not carry special means (such as rubber batons, handcuffs, and tear gas canisters) openly before prisoners, as such carrying hinders the establishment of normal relations between staff and prisoners (CPT/Inf (2011) 29) paragraph 85; CPT/Inf (2013) 23) paragraph 23; CPT/Inf (2014) 15) paragraph 166).

30. According to the information provided by the administration, since the beginning of 2026 (as of 13.03.2026), in the state institution ‘Kryvyi Rih Remand Prison No. 3’, 30 short-term visits were granted to prisoners and convicts, of which 28 took place in a non-contact way – through solid partition glass using an intercom device. At the same time, in the report of the Government of Ukraine following the 2023 visit, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture emphasises that for all categories of convicts, open visits (for example, at a table) should be the rule, and closed ones should be the exception, the application of which is allowed only on the basis of substantiated and reasoned decisions after an individual assessment of the potential risk of a specific convict. In this regard, the Committee calls on the Ukrainian authorities to review the procedure for short-term visits in penitentiary institutions in order to ensure they are conducted, as a rule, in open conditions (CPT/Inf (2024) 20) paragraph 99).

31. According to official documentation, the staff shortfall at the institution as of 13.03.2026 is 26 authorised positions. At the same time, in the report of the Government of Ukraine following the 2023 visit, the Committee emphasises that ensuring a positive climate in a penitentiary institution requires the presence of a professional team of staff, who must be present in sufficient numbers at any moment in time in places of detention. An insufficient number of staff can only increase the risk of violence and intimidation between convicts.

A shortage of staff on the ‘front line’ also undermines the quality and level of measures offered to convicts and jeopardises the prospect of preparation for release and social rehabilitation. In this regard, the Committee calls on the Ukrainian authorities to take decisive measures to significantly increase the number of staff in penitentiary institutions in Ukraine, where a low level of staffing is observed, with the aim of strengthening the presence of security and supervision staff inside the institutions. It is also necessary to take measures to put an end to the 24-hour shift for staff on duty (CPT/Inf (2024) 20) paragraph 93).

32. During the monitoring visit, it was established that the institution uses the premises of the assembly department as a shelter, which is adapted for staying in case of emergency situations. Access to the shelter is organised through the main entrance, and there is a second (evacuation) exit, which generally meets safety requirements regarding the possibility of alternative evacuation. At the same time, it was established that the shelter premises are not equipped with a ventilation system. The lack of proper ventilation creates risks for the safe stay of people, especially in the case of a long stay of a large number of persons, which can lead to a deterioration in air quality, an increase in humidity levels, and the creation of threats to health.

The premises have a connection to the sewage network, which allows for basic sanitary and hygienic conditions. The shelter consists of a common room for accommodating persons, as well as four separate rooms that can be used for accommodating vulnerable categories, in particular, the sick or persons with children. The actual state of the premises indicates their limited adaptability for long-term stay: there is no proper equipment, and places for sitting or lying down are not actually provided, which, in case of using the shelter for its intended purpose, can significantly complicate the conditions of stay.

Thus, despite the presence of a second exit and basic engineering communications, the lack of ventilation and proper material and domestic provision indicates the non-compliance of the shelter with minimum requirements for civil protection shelters and requires the urgent elimination of the identified deficiencies.

33. During the monitoring visit to the institution, the organisation of labour of persons held in the institution, as well as the compliance of such practices with the requirements of national legislation and international standards, were examined. The analysis was carried out on the basis of documents provided by the administration, primary accounting materials, cell cards, record logs, and an actual inspection of the facilities where the labour of prisoners and convicts is used, as well as personal communication with persons who work. In KRP-3, several areas of labour utilisation effectively function: work in workshops (manufacturing products and providing services under contracts), work in the kitchen, maintenance, as well as construction, repair, and plumbing work, including territory improvement. Part of this activity is formally processed through employment contracts or civil law contracts; however, a significant part of the work is performed outside the scope of proper legal regulation.

The institution’s workshops carry out manufacturing (in particular, sewing) and provide services, including repair and diagnostics of vehicles. This activity is carried out on the basis of contracts with external contractors. It is within the framework of this area that the administration declares the use of the labour of convicts on a contractual basis. In the kitchen, on the day of the visit, nine persons were involved in work. Of these, five persons perform the functions of kitchen workers and a baker on a permanent basis and work under employment contracts, while four other convicts are involved under Part 5 of Article 118 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine without payment for their labour.

At the same time, the nature of the work they perform does not have the characteristics of improvement work, but is full-fledged production activity related to food preparation. It was established that one of the convicts (D.) works in the kitchen daily without days off, which is confirmed by entries in the doctor’s inspection log and the food quality control log. Such a labour regime does not meet legal requirements regarding working hours and rest, and also testifies to the systemic nature of involvement in labour without its proper documentation and payment.

Separately, it was established that T., U., S., V., B., M., B., and V. are actually involved in construction work and work in the kitchen. According to their cell cards, these persons are accused; however, there is no information about their involvement in work, transfer for work, or the existence of contracts. A similar situation was established regarding persons performing plumbing work, cleaning the territory, and other auxiliary work – N., N., K., B., V., K. In their accounting documents, there are no marks that would confirm the legal grounds for them performing such work. Likewise, M. and K., as accused, are involved in cleaning administrative premises without proper legal documentation.

According to the administration, 26 persons are officially involved in work at the institution, of whom 9 work under employment contracts and 17 under civil law contracts. At the same time, the actual number of persons performing work is larger, which is confirmed by an analysis of cell cards and logs, as well as direct communication with persons involved in labour.

An analysis of employment contracts indicates a formal compliance with certain legal requirements, but in the context of the overall organisation of labour, they do not cover a significant part of the persons actually working. Furthermore, the level of remuneration and its distribution raises doubts regarding compliance with the requirements of Article 43 of the Constitution of Ukraine and the provisions of the Labour Code of Ukraine regarding fair remuneration for labour.

Particular attention is drawn to the practice of concluding civil law contracts. It was established that a significant part of the persons who actually perform work that has the characteristics of employment relationships is processed under such contracts. In particular, the work is performed systematically, in a designated place, and with subordination to the institution’s administration, which corresponds to the characteristics of employment relationships defined by legislation.

The use of civil law contracts in such cases has characteristics of replacing employment relationships with the aim of avoiding guarantees provided for by labour legislation, in particular regarding remuneration, social insurance, working hours, and rest. Also, the institution’s administration did not provide information and documentary confirmation regarding the accrual and payment of a single social contribution for convicts involved in labour, which indicates a risk of violating their right to social insurance. Furthermore, the institution’s administration did not provide information on the accrual and payment of wages to convicts involved in labour, which indicates a risk of violating their right to social insurance and remuneration.

A generalised analysis of the established facts testifies to the presence of systemic violations of the right to labour of persons held in the institution. Involving the accused in labour without proper legal documentation contradicts the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The use of the labour of convicts without payment or in violation of established guarantees does not meet the requirements of Article 118 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine. The actual replacement of employment relationships with civil law contracts violates the requirements of the Labour Code of Ukraine. Also, the established facts may testify to a violation of Article 43 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which guarantees the right to labour and proper conditions for its remuneration.

Thus, a practice of using the labour of persons has been formed in the institution, which has a systemic character and is carried out outside the boundaries of proper legal regulation. A significant part of the persons actually works without the formalisation of employment relationships, without payment, or with the limitation of social guarantees, which requires a response from state authorities and the bringing of the practice into line with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation and international standards in the sphere of human rights.

Kryvyi Rih City Medical Unit No. 3 of the branch of the State Institution ‘Centre for Health Protection of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine’ in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions

The head of the Kryvyi Rih City Medical Unit No. 3 of the branch of the State Institution ‘Centre for Health Protection of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine’ in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions is Nataliya Volodymyrivna Shakhman.

At the time of the visit, the following positions were vacant: psychiatrist – 0.5 authorised units (hereinafter – auth. units); medical nurse / medical brother – 1 auth. unit; phthisiologist – 0.25 auth. units; pharmacist – 1 auth. unit; laboratory assistant – 1 auth. unit.

During the monitoring visit, the monitoring group studied medical documentation, inspected the medical unit’s premises, and conducted individual interviews (surveys) with convicts and persons taken into custody, as a result of which deficiencies in the organisation of medical provision were established, leading to violations of the rights of said persons.

1. During the visit, the monitoring group established that medical staff does not ensure proper recording and documentation of bodily injuries of persons deprived of liberty.

In accordance with paragraph 2.11 of Section II of the Procedure for Interaction of Healthcare Institutions of the SCES of Ukraine with Healthcare Institutions on Issues of Providing Medical Care to Persons Taken into Custody, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 10.02.2012 No. 239/5/104 (hereinafter – Procedure), in the event of detecting bodily injuries in a person taken into custody, the medical worker who discovered such injuries shall draw up a certificate in three copies, in which the following are detailed:

• information (written statement, oral or written explanation of the convict) regarding the circumstances of receiving bodily injuries (date, time, place of receiving, methods of causing injuries, information about the person(s) who, in the convict’s opinion, caused them), as well as other information regarding the receipt of bodily injuries;
• an exhaustive description of medical indicators characterising the state of health of the convict, the nature of the injuries, their size, and location;
• the assumption of the medical worker based on the information provided by the convict and medical indicators, as well as a justification of their correlation.

The form of primary accounting documentation No. 511/o ‘Certificate of recording bodily injuries’, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 14.02.2012 No. 110, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 28.04.2012 under No. 661/20974, and photographs of the convict’s existing bodily injuries must be attached by the medical professional to the certificate. Two copies of the certificate and its annexes shall be attached to the materials of the personal file and the outpatient medical record No. 025/o, and the third copy shall be issued personally to the convict who underwent the examination.

Instead, as established during the monitoring visit, in cases where bodily injuries are detected, medical staff fill out only the form of primary accounting documentation No. 511/o without preparing the certificate in three copies and without performing the full complex of actions provided for by the Procedure. This indicates a violation of the requirements of paragraph 2.11 of Section II of the Procedure and inadequate organisation of medical recording of bodily injuries.

At the same time, the lack of proper recording of bodily injuries does not comply with paragraph 60 of the Committee’s recommendations, which states that medical services in places of detention can contribute to the prevention of violence against persons held in custody by systematically recording bodily injuries, as well as, if necessary, by informing the appropriate authorities (CPT/Inf (93) 12-part).

2. During the examination of medical documentation, it was established that photographs of existing bodily injuries are not attached to the form of primary accounting documentation No. 511/o ‘Certificate of recording bodily injuries’, which is contained in outpatient medical records No. 025/o, as provided for by paragraph 2.11 of Section II of the Procedure for Interaction of Healthcare Institutions of the SCES of Ukraine with Healthcare Institutions on Issues of Providing Medical Care to Persons Taken into Custody, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 10.02.2012 No. 239/5/104 (hereinafter – Procedure for Interaction of Healthcare Institutions). At the same time, the Committee, in its report following the 2023 visit to Ukraine, notes that any traumatic injuries detected during a medical examination must be photographed in detail, and the photographs, together with body charts, must be stored in the person’s individual medical record (CPT/Inf (2024) 20) paragraph 82).

3. In violation of the requirements of the Instructions for completing the form of primary accounting documentation No. 003-6/o ‘Informed voluntary consent of the patient to the conduct of diagnostics, treatment, and to the conduct of surgery and anaesthesia and to the presence or participation of participants in the educational process’, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 14.02.2012 No. 110, the absence of signed informed voluntary consent for diagnostics and treatment was established for two patients who were in the inpatient unit of the medical facility. This may indicate a lack of voluntary consent from the patient to the application of methods of diagnostics, prevention, and treatment, which is a violation of Article 43 of the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Healthcare’ and paragraph 47 of the Committee’s recommendations (CPT/Inf (93) 12-part).

4. According to paragraphs 2 and 3 of Chapter III of Section II of the Procedure for Organising the Provision of Medical Care to Convicts Sentenced to Imprisonment, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 15.08.2014 No. 1348/5/572 (hereinafter – Procedure), a physician (or general practitioner – family doctor), a psychiatrist, and a dentist must participate in a preventive medical examination. However, the position of psychiatrist in the medical unit is vacant, which indicates the incompleteness of the initial and preventive medical examination, due to which convicts and detainees do not receive proper medical care.

This violates paragraph 38 of the Committee’s recommendations (CPT/Inf (93) 12-part), which states that medical services in places of detention must be able to provide medical care and treatment, as well as an appropriate diet, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, or any other special care at the same level as that offered to patients in civilian healthcare facilities. Staffing with physicians, auxiliary medical and technical personnel must be ensured, and appropriate premises, equipment, and apparatus must be provided.

5. The medical unit has not organised opioid substitution therapy (hereinafter – OST) for persons with mental and behavioural disorders due to opioid use in accordance with the Procedure for Conducting Opioid Substitution Therapy for Persons with Mental and Behavioural Disorders Due to Opioid Use, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 27.03.2012 No. 200.

Persons with drug dependence are not provided with social-psychological support, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), relapse prevention, motivational interviewing, self-help groups, etc.

Thus, these persons are deprived of the opportunity to receive OST, which violates their right to choose methods of treatment in accordance with Article 38 of the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Healthcare’.

At the same time, the Committee, in its report following the 2023 visit to Ukraine, notes that admission to a penitentiary institution is an opportunity to address the drug-related problem, and therefore it is important that appropriate assistance is offered to all interested persons; therefore, appropriate medical care must be available in all institutions. The assistance offered to such persons must be diverse; substitution therapy programmes for persons with drug dependence must be combined with real psychosocial and educational programmes for persons with opioid dependence who are unable to stop using drugs. Furthermore, access to OST programmes in institutions should be easy, and they should also be managed by penitentiary doctors who have undergone special training on issues related to drug use (CPT/Inf (2024) 20) paragraph 86).

6. In violation of the Measures and means for preventing infection during patient care, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 03.08.2020 No. 1777, only one isolation ward for infectious patients is equipped in the medical unit, which makes it impossible to simultaneously place patients with dangerous infectious diseases separately from each other and from other convicts.

Furthermore, the isolation ward for persons with infectious diseases does not comply with sanitary-hygienic norms and the requirements of State Building Norms V.2.2-10:2022 ‘Healthcare Facilities. Basic Provisions’. Thus, the ward intended for holding such patients is not equipped with a shower cabin, which forces infectious patients to use common sanitary facilities together with other detainees who are undergoing treatment in the inpatient unit of the medical facility. The lack of proper conditions makes effective isolation of patients impossible, facilitates the spread of infectious diseases, and creates a threat to the health of both convicts and medical staff.

7. In violation of paragraph 9 of the Rules for the Application of Physical Restraint and (or) Isolation During the Provision of Psychiatric Care to Persons Suffering from Mental Disorders, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 24.03.2016 No. 240, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 15.04.2016 under No. 570/28700, and paragraph 8.3.4 of the State Building Norms of Ukraine V.2.2-10:2022 ‘Healthcare Facilities’, the isolation ward for persons with mental disorders does not meet the established requirements.

The premises are designed for more than one person (2 persons), which contradicts the principles of isolation. Excessive grating of the window does not ensure an adequate level of natural lighting. The furniture has sharp corners, which poses a potential danger. The sanitary facility is not equipped with a door and sufficient partitions, which makes privacy impossible. There is no tank with boiled drinking water.

8. In violation of the requirements of the Standards of Medical Care for Viral Hepatitis C in Adults, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 23.07.2025 No. 1178, not all persons (25 persons as of 13.03.2026) suspected of having viral hepatitis C undergo the necessary PCR testing, due to which they do not receive proper treatment, which may lead to a deterioration of their health and the spread of said infectious disease among convicts and prisoners.

9. Dispensary supervision is carried out for 7 persons with disabilities. Of these, 2 are in group II, and 5 are in group III. At the same time, in violation of the requirements of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine’, persons with disabilities do not receive proper diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitation measures, despite information confirming persistent impairment of bodily functions caused by diseases or the consequences of injuries, which lead to restrictions on normal daily activities.

Thus, during the examination of the medical documentation of convicts, it was established that 3 persons with disabilities lack an individual rehabilitation programme (hereinafter – IRP). Furthermore, IRP recommendations are not being implemented, due to which they do not receive proper diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitation measures, despite information confirming persistent impairment of bodily functions caused by diseases and the consequences of injuries, which lead to restrictions on normal daily activities.

10. In violation of the requirements of the State Building Norms of Ukraine V.2.2-40:2018 ‘Inclusivity of Buildings and Structures. Basic Provisions’, conditions for holding persons with disabilities have not been created in the medical unit.

11. In violation of paragraph 37 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 02.03.2016 No. 285 ‘On Approval of Licensing Conditions for the Conduct of Economic Activity in Medical Practice’, there is no certificate in the medical unit confirming free access to the buildings and premises of the medical facility for persons with limited mobility, the receipt of which is mandatory.

12. There is no separate office for a gynaecologist in the medical unit. The reception of sick convicts and prisoners is conducted in an examination room, which is also used by other doctors. This organisation of work likely does not ensure the necessary level of confidentiality and may violate the patients’ right to privacy during medical examinations.

13. In violation of the State Sanitary Norms and Rules ‘Procedure for Medical Waste Management, including requirements for human health safety during the formation, collection, storage, transportation, and processing of such waste’, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 31.10.2024 No. 1827, the branch of the SE ‘Centre for Health Protection of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine’ in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions has not concluded an agreement with a specialised institution for the disposal of medical waste, due to which proper collection, sorting, and disposal of medical waste have not been organised in the medical unit since the beginning of 2026.

14. In violation of the Procedure for Organising Medical Care at the Primary, Secondary (Specialised), and Tertiary (Highly Specialised) Levels Using Telemedicine, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 19.10.2015 No. 681, the medical unit staff are unable to make requests for telemedical consultation and receive consultations for providing medical care to prisoners and convicts due to technical reasons.

15. In violation of the requirements of the Equipment Table for a single workplace for a dentist and dental technician, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 11.04.2005 No. 158, there is no dental X-ray machine in the medical unit, which makes it impossible to conduct in-depth dental examinations of convicts and does not ensure the timely provision of proper dental care.

16. In violation of the Fire Safety Rules in Ukraine, approved by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine dated 30.12.2014 No. 1417, the medical unit premises are not equipped with fire extinguishing and fire alarm systems.

Recommendations:

1. Ensure compliance with minimum living space standards in cell premises; do not allow overcrowding of cells and the placement of persons in excess of the actual number of sleeping places.

2. Stop using punishment cells and single cells with an area of less than 6 m², as well as premises where the distance between walls is less than 2 m.

3. Immediately stop the illegal holding of prisoners in solitary confinement without proper procedural documentation, in particular, without an order from the head of the remand prison authorised by a prosecutor.

4. Ensure the transfer of persons with mental disorders held in isolation to specialised medical facilities or appropriately equipped units for the provision of psychiatric care.

5. Equip sanitary facilities in punishment, assembly, and cell premises with partitions and doors that ensure privacy.

6. Equip punishment cells with staff call buttons.

7. Ensure an adequate level of natural lighting in punishment and cell premises and in exercise yards.

8. Ensure the functioning of radio broadcast systems in punishment cells and the ability of prisoners to use them in accordance with established requirements.

9. Review the practice of video surveillance in living quarters and punishment cells, taking into account the right to privacy and international standards.

10. Post full information in all cell premises, punishment cells, and the assembly department regarding mechanisms for filing complaints, contacts of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the ECtHR, prosecutor's offices, the SBI, the Ministry of Justice, the Department, the interregional administration, and the free legal aid centre.

11. Ensure compliance with requirements regarding the separate detention of prisoners, taking into account the nature of the accusation, the level of risk, and the right to personal safety.

12. Bring the assembly department premises into compliance with the Standards of Provision, in particular, ensure natural lighting, ventilation, drinking water, furniture, sanitary facilities, and washbasins.

13. Stop using room No. 6 of the assembly department for the placement of persons until violations of sanitary-hygienic requirements are eliminated.

14. Equip quarantine cells for newly arrived persons and ensure their use in accordance with the Internal Regulations of Remand Prisons.

15. Stop the practice of placing name cards with descriptions of crimes on the cells of the maximum-security sector.

16. Ensure adequate personal space in cell premises, in particular, do not allow beds to be placed right next to each other.

17. Equip cell premises with tanks for drinking water and ensure they are regularly filled.

18. Carry out repairs in cell premises where dampness, mould, unsanitary conditions, faulty sanitary equipment, or electrical grids are present.

19. Ensure regular and effective disinfestation of cell premises.

20. Replace unsuitable mattresses, pillows, bed linen, and other items in the living quarters of the social-psychological service unit.

21. Ensure that convicts left for maintenance work have a real opportunity to use the internet in their free time.

22. Ensure the proper collection and storage of daily food samples in accordance with food provision requirements.

23. Ensure that food is delivered in specially designated and marked thermoses.

24. Ensure the functioning of a shop for prisoners and convicts to purchase food and essential items.

25. Restore the proper functioning of the disinfection chamber and ensure sanitary processing of clothing, bedding, mattresses, pillows, and blankets.

26. Ensure the provision of hairdressing services to convicts and prisoners.

27. Equip female cell premises Nos. 303, 307 with means for maintaining personal hygiene, in particular, a tray with a shower head on a flexible hose.

28. Equip shower rooms with partitions or curtains that ensure privacy.

29. Ensure the possibility of visiting the bathhouse more often than once a week in accordance with established requirements.

30. Stop the open carrying of special means by staff who are in direct contact with prisoners and convicts.

31. Review the practice of conducting short-term visits and ensure that open visits are the rule, and non-contact visits are the exception based on individual risk assessment.

32. Take measures to fill the vacant staff positions in the institution.

33. Bring the institution’s shelter into compliance with minimum civil protection requirements, in particular, equip it with ventilation and necessary material-domestic provisions.

34. Ensure proper legal documentation of the labour of all persons who actually perform work at the institution.

35. Stop involving the accused in work without proper legal grounds and documentation.

36. Stop using unpaid labour in the kitchen under the guise of work under Part 5 of Article 118 of the Criminal Executive Code of Ukraine.

37. Conduct an inspection of the actual involvement in construction, repair, plumbing, kitchen, and improvement work with the aim of identifying persons who work without documentation and payment.

38. Review the practice of concluding civil law contracts with convicts and eliminate the substitution of employment relationships with civil law ones.

39. Ensure payment for labour, time tracking, social guarantees, and safe working conditions for all persons involved in work.

40. Conduct an official investigation into the facts of using the labour of persons without proper documentation, without payment, and without observance of social guarantees.

41. Take measures aimed at eliminating identified human rights violations and preventing torture, and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment and punishment in the City Medical Unit No. 3 of the branch of the State Institution ‘Centre for Health Protection of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine’ in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.

42. Ensure control over the proper maintenance of medical documentation in accordance with the Procedure for Interaction of Healthcare Institutions of the SCES of Ukraine with Healthcare Institutions on Issues of Providing Medical Care to Persons Taken into Custody, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 10.02.2012 No. 239/5/104, the Procedure for Organising the Provision of Medical Care to Convicts Sentenced to Imprisonment, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine dated 15.08.2014 No. 1348/5/572, and other regulatory legal acts.

43. Ensure timely and proper recording of bodily injuries in convicts and prisoners.

44. Ensure the hospital facility is staffed with specialists according to needs.

45. Ensure proper keeping of preventive examination records.

46. Ensure that informed consent of patients for examination and treatment is obtained in the established form.

47. Ensure the setting up of isolation wards in the medical unit for patients with infectious diseases in accordance with established legislative requirements.

48. Ensure the provision of necessary antiviral treatment for persons with chronic viral hepatitis C in the shortest possible time.

49. Ensure the possibility of receiving opioid substitution therapy based on a diagnosis of mental and behavioural disorders due to opioid use.

50. Ensure that the isolation ward for persons with mental and behavioural disorders is equipped in accordance with established requirements.

51. Fulfil the requirements of paragraph 37 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 02.03.2016 No. 285 ‘On Approval of Licensing Conditions for the Conduct of Economic Activity in Medical Practice’.

52. Ensure the conduct of individual rehabilitation for persons who need it.

53. Ensure the accessibility of the institution’s buildings in accordance with the State Building Norms of Ukraine V.2.2-40:2018 ‘Inclusivity of Buildings and Structures. Basic Provisions’.

54. Ensure the proper operation of the telemedical complex for doctors to make requests for telemedical consultation.

55. Equip the medical unit with necessary diagnostic equipment, in particular, a dental X-ray machine.

56. Ensure proper disposal of medicines and medical devices.

57. Ensure the setting up of a separate office for a gynaecologist and organise medical examinations with observance of requirements for patient confidentiality and privacy.

58. Equip the fire safety system in accordance with established requirements.