Department for the Execution of Sentences once again left without attention

Anti-corruption initiatives of the new government bypass the sphere of the execution of sentences in Ukraine

All-Ukrainian campaign against torture begins

Initiators of the campaign intend to organize an indefinite picket near the building of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine with the aim of drawing public attention to the problem of torture

Lisitskov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych

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Prosecutor’s Office to check public control over SIZO

The State Duma approved the first-reading bill on introducing liability for obstructing public control in places of detention without objections.

Sadulaeva v. Russia. ECHR Decision

The kidnapping and probable killing of a Chechen resident by federal troops, as well as the court’s refusal to oblige the prosecutor’s office to conduct a thorough investigation into this kidnapping, was “valued” by the European Court of Human Rights at 60,000 euros.

Oleksandr Lisitskov – new Head of the Department

Minister of Justice of Ukraine Oleksandr Lavrynovych introduced the Head of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences to the management staff

Kaluga Ombudsman checked how human rights are observed in places of detention

The Ombudsman familiarized himself with the conditions of serving sentences by convicts in the SUSN and SHIZO of IK-3, as well as with their material and living conditions.

Press conference on the topic: Prison system: progress is almost imperceptible

"Ukrainski Novyny" News Agency On 30 March at 13:00, a press conference on the topic: “The Prison System: Progress is Almost Imperceptible” will be held at the press centre of the “Ukrainski Novyny” news agency.

Is a reward awaiting the hater of civic organisations?

One of the leaders of the Volyn Department, I. Stefanovsky, known for his brutal attitude towards civic organisations, is a nominee for an award. Will the department's management support the candidacy of this odious official? An open letter from the “Rehabilitation” charitable foundation.

“Route of Assistance” programme takes place in Khmelnytskyi region

A project aimed at providing legal assistance to prisoners preparing for release from places of detention through their participation in a resocialisation programme.

California wants to release 6,500 prisoners

The goal of the California state prison authorities' programme is to reduce the number of inmates in 33 California prisons by 6,500 people.

Grozny becomes advisor to Galinsky

Dmytro Hryhorovych Grozny has become the new advisor to the Chairman of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences, Oleksandr Iulianovych Halinsky.