The Penal Enforcement System of Ukraine in 2023. A Statistical Overview.
As of 1 January 2024, 44,024 persons were held in the places of deprivation of liberty of the penal enforcement system of Ukraine. During 2023, the number of persons in places of deprivation of liberty increased by 1,298.The Penal System of Ukraine in 2022. A Statistical Review
As of 1 January 2023, 42,726 people were held in penal facilities within the Ukrainian correctional system. Over the year, the number of people in custody decreased by 5,525.The Penal System of Ukraine in 2021. A Statistical Review
As of 1 January 2022, 48,251 people were held in detention facilities of the penal system of Ukraine. In 2021, the number of people in detention facilities decreased by 1,572.The Penal System of Ukraine in 2020. Statistical Overview.
As of 01.01.2021, 49,823 persons were held in places of detention within the penal system of Ukraine. During 2020, the number of persons in places of detention decreased by 3,040.
Report on the findings of the monitoring visit to the Polytska Correctional Colony No. 76
The disciplinary cell/cell-type unit (Dizo/PKT) cells are not equipped with personnel call buttons; a number of violations were identified in the organisation of laundry and bathing services; and medical certificates detailing physical injuries are not being completed correctly. The medical unit is not equipped with fluorography/X-ray equipment.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Horodyshchenska Correctional Colony No. 96
The institution has renovated dormitory premises and rooms for psychological and social work. However, the administration uses the labour of convicts in the canteen without payment, establishes artificial obstacles to prevent the substitution of the unserved part of a sentence with a more lenient one, and the monitoring group was provided with forged personal medical books.
Report on the findings of the monitoring visit to the Rivne Pre-Trial Detention Centre
The institution is undergoing renovation works, and attention is being paid to a healthy lifestyle for prisoners/convicts. However, staff in direct contact with convicts openly carry rubber batons, the only type of dental care practiced is tooth extraction, and some cell premises suffer from excessive humidity and are cluttered with personal belongings.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Zbarazka Specialized Tuberculosis Hospital No. 63
The monitoring team established facts regarding the improper recording of bodily injuries: 8 cases of recorded injuries, including foreign bodies in the form of needles in fingers, chest contusions, and other injuries, information about which was not entered into medical records.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to Zbarazh Correctional Colony No. 63
Convicts must “earn” the right to use a tablet, the air temperature in the sleeping quarters is 13°C, while in the production areas it ranges from 14°C to 16°C, and women are engaged in night shifts after completing a full working day; these and other violations are detailed in our report on the women’s correctional colony.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Petrivska Correctional Colony No. 49
The monitoring group recorded the use of degrading practices: standing facing the wall with hands behind the back every time a cell door is opened. Convicts are not provided with seasonal clothing and footwear. Beds in the sleeping areas are located immediately adjacent to one another.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Kropyvnytskyi Correctional Colony No. 6
Numerous complaints were received from convicts regarding improper treatment by the administration and staff of the institution. A man was found in the isolation ward for individuals with mental disorders who had been in a lying position for a long time, was unable to care for himself, was without bedding, and was wearing dirty casual clothes.