Monitoring visit to the State Institution ‘Berdychiv Correctional Centre (No. 108)’
There are no malicious violators of the detention regime in the institution. Penalties in the form of placement in a disciplinary isolation cell (DIZO) are almost never applied. As the institution’s management explains, the convicts are disciplined, and there is little point in such a disciplinary penalty; personal communication is more effective.
Monitoring visit to State Institution “Berdychiv Correctional Colony (No. 70)”
Convicts complain of dampness in the cells. According to one of them, the medical unit does not provide medication. Some prisoners have publicly appealed to the country’s leadership with a petition for a pardon to subsequently serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution “Raiki Correctional Colony (No. 73)”
A pressing issue for the facility is the poor quality of the drinking water. Water is drawn from an old borehole and then filtered.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution “Zhytomyr Remand Prison (No. 8)”
One floor of the disciplinary cell unit is out of use due to flooding. Last year, the cells were renovated, but even after the repairs, dampness is causing fungus to appear on the walls.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution ‘Zhytomyr Correctional Colony (No. 4)’
Despite previous remarks, Zhytomyr Correctional Colony No. 4 is perhaps the only institution where the practice of ‘raised beds’ continues, where beds in the disciplinary isolation cell are fastened to the wall during the day. Convicts complain about incomprehensible disciplinary punishments, in particular for failing to turn up for morning exercise.
Monitoring visit to SE “Korosten Correctional Colony (No. 71)”
The medical unit premises require major repairs. The communal bathhouse is not equipped with a room for medical staff necessary for conducting examinations of convicts, meaning medical examinations are carried out in the presence of other convicts.Reform of the Penitentiary Healthcare
The reader is offered analytical materials on the state of medical care in penitentiary institutions of Ukraine, prepared by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, and the vision of human rights activists on the reform of penitentiary healthcare.Life Imprisonment: European Standards and Ukrainian Practice
Monitoring visit to the State Institution "Romny Correctional Colony No. 56"
Due to the institution being almost at full capacity, bunk beds are used in the residential units, which creates additional inconvenience for the prisoners and contradicts the European Prison Rules.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution "Novhorod-Siverskyi Penal Institution No. 31"
The institution consists of a maximum-security sector for life-sentenced prisoners and a remand center section that serves three surrounding districts.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution "Chernihiv Remand Center"
According to the deputy head of the institution, there is no maximum-security sector in the remand center – instead, there are transit cells where life-sentenced prisoners are held when brought in for court hearings. Some such prisoners have been in the institution for "participation in court hearings" for over five years.