Monitoring visit to the State Institution “Dnipro Correctional Colony No. 89”
After checking the documents, the monitors heard a message broadcast over the loudspeaker on the colony grounds, warning the inmates and staff about the inspection.
Monitoring visit to State Institution ‘Dnipro Penal Institution No. 4’
The reason for the poor conditions in the cells is the lack of funding for the institution from the state budget. This, along with the high occupancy of the institution, prevents the administration from improving conditions in all sectors simultaneously.
Monitoring visit to Vinnytsia Penal Institution No. 1
Visits to this institution are carried out with a certain periodicity. Let us recall that this facility has the largest number of prisoners serving life sentences.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution “Kropyvnytskyi Pre-trial Detention Centre”
During the visit to the medical unit, monitors noticed a woman screaming loudly and begging them to come in. The cell she was in could hardly be called a ward. Materials were handed over to the Prosecutor's Office. Prosecutorial action followed immediately.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution “Kropyvnytskyi Correctional Colony (No. 6)”
During 2020–2021, not a single complaint was recorded from the convicts, which seems strange to the monitors.
How Ukraine Ignores the Fight Against Ill-Treatment in Prisons
The actual response of the Ukrainian authorities to the Council of Europe’s attempts to assist in implementing mechanisms to combat ill-treatment in prisons.Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on Violations of Prisoners’ Rights from 2016 to 2021
This book contains translations of 20 out of 112 judgments delivered by the European Court of Human Rights from 2016 to 2021 in cases against Ukraine concerning violations of prisoners’ rights under Articles 2, 3 and 8 of the European Convention.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution 'Korosten Penal Colony (No. 71)'
In most dormitories, single-tier beds are installed; however, monitors observed double-tier beds in one unit. Some beds are placed tightly together without partitions, which violates the right to privacy.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution ‘Raikivska Correctional Colony (No. 73)’
The outpatient medical records lack medical certificates regarding physical injuries, as well as the accompanying photographs of those injuries, as required by the joint Order of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution ‘Berdychiv Correctional Colony (No. 70)’
Some premises require major repairs, especially in the medical unit. Old medical equipment, in particular the X-ray machine, needs to be replaced with new equipment, and a fluorograph and other items must be purchased.
Monitoring visit to State Institution ‘Lychakivska Correctional Colony No. 30’
The sanitary facilities in the unrenovated wards deserve special attention. They are not merely in an inadequate state, but in a horrific one. There is an unbearable stench in the rooms, and it is impossible to enter the toilets.