Abandon all hope, ye who enter here
This book is a typical example of biographical prose, and there is nothing fictional within it.
Monitoring visit to the Drohobych Correctional Colony No. 40
In the prison, built back during the Habsburg era, almost five hundred convicts are serving their sentences.
Monitoring visit to the Mykolaiv Correctional Colony No. 50
A minimum-security institution with general conditions for men is located in the village of Zaklad, Mykolaiv district, Lviv region. As of 19 December, 308 convicts were being held here.
Monitoring visit to the State Institution ‘Kryvyi Rih Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 3’
The biggest problem is the level of medical care, or more precisely – its absence. Also, the prices for rooms for long-term visits are too high.
Monitoring visit to the inter-regional hospital at Temnivska Correctional Colony No. 100
The purpose of the visit was to inspect the inter-regional hospital for convicts, which is located at the institution.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Kryvyi Rih Correctional Colony No. 80
KCC No. 80 is a medium-security institution for men sentenced to imprisonment for a definite term for the first time.
Monitoring visit to Vesele Correctional Centre No. 8
Convicts sentenced to restriction of liberty serve their sentences at the institution, as well as those whose remaining part of the sentence was replaced with a milder one.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Toretsk Correctional Colony No. 2
The institution is located on the outskirts of the city, near one of the waste heaps (terykons). The institution’s administration noted that just behind the waste heap are the military positions of the terrorists. A few years ago, the combat positions were just outside the colony gates.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the State Institution ‘Bakhmut Institution for the Execution of Punishments No. 6’
Here, an attitude towards life-sentenced individuals that is not typical for other institutions is prevalent. They communicate with the inmates with respect, without shouting ‘face to the wall’, and calmly open the grate and let the monitors into the cell.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Selydove Correctional Colony No. 82
The colony’s medical chief reported that there is a significant shortage of medical personnel at the institution; there is a dentist and a radiologist at 0.5 time each and a therapist who has been on sick leave for three months already.