Report on the findings of a monitoring visit to the specialized tuberculosis hospital of the Zbarazh Correctional Colony No. 63
Some positive practices were noted, particularly the implementation of modern information systems. At the same time, the monitoring visit revealed numerous systemic violations in the sphere of medical care and the treatment of prisoners. The most serious violations concern the placement of an individual with mental health disorders in the disciplinary unit (DIZO) without a proper medical assessment or response, the lack of an isolation unit for such patients, the absence of a clinical psychologist, and other violations.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Zbarazh Correctional Colony No. 63
Part of the living quarters, study rooms, and individual premises for educational work and household use are in a proper condition. At the same time, unauthorised delegation of supervision functions to prisoners over other individuals and significant deficiencies in the sphere of social-educational and psychological work have been recorded. A separate block of violations concerns the organisation of prisoner labour.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to the Khmelnytskyi Pre-trial Detention Centre
The administration has taken specific measures to improve conditions of detention, in particular by carrying out repair work in cell facilities and equipping a psycho-emotional relaxation room. At the same time, overcrowding in certain cells, inadequate material, living, and sanitary-hygienic conditions, staff shortages, and other violations were identified.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Poltava Correctional Colony No. 64
Alongside certain positive changes in the organisation of the institution's activities, there is a significant number of violations of the rights of convicts and shortcomings in ensuring proper conditions of detention. A separate block of violations concerns the organisation of the convicts’ labour. Numerous violations were also identified in the sphere of medical provision.
Report on the Results of a Monitoring Visit to Pervomaiska Correctional Colony No. 117
A pilot project has been implemented regarding a novel approach to ensuring the supervision of convicted persons based on the principle of service in European countries; renovation work has been carried out. At the same time, the admission of convicted persons to the institution does not fully comply with the requirements of current legislation. On the day of the visit, the administration had created a ‘mock-up’ of a sanitary facility in the shelter, which was not connected to the sewage system.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Kachanivska Penal Colony No. 54
Positive developments aimed at improving material and living conditions and implementing modern approaches to resocialisation are observed. At the same time, systemic violations were identified regarding the procedure for the admission and segregation of convicts, the illegal use of medical premises for the initial placement of life-sentenced prisoners, non-compliance with sanitary and hygienic requirements, and other violations.
Report on the results of the monitoring visit to Olekseivska Penal Colony No. 25
The institution has demonstrated a positive dynamic of development: infrastructure modernisation, connection of backup power supply, arrangement of shelters, and updating of medical equipment. At the same time, during the monitoring visit, systemic violations of convicts’ rights were identified, concerning the practice of delegating control to ‘orderlies’, the use of unpaid labour of newly arrived inmates, deficiencies in the work of the QDD, and other violations.
Report on the results of a monitoring visit to the Dnipropetrovsk Specialized Tuberculosis Hospital No. 89
The unauthorized involvement of convicts in performing the duties of orderlies in the inpatient unit, improper maintenance of medical records, limited access to telemedicine consultations, and treatment for viral hepatitis C have been recorded. Significant violations of material, living, sanitary, hygiene, fire safety, and security requirements in the hospital premises were established.
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Report on the Results of the Monitoring Visit to Dnipropetrovsk Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 4
Despite the implementation of certain measures to improve the material and technical base of the medical unit, systemic violations were established in the organisation and provision of medical care. Inadequate medical record-keeping, non-compliance with requirements for the organisation of treatment for persons with drug dependency, and the absence of proper conditions for persons with disabilities and persons with mental disorders were recorded.