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On 4 August 2026 I submitted a request for public information to the South-Central Interregional Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Punishments of
How many people have died in the Odesa Pre-Trial Detention Centre over the past decade and a half? How many of them took
For almost 30 years I have been researching Ukraine’s penitentiary system and reforming this field. During this time much has changed – my
Dear friends, colleagues, everyone who is in one way or another involved in the study, analysis, and reform of Ukraine’s penitentiary system. Everyone
2 April 2026, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Ukrayinskyy and Others v. Ukraine — 42 applicants, correctional colony
I recently carried out what might seem like a routine administrative procedure — I sent an information request to the Department for the
I recently submitted a public information request to the Ministry of Justice and the South-Central Interregional Directorate for the Enforcement of Criminal Sentences.
This study examines crime trends in Ukraine from 2013 to 2025, with particular focus on the impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion beginning February
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 created conditions that might reasonably be expected to produce a dramatic surge in firearm-related
The data on offenses of creating or running brothels and procuring in Ukraine from 2013 to 2025 reveals significant fluctuations that reflect both