Prosecutor and Ombudsman inspected Morshan colony of maximum security

Prosecutor of the Tambov region Andrei Kulagin, together with the Commissioner for Human Rights in the region Vladimir Repin, visited the FKU IK-5 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Tambov region. The correctional facility is located in Morshansk and operates in a strict detention regime. At the time of the inspection, 741 people were serving sentences in the colony with a limit of 992 places, that is, the occupancy rate was 75%.

During the visit, special attention was paid to compliance with penal legislation. The inspectors assessed how the material, household and health care of convicts, as well as the implementation of their labor rights, were organized. In addition, an assessment was given to the established regime of detention and the implementation of regime requirements in the colony.

Representatives of the prosecutor’s office bypassed the residential and communal premises, the medical unit and the inpatient hospital of the penitentiary system of the region, as well as the production facilities of the institution. Separately, a personal reception of the convicts was held: they were able to ask their questions.

Following the event, Andrei Kulagin and Vladimir Repin, together with the leadership of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Tambov region and the FKU IK-5, summed up the results of the inspection. The meeting discussed the identified shortcomings and violations.