Kachanivska penal colony

Kachanivska penal colony (Ukrainian: Качанівська жіноча колонія №54, transliterated: "Kachaniv female colony number 54"), is a prison in the Ukrainian city Kharkiv[1] for the detention of women with a life sentence.[2] The inmates live in barracks designed for 8 till 12 women.[3]

Contents

History

In 1927 the former estate was first used as a "forced labour compound".[2] In 1957 it became a "female labor colony".[2]

Notable inmates

References

  1. ^ a b (Ukrainian) Тимошенко перевезли у колонію на Харківщині. Фото, відео. ОНОВЛЕНО, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 December 2011)
  2. ^ a b c (Ukrainian) Penitentiary Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv
  3. ^ (Russian) Начальник Качановской колонии: Тимошенко размещена во временном СИЗО, Korrespondent (30 December 2011)
  4. ^ Tymoshenko moved to prison in Kharkiv (updated), Kyiv Post (30 December 2011)
  5. ^ Tymoshenko moved to Kachanivska penal colony in Kharkiv (updated), Kyiv Post (30 December 2011)

External links