Corrective colony No. 2, Vladimir Oblast
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Location | Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | General regime colony[1] |
Capacity | 794[1] |
Opened | 1994[1] |
Managed by | Federal Penitentiary Service |
Governor | Aleksandr Mukhanov[1] |
FKU[nb 1] Corrective Colony No. 2 of the UFSIN of Russia for Vladimir Oblast (Russian: ФКУ Исправительная колония № 2 УФСИН России по Владимирской области, romanized: FKU Ispravitel'naya koloniya № 2 UFSIN Rossii po Vladimirskoy oblasti),[1] also known as IK-2 or Pokrov correctional colony, is a corrective labour colony located on the outskirts of the town of Pokrov in Vladimir Oblast, Russia.[2] It is known for its strict rules and harsh punishments.[3][4][5][6]
History[]
Earlier, on the site of the correctional colony, there was a medical and labor dispensary No. 2, created by order of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1974. Correctional colony No. 2 was formed on its basis through reorganization in 1994 by order of the head of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vladimir Region Administration. The reorganization was carried out by the staff of the institution. The first prisoner entered the colony on 19 August 1996.[7]
In 2005, the first online school in Russia for prisoners without a complete secondary education was opened in the Pokrovskaya colony. Classes are compulsory for prisoners aged 18–30. For prisoners over 30 years of age, classes are optional. The school operates in a distance format on the basis of the Petushinskaya regional evening educational school.[7]
Also in 2005, on the territory of IK-2 in Pokrov, on the initiative of the prisoners, a place was consecrated for the construction of a church in honor of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. Less than 4 years later, in 2008, the temple was built and consecrated by the Metropolitan of Vladimir Eulogius.[7]
In 2007, a branch of the Federal State Professional Educational Institution No. 46 of the Federal Penitentiary Service was opened in the colony. Prisoners can receive a secondary vocational education in the specialties "woodworking machine operator", "metalworking machine operator" and "sewing equipment operator".[7]
Notable inmates[]
- Alexei Navalny – jailed from February 2021.[8]
- Konstantin Kotov – jailed between 2019 and 2020.[2]
- Dmitry Demushkin – jailed between 2016 and 2019.[9][4]
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In 2021, IK-2 in Pokrov became a subject in international media outlets after Alexei Navalny, founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation was sentenced to serve 3 years and 6 months in a correctional colony[10] – and sent to serve his time in IK-2 in Pokrov.[11] Navalny had reported, through his lawyers, that he was denied medical help for the pain and numbness in his back and legs, as well as his seriously ill condition, with a fever reaching 38.1 °C[12] and thus, started a hunger strike which lasted 24 days, ending on 23 April 2021,[13] after Navalny was moved to a prison infirmary (specialising in treatment of tuberculosis[14]) of penal colony IK-3, also in the Vladimir Region.[15] Navalny's claims of alleged unlawful and inhumane treatment by IK-2 in Pokrov[16] lead to a nation-wide protest on 21 April 2021, with protesters demanding Navalny be freed immediately and Russia's President Vladimir Putin be removed from power.
Notes[]
- ^ 'FKU' stands for Federal Governmental Institution ("federalnoye kazyonnoye uchrezhdeniye") and UFSIN is for Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service ("Управление федеральной службы исполнения наказаний").
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "ФКУ ИК-2". FKURF.
- ^ a b Parfitt, Tom (28 February 2021). "Alexei Navalny sent to IK-2 prison colony where inmates 'disappear'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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- ^ a b Sauer, Pjotr (28 February 2021). "'They Will Break You': Inside Navalny's Notorious New Prison Home". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Nemtsova, Anna (1 July 2019). "Kremlin Big Floats U.S.-Russian Prisoner Swap as Paul Whelan Languishes in Moscow Jail". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Reznik, Irina; Meyer, Henry (28 February 2021). "Russia Sends Navalny to Notorious Penal Camp Feared by Inmates". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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- ^ "Navalny arrives in penal colony in Russia's Vladimir region - human rights activist". TASS. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "'They told me to get a job' How convicted nationalist agitator Dmitry Demushkin left a prison colony for a gig as the mayor of a Moscow suburb". Meduza.io. 17 May 2019.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to prison | DW | 02.02.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Alexey Navalny transferred to Pokrov penal colony after quarantine period — source". TASS. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Alexei Navalny moved to prison hospital amid fears for Putin critic's life". the Guardian. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Putin opponent Navalny ends hunger strike in Russian jail". BBC News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Navalny Moved to Sick Ward as Fellow Inmates Hospitalized With Suspected Tuberculosis | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Alexei Navalny moved to prison hospital amid fears for Putin critic's life". the Guardian. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Osborn, Anton Zverev, Andrew (19 January 2021). "Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny calls for street protests after being jailed". Reuters. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
Coordinates: 55°54′13″N 39°11′04″E / 55.90371°N 39.184472°E
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