Some people have heard of “redzones ”in Russia, but few fully understand what these institutions are and how they differ from ordinary colonies. There are about 10 correctional colonies of different regimes for the so-called “former employees” in the country. This list includes convicts who previously worked as police officers, prosecutors, judges, officers of the Federal Penitentiary Service. One of these zones is located in the city of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region. An institution qualifies as a common mode colony.
Federal Penitentiary Service -a rather young structure that was created only in 2004–2005. Previously, the department belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and in Soviet times even conscript soldiers carried the protection of sensitive sites. Today, the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is under the control of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and performs the functions of executing criminal sentences in relation to convicts. The FSIN is controlled by all correctional institutions of the country: colonies, detention centers, zones and other material and technical organizations and institutions.
For decades now in Russiathey continue to practice the penitentiary system of punishments, that is, in our country not only the protection of prisoners during the period of restriction of their freedom from society is carried out, but also works are being carried out to correct them and return to the ranks of society. In recent years, this trend is only increasing. The leadership of the colonies is trying to create favorable conditions for life and rectification: they organize places of work, leisure and training. Moreover, for convicts they conduct psychological trainings, teach various professions, attach them to Orthodoxy. On the territory of the colony there is an opportunity to receive higher education remotely. How these conditions are fulfilled and whether they are necessary is a separate question.
According to the legislation, the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as well as international rights, there is a strict separation of convicts in the main categories:
One of the most important criteria is alsonumber of convictions: convicts who committed first-time murders, as well as those who are twice convicted or repeat offenders. The distribution takes place in the remand prison. If there is no criminal record for the convicted person, a request is made to the information center. In this case, an error in the distribution may threaten the responsible employee with serious problems.
For each category of convicts, conditions of detention are created on the basis of their belonging to a particular group. There are the following correctional facilities:
The regime of the penal colony prescribed inthe sentence does not mean that the person will go to any institution with the appropriate regime. Pre-employees make inquiries, find out if he was serving a sentence earlier and is not a former employee. For women, there are only generalized colonies.
The need for such a clear separationdue to the interests of the prisoners themselves. First-time offenders should not be close to repeat offenders, as well as adolescents should be protected from the influence of adults with a criminal past. The same is true of the “red” zones: former employees may be endangered indoors with criminals they may have dealt with before.
В Свердловской области функционируют 4 мужских и one female colony, as well as a detention facility. PKU IR 13 Nizhny Tagil is located directly in the city, which greatly facilitates the issue of travel for relatives of prisoners. The establishment limit is 1912 people. To date, there are about 1,700 convicts here, mostly former members of law enforcement agencies.
Correctional facility here was created yetin 1957, recently, employees and managers celebrated their 60th anniversary. Previously, the organization was called USH-349/13. In 2012, the Order of the Ministry of Justice of Russia was issued on changing the establishment regime and setting a limit of 1912 people. Nizhny Tagil is considered the second most populated city in the Sverdlovsk region, with a little more than 350 thousand people living here.
PKU IR 13 Nizhny Tagil is considered a “red zone”.Moreover, this definition speaks not only about a special contingent, namely about former judges, police officers, traffic police, prosecutors or members of the armed forces, but also about the established procedures in the institution. Traditionally, such zones are called prosperous, there is no division into criminal authorities, athletes, "goats", "men" and "omitted". Rarely there are riots and grievances, basically all convicts work “for the administration”.
"Cop zone" is famous for its discipline.Former servicemen bravely transfer the new rules of the regime: the rise at 6.00, work and other events. They had previously worked in the “system” and, for the most part, did not absorb criminal notions of freedom and opposition to state policy.
The peculiarity of PKU IR 13 Nizhny Tagil is thatthe fact that all 60 years of its existence, it "took" exclusively law enforcement officers. Already a whole tradition of behavior and control. Today there is a foundry located on the premises of the establishment, aluminum and ferroalloys are produced here. Such infrastructure allows the institution to have additional funding for the needs of the colony.
Работает в ИК-13 почти половина из всех convicts, the work not only gives a small but stable income, but is also an important criterion when deciding on early release. Employees themselves maintain a subsidiary farm here: they grow chickens, pigs and cows. An Orthodox church functions in the colony, serving as a local priest here.
In the "Cop zone" are the same regimerules as in other correctional facilities. Upon arrival from the SIZO, the convict is sent to quarantine for 1-2 weeks. During this time, he is examined by doctors, psychologists are talking, and the security service is looking for a permanent place of registration.
Correctional facilities UFSIN of Russiasubdivided into colonies and prisons. There are few last in the country, they contain especially dangerous criminals or those who are sentenced to life imprisonment. The main place of residence of all prisoners - the colony, or rather, the barracks in the colonies. Usually the hut is designed for 100–120 people and is separated from other places of residence by the local zone. In theory, prisoners cannot move independently between lokalka. In fact - all go to each other "to visit."
The rise in the institution at 6.00, then - charging, breakfast and divorce to work. From 12.10 - lunch, they eat everything in the common dining room, each team in turn. The working day ends at 5:00 pm, dinner is in an hour and free time until 9:00 pm. At 22.00 - hang up.
In Nizhny Tagil penal colony, as inother IC of Russia, a system of penalties and incentives. For frivolous offenses, such as: unformed clothes or leaving the barrack after the end, there may be a verbal or disciplinary penalty.
For more serious "shoals" - drinking,drug use, fight or disobedience of the administration - a punishment cell, a punishment cell or transfer to the CMS, strict conditions of detention And here there is no longer any freedom of movement, nor some benefits, such as television or personal food, dates and packages. In addition, even a small penalty can significantly affect the decision of the judge on parole.
The rights of prisoners in terms of parole must be respected without question, but a positive decision depends on many factors:
In the penal colony IK-13 (Nizhny Tagil) convicts rarely enter into serious conflicts with employees, the majority work and seek to be released as soon as possible.
In the package the prisoner can be transferredlimited list of things and products. A complete list of permitted items can be found on the website of the colony and the office in the Sverdlovsk region. The convict was given clothes of neutral colors, without patterns, of simple cut. Clothing "civilian pattern" can be worn in a hut or under the robe. Unsuitable things will be given back to relatives or sent to the storage warehouse of personal belongings.
For product requirements even stricter.Products requiring heat treatment are prohibited. In the warm season it is forbidden to transfer perishable products: sausages, cheeses. All other foods also have weight or quantity limitations.
According to the rules, mobile communications in correctionalRussian institutions are strictly prohibited. The use and storage of phones faces persecution on the part of the administration, but in fact almost all prisoners have cell phones. True, in the “red zones” convicts try not to become impudent and such general use of cellular communication is not observed. For official communication with relatives and friends, there are fixed telephones, for a call you need to pre-register and specify the time.
Заключенные имеют право получать письма, однако all correspondence is subject to censorship. That is, the letters are opened and read by a special employee. Such a measure is necessary for the timely identification of possible offenses and prisoner criminal plans. In some colonies, computer zones are practiced, where at certain times and only on permitted sites prisoners have the right to communicate or receive information.
Useful information for relatives of prisoners:
When planning a trip to a correctional colony for men of general regime in Nizhny Tagil, think in advance about the route back and forth. The colony is located in the city, so finding accommodation is not difficult.
For information on the mode of operationInstitutions and the admission schedule can be obtained by calling the helpline, which can be found on the Office’s website. The head of the institution receives citizens on Monday from 12.00; the head of the medical unit - on Wednesday from 15.00 to 16.45; Deputy for security and operational work - on Thursday from 14.00.
The meeting room and gear runs from 8.00 to 17.00 every day without days off and breaks. The relatives must have an identity document with them, as well as documents confirming the relationship with the convicted person. For children - a birth certificate.
Главное управление федеральной службы исполнения Punishment in the Sverdlovsk region is located at: Yekaterinburg, ul. Repin, 4th. Here you can contact the relatives of convicts in the event of questions and disputes.
For sixty years in prisonColony 13 was visited by quite a few celebrities. In the time of L. Brezhnev, one of the husbands of his daughter Galina, First Deputy USSR Ministry of the Interior Yury Churbanov, was serving a sentence here. In addition, General Viktor Kalinin was serving his term here, as well as Brezhnev’s personal assistant, Gennady Brovin. By the way, Churbanov is still remembered in the colony as a very hardworking and accommodating man, who not only faithfully observed all the rules of staying in the zone, but also tried with all his might to introduce others to this.
Во времена Ельцина здесь «обитал» один из close people of the first president Dmitry Yakubovsky. True, he came to the colony not for ideological reasons, but for the theft of antique valuables from the Russian National Library of St. Petersburg.
Every year more and more cases are registered.in Russia, when law enforcement officials are in the center of scandals and criminal prosecutions. More than half of criminal cases are connected with bribery and laundering of budget funds, the article with extortion, murder and even the organization of the criminal community is no less “popular”.
Everyone remembers the high-profile caseofficials or civil servants caught in millions of illegal transactions. Several years ago, even the head of the UFSIN, Alexander Reimer, was accused of embezzling large amounts of money and sentenced to 8 years in prison. From time to time in the media there are notes about the detention of both ordinary police officers and major commanders. Judging by all these headlines, the "red zones" of Russia will still be in demand for a long time. Nevertheless, I still want to hope for the best.
