According to the document, penitentiary institutions include:
- colony for the execution of sentences, including on medical rights;
- educational colonies;
- prisons;
- specialized hospitals for convicts.
The document says that it is not allowed to allocate land for the construction of administrative, domestic, household buildings and structures at a distance of 50 meters from institutions for the execution of sentences related to deprivation of liberty. Renting them is also prohibited.
Also, the resolution approved the program for the phased construction and reconstruction of the colony’s residential premises for the execution of sentences with their transfer to cubicle-type rooms in 2020-2024. According to this program, in the indicated years, a total of 60 residential premises will be reconstructed in 14 penal colonies by replacing them with cubicle-type premises. Also, 3 new buildings will be built.
In addition, a program was approved to equip prisons with video surveillance devices and body cameras, as well as the introduction of electronic bracelets in the practice of probation services in 2020.
According to this program, 18 penal colonies will be equipped with 1,833 video surveillance devices and 36 sets of body cameras.
This year, 3,000 electronic bracelets will be introduced into the practice of the Probation Service. The Ministry of the Interior is the customer of the construction and reconstruction of facilities, as well as the purchase of modern technical security equipment.