Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, convicted by a Russian court of creating a terrorist community, changed prison colonies for the third time in the last two years. What awaits Sentsov in the new colony and why is he transferred so often - the correspondent of "" looked into it.

How did Sentsov’s “colonial” tour begin?

Ukrainian citizen Oleg Sentsov was convicted on August 25, 2015 by the military court of Rostov-on-Don. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison to serve in a colony strict regime. During the trial, employees of the Federal Security Service declared the Ukrainian director a member of the Right Sector political organization banned in Russia, on whose instructions he allegedly planned explosions on the peninsula.

The first place of his imprisonment in February 2016 was Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region. In September 2017, Sentsov was transferred to correctional colony (IK) No. 18 in the village of Kharpa, and on October 13 - to IK-8 in the city of Labytnangi, also known as “ Polar bear».

What is the Polar Bear colony known for?

The Polar Bear prisoners are all those who could have been executed if Russia had not introduced a moratorium on death penalty: terrorists, serial killers and maniacs. But what makes IK-8 most famous is the reputation of its prison guards: news agencies regularly contain reports of beatings and torture in the Polar Bear.

A journalist from Salekhard, who wished not to disclose his name, told “” that although information about ill-treatment of prisoners is received regularly (for example, the Ura.ru portal reported about this back in 2012), no real investigations are carried out.

Human rights activists rarely confirm prisoners' claims of torture. Perhaps these tortures really do not exist. Perhaps the jailers are somehow able to remove traces of the beatings. Perhaps human rights activists themselves are dishonest. The system is so closed that it is extremely difficult to figure out who is right and who is wrong.

Relatives of one of the convicts, who is serving a sentence in the Yamal correctional colony "White Bear" or IK-8, spoke about the beatings and torture that are allegedly inflicted on prisoners. Having been on a date with her husband, the woman, using his words, reported on the conditions of detention of prisoners in the colony, which, in her opinion, are unacceptable.

The colony's leadership declares that this simply cannot happen, but "Polar Bear" regularly appears in emergency reports and prosecutorial reports. Former prisoners complain to human rights activists about unbearable conditions, beatings and lack of clothing, and supervisory authorities even recorded violations of anti-extremist legislation in the colony.

As the wife of one of the prisoners said after a meeting with him, they work for 12 hours or more, in inhumane conditions, at the end of the shift there is sometimes no opportunity to wash in a bathhouse, there is no hot water and even days off. The barracks are damp and cold, people sleep dressed, bed linen is not washed or changed. At the same time, prices in the colony store change every day, used winter clothes are issued, and they do not receive felt boots that prisoners receive from their relatives. The salary of most prisoners is no more than 100 rubles per month. Safety precautions are not observed at production: the necessary tools, protective equipment, mittens, gloves, and respirators are missing.

However, all everyday difficulties cannot be compared with the beatings and torture of prisoners. “They are constantly beaten in the security department and in the operational unit by employees Telman and Morozov,” the author of the letter quotes her husband. - They communicate using obscene language, shouting, punching and kicking. The head of the colony, Lieutenant Colonel Mogutov, yells, swears, beats convicts, and conducts rounds in the colony in the evening while drunk. A lieutenant named Arsen beats the convicts and yells obscenely.”

Riot police are brought into the camp several times a month, and convicts who are transferred are beaten by all the officers. “Reception - that’s what they call it, they record it on camera with a phone and grin at each other about who kicked and hit whom where, they mock for several hours. Many cannot stand it and lose consciousness, but they are simply doused with water and continue on,” the woman writes.

The head of IK-8, Lieutenant Colonel Igor Mogutov, in turn, said that there could be no talk of any beatings of convicts by representatives of the colony administration. “As for living conditions, we, of course, do not have a sanatorium, but all the requirements for the life of convicts are met at a decent level,” Mogutov noted.

Meanwhile, “Polar Bear” more than once appeared in prosecutors’ releases and news reports in connection with scandals in which representatives of the colony administration became heroes. In November 2008 against i. O. the head of correctional colony No. 8, a criminal case was initiated under Articles 292 (Forgery of Officials) and 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Excess of Official Powers). Prosecutors revealed that the deputy head of the colony construction produced a fictitious certificate about the repairs performed in the colony buildings; as a result of fraud, 2.1 million rubles were transferred from the budget to the contractor’s accounts.

In December 2009, prisoner IK-8 Oleg Mamonov published an open letter through his relatives, in which he stated that if he died, the colony administration would be to blame. “Upon arrival at FBU IK-8, the administration beat me three times only on the first evening; they also beat the rest of the convicts who arrived with me in the same convoy. Knowing that I was postoperative, the administration beat me for several days. First they wrapped me with tape and handcuffed me. I cannot appeal against the administration’s illegal, and even criminal, actions due to the fact that complaining to the prosecutor’s office of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is like death. Secondly: all complaints fall under the personal control of the operatives, after which they again begin to beat me, threaten me, and my complaints are openly destroyed... I ask you to initiate criminal cases against the administration of IK-8. Ensure the safety of me and my witnesses,” the prisoner wrote.

In 2010, the Yamal prosecutor's office revealed violations of criminal law in pre-trial detention center No. 1, IK-8. In particular, there the murderers were kept together with those accused of drug trafficking, and the prisoners were not allowed to go for walks because they did not have shoes, and so on.

In April 2012, the Committee for civil rights reported on the complaint with which Alexander Pavlov, who had been released from correctional colony-8, came to them. A former prisoner spoke about numerous violations at the Polar Bear. “The bathhouse in IK-8 does not work well - once a week we wash with the whole detachment, for several minutes, under five watering cans. There was obvious overcrowding in the detachments - up to 200 people. It's cold in the barracks; winter shoes are not provided. Items are issued extremely irregularly. During my four years in the colony, I received a quilted jacket only once, and then it was used. There were situations when people were placed in punishment cells, PKT, and SUS for no reason. For example, the administration created provoking situations,” Pavlov said.

The situation in the “White Bear” worries not only the prisoners, but also those who are “on the other side” barbed wire" In July 2012, the district prosecutor's office, during an inspection of IK-8, discovered violations of the legislation on countering extremism and terrorism. There was no list in the colony library extremist materials and no reconciliation of funds and newly received literature was carried out with this list. In addition, violations of the labor rights of correctional facility employees were established.

Based on materials from URA.ru, the official website of the prosecutor's office of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,

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Convicted men come here for the first time. There are about seven hundred of them in "White Bear". They were mostly convicted for drug-related crimes: possession, sale. And for crimes against the life and health of citizens.

Living quarters, eating places, bakery and workshops, sports ground.

"Street". There are living quarters, a school, a fire station, and a canteen here.

Prisoners are allowed video communication with relatives. About once a month they can see their loved ones on the screen. In-person dates are also allowed.

School

More precisely, an evening class assigned to the eighth Labytnang school. Convicts who do not have a complete secondary education and have not reached the age of thirty are required to receive an education in places of deprivation of liberty. Teachers strictly control this moment - they ask for copies of certificates, and if they are not there, at the beginning of the school year they are ordered to enroll in evening school.

Here they receive incomplete secondary and specialized secondary education. A certificate is issued.

The teachers are visiting, from the eighth school. They are separated from the students by bars.

At the entrance they warned us to only take photographs of those who gave their consent. Head of the colony Sergei Skachev:
– If anyone is against it, raise your hand. Are you against it? Two who are against - go to this corner. And you shoot so that they don’t get into the frame - that’s for me.

I repeat, those under thirty are obligated to study. However, older people also receive education. There is a man who is over fifty who also expressed a desire to study.

Dining room

The colony has its own bakery. They also make their own pasta and grilled chicken.

The prisoners bake the bread themselves. Some of them came here with a profession, others have already studied here.

The smell of bread is incredible. They treated me to a piece. Grey! Awesome!

Lunches start at 11 am. The menu includes four groups: general (minimum nutritional standards) and special groups, which include people with various diseases, diabetics, for example. Four types of porridge: semolina, oatmeal, pearl barley, millet.

Meal hall

Shop

In a small store on the territory of IK-8, the assortment is not displayed in windows. The price list is just posted. Toothbrush and paste, various canned goods, instant soups, seeds... Prices are always compared with regional prices and should not exceed. The freshness of the goods is controlled. However, the products do not stay stale, says the seller. The most popular are sweets: condensed milk, sugar, pies, marshmallows, candies, Snickers, chocolates. And cigarettes.
Smoking, however, began to decrease. The tobacco control law has had an impact. And an increase in prices for tobacco products.
Convicts are provided with hygiene items in full, however, in order to have a wider range, Colgate and more expensive toothbrushes are brought into the store.
Convicts receive wages, and those who do not work receive money from their relatives.

Residential premises

The detachments are housed in barracks-type premises. Each has about a hundred people.

A sports ground with exercise equipment is right in the open air. This one is empty, but I saw that they were busy on the other one. There is an opportunity to exercise every day. Even in winter.

Crossover

Bench and press machine

The squad's courtyard.

Inside. Bunk beds. Today is Wednesday, so the bed is like this.

Each bed has a nameplate and photo.

The option for making beds has been determined and is the same for all convicts.

A room where they watch TV, write letters, listen to lectures.

Awards for the squad's participation in sports and cultural events

Meal room. There is a kettle, stove, water. Here you can drink tea, eat food that was given by relatives or bought in a store. Today (again) is a sanitary day, the refrigerator is defrosting, so everything is laid out on the table.

Chapel

The former bakery premises were converted into a chapel. A frame has been made on which it is planned to hang the bells. With God's help, say the colony staff. The church promised to help and bring bells.

A strictly censored library of Orthodox literature is collected here, and there is a prayer room. Baptisms happen, exactly once a quarter. You can come and pray every day, the main thing is not to fall out of the general routine. Each squad has a designated time. Now there is only an orderly here.

Production area

We pass through the sanitary checkpoint into the production area. Here prisoners change clothes, receive tools and leave for work sites. They work during the day, leave work in the reverse order: they change into the clothes they are wearing in the detachment and disperse to their detachments.

This model takes about a year to assemble. It is quite large, about a meter long. Each board, the craftsmen say, needs to be processed all day long. And the planks are slightly thicker than a match.

Vessel diagram

And this is another workshop. Wood cutting here

And one more workshop. Cut with laser

Right in front of me, the master entered a drawing and an inscription into the core, pressed a button...

And the process began!

The colony has its own radio and television. The program lasts at least an hour. The main broadcast network is educational, social and educational lectures. A share of the airwaves is allocated for congratulations.
Both young and old order. They choose songs from the eighties, nineties... And more modern ones. A database of censored songs has been created.
They also play movies. Mostly historical, patriotic, educational films.
“We don’t have the right to show premieres; we show films only after they are shown on central television,” said the political instructor.

Applications are placed here if they want, for example, to congratulate a friend on his birthday.

Head of the colony - Colonel of the Internal Service Sergei Viktorovich Skachev

Convicts require a lot of work from psychological services and educators, says the head of the colony. - It all starts with the daily routine, with discipline. Convicts get used to living within the law; many, having acquired a profession, then get a job. Many, especially from among the small peoples of the North, receive a complete secondary education, then acquire professions that are in demand in the region: mason, carpenter, carpenter, cook, welder, fireman.

Most of the convicts are from Yamal, this is Russian policy: the distribution of convicts within the territorial authority. The bulk of those convicted are ours, from Yamal. Each detachment has up to one hundred people. The roster is not permanent; reformed convicts receive conditional early release by court decision.