Monitoring results provided for identification of systemic violations of procedures for detention and punishment that lead to cruel or degrading treatment of prisoners. Main issues leading to cruel or degrading treatment of prisoners  Beating on different body parts, the use of the so-called “stretches”, “swallow”, “standing on columns”, and putting salt on selfinflicted injuries;  Public humiliation through irregular cleaning of places of common use and sanitary facilities;  Hard handcuffing  Inhuman or rude treatment of convicts by some staff members;  Unfounded restriction not foreseen by law, as well as abuse of safety measures towards detainees and convicts  Abuse of correctional regime functions by the administration of penitentiary facilities and remand prisons;  Negative practice of involving prisoners into control over the other convicts’ behavior;  Unfounded transfer from one facility to another, disciplinary punishments, restrictions of access to TV programs  Biased internal investigations, lack of possibility to receive legal advice, as well as violation of the petition procedure leading to the lack of possibility to challenge administrations’ actions. A monitoring visit to A.S. Makarenko Kuryazka juvenile correctional facility and interviews with juveniles revealed information about numerous violations of human rights and freedoms in the functioning of the above facility. In particular, existence of a clear unofficial hierarchy among inmates was brought up. The “active” unit chosen by the administration was responsible for 24/7 control of the convicts’ behavior. The “activists”, in return enjoy preferential treatment from the administration. The above illustrates how the personnel practically relieved themselves from the correctional work with the juveniles and transferred these functions to other convicted persons, which constitutes a gross violation of both domestic legislation and international standards. During interviews, the residents voiced multiple complaints on ill-treatment, some of which can amount to torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment and punishment in accordance with the ECHR case law, in particular: - Pouring sault on the body in case of injuries – this particularly cruel form of punishment, which can be qualified as torture, can be used if the juvenile hurts him/herself as a form of protest; - “standing on columns” – the juveniles are forced to stand in one spot during long time (up to 15 hours) over the course of several days, sometimes – three months. The entire staff of the facility is aware of the practice, as well as school teachers who mark the punished children as absent; 117