4.3. Results of monitoring of institutions of the State Border Guard Service 4.3.1. Overview of detention places of the State Border Guard Service Places of detention of the State Border Guard Service subject to NPM monitoring include:  Temporary detention facilities (TDF)54;  Special premises for temporary custody of persons apprehended under administrative law (SP)55;  Designated places (including transit zones) at border checkpoints for custody of persons denied entry to the country (places of custody for persons denied entry – PCPDE) PLACES OF DETENTION TDF SP PCPDE 2012 2013 2014 10 11 10 60 53 3 0 75 No information As of 31 December 2014, the State Border Guard Service operated 63 places of detention with the total capacity of 314 persons (10 TDFs for 158 persons and 53 SPs for 156 persons). During 2014, the above facilities held 1058 persons from 43 countries (of which 660 were in custody for up to 3 days, and 398 for over 3 days). As to the specially designated premises (rooms) at Ukrainian state border checkpoints for persons denied entry to the country (except for transit zones of international airports): according to official data of the border agency, none of these places were functioning in 2014 at the border checkpoints (in 2013, three specially designated premises were functioning – in Simferopol, Donetsk and Kharkiv airports). During the year, NPM monitors visited 5 places of detention under the control of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, including two repeat visits (in 2013 there were 8 visits, including one repeat visit), namely: – 1 TDF (Lviv border control unit); 54 Temporary detention facilities are intended to hold offenders apprehended under administrative law on suspicion of an offense pursuant to a decision of the investigator and in accordance with the procedure established by the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Such facilities operate in locations of the state border guard authorities (usually, regional centers). 55 Special premises are arranged at the units directly involved in protection of the state border and are designated for temporary custody of offenders apprehended under administrative law and violations of legislation on the state border of Ukraine. 141

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