CHAPTER 4. MONITORING PLACES FINDINGS, BY MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES OF DETENTION: 4.1. Results of monitoring of institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Overview of places of detention subordinate to the Ministry The network of detention places within the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs remains the largest in comparison with other agencies. The so-called “official places of detention” include facilities that are equipped holding persons, and the special transport means for convoying apprehended, detained persons, and convicted persons. There are also the so-called “unofficial” places of detention under the MIA’s responsibility that include offices of field officers and investigators, interrogation rooms, as well as any other premises on the territory of the bodies of internal affairs where persons can be held against their will. In 2014, there were 717 city, district and line (on the railroad) units of internal affairs bodies. As of 1 January 2015, the specially equipped holding facilities include:  1089 premises for apprehended and detained persons at duty units of the police authorities of Ukraine, used to hold 1 950 persons during the year;  393 temporary holding facilities (used to hold 94 896 persons during the year);  18 special reception centers for persons subjected to administrative arrest (accommodated 4 714 arrestees during the year);  12 reception centers for juveniles, which accommodated 59 minors during the year;  508 special wards at medical institutions, which accommodated 400 patients, during the year. The largest number of detainees of MIA facilities are held in temporary holding facilities. However, since 2011 there has been a tendency towards reduction of the number of such detainees and number of remand prisons. The annual number of THFs and persons detained therein (2008-2014) is reflected on Figure 4.1. Figure 4.1. The annual number of THFs and persons detained therein (2008-2014) 41