MONITORING OF CUSTODIAL SETTINGS IN UKRAINE 80 Kherson remand prison (SIZO); Daryivka penitentiary (colony) No. 10; Berdychiv penitentiary (colony) No. 70; Manevychi penitentiary (colony) No. 42; Lutsk remand prison (SIZO); Makiyivka penitentiary (colony) No. 32; Snizhne penitentiary (colony) No. 127; Kerch correctional center. The monitors revealed certain typical violations of human rights that may amount to ill-treatment: – prisoners are for several hours held at the gathering unit cubicles that are not fit to hold people (absence of windows, ventilation and toilets); – persons recognized by forensic psychiatry experts as legally irresponsible are at length held in remand prisons until courts rule on their compulsory treatment; – cells have insufficient natural and electric lighting; – cells and other holding areas are not equipped with forced ventilation; – occasional excessive humidity of cell walls and their affection by fungi; – prisoners with tuberculosis (inclusive of its active form) are held together with the healthy; – prisoners are convoyed to courts for participation in hearings without proper food supply. Other typical violations of human rights and freedoms that are characteristic of all above indicated custodial settings include the following: – untimely and inefficient investigation of the instances of infliction of bodily harm to prisoners; – failures to abide by the usable floor area standards of 2.5 sq. m per prisoner in remand prisons and 4 sq. m per prisoner in penitentiaries; – holding units in remand prisons and sleeping premises at penitentiaries require corrective maintenance and capital renovations; – laundering equipment has long exceeded its life cycle and needs replacement;