According to the prisoners, on 12 November 2014, the staff and other people in camouflage uniform led by the deputy director of the facility H. entered the enhanced supervision unit cells at Berdychiv correctional colony (#70) where the prisoners were held. By that time, H. had been dismissed from office for two weeks due to investigation into his illegal action towards convicted persons. The group announced a search though “they did not look for anything, only took and destroyed food, personal belongings, confiscated spoons, cups, mirrors and glass dishes”. Then, the prisoners were taken out of the cell allegedly for a conversation with the directorship. They were brought one-by-one to the room and beaten cruelly, as well as threatened with physical destruction, with no explanations. Other units also had similar instances of the use of violence. A large number of inmates confirmed the information received by the Commissioner during personal and group interviews with the staff of the Commissioner and representatives of public human rights organizations with prisoners of Berdychiv correctional colony (#70). Moreover, there were reported self-harm acts by four prisoners protesting against administration’s actions. Instances of cruel treatment were also found at Zamkova correctional colony (#58) and Vinnytsya penitentiary facility (#1) during a visit on 29 November 2014. According to a convicted P., in the morning of 27 November 2014, during removal from the disciplinary isolation cell at Zamkova correctional colony (#58) to the medical unit, the prison staff beat him. To protest these actions, the convict harmed himself by cutting both forearms. On the same night, he was transferred to another penitentiary facility. Upon arriving to Vinnytsya penitentiary facility (#1) on 28 November 2014, he was examined by medical staff who recorded external bodily injuries in the form of bruising and scratch wounds on his back. Systemic violation of the penitentiary procedure established by law leading to violation of the right to free development of person Support of criminal subculture, social correction methods, transfer of responsibility for maintaining penitentiary procedure by the administration of facilities to the convicted persons  Existence of strict hierarchy among the convicted persons and appointment of the “enforcers” for the facility, its units, local sectors, quarantine unit, common funds, gambling etc.  Substitution of the set procedure for enforcement of convicted persons’ rights with the criminal subculture and material dependency of some convicts from others.  Transfer of functions of maintaining order at the regime facility to convicted persons with negative tendencies who maintain connections with the outside world organize delivery of prohibited items, solve conflicts and other current issue.  Use of methods of influence on convicted persons, which are not foreseen by the law. 121