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on april 2, the ukrainian tv channel tvi aired kostiantyn usov’s documentary [uk, ru] about kyiv’s lukyanivska prison, highlighting the shocking treatment and living conditions of the inmates and drawing attention to the widespread corruption of the facility’s staff (gv text about it is here).
the documentary, which has caused much outrage and debate in the past month, is now translated into english and available with subtitles on youtube.
in the april 19 interview [ru] with vecherniye vesti newspaper, usov talked about the steps being taken by the authorities since the film’s release. according to him, the acting head of lukyanivska has been forced to resign; the government has allotted 1.5 million hryvnias (approx. $185,000) for repairs inside the facility; the prosecutor’s office is investigating all the violations mentioned in the film; the prison’s authorities have confirmed that the walls of the cells are covered with harmful fungus.
[…] yes, it may seem like no big deal to some. but in fact this is the breakthrough moment.
[…] it appears that [the film is relevant now] because, due to the regime’s politics, prison is gradually turning into a self-sufficient actor in [ukraine’s] social and political life. there is no doubt that prison is one of the factors of today’s public politics. prison [features in top news in the media]. some are intimidating others with prison. others are proud of [their prison experience]. [inmate transportation vehicles] are the most popular cars of the 2010-2011-2012 season. […] by jailing his main political opponents, president [victor yanukovych] seems to be catering to the complexes of his youth, which he [acquired behind bars]. a young person’s mentality, maimed by prison experience, cannot be any different. when such a person gains power, [he/she] subconsciously starts building a prison [outside the prison walls].
blogger and activist aleksandr volodarskiy [ru] (aka shiitman) spent a month and a half at lukyanivska prison in 2009. he was detained for “hooliganism” [en] after imitating a sexual intercourse outside the ukrainian parliament on nov. 2, 2009, as part of a protest against censorship by the ukrainian national expert commission for protection of public morality [ru] (www.moral.gov.ua [uk]). in early april, he wrote two blog posts about usov’s documentary, explaining how the ukrainian prison system works and why the film might do more harm than good to those kept in detention – and suggesting ways to improve the situation. below are excerpts from these posts.
[…] the prison is indeed like this, only worse.
[…] many influential [inmates] don’t really need things to be “in accordance with the law.” […] they need personal comfort. [drugs and alcohol]. things that no one will ever legalize in prison.
usov’s mistake is that he decided to entertain the ordinary [viewers] with exotica. […] he has dealt a tremendous blow to the prison corruption infrastructure, which is not only feeding the cops, but is helping people to survive here and now. […] it’s not right to sacrifice the people, not right to throw noncombatants into the line of fire.
1. lifting the limitations on meetings, packages and correspondence for the inmates. these limitations don’t contribute to finding the truth, they should be seen as a type of torture.
having a legal connection with the outside world, the inmates will get a chance to talk about what’s going on in prison.
if prison acquires a voice, everything will change.

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