"Vologda Pyatak", the colony

For the crimes committed, convicts who received their sentence are sent to institutions for serving their sentence. One of these is the fifth special regime correctional colony. People call it Vologda Pyatak. It is located in the former building of the Cyril-Nenogorsk Monastery. This name was given to the colony due to the fifth issue of the institution assigned to it.

A bit of history

A colony was built in 1517 on granite blocks, delivered by boats by the monks themselves. The thickness of the walls, which are erected directly from the water, reaches one and a half meters.

The monastery was on a special account with the grand dukes and Moscow kings, who often visited it. For which he was awarded with contributions and patrimony.

In the sixteenth century, the Kirillo-Nenogorsk Monastery received three lakes and lands and was exempt from all kinds of duties. But in 1919 everything changed. By order of the new government, all possessions were confiscated. The monks were deprived of personal belongings and clothing. After that, they were forced to leave their abode and scatter around the neighborhood.

From the monastery they made a prison for opponents of the revolution. Then they turned it into a colony for political prisoners. And after Stalin's death, the institution became a prison for dangerous criminals. Currently, Vologda Pyatak is intended for convicts who committed particularly serious crimes, sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty, replaced by a milder form of punishment due to the imposed moratorium. Where is this institution located?

Location of the colony

Where is the Vologda Pyatak institution? The colony, whose address is known to any convict and not only, is located on the Fiery Island. It's fifty kilometers off-road from the nearest village. Fiery island is connected by a bridge to the island of Sladky, where the employees of the Vologda Pyatak institution (Lake Novoye) live. Russia, Vologda region, Belozersky district, Novozero settlement, p / o K. Libknekhta, 16. - the address of the correctional colony. Exactly dangerous criminals sit there.

Admission to the institution

"Vologda Pyatak" - the colony of the special regime, like other institutions, accepts the convicts, guided in their actions by the internal regulations.

Reception of the arrived person is carried out commission. There is a search of things and a personal search. Then the convicted person is placed in the quarantine department. He undergoes a medical examination. Convicts are acquainted with the conditions and procedure for the maintenance, serving of punishment, rights and duties.

Within ten days, the colony's employees are obliged, upon a written request from the "newcomer", to notify one of their relatives about the whereabouts of the colony.

Employees of the institution should address the prisoners to "you", call them "convicted" or "citizen" and by last name.

The content of prisoners

The prison "Vologda Pyatak" contains five hundred and five places, including fifty-five of them for convicts, who are assigned a special regime of detention. There are only men in the colony. The institution is equipped with television monitors constantly monitoring the actions of convicts.

To be in the cell, prisoners are selected in a special way. For example, those who are inclined toward escape, like-minded people, do not end up in the same cell.

For convicts, there are rooms of a chamber type, with an area for one person of six square meters. There are two prisoners in the cell. During the day the convicted person has no right to lie down and sit down on the bed.

Each is provided with an individual bed, bedding, clothes, hygiene products.

Convicts are entitled to a daily three meals a day and a walk. During the visit to the toilet, baths, walks, etc. Any contacts with other convicts are excluded. Even conversations with a psychologist are conducted in the presence of three supervisors.

Any actions of the convict are carried out at the command of the staff of the colony and with permission. Any event takes place under the supervision of at least three employees of the institution. Chambers are daily searched, as well as convicts in the withdrawal from them. The handcuffs are not removed.

In the colony there are no sports events, professional or school training, watching movies, etc.

Visits are allowed short-term. Personal long-term meetings are prohibited.

Minor violations of the regime lead to punishment in the form of deprivation of soldering or to a punishment cell.

In the colony, most convicts suffer from mental illness, and some of them are sick with tuberculosis.

Work of convicts

"Vologda Pyatak" - a colony in whose walls the convicts are engaged in sewing mittens, souvenir "helmets" and "budenovki." For these purposes, special cameras are allocated for no more than two people. Every month convicts receive remuneration for their work, which they can spend on writing newspapers and books. They are also allowed to buy food in a special store.

"Vologda Pyatak" - prison of my soul

An article under this title was written by Masha Pishkina, which sets forth her subjective opinion about her employees, and not about the convicts. She called the "Vologda Pyatik" Russian Alcatraz.

The article arose after visiting the colony in a team with the crew.

The first impression described in Masha's article was caused by the appearance of a colony employee who was thirty years old. But from the words of Pishkina, it looked like forty. So the morally difficult conditions of work and living affect. Many of the employees live on the neighboring island in emergency homes. The school for the kids is ten kilometers away, and the kindergarten needs major repairs.

The head of the colony made a positive impression on Mary due to his good nature, decency, sympathy and modesty.

Analyzing the staff of the institution, the girl noted for herself that all of them are in some way unique and interesting as individuals.

Visiting the "Vologda Pyatak" and communicating with those who work there, have caused Maria's desire to be in their ranks and carry out a morally difficult service within the precincts of the colony.

Construction of a new building

Prison "Vologda Pyatak" in the near future will be ready to take an additional seventy-two people sentenced to life imprisonment. They will be located in the new fourth building, built on the site of the Church of the Smolensk Mother of God. The building will consist of three floors. Cameras are planned to be made according to European standards: more spacious, with ventilation and sewerage. What is missing in the old premises for prisoners.

Convicts serving time

On the doors of each cell in the colony "Vologda Pyatik" hangs a sign on which a brief description of the convict is indicated. It says: the article on which he sits, how many people have killed, whether he is inclined to escape, suicide, self-mutilation, etc.

"Vologda Pyatak" is a colony of special regime. And it is intended for dangerous criminals. Therefore, the signs hang to ensure that the staff of the institution do not lose their vigilance and always remember who is in the cell.

The head of the colony noted the tendency to reduce the age of convicts. A few years ago, the average figure reached forty-four to forty-seven years. But now it's twice as low. More and more people began to arrive from twenty-one to twenty-two years old. Employees explain this by improper education, the influence of society, the media.

DOs for convicts

The Vologda Pyatak colony contains several hundred convicts, many of whom do not lose hope of getting out. Russian law allows this option, but after serving a sentence of not less than twenty-five years.

A convicted person for parole pays a petition to the court. This body, when deciding, mainly follows the presence or absence of violations of the regime during the last three years, the employment of the prisoner.

List of convicts

Assassins, maniacs, rapists, drug distributors and other convicts are detained and serve time in the institution. "Vologda Pyatak" - a colony, the list of convicts in which is calculated not by one hundred people. Especially dangerous criminals sentenced to death or life imprisonment are the prisoners described below.

Mikhail Bukharov - committed several murders, sentenced to death.

Vladimir Zhurin - who committed robbery. He also deprived a person's life.

Valery Balin - convicted of robbery, murder, illegal carrying of weapons and sentenced to death.

Victor Apollonov - convicted for the murder of five people, sentenced to life imprisonment, etc.