The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
- John OLDEN, Head of the delegation, 2nd Vice-President of the CPT, (Irish)
- Constantin ECONOMIDES (Greek)
- Andres LEHTMETS (Estonian)
- Adam LAPTAS (Polish)
- Jagoda POLONCOVÁ (Slovak)
- Ole Vedel RASMUSSEN (Danish).
They were assisted by three experts - Andrew COYLE (Director of the International Centre for Prison Studies, King's College, London), Timothy HARDING (Director of the University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Geneva) and Jean-Pierre RESTELLINI (Specialist in forensic and internal medicine, Geneva) - as well as by Petya NESTOROVA and Borys WÓDZ of the CPT’s Secretariat.
The delegation visited the following places:
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Chelyabinsk
- Leninskoe District Command of Internal Affairs
- Traktozavodskyi District Command of Internal Affairs
- Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (UBOP)
St.Petersburg
- Temporary holding facility (IVS) at St.Petersburg City Command of Internal Affairs
- Petrogradski District Command of Internal Affairs
- Primorski District Command of Internal Affairs
- 35th Militia Division, Primorskyi District
- 52nd Militia Division, Krasnogvardeiskyi District
- Joint reception and distribution centre at St.Petersburg City Command of Internal Affairs
Vologda
- City Command of Internal Affairs
- City Sobering-up Centre
- Reception and distribution centre for minors (Gorki Street)
- Joint reception and distribution centre (Leningradskaya Street)
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
Chelyabinsk Region
- Medical-correctional establishment (LIU) No 3, Chelyabinsk
- Prison No 2, Zlatoust
- Strict regime colony No 2, Chelyabinsk
- St.Petersburg City and Leningrad Region
- Educational colony for juveniles, Kolpino
- Pre-trial establishment (SIZO) No 1 ("Kresty"), St.Petersburg
Vologda Region
- Colony No 5 for prisoners serving life sentences, Novozero
- Inter-regional hospital (LPU) No 10, Vologda
- Prison No 1, Vologda
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Health
- Special psychiatric hospital with intensive supervision, St.Petersburg
- Forensic psychiatric ward of the Territorial Psychiatric Board No 2, St.Petersburg