Corrective colony No. 2, Vladimir Oblast, Correctional facility in Pokrov, Russia
Corrective colony No. 2 in Pokrov is a general-regime detention facility spread across a large area with multiple buildings for housing and work operations. The site includes spaces for education and occupational training activities.
The facility opened in 1994 on a site previously used as a medical and labor dispensary under Soviet administration starting in 1974. The location had functioned for two decades before its conversion to a corrective colony.
The facility includes a church dedicated to the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, built with support from those held there.
The facility is not open for general public visits and operates as a correctional institution for those in the criminal justice system. Information about operations can be gathered from public records and official sources.
The site gained wider attention when opposition politician Alexei Navalny spent part of his sentence there beginning in 2021. This brought international focus to what had been an overlooked facility.
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