HISTORY OF PENITENTIARY INSTITUTIONS ON TERRITORIES OF THE DON COSSACK ARMY (1800-1867)
This article examines the development of prison institutions on the territory of the Don Cossack Army in the period from 1800 to 1867. In 1835 a Regulation that systematized the structure of government bodies on the territory of the Don Region including the police and institutions of the prison system was adopted. The text of the article presents the author's vision of the development of the prison system, which existed practically without changes until 1867. The institutions of the penitentiary system themselves were represented by a military prison located in the capital of the region (Novocherkassk) and by district prisons. An important feature of these institutions was their presence as a part of the police. Thus, the penitentiary institutions of 1800-1867 were part of the law enforcement bodies. These and other conclusions are reflected in the pages of this scientific article.