Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of North America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was an English colony from 1636 until the American Revolution in 1776, when it became the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known simply as Rhode Island). The land that became the English colony was first home to the Narragansett Indians, which led to the name of the modern town of Narragansett, Rhode Island. European settlement began around 1622 with a trading post
Kachanivska penal colony Kachanivska penal colony Kachanivska penal colony (), is a minimum security prison with general conditions located in the East-Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Kachanivska holds women who are first time prisoners sentenced for crimes of negligence or crimes of low or moderate severity. The inmates live in barracks designed for 8 to 12 women. Kachanivska prisoners have the right to meet with close relatives for three days once every three months; the colony has nine rooms for long visits for which visitors can make paid reservations. In 1927 the former estate of Russian landowner Kachanov was transformed into an affiliate of