Zhambyl police hold anti-drug sports event at penal colony No. 67
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The Zhambyl Region Police Department’s drug crime counteraction unit held a sports event at penal institution No. 67 together with the Taraz city administration’s Youth Resource Center and the regional penitentiary department. Inmates serving sentences and citizens preparing for release took part. A former convict now working as a volunteer in drug prevention spoke about leaving his criminal past behind.
Organizers and Participants
The event was organized by the Zhambyl Region Police Department’s drug crime counteraction unit together with the Taraz city administration’s Youth Resource Center, members of the Council for the Prevention of Drug Offenses and the Zhambyl Region Department of the Penitentiary System. It took place at institution No. 67 of the Penal System Committee of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. Participants included convicted individuals serving sentences and citizens preparing for release.
Anti-Drug Goals and Testimony
The meeting’s stated aim was to form intolerance toward drug crimes, prevent reoffending, raise legal literacy and promote healthy lifestyles. One former convict who now works as a volunteer in drug prevention addressed the participants and shared his life story. He described how he abandoned his criminal past and changed his life.
What's Next
No date has been set for the next preventive sports event in Zhambyl Region penal institutions. Whether the practice will be extended to other facilities under the Penal System Committee remains unclear.
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Zhambyl police hold anti-drug sports event at penal colony No. 67
