The editorial team of "AKIpress Summary" in collaboration with the press service of the State Penitentiary Service has prepared his story.
He, along with accomplices, stole a large batch of cigarettes from a supermarket warehouse worth 800,000 soms, and also stole a Toyota Camry XV 75. After his arrest, the teenager took full responsibility for the crimes committed. In 2024, he was sentenced to six years in prison.
“I thought I had friends. But when I ended up in prison—no one supported me. Not even a package was sent,” he shares.
The boy sincerely regrets his actions and believes that he turned to crime due to the influence of a bad company. He associates his childhood memories with living with his parents until the first grade, after which they went abroad, and his paternal grandmother took care of him. Later, he moved to Bishkek with relatives after studying in Osh until the 6th grade.
Currently, the young man does not maintain contact with his parents and believes that if they had been around, his life could have turned out differently.
He is not in a hurry to talk about himself, but when it comes to peers who are free, his emotional state changes. His most important advice for his peers is to listen to their parents.
The boy notes that many who ignore family advice and choose the "street" ultimately end up in similar places.
“If I had listened to my loved ones, I wouldn’t be here,” he says.
According to the teenager, life in the colony has taught him discipline. Here, he is trained to wake up on time, follow a routine, and use his time wisely.
He is taking welding courses, and upon completion, he will receive a certificate of vocational education, not specifying that he studied in the colony—this will help him in future employment.
In his free hours, he enjoys playing football and socializing with other inmates.
In February, he will turn 18, and then he will be transferred to an adult facility.
He realizes that it will be more difficult in the new place. In his opinion, adult prison should not become a time wasted for him. He strives to work, learn languages, and improve himself to return to the world as a different person.
After his release, he plans to start a new life. His dream is to open his own business and live honestly, avoiding theft and deception.
“I want to achieve everything through my own hard work,” he emphasizes.
His grandmother and uncles are waiting for him outside, and as the young man assures, he does not intend to return to his old company.
He also shared his impressions of life in the juvenile colony.
Wake-up at 06:30. Immediately after that, there is a run and exercise. Then the inmates disperse into squads, engage in cleaning and tidying up. After that—breakfast.
Next come various tasks, formations, and inspections. School classes continue until 12:00, after which vocational training (welding and sewing) begins. Then lunch, work until 16:00, dinner, and homework. Lights out is at 21:00.
Sometimes he falls asleep right away, but sometimes he lies awake for a long time, thinking about freedom, family, and what his return to normal life will be like.
