Ms D. was convicted of fraud and received a seven-year sentence. She herself admits that at some point she lost control of the situation. “I was overcharging debt with debt, I didn't know how to get out of it anymore,” narrates. For a long time, she lived in fear of when the police would ring. “When that happened, I told the officers that it was me who did it, and the verdict came with the onset... I was so relieved that it was over. No one believed it back then. “
He does not consider staying in prison easy. “Man is not himself there, he behaves differently to survive it. I didn't experience bullying there, but there were different women fighting there, yeah. So I just holed up in the bedroom and let them sort it out,” she says.
Yet he was important to her, to the realization that she never wanted to get into that situation again. From the beginning she worked, first in a workshop, later as a nurse, where she used her previous practice. Later, thanks to good results, she also got to work places with free movement outside the prison grounds, and finally she was able to drive home visits.
“I had freedom of movement, I went home every month for the weekend, then for more days. I had a low level of security, but that's not by itself, you have to work it out there,” he says.
However, in the course of serving her sentence, she was diagnosed with cancer. She underwent chemotherapy as well as several surgeries. The prison management, staff and medical staff treated her with the utmost friendliness and courtesy. Nowhere did she meet with condemnation. Through her ill health, she eventually applied for parole and the court granted her.
Life from scratch
After her release, she had nowhere to go. The home did not exist, the marriage still fell apart in the course of the performance, so did the relationships with the children.
“When they let me out of prison, I threw away the key to the canal house. Symbolically. There was nowhere to go back. “
She started completely from scratch. All she had was a plastic bag with which she left the prison gate. She stayed at a friend's house for the first two months, later at a hostel where she slept on a fishing chair. With the help of charities and a Christian fellowship, she quickly got back on her feet, secured normal housing and found employment as a saleswoman. She got lucky on the people around her.
“I always told everyone that I came from serving a sentence. No one condemned me. And that's the most important thing. Have at least one person who accepts you that you can talk to. “
New life role - grandmother to maternal
Upon her release, she learned that she would have a grandchild. However, her daughter was heavily addicted to both drugs and alcohol at the time. “I've seen her a couple of times completely covered up. It was clear that the baby boy was going to be taken away from her,” she recalls. Although she was undergoing treatment and had surgeries, she knew she wanted to take care of her grandchild. So she asked for custody.
“I couldn't live with the idea of him ending up in a children's home. “
After birth, the baby boy was placed in transitional foster care for about a year. And she drove to see him every weekend, as her health allowed. When her stable state of health as well as trouble-free behavior was demonstrated, he was entrusted to her.
Equipping a household for a small child was not easy, but other moms, neighbors, and friends helped. “We don't have luxury, we have older things, but we have it clean, pretty. And most importantly, we have each other. “ The only essential thing the little family lacked was the comfy, fold-out couch that Mrs. D. sleeps on. The old one was already falling apart and it was definitely not possible to spend the night on it. Thanks to the generous contribution from Jitka Chizzola, we were able to obtain it. Every year he donates 100 thousand crowns to support children and families who do not have it easy. Ms. D. is a client of the Probation and Mediation Service, and it was the probation officer who connected us and secured this assistance.
It is the three-year-old grandchild and the people around her that keep her not only afloat, but also in ensuring that no other similar overstep takes place.
“What am I most proud of in my life? “he ponders. “I was able to accept responsibility. And that I can live a proper life again. Now I just wish that health would last, I could continue to look after the grandchild and he was happy. “
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Snídaně s neziskovými organizacemi a naše nová ambasadorka
Minulý čtvrtek jsme se sešli s neziskovými organizacemi, které pracují s dětmi, mladými lidmi a rodinami. Společně s naší novou ambasadorkou, herečkou a moderátorkou Míšou Maurerovou, jsme představili nové téma, ale hlavně jsme mluvili o tom, jak se do Žluté stužky mohou zapojit oni a jejich klienti.
Klientům, včetně těch nejmladších, chceme i nadále nabízet registraci na Yellow Ribbon Run zdarma. Na start se tak nepostaví jen jako běžci, ale také jako součást společné kampaně za druhou šanci pro každého, kdo chyboval.
S organizacemi, které s námi běhají nebo se věnují podobnému tématu, se v příštích měsících zaměříme na tyto otázky:
- S čím se děti a mladí lidé nejčastěji potýkají?
- Kde dnes můžou najít pomoc?
- Co v systému chybí?
- Jak dát jejich zkušenosti a hlasu prostor ve Žluté stužce?
- Jak může naše komunita ukázat, co po průšvihu může následovat?
Pracujete s dětmi nebo mladými lidmi? Budeme rádi, když se přidáte. Napište nám na veronika.friebova@yrr.cz
Highlights from the 11th Annual Event
Summer has flown by and we are diving headfirst into preparations for our twelfth year. It will take place June 10, 2027, once again at the Obora Hvězda. In the meantime, take a look back at how our 11th year went.
Watch the video report and relive the atmosphere of the race. Thank you.
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Thank you for running with us
The 11th annual event is behind us, and we want to say just one thing: THANK YOU. 💛 Together, we have shown once again that running can bring people together, break down prejudices, and open doors to second chances.
Nearly 1,200 of us stood at the start
Nearly 700 of us gathered at the Obora Hvězda park for the start of this year's Yellow Ribbon Run to take our places at the starting line.
- Over 400 inmates participated in runs held within prisons.
- 60 young athletes took part in the kids' run.
- The record for the highest participation among employers and partners this year goes to A-GIGA with 38 participants.
You can look back on the entire day in our photo gallery.
Thank you to all the runners, volunteers, partners, Czech Prison Service staff, organizers, and supporters. Without you, the Yellow Ribbon Run would not be what it is.