Welcome to About Time

About Time is the national newspaper for Australian prisons and detention facilities

Your browser window currently does not have enough height, or is zoomed in too far to view our website content correctly. Once the window reaches the minimum required height or zoom percentage, the content will display automatically.

Alternatively, you can learn more via the links below.

Donations via GiveNow

Email

Instagram

LinkedIn

ISSUE NO. 18

January 2026

Donate Here

Poetry

Hope

By

Elijah

Elijah writes from a prison in NSW.

Willy Pleasance

From good to bad,

And up to down,

Life twisted us around,

Now here we stand,

On unknown ground,

This sinking sand,

Struggling to stay,

Hand in hand,

But our hearts prevail,

In this unknown tale,

I'll hold you up,

Into safety,

And out of danger,

My love with you,

Forever too,

My love I miss you,

But I still dream of you,

Rough paths ahead,

Of that we're sure,

But please with me,

Let's stand tall,

I bare it all,

My soul to you,

Forever more.

From good to bad,

And up to down,

Life twisted us around,

Now here we stand,

On unknown ground,

This sinking sand,

Struggling to stay,

Hand in hand,

But our hearts prevail,

In this unknown tale,

I'll hold you up,

Into safety,

And out of danger,

My love with you,

Forever too,

My love I miss you,

But I still dream of you,

Rough paths ahead,

Of that we're sure,

But please with me,

Let's stand tall,

I bare it all,

My soul to you,

Forever more.

Little Rhyme

By Justin

Here’s a little rhyme. As I’m chilling doing time, paying the price for my crime.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 24

1 MIN READ

Mother

By Biannca

What did you see when you looked at me? Just a little girl, I had no voice, you kept me down without a choice. You gave heartache and pain, said I was your endless shame.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 24

2 MIN READ

One Day We Will Be Free

By Matt

They talked to us about our struggles, their words we could not hear, while being condemned and held accountable; our vision was not clear.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 24

1 MIN READ

All for One, One for All at Bandyup

By Ruth

Bandyup is a place, where we are a mixed race. It doesn’t matter where we are from, we should support each other as one.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 24

1 MIN READ