G’day,

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Thanks for providing About Time and explaining things – it’s helpful for understanding life behind bars and other things. It sometimes seems that life has become so complicated with government making so many new laws that you almost need a team of lawyers to consult to check what you think, say and do is not against the law every morning, and that it won’t be used against you by someone.

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Just before I was jailed, I read a report in a newspaper about the dangers of Aspartame. They say sugar can be used to brew alcohol in jail so by providing Aspartame (also called Splendour and other names) they stop it – but it’s not good for our gut bacteria! They feed us a lot of chemicals and processed food in here.

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Another thing to know about prison is that some beds are so short in jail that tall people have to sleep in the foetal position or bump their heads two feet at night.

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In Issue 12, Kelly mentioned a man called Paul who spent some of his life in custody and said he found that whatever state he found himself in, he would be content. I found some comfort in this, but I do miss the dogs a lot.

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Bye from LBJ