ISSUE NO. 21
April 2026
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Letters

‘Just Stop and Think About Who You Might Hurt’

By
DJ

DJ writes from a prison in VIC.

Willy Pleasance

Hi everyone,

Next time you think about doing a crime whatever that may be, just stop and think about your partner or your children or any of your loved ones, even pets, because it may affect us doing time, but I can guarantee it affects them a lot more.

I promised my daughter that I wouldn’t come back here and here I am again. I am really regretting it, as the mother of my kids and my daughter are not replying to my letters and I’ve heard nothing about them, and it is just added stress to me thinking they’re done with me and my mental health dramas and alcohol use.

I feel empty without them and I can’t imagine how my dad feels about me being here again.

Choose your actions wisely and always think about the ones who care about you, and if you are noticing you’re going downhill or not feeling right then seek help – it could save you.

Hi everyone,

Next time you think about doing a crime whatever that may be, just stop and think about your partner or your children or any of your loved ones, even pets, because it may affect us doing time, but I can guarantee it affects them a lot more.

I promised my daughter that I wouldn’t come back here and here I am again. I am really regretting it, as the mother of my kids and my daughter are not replying to my letters and I’ve heard nothing about them, and it is just added stress to me thinking they’re done with me and my mental health dramas and alcohol use.

I feel empty without them and I can’t imagine how my dad feels about me being here again.

Choose your actions wisely and always think about the ones who care about you, and if you are noticing you’re going downhill or not feeling right then seek help – it could save you.

Lessons from Bees

By Muhamed

Prison teaches people to hold back. To keep to themselves. To give as little as possible. To protect what little energy or hope they have left. When everything feels limited – time, freedom, trust – it makes sense to think that giving more will leave you with less. But the bee lives by a different rule.

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Albany Prisoners on Lockdowns

By Prisoners at Albany Prison, WA

We are not sure who to write to or who we can talk to about theses matters. We are hoping someone reads our letter and can point us in the right direction to have our voices heard.

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Rights for Foreign Prisoners

By Luiing

If foreign prisoners have been sentenced under same law as Australians, then it’s extremely important that they have right to be treat equally in their imprisonment – on humanitarian grounds.

Letters

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Not Cool: Heat and Overcrowding in TMCC

By Dane

The following is in response to the article by Denham Sadler titled “Sweltering Behind Bars: Stifling Heat in Australian prisons”.

Letters

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