ISSUE NO. 2
August 2024
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Mum’s Story

By
Michelle

Michelle is a mother whose son is incarcerated in Victoria.

Joanna Kosinska

How my son being incarcerated has and is affecting me

Well for the first year and a half I tried to cope and handle all of the shock, trauma and every emotion all by myself because I have faced hard times in the past but this was next level. I needed to go to my doctor and was prescribed anti depressants, which I take daily, and even though I struggle to let my thoughts go deep, they do help.

As a mother all I want to do is bring him (my son) home and tell him everything will be ok. I miss him every minute of every day. My focus is always on my son, even though I function every day by working and being around my family and trying to live my life as normal as I can, but it’s not normal. I’m always preoccupied, thinking and wondering if he’s ok and safe. I feel like I can’t get 100% on with my life in peace until he comes home.

On a positive note, I feel like me, my son and my whole family have found our inner strengths from this whole tragedy. And at the moment I’m just living each day by day until my son comes home to his family.

How my son being incarcerated has and is affecting me

Well for the first year and a half I tried to cope and handle all of the shock, trauma and every emotion all by myself because I have faced hard times in the past but this was next level. I needed to go to my doctor and was prescribed anti depressants, which I take daily, and even though I struggle to let my thoughts go deep, they do help.

As a mother all I want to do is bring him (my son) home and tell him everything will be ok. I miss him every minute of every day. My focus is always on my son, even though I function every day by working and being around my family and trying to live my life as normal as I can, but it’s not normal. I’m always preoccupied, thinking and wondering if he’s ok and safe. I feel like I can’t get 100% on with my life in peace until he comes home.

On a positive note, I feel like me, my son and my whole family have found our inner strengths from this whole tragedy. And at the moment I’m just living each day by day until my son comes home to his family.

Sistas, Support Each Other!

By Anonymous

This letter is to remind you all that, as Sistas, we need to be there for one another to raise women up.

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ISSUE NO. 23

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Strip Searches

By Nikita

It’s daunting enough when you get arrested by police, then placed into custody and thrown into a cell. Then you have to go through a degrading strip search.

Letters

ISSUE NO. 23

1 MIN READ

If It’s Broken, Then Fix It

By Andrew

I’ve spent most of my adult life behind bars, and I’m not proud to say it. It’s been such a bloody waste.

Letters

ISSUE NO. 23

3 MIN READ

Routine is Good, Not Bad

By Dane

Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in prison can relate to the concept of prison rituals and routines.

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3 MIN READ

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