ISSUE NO. 9
April 2025
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Letters

Someone To Talk To

By
Kyle

Kyle writes from Marngoneet Correctional Centre in Victoria.

Willy Pleasance

To Denham Sadler,

I liked what you wrote in the December edition.

Just a few things that we learned – male prisoners mostly have someone to write to or call. I’m supposing female prisoners have the same. But a person like me, I have a very hard time talking to someone, whether male or female, other than Mum and Dad and a mate that are all on the outside. They are fine to talk to but it would be nice to communicate with other lonely people locked up.

I’d think there are a lot of inmates looking for someone to talk to, for some people it might help with the healing process.

A well monitored program might be an idea but it would have to work Main to Main, Protection to Protection.

From Kyle

To Denham Sadler,

I liked what you wrote in the December edition.

Just a few things that we learned – male prisoners mostly have someone to write to or call. I’m supposing female prisoners have the same. But a person like me, I have a very hard time talking to someone, whether male or female, other than Mum and Dad and a mate that are all on the outside. They are fine to talk to but it would be nice to communicate with other lonely people locked up.

I’d think there are a lot of inmates looking for someone to talk to, for some people it might help with the healing process.

A well monitored program might be an idea but it would have to work Main to Main, Protection to Protection.

From Kyle

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