Donate Here

Letters

What Happened to Christmas Dinners?

By
Rocket

Rocket writes from Wolston Correctional Centre.

My name is Rocket. I am writing this letter from Wolston Correctional Centre.

I would like to say something about the Christmas lunch that was served here.

I am nearly 72 years of age, and I have been in a prison or institution for all but eight or ten years of my life. So I would know a bit about Christmas lunch in the prison system.

In 1995 when I came to prison, Christmas dinner consisted of a serve of cold chicken, a slice of ham, and salad. You do also get some plum pudding with custard, you do not see that anymore. Where have those days gone?

The Christmas dinner that was served at Wolston was some sort of rice dinner. What has happened to the Christmas dinners we used to get in the prison system? Go back to the old days any time. They would have been preferred.

Rocket

My name is Rocket. I am writing this letter from Wolston Correctional Centre.

I would like to say something about the Christmas lunch that was served here.

I am nearly 72 years of age, and I have been in a prison or institution for all but eight or ten years of my life. So I would know a bit about Christmas lunch in the prison system.

In 1995 when I came to prison, Christmas dinner consisted of a serve of cold chicken, a slice of ham, and salad. You do also get some plum pudding with custard, you do not see that anymore. Where have those days gone?

The Christmas dinner that was served at Wolston was some sort of rice dinner. What has happened to the Christmas dinners we used to get in the prison system? Go back to the old days any time. They would have been preferred.

Rocket

This
letter
was originally printed in the
February 2025
edition of About Time.

Staying Out Is the Hard Part

By DJ

Why would anybody want to come back to the system and add to that statistic?

Letters

ISSUE NO. 25

2 MIN READ

Recognising Veterans on the Inside

By Colin

We have an active veterans’ affairs type meeting here every month and an outside group called “Buddy Up” that sends two of their volunteers in.

Letters

ISSUE NO. 25

1 MIN READ

Staying Out of Politics and Working on Myself

By Dylan

I’m only 23 years old but I feel like I’m 43. Being in prison definitely preserves your body but makes your mind and soul feel so much older if you know what I mean.

Letters

ISSUE NO. 25

1 MIN READ

How Do You Cope With Lockdowns?

By Darren

I’ve been in prison for 14 years now, and lockdowns have always been a feature of prison life, but I have also noticed that over the years they have gotten worse and worse.

Letters

ISSUE NO. 25

1 MIN READ

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