Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 17

December 2025

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Holiday Messages from Loved Ones on the Outside

Ike Curtis

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Around the Country – November 2025

By About Time

Including smoking being banned in WA prisons, a death in custody at Mary Hutchinson in TAS, a painkiller trial hailed as a success in QLD and more.

News and Investigations

ISSUE NO. 17

9 MIN READ

Christmas Cards in Solidarity

By Daniel Vansetten

Nothing warms my heart more than the selflessness of good people doing good deeds for our sisters and brothers in prison.

News and Investigations

ISSUE NO. 17

2 MIN READ

Delivering Christmas Cheer Behind Bars

By Denham Sadler

Every year in early December, a group of volunteers come together to pack a hamper for every woman in prison in Victoria.

News and Investigations

ISSUE NO. 17

2 MIN READ

Bar Lowered to Find Someone Guilty of Prison Offences in NSW

By Denham Sadler

The NSW Government has moved to make it easier to find incarcerated people guilty of a “prison offence”, against the advice of independent experts.

News and Investigations

ISSUE NO. 17

2 MIN READ

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