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A lack of access to stable housing is a key reason why many people reoffend and return to prison. It’s also a main reason why people are denied parole and kept in prison for longer.
Brothers, seriously, when you look at how much worse off other people in the world have it and you truly understand there really is no rock bottom, then you start to see there are no limits to how good our life could be (and out of anyone we deserve it!).
I’m eligible for release mid-July if I can find a suitable address, and I’ve applied for a Crest public boarding house address, but they’ve advised me of a minimum 12-month wait time.
For the past year or so, it’s been getting harder for mail to get through. I’ve been here for nine years and I’ve never had a problem with mail.
Nobody understood that what I did then is not who I am now.
At this point, we struggle to even be released on our parole date while being a model prisoner, which I feel is our right.
Luckily, in the week leading up to sentencing, I made contact with whom I now call the “Gods of Criminal Defence”.
A problem I have come across here at Woodford is that the only reading glasses you can get (if you are poor and not eligible for free prescription glasses) are #16 and are only 2.0 magnification!
‘They can lock the locks, but they can’t stop the clock!’
In March 2024, I completed a program called Mates for Inmates. It was a program where we had dogs that came in from the Lord Smith’s Dog Home that needed to be retrained so they could be rehomed to those looking to adopt a dog so they can eventually find their forever home.
I was determined to strive for something different. I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to be honest, open-minded and willing today.
While hardline responses to crime are constantly pushed by politicians and the media, other approaches – such as “therapeutic justice” models – are often overlooked.
Including WA Government pledges to improve crisis care in prisons, Victoria announcing a $700m investment in prisons and officers, an ACT prison inspector flagging understaffing issues and more.
No-one’s life pans out quite the way they might expect, but it should never be too late to try and get back on course.
I still remember the haunting words of the old next-door neighbour when he saw it: ‘Young men die in green cars.’ Stupid old bugger, what would he know?
I support a number of clients – individuals, couples and families – who are experiencing homelessness. Like so many others in this field, I entered this work because I care deeply about people and community.
ABIs can be caused by many different things. It can be a car accident, a fall, can be from violence – the list goes on and on.
My brain seems to simply have wiped out part of my memory. I think it’s for the best.
Writing prompts are useful in many ways. They’re a good starting point to get your brain working, and can also help you come up with your own ideas.
Even before going to prison, I was drawn to prison movies. Now, after my time inside, I’m even more captivated.
We are hardwired to know how to react to danger – when we perceive a threat, our bodies instantly assess it to determine how we should respond.
A collection of exercises that can be done in a small area of space.
Australia has two sources of law: legislation and common law. Legislation is made by parliaments and is available in documents called acts. Common law is made by judges in court decisions and covers areas that have not been legislated.
My name is Brian. A lot of guys here are talking about new legislation coming in the near future, but I haven’t found it anywhere. It is called “Daniel’s Law”. I was wondering if you could explain it and when it will take effect and who it will apply to?
My release date was the 18th of March 2025, and in one month I have accomplished so many things.
My name is Johnathan Binge and I’m Gamilaraay/Gamilaroi, Dunghutti and Gumbaynggyirr. I was born in Moree, that’s my country, but currently living in Naarm now. I’m just a black fella moving through the motions!
Including a piece about moving forward and another about seasons in Northern Australia.
This painting was inspired by a photo that I found in the National Geographic of January 2011 taken by Robin Hammond. It’s a gold miner in the border province of Manica.
Brain tumour, brain tumour, a darkness you can’t see, oh how I hate you, you took my brother away from me.
My little boy has grown so strong, I can’t believe its been this long, since he raised his tiny head, and gazed at me in the hospital bed.
Being in jail has given me time to think, as I lay in my bed and slowly sink.
I destroy homes, I tear families apart, take your children, and that’s just the start. I’m more costly than diamonds, more precious than gold, the sorrow I bring is a sight to behold.
Now sit in cell of nought to read, the glasses gone! Of what I need! I ask the system, to provide, for that, my sight be magnified.
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The goal of the game is to have the highest card in each round to win points. The player with the most points at the end wins.
Can you find all the words from the clues?
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