The entertainment and news media loves to show a confrontational and violent “don't back down” version of prison life, but what they don't show is the genuine care and openness between strangers in prison.

Prison is endured, not processed. The trauma often goes unrecognised and unacknowledged. Many of us hide the damage, even from ourselves. Without validation, we carry it alone – mistaking struggle for weakness, layering self-blame on top of trauma and finding no clear path to relief.

Wrongdoing thrives in the darkness. Too often, it is only because of brave people who speak out that the public learns what is happening in the shadows.

I was incarcerated during COVID. I was transferred to Brisbane Correctional Centre for 1 week and then moved to Woodford Correctional Centre for 4 years.

In Victoria, the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria began negotiations with the Victorian government last year on Treaty, and legislation allowing this agreement is now in Parliament.

Two new pieces from First Nations artists.

Locked down for the third time this week, sixth time this past fortnight, with Bird of Prey playing on Rage, the shitty fuzzy speakers on the shitty fuzzy TV barely able to conjure up something that resembles bass.