Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 11
JUNE 2025
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Health

Health is a key to resilience. However, good health can be one of the hardest things to maintain in prison.

This section is dedicated to different aspects of physical and mental health, from exercises and yoga, to strategies for dealing with trauma, providing health inspiration and guidance for people trying to keep healthy inside the challenging setting of prison.

Latest
‘Lizard Brain’: Fear as an Instinctive Response
By Annalise de Groot

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.

ISSUE NO. 11
3 MIN READ
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Cell Workout
This was originally submitted to Inside Time by Luke, who is incarcerated in the UK.

A collection of exercises that can be done in a small area of space.

ISSUE NO. 11
2 MIN READ
Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 10

May 2025

Upper Body Yoga

By The Prison Phoenix Trust

This series of upper body movements is both uplifting and calming, and is great preparation for meditation.

5 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 10

May 2025

Stir Fry Satay Fried Noodles (Meat and Veg)

By Anastasia and Kayla

A tasty recipe from Southern Queensland Correctional Centre.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 10

May 2025

Andrew’s Story: Curing Hep C and Getting Through Jail

By Andrew

It wasn’t a topic of conversation between us inmates, even though it should’ve been. Hep C is a serious virus.

6 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 9

April 2025

Hepatitis C and Harm Reduction

By Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)

The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) caught up for a yarn with Esha, a Peer Harm Reduction Coordinator at QuIHN. QuIHN is a service that supports people who use drugs and alcohol in Queensland.

6 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 9

April 2025

The Necessity of Sadness

By Annalise de Groot

It is a common misconception that sadness is ‘weakness’ and that to feel sad somehow undermines one’s ‘toughness.

4 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 9

April 2025

Anti Anxiety Yoga

By The Prison Phoenix Trust

All of us have times in our lives when we feel tense, nervous, worried and frightened. We might feel overwhelmed by the thoughts that keep going around in our head or by events in our lives that are facing us.

4 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 3

September 2024

Inner Healing: Breaking the Cycle of Violence

By Felicia Zsha’ Mirzze

Today, I sat down with Sarah Brown from She Is Not Your Rehab to discuss intergenerational trauma and the healing work she does with her husband, Matt Brown.

13 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 2

August 2024

How to Stay Resilient and Manage Mental Health in Prison

By Felicia Zsha’ Mirzze

Today I sit down with Jacob Little to have a yarn and share some knowledge about resilience and how he managed his mental health in prison.

12 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Breathe to Cool Down

By The Prison Phoenix Trust

Whether we get thrown off balance or find a cooler way of handling such things depends largely on the state of our nervous system.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 5

November 2024

Neck, Shoulder and Back Relax

By The Prison Phoenix Trust

If you’re feeling tense or stressed, your neck and shoulders may start to hurt because they’re tense too. Use these simple stretches any time you feel tight and uncomfortable or like you could do with an unwind.

4 MIN READ
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