ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026

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

How to Face Your Past But Not Let It Define You

By Dr Carollyne Youssef

There comes a moment in every person’s life when they are forced to face themselves. Not the version they show to others, but the deeper, more honest truth underneath.

ISSUE NO. 25
3 MIN READ
Ethan Cassidy

Cell Workout

Republished with permission from Inside Time in the UK.

Complete the entire circuit above, then repeat it a second time to hit the full rep count. Good luck!

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4 MIN READ

Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 19
February 2026

Ask the Doctor: Stroke

By Harley Stiebel

A stroke describes death to brain tissue caused by disrupted blood supply.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 19
February 2026

Three of My Friends Are Alive Because I Had Naloxone

By Marianna Jans

I am lucky to have not lost anyone close to me from a drug overdose, but I know many people who have. The impact that a fatal overdose can cause is devastating and they are completely avoidable and unnecessary.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026

Want to Get Fit for 2026?

Exercises reprinted with permission from Inside Time

Whether you want to get in gear to transform your physique, or maybe just tone up, there is a selection of exercises you can do without any equipment, in your cell or in the exercise yard.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026

Mind on Loop: Dealing With Rumination

By Stephen Rothwell

I kept replaying the trauma, desperately hoping for a different ending, driven by an intensity of pain I could not bear.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025

Ask the Doctor: High Blood Pressure

By Harley Stiebel

Blood pressure can be thought of as the speed of the blood whizzing around your blood vessels (arteries). This is affected by two things: your heart and your arteries.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Discover Your Strength!

By About Time

This is your chance to focus on yourself, take control of your fitness, and to empower your journey one step at a time.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Treating Hep C: My Story

By Simon

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.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 15
October 2025

A Warrior Sequence

By Prison Phoenix Trust

These are challenging postures that stretch and strengthen the whole body and challenge the mind. As you breathe in each posture, notice how you feel.

2 MIN READ

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About Time is the national newspaper for Australian prisons and detention facilities

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