Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 9
APRIL 2025
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Letters

About Time dedicates many of its pages to publishing the letters of people in prison, as well as from their family and friends.

This is the centrepiece of the paper: a platform for people to share their experiences and learn from each other.

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Hope and Solidarity – a Freakin' Buzz!
Hope and Solidarity – a Freakin' Buzz!
Hope and Solidarity – a Freakin' Buzz!
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By Joe
By Joe

I write to extend feedback – re: your monthly paper. I must say that it was with more than the usual measuring spoon of interest that most here @ MRC welcomed its arrival.

ISSUE NO. 3
5 MIN READ
Markus Spiske
My Time in Here Will Not Define Me
My Time in Here Will Not Define Me
My Time in Here Will Not Define Me
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By Storm
By Storm

12 months into being remanded in custody. I’m still yet to be sentenced – hence I can’t see the end at all.

ISSUE NO. 3
3 MIN READ
'Forest Sky' by Mimo, $160, #5733, 60cm x 98cm, acrylic on canvas, available to purchase at https://www.nsw.gov.au/arts-and-culture/boom-gate-gallery
The Secret to Living is Giving
By Konrad

Our external world has so many options and choices, to have, do and be, we even have greater control of this world, more than we have ever had before, yet we are still suffering.

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2 MIN READ
'Miss Walkabout' by Tony, available for purchase on Boom Gate Gallery
To Women Behind These Concrete Walls
By D

We have a voice, but through the system, our voices are muted. We are mothers, sisters, daughters, and even grandmothers.

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2 MIN READ
'Inside Out Outside In' by Megan, available for purchase at Boom Gate Gallery
By Alexander

Prison doesn't easily allow outside support to provide the love and care many inmates require, let alone access professional support.

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3 MIN READ
By Jean

My name is Jean. I am a wiry spitfire, 65 years young, and incarcerated for the past 24 years with a L.W.O.P. (Life Without Parole) sentence.

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3 MIN READ
By Weena

Since having my first ever grandson nearly 3 years ago now, it’s made me realise that I not only want to change, but I need to do it not only for myself but for my family.

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2 MIN READ
By Kyle

I’d think there are a lot of inmates looking for someone to talk to, for some people it might help with the healing process.

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2 MIN READ
By Ethan

When I paint, I'm not in prison anymore. I'm lost for hours in my artwork.

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3 MIN READ
Previous Editions

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Sustainable Gardening

By George

I am the volunteer garden billet and some of my responsibilities are garden plot allocation and seed distribution.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

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The Benefits of Gardening

By Alex

Dad would always say “there’s something about toiling in the garden, getting your hands in soil, it earths me out.”

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Lack of Housing for Inmates Seeking Parole

By Patrick

The lack of housing is creating a backlog for inmates who otherwise would be eligible for parole.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Pay Not Adding Up

By Kerrin

With even the prison staff in industries agreeing that our pay rates are ridiculous, how do things stay the same?

4 MIN READ

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March 2025

About Time for a Pen Pal Program

By Rachel

Wow, I won the caption comp for December… I’ve never won anything and the whole jail is congratulating me.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Learning My Lesson

By Wendy

I'll never come back to this place, but I’ll always respect the time that I’ve spent in here, and I understand now how and why people return to this place.

4 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Change Starts With You

By Paul

I now live in hope that I can find peace within myself, and there is a faint light at the end of a very long tunnel.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Running for Your Life

By George

I was 40 years old when I was incarcerated and I could barely run around the block.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Another Day in Paradise

By Noah

Prison reflects you like a mirror, you regret every mistake in your life. Everything. And if you want, it brings you back on the right way.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 7

February 2025

An Impossible Choice

By Wendy

I pretty much have to pick and choose who I ring because it costs way too much money to ring each of my kids.

3 MIN READ
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