Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 12
JULY 2025

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.

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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.

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'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
Lit a Light of Hope
By Zayne

I read your paper the night previous, and a part of me that previously was dead or dying suddenly felt alive and connected to others with similar struggles and trauma.

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Willy Pleasance
Nowhere to Live
By Tony

If I get to the end of my sentence (another 13 months), then I will be dropped into a motel for three days, then after that, I’m on my own. It doesn’t seem fair.

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Willy Pleasance
By Vishal

It gets disheartening but I am determined to break free of this system.

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By Micky

The issue I wish to discuss with everyone is something I’m dealing with personally myself right now and I know for a fact I’m not the only one!

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Anonymous

I won’t even mention how expensive basic vegetables have gotten for us for the risk of sending somebody into shock.

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By Kelly

This is one of my many thoughts on all the moments in life I may have taken for granted – of memories of my younger years. And here’s to us all making new memories, whether in our youth or mature years.

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By Paige

Being sober feels like getting high used to.

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By Garth

Thanks for the paper – it’s something a lot of us look forward to.

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Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

Determined to Make a Difference

By Yvonne

I was determined to strive for something different. I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to be honest, open-minded and willing today.

5 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

Second Chance

By Lee

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.

2 MIN READ

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June 2025

Time Will Still Pass

By Matthew

‘They can lock the locks, but they can’t stop the clock!’

1 MIN READ

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June 2025

Unable to See!

By Jeffrey

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!

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

My Legal Representation

By Wayne

Luckily, in the week leading up to sentencing, I made contact with whom I now call the “Gods of Criminal Defence”.

2 MIN READ

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June 2025

No ‘Suitable’ Housing For Parole

By Zachary

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.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

Unable to Complete Programs for Parole

Anonymous

At this point, we struggle to even be released on our parole date while being a model prisoner, which I feel is our right.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

A Letter of Encouragement

By Stenzy

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!).

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

Gate Fever

By Axel

Nobody understood that what I did then is not who I am now.

4 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

Interrupted Connections

By Lanie

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.

2 MIN READ
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