Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 7

FEBRUARY 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.

Latest

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. Upon finding it in our respective mailboxes, it caused a stir. A tad like the discovery of gold in Ballarat: a freakin buzz!

ISSUE NO. 3
5 MIN READ
Markus Spiske
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
Fences Inside and Around Me
By D.

It’s my first time being inside. My anxiety, fear, depression and mental health are heightened with extra volume.

ISSUE NO. 7
2 MIN READ
Great Ideas for Prisons
By Kerrin

Look at the bare roofs across our jails, put some solar panels on all of them and turn them all into power stations, effectively reducing power bills everywhere!

ISSUE NO. 7
2 MIN READ
You Are Worthy
By Jessica

I just read issue 5 November 2024. There was an article titled “Bodies in Cages: Trans Experiences in Prison”. Being a trans woman myself, I wanted to share my story of experience in custody.

ISSUE NO. 7
3 MIN READ
"I'm Innocent! I Didn't Do It!"
By David

How many times have you heard these words?

ISSUE NO. 7
2 MIN READ
Never Too Old To Learn
By Jack

A couple of months ago I began attending education here and found a program called “BK SB”, which brings students’ ability to manage English and maths up to scratch.

ISSUE NO. 7
3 MIN READ
What Happened to Christmas Dinners?
By Rocket

I am nearly 72 years of age, and I have been in a prison or institution for all but eight or ten years of my life. So I would know a bit about Christmas lunch in the prison system.

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2 MIN READ
"Use Your Time”, Don’t “Do Your Time”
By Ronan

Before anything I am a human being. As I’ve learnt, this is quite important to remember.

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2 MIN READ
You Forget How to Love
By Dave

Now about jail and what it does to you inside: you learn to suppress your feelings and show your anger or bravado. But what happens then to you? You forget how to love.

ISSUE NO. 7
3 MIN READ
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.

ISSUE NO. 7
3 MIN READ

Previous Issues

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Prison Libraries and a Merry Christmas

By Jack

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Remember to be kind to one another over the festive season.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Differences at NSW and QLD Prisons

By Belly

The biggest issue is the lack of transparency and continuous changes in direction.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Being Deaf in Prison

By Rebecca

I miss out on small talks such as what other prisoners are really feeling to bigger things such as how to make a complaint against case notes.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Give the Kids a Chance

By CC

I am writing today to draw attention to Youth Crime, and I'm not meaning 16 and 17 year olds. I’m talking about 10, 11 and 12 year olds.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Bukks' Musings

By Bukks

I spent about 13 years at the maximum-security Port Phillip Prison but am now at a medium security, Loddon. I have been here for almost two years now and since coming here have gotten into poetry.

4 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Basic Things From the Buy-Up

By Jeffrey

During a long stay of about 6 months in prison, I came across a few fellow inmates who needed help with sorting their pile(s) of mixed documents which were kept in one or two used envelopes.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

The Cost of Living

By Rocket

As you can see there is not much cash to spend. So there is always someone worse off than you.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

A View From the Inside

By Donna

I thought I could enlighten you on how this prison's day to day works.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Watching Repco Supercars

By Stephen

I will write to you and try to fill you guys in with what's happening in QLD prisons, especially Wolston.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Peace on the Inside

By Ronin

The thing is, I love prison. I love it so much that I seem to be constantly on a reckless path when I'm out to either die, or come back to prison.

2 MIN READ

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