ISSUE NO. 27
October 2026
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Play

Being in prison can be monotonous. With not much to do and a lot of time ahead of them, people are bound to get bored and restless.

Quizzes, puzzles and games can be light-hearted fun and help people inside take their mind off things and just play for a moment.

LATEST

Colouring In

By Edward

Edward sent in this drawing that can be coloured in, from a prison in NSW.

ISSUE NO. 16
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By Edward, from a prison in NSW

Crossword

Can you find all the words from the clues?

An image of the crossword from About Time's 28th issue.

Meme of the Month

Meicho writes from a prison in QLD.

Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

A birds eye view image of lots of rocks on a beach. There is a question mark painted on one.
Ana Municio via Unsplash

Bad Jokes

Tai writes from a prison in TAS.

An image of laughing emojis blown up like balloons.
John Cardamone via Unsplash

Sudoku

Fill the grid so every row, column and box contains the numbers 1-9 once.

Previous Issues

ISSUE NO. 19
February 2026
Crossword

Can you find all the words from the clues?

ISSUE NO. 19
February 2026
Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026
Bad Jokes

Submitted from someone incarcerated in NSW – thank you for the jokes!

ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026
Sudoku

Fill in the boxes with numbers from 1-9 with no repeated numbers in each line, horizontally or vertically.

ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026
Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025
Caption This...

Submit a caption to this photo, and we will print the three finalists (including the winner) in the next edition.

ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025
Sudoku

Fill in the boxes with numbers from 1-9 with no repeated numbers in each line, horizontally or vertically.

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