ISSUE NO. 23
JUNE 2026

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.

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Colouring In

By Edward

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

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By Edward, from a prison in NSW

Crossword

Can you find all the words from the clues?

Meme of the Month

Meicho writes from a prison in QLD.

Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

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Bad Jokes

If you have some better jokes please send them to us!

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Sudoku

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

Nine Letter Word

How many words can you make using these nine letters?

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Caption This…

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

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Sudoku

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

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Bad Jokes

If you have a better joke please send them to us because these ones are terrible!

ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

Game – Dots and Boxes

Dots and Boxes is a two-player strategy game where players take turns drawing lines between dots on a grid to form boxes. The goal is to capture the most boxes by completing their fourth side.

ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

Word Search

Can you find the 20 hidden words (listed below) in the puzzle?

ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

ISSUE NO. 11
June 2025

Bad Jokes

If you have a better joke please send them to us because these ones are terrible!

ISSUE NO. 11
June 2025

Crossword

Can you find all the words from the clues?

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