Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 12
JULY 2025

Reintegration

This section is intended to assist readers who will soon be released. We want to help prepare you for the outside.

We rely on relevant experts to provide monthly themed educational content about reintegration services and opportunities.

Latest
From Prison to Purpose: How I Found Freedom, Brotherhood, and Peace
By Ronin Cruise

If I had found freedom in prison, then what was even the point trying to fit in with society?

ISSUE NO. 12
4 MIN READ
Alice Hartrik
Holding On to the Dream
By Tabitha Lean & Debbie Kilroy

Everyone has the right to dream. To expect. To imagine a version of life where we get to decide who we are – not just live with who we’ve been told we are. That kind of dreaming is powerful. It keeps something alive in us. Something worth fighting for.

ISSUE NO. 12
2 MIN READ
Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

Ask Izzy: What Is It, and How Can It Support You When You’re Out?

ACSO and About Time

Ask Izzy is a website and an app that connects people in need with housing, a meal, money help, family violence support, counselling and much more.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 11

June 2025

Being Released

By Kelly Flanagan

My release date was the 18th of March 2025, and in one month I have accomplished so many things.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 10

May 2025

Healing After Release: My Story

By Stacey Stokes

What helped me was realising that there was nothing inherently wrong with me and that it was my brain trying to cope.

5 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 9

April 2025

Back on the Path of Freedom

By Cruise

I was released about four weeks ago and I was quite stressed. To be completely honest, I didn't really want to leave. The truth is, I loved prison and it became part of my identity.

6 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Getting a Job After Prison

By VACRO

Getting a job after prison is hard for most people. If you had a job before you went in, you may not be able to go back to it, or you might not want to.

10 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 7

February 2025

Starting Fresh: A Journey to Reintegration and New Beginnings

By Whitney Collis

For many of us, the idea of re-entering society after incarceration can feel like standing at a crossroad, unsure of which way to go.

6 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Dealing With Anxiety and Depression on Release

By Community Restorative Centre (CRC) NSW

As well as feeling excited about your release, you may also be feeling fearful that something will go wrong so that your release will be delayed, or that you won’t be able to make it once you’re released.

7 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 5

November 2024

Studying After Prison

By Community Restorative Centre

Studying after you leave prison may be a good option to help you learn new skills and give you more options and opportunities for employment. Studying can also help keep you motivated after leaving prison.

7 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 4

October 2024

Identification

By About Time

We all need identification. Identification (or ID) is a document that proves who you are.

13 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 3

September 2024

Survival on the Outside: Family and Children

By Community Restorative Centre

If you’re returning to your partner, it’s normal to feel anxious about living together again. Talk about your hopes and plans before release and keep talking once you go home. Listen to them, and get help early if you’re having relationship problems.

16 MIN READ
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