ISSUE NO. 23
JUNE 2026

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

How To Talk About Prison When You Get Out

By ACSO

Talking about prison once you’re out in the community can be challenging. It’s difficult to know the right thing to say, or how people might react.

ISSUE NO. 23
6 MIN READ
Ethan Cassidy

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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
ISSUE NO. 2
August 2024

From Prison to the Outside: Dealing With the Loneliness

By Community Restorative Centre (republished from the 'Survival on the Outside' guide)

Feeling isolated and lonely is very common after you’ve left prison. In prison you didn’t expect to open up to people and enjoy their company. Now you’re outside, it takes time to relax and be friendly to people.

10 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 1
July 2024

Housing and Homelessness

By Community Restorative Centre and About Time

Homelessness is often the biggest worry that people have when being released from custody. A lot of people leave prison not sure of where they will live. This section gives a rough outline of how people can look for homelessness services and different types of accommodation.

12 MIN READ

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