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In several Australian jurisdictions, police watch houses have become quasi-prison cells, as punitive crackdowns on bail and other “tough on crime” measures have filled jails across the country.
Martin paints from a prison in TAS
It was a relief to receive a formal diagnosis this year, after a tumultuous time, and medication saved my life and has helped me feel more stable emotionally than I’ve ever felt.
Please boys don’t forget about your human rights about sleeping on the floor, because we are not scum.
An interview with Marley, who writes from a prison in QLD.
An interview with Justin, from a prison in NSW.
Homelessness, addiction, no family, turned right back to what got us here in the first place. I think this is a huge problem for especially young vulnerable women to have more support on release!
Over the past 5 years I have completed numerous courses and obtained tickets for forklift – working at heights, confined space, first aid, and test and tag.
Being an older gay man myself, I have noticed a lot of younger guys in here are maybe a little confused about their sexuality.
When I get out on parole, I can promise my kids that I will not touch drugs ever again.
Including a report released into youth education in Tasmania, a review into transfer of children to adult prisons in VIC and more.
The condition, placed on Susan Neill Fraser, prevented her from speaking publicly or to the media about her claims of innocence.
An arrest warrant gives police authority to arrest a person. But what happens when that person is believed to be inside somebody else’s home?
Including a new strategy to reduce recidivism in SA, a proposed mandatory sentencing for certain breaches of bail in QLD, body-worn cameras coming to max-security prisons in WA and more.
The faint upside is that the light at the end of the tunnel gets brighter every day! Every day done is another day gone.
We invited formerly incarcerated folk to write about an object from prison life and describe it using the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
Today, we’re talking about skin, in particular, acne – the annoying pimples you thought would cease once you left the clutches of puberty, and yet, here you are as a 20, 30, 40-year-old still wondering why your skin hates you so much.
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Something as simple as having a photo ID can have a profound impact.
A number of pieces of art by First Nations who are incarcerated in Canberra, or have previously been, are on display for the public as part of a new exhibition.
How your behaviour and appearance in court and the information you give your lawyer can help the court understand your story.
Welcome to another exciting instalment of Ask Stacey!
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. It allows you to turn a flat piece of paper into nearly anything you can think of, like an animal, flower or a hat.
Gregory David Roberts broke the mould when he released his masterpiece in 2003. Weighing in at 933 pages, Shantaram is the super-heavyweight champion of the literary world.
The book is about learning how to use your time, not do your time.
A drawing from inside.
Cold blows the wind tonight, sweetheart, cold are the drops of rain, cold are the four walls of my cell, so cold I shall remain.
These “emotions” that carry me. It’s from these that you see me. Let not what you see, be all I can be. I’m so much more, this isn’t all.
A girl trying to find her soul, an escape with rope and toe up a tree, a knot a swing.
No mail, no bail, just jail. Hail and rain, rain and suffering, silently ingrained.
Shout out to all you maintenance workers, from painting to plumbing, youse know you’re the reasons these places don’t collapse in on us!
Fill the grid so every row, column and box contains the numbers 1-9 once.
Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!
Meicho writes from a prison in QLD.
Can you find all the words from the clues?
Tai writes from a prison in TAS.
