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ISSUE NO. 24
JULY 2026
Sistas support each other!
Letters of solidarity and encouragement
Letters
Loving Someone in Prison
Tips for a special kind of long distance relationship
Experiences
When I saw King 810
A band that understands being inside
Culture
Parole Patchwork
An overview of Australia’s parole laws
Legal Corner
READ THE LATEST VOICES FROM LOCKDOWNS
THE LATEST VOICES FROM LOCKDOWNS

Roger Knox: Black Elvis on Prison Stages

First Nations music legend Roger Knox has played everywhere from huge music festivals in the USA to the Sydney Opera House. But he says the shows that mean the most to him are the ones he played in prisons around Australia.

By Denham Sadler

Beloved First Nations musician Roger Knox’s career has spanned more than 50 years and taken him from an Aboriginal Mission in NSW to some of the biggest stages in the world.

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4 MIN READ
Ike Curtis

Remand is Stressful

By S.

The majority of prison staff try their best and you feel some actually care.

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1 MIN READ

Money Can't Buy Love

By Elyana

Every day I learn more. Some days are good and some days are very bad and hard emotionally but I’m still learning it’s just life, you know.

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2 MIN READ
By Ronin Cruise

The greatest power we have is our choice, our ability to make decisions.

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By Turbo

I would like to remind people that even if your loved one or pen pal is legit across the road, it can still take weeks for letters to go back and forth.

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1 MIN READ
By Freshie

Remember, prison doesn’t rehabilitate you. Only you can do that.

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1 MIN READ

Around the Country – June 2026

By About Time

Including major legal groups calling out ongoing prison lockdowns in TAS, a violent incident at Yatala in SA, funding for women's programs in NSW and more.

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5 MIN READ

WA Prison System ‘Nearing Functional Collapse’

By Denham Sadler

Western Australia’s prison system is “nearing functional collapse”, with continual lockdowns, people sleeping on mattresses and a significant increase in violent incidents, an independent inspector has found.

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2 MIN READ
Willy Pleasance

Mob

Celebrating NAIDOC Week!

To celebrate NAIDOC week, we’re showcasing First Nations art submissions. We acknowledge the fierce First Nations people and elders across the country advocating for justice.

By About Time

To celebrate NAIDOC week, we’re showcasing First Nations art submissions. We acknowledge the fierce First Nations people and elders across the country advocating for justice.

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4 MIN READ

Mental Health in Solitary Confinement

Advice from someone who has done it

By Ashleigh Chapman

Solitary confinement is unfortunately all too common in Australian prisons.

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2 MIN READ
‘Hope’ by Jenny, available to purchase through Boom Gate Gallery

Interstate Prison Transfers 101

An introduction to welfare transfers

By About Time

People in prison can apply to transfer from a prison in one state or territory to another, generally for welfare reasons to be closer to family, community supports, or rehabilitation opportunities.

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4 MIN READ
Willy Pleasance

Managing Your Sentence: The Flow of Time in Prison

By Anonymous

My advice? Each new dawn is one day closer to release. Focus on the moment and time will take care of itself. It’s not the amount of time you’ve got – it’s how you use it.

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3 MIN READ
‘Insanity’ by Tony, Boom Gate Gallery

Don’t Erase Your Prison Years

By Steve Rothwell

I used to work in underground coal mines, and down there I experienced a similar sense of camaraderie to what I later encountered in prison.

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3 MIN READ
Willy Pleasance

Inside Job

By Gary Griffiths

Let’s face it: money makes the world go around.

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5 MIN READ
Area 1-S Block Cell 120, by Megan, #5633, 40cm x 50c, acrylic on canvas, Boom Gate Gallery

Ask Stacey: ‘I Have No One on the Outside!’

Stacey is back to answer your questions on work after prison, making friends and more.

By Stacey Stokes

Hello my valued readers! Welcome to another session of Ask Stacey.

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4 MIN READ
By Ruth

Bandyup is a place, where we are a mixed race. It doesn’t matter where we are from, we should support each other as one.

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1 MIN READ
By Matt

They talked to us about our struggles, their words we could not hear, while being condemned and held accountable; our vision was not clear.

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1 MIN READ
By Biannca

What did you see when you looked at me? Just a little girl, I had no voice, you kept me down without a choice. You gave heartache and pain, said I was your endless shame.

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2 MIN READ
By Justin

Here’s a little rhyme. As I’m chilling doing time, paying the price for my crime.

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Eleven Things I Learned This Month

By Jeff

“There is no happiness on earth equal to that of liberty regained” – more wisdom from Don Quixote

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Iñaki del Olmo via Unsplash

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