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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.
The majority of prison staff try their best and you feel some actually care.
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.
The greatest power we have is our choice, our ability to make decisions.
I have been in and out of prison since 2016. My life has been a roller coaster.
Yesterday I went for bail and I got denied, which really, really sucked.
When I found out about About Time I was excited to be able to write in to the national prison newspaper.
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.
Remember, prison doesn’t rehabilitate you. Only you can do that.
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.
Tracy was one of many women released from prison straight into homelessness. Thanks to the Homeward Sisters program, Tracy was able to secure priority housing that meets her needs.
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.
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.
People in prisons continue to face preventable harm due to poor healthcare.
As 3CR marks 50 years of radical radio, Beyond the Bars enters its 25th year of broadcasting live inside Victorian prisons.
Solitary confinement is unfortunately all too common in Australian prisons.
About a week later, the nurse told me I had tested positive for hep C. Strangely, I didn’t feel sad. I felt determined.
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.
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.
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.
Hello my valued readers! Welcome to another session of Ask Stacey.
Long wait times to access rehabilitation and wellness programs and a lack of even basic pre-release support is contributing to high recidivism rates in Queensland, the state’s Auditor-General has found.
A successful Australia-first drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in a WA prison will soon shut down due to overcrowding.
The state government introduced legislation to Parliament last week that allows for people in prison’s legal right of one hour in the open air every day to be limited due to a range of reasons.
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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.
They talked to us about our struggles, their words we could not hear, while being condemned and held accountable; our vision was not clear.
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.
Here’s a little rhyme. As I’m chilling doing time, paying the price for my crime.
“There is no happiness on earth equal to that of liberty regained” – more wisdom from Don Quixote
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Fill the grid so every row, column and box contains the numbers 1-9 once.
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“When the new celly asks to watch Home and Away.”
