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A Charity Fund From Inside: Even $1 Each Would Make a Difference

By
Jonathon

Jonathon writes from a prison in NSW.

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Hey everyone reading this, my name is Jonathon.

I am currently in jail in NSW.

This letter isn’t about myself or my time in prison, but I have spent a fair few years here, and this why I wanted to propose potentially a system where once a week or once a month it is an option, for those who want to or are able to, to donate to a charity from money from our inmate accounts.

Even $1 each would make a difference, contribute something positive to the community and boost morale.

The charity could be for kids with disability, could be for children hospitals, could be for cancer research, could be for homelessness.

There are so many more I can’t name them all, but I think it’s important as there are so many people in our communities that need all the help they can get.

Hey everyone reading this, my name is Jonathon.

I am currently in jail in NSW.

This letter isn’t about myself or my time in prison, but I have spent a fair few years here, and this why I wanted to propose potentially a system where once a week or once a month it is an option, for those who want to or are able to, to donate to a charity from money from our inmate accounts.

Even $1 each would make a difference, contribute something positive to the community and boost morale.

The charity could be for kids with disability, could be for children hospitals, could be for cancer research, could be for homelessness.

There are so many more I can’t name them all, but I think it’s important as there are so many people in our communities that need all the help they can get.

This
letter
was originally printed in the
April 2026
edition of About Time.

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