ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026
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Letters

Thank You for Your Stories

By
Robert

Robert writes from a prison in QLD.

Willy Pleasance

Dear About Time,

I am a first timer in jail and I would like to thank some of the inmates for making my first time as comfortable as possible and I would like to thank About Time for the prison papers that got me through this tough time.

Reading other prisoner’s stories inspired me to keep my head up and keep going now four months in, thank you all who share your stories and words of wisdom.

Now I know prison is not as bad as some people make it seem to be, and I’m so glad some of the inmates are positive and motivate you to be a better version of yourself. So thank you again and thank you About Time.

From Robert

Dear About Time,

I am a first timer in jail and I would like to thank some of the inmates for making my first time as comfortable as possible and I would like to thank About Time for the prison papers that got me through this tough time.

Reading other prisoner’s stories inspired me to keep my head up and keep going now four months in, thank you all who share your stories and words of wisdom.

Now I know prison is not as bad as some people make it seem to be, and I’m so glad some of the inmates are positive and motivate you to be a better version of yourself. So thank you again and thank you About Time.

From Robert

Lessons from Bees

By Muhamed

Prison teaches people to hold back. To keep to themselves. To give as little as possible. To protect what little energy or hope they have left. When everything feels limited – time, freedom, trust – it makes sense to think that giving more will leave you with less. But the bee lives by a different rule.

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We are not sure who to write to or who we can talk to about theses matters. We are hoping someone reads our letter and can point us in the right direction to have our voices heard.

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If foreign prisoners have been sentenced under same law as Australians, then it’s extremely important that they have right to be treat equally in their imprisonment – on humanitarian grounds.

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Not Cool: Heat and Overcrowding in TMCC

By Dane

The following is in response to the article by Denham Sadler titled “Sweltering Behind Bars: Stifling Heat in Australian prisons”.

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