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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

This
letter
was originally printed in the
January 2026
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