ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026
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We Will All Have Our Freedom One Day

By
Kyra

Kyra writes from a prison in NSW.

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Keep Going.

Hi my name is Kyra and I’m 27.

It’s my first time in jail, currently serving a sentence of three and a half years. The hardest part was being on remand, not knowing and not having a release date to tell loved ones.

So to everyone on remand, I know it’s hard but hang in there. This broken system can’t keep us forward and even though I’m now sentenced, and I think it’s a long time, I think about others doing even longer.

We will all have our freedom one day, so until then keep your head up, you got this and take it one day at a time.

Thank you for giving us a good read every month.

Keep Going.

Hi my name is Kyra and I’m 27.

It’s my first time in jail, currently serving a sentence of three and a half years. The hardest part was being on remand, not knowing and not having a release date to tell loved ones.

So to everyone on remand, I know it’s hard but hang in there. This broken system can’t keep us forward and even though I’m now sentenced, and I think it’s a long time, I think about others doing even longer.

We will all have our freedom one day, so until then keep your head up, you got this and take it one day at a time.

Thank you for giving us a good read every month.

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

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