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Why Can’t We Buy Healthy Supplements?

By
Luke

Luke writes from a prison in TAS.

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In Tasmania, a lot of people come into custody off the streets affected by using large amounts of drugs of various kinds so they are under-weight and very unhealthy, which is no good at all.

The government wants people to be healthy and to stay off drugs – while people are in custody we do a lot of training to stay healthy.

We want top quality proteins, supplements and items for our health. But we can’t buy what we want, need and like.

On the canteen form we have protein that’s the cheapest stuff ya can buy and not of good quality.

I don’t understand why. Normal people can purchase any good health items they want and need from chemist’s body building shops and more.

Tasmanian inmates would be grateful to be able to buy items so our health can be in the best shape possible to be fit, healthy and strong. Prison is a place for rehabilitation and used as a rehab place for people to get off drugs and to get healthy.

In Tasmania, a lot of people come into custody off the streets affected by using large amounts of drugs of various kinds so they are under-weight and very unhealthy, which is no good at all.

The government wants people to be healthy and to stay off drugs – while people are in custody we do a lot of training to stay healthy.

We want top quality proteins, supplements and items for our health. But we can’t buy what we want, need and like.

On the canteen form we have protein that’s the cheapest stuff ya can buy and not of good quality.

I don’t understand why. Normal people can purchase any good health items they want and need from chemist’s body building shops and more.

Tasmanian inmates would be grateful to be able to buy items so our health can be in the best shape possible to be fit, healthy and strong. Prison is a place for rehabilitation and used as a rehab place for people to get off drugs and to get healthy.

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September 2026
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