About Time dedicates many of its pages to publishing the letters of people in prison, as well as from their family and friends.
This is the centrepiece of the paper: a platform for people to share their experiences and learn from each other.
I write to extend feedback – re: your monthly paper. I must say that it was with more than the usual measuring spoon of interest that most here @ MRC welcomed its arrival.
12 months into being remanded in custody. I’m still yet to be sentenced – hence I can’t see the end at all.
The jail preaches about priding themselves on keeping family connections, yet they are rejecting child visit applications.
I understand that people have done a lot in my life to better my future – that includes my whole family. And for that I am so grateful to all. "God is good to us all.”
I have read in quite a few issues that other inmates have been feeling the same sting of phone charges that I was.
You can have as many support workers and parole officers as you can get, but it will never make you stop doing crimes. It has to come from within yourself.
I remember our living room used to be filled with hundreds of CDs. My mum is where my love of music came from.
I was always drawing as a kid, and when the opportunity came up to do an art course at age 17 I went for it.
It is not a pleasurable experience. It is very difficult to face all those emotions and reflect over the course of your whole life.
With all that constantly on my mind, I can’t help but wonder what can be done to help the mental health of our fellow inmates around Australia. So I’ve come up with an idea!
You can compare it to a raging river that drags you along its muddy banks as it flows.
I think lived experience support services are an important reintegration tool, as well as an important support for those who are still inside, knowing that there are positive experiences and paths for us post release.
There is no way to accurately make judgement on someone for what they have done or are doing at times in their lives.
Hatred and distrust of others will only increase the number of offenders in society. And that will produce terrible outcomes for all involved.
Included is a poem written by Michael and my honest response of encouragement. May it offer hope to anyone who challenges themselves to choose to heal toward being a quality human.
Each time I am released, there is a tightening of the orders or other orders that I have had to adhere to, whereby I feel less and less valued as a human being.
I feel where previous governments have failed is by not informing victims and the community about the role that parole serves to protect the community.
I’m fortunate I didn’t end up killing anyone that night. I usually always have a passenger with me, but that night I didn’t have anyone in my car.
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