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Australia’s Democracy is a Lie if Prisoners Can’t Vote
It is ironic that we are gearing up for another federal election while thousands of people in this country remain disenfranchised. In Australia—the so-called lucky country—not everyone has the right to vote. Not everyone gets to have a say in the policies that shape...
The End of Dreaming: How Prison Strips Us of Agency, Aspiration and Imagination
When you go to prison, you don’t just lose your freedom—you lose your ability to dream. The loss of agency isn’t confined to what you wear, eat, or when you’re allowed to sleep. It’s the erosion of your right to imagine a future, to aspire, to pursue a life you choose...
Building Solidarity in the Struggle for Abolition: Rejecting Division, Embracing Unity
In the fight to dismantle the prison industrial complex (PIC), those of us who have lived the reality of incarceration hold a unique and indispensable perspective. Yet, the systems we seek to abolish are masters of division, ensuring that we remain fractured,...
Forever Punished: The Ongoing Stigma Faced by Criminalised People
It is often said that once you ‘do the crime and do the time,’ you are free to move on with your life. But for those of us who have been dragged through the cruel criminal punishment system, freedom is nothing but an illusion. The punishment simply does not end at the...