children in DHS care and I'm currently eight
counselling, meet with my parole officer twice a week and
provide urine tests. This is all on top of my conditions that I
have to meet with DHS to see my kids once a month. I need
support services to help me, like pick me up and take me to
appointments.
I never want to go on parole again, I'd rather do my sentence.
A lot of girls are in here because of breach of parole. We
have no stable housing and no family. A lot of girls have
no family because they are either not from Victoria or their
families have disowned them because of what they do.
I have my mum but since I lost my kids things have got a lot
worse. I feel like there is no use without them and I keep on
using drugs.
I was released earlier in the year. Konnect were the service
who I was told would help me, but they didn't call me once I
was out.
I really needed help with getting housing. I can't get my kids
back without a house. If you don't have a house you're stuffed.
2008 was the last time I had a house. I've had nothing but
prison. I don't want to leave here (prison) until I get a house.
When I get out I reconnect with the wrong girls and start
stealing again to support my habit. This is what brings me
back to prison. I need supported housing to get my life back.
With this baby, I have put in an application to `Mother and
Baby' to keep this baby with me. Because I am on remand I
don't get access to any other services, only the Aboriginal
Wellbeing Officer here at the prison.
I need to be sentenced to get Konnect or WISP on release.
This time I want straight release. I never want parole again.