Indigenous prisoners in Victoria broadcast live radio from 3 – 7 July on 3CR 855AM during NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week 2006.

In Australia’s only live broadcasts from prison, Indigenous men and women spoke out directly to the public about their experiences of incarceration. While being only 2.4% of the general population, Indigenous people make up 22% of the prison population* with an increase of 12% from 2004 to 2005**. Indigenous broadcaster and activist Kutcha Edwards states that, “We get pulled over the coals of a law that is not ours”.

*Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004
**National Prisoner Census, 30 June 2005

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1. Welcome to Beyond the Bars 3 LISTEN (0.4MB/0:48min)
2. Lisa Bellear Tribute_Dame Phyllis Frost_read by Kylie Belling LISTEN (0.6MB/1:14min)
3. CRN 173458_Donna LISTEN (0.4MB/0:53min)
4. CRN 2468_Angie LISTEN (0.7MB/1:22min)
5. CRN for the Gooch LISTEN (0.5MB/0:56min)
6. Sorry Day Poem by Vickie LISTEN (0.6MB/1:10min)
7. Lisa and Vickie making the most of it LISTEN (1.5MB/3:13min)
8. Having a voice, being heard_Angie LISTEN (0.4MB/0:42min)
9. Doin' Time in the Pokie_Angie LISTEN (2.3MB/4:56min)
10. Dame Phyllis Frost Centre cheerios LISTEN (1.3MB/2:41min)
11. When Someone Mentions Your Name_Syd LISTEN (2MB/4:23min)
12. Post release support with Joe LISTEN (0.8MB/1:40min)
13. Fulham Cheerios LISTEN (0.7MB/1:32min)
14. Pieces of My Heart by Syd LISTEN (2.5MB/5:23min)
15. Day by Day LISTEN (3.3MB/7:12min)
16. Emotions LISTEN (1.7MB/3:31min)
17. Doin' it for his kids_Al Boy LISTEN (0.9MB/1:48min)
18. The Fellowship LISTEN (2.4MB/5:08min)
19. Port Phillip Prison cheerios LISTEN (1.4MB/3:05min)