The Beyond The Bars prison broadcasts were part of a week of special programming at 3CR for NAIDOC Week, held from 7 - 11 July 2009.

In the lead up to the live broadcasts, 3CR 855AM staged spoken word and music workshops in the prisons.

The project gave listeners the opportunity to hear what the brothers and sisters inside Port Phillip Prison, theDame Phyllis Frost Centre, Barwon Prison and Fulham Prison have to say. 

The broadcasts were presented by 3CR broadcasters Shiralee Hood, Gilla McGuinness, Johnny Mac, Kutcha Edwards, Freddy Norris, Lester Green, Ross Morgan, Larry Walsh, Meriki Hood and 3KND broadcasters Janina Harding and Kim Kruger. 

For past participant of the annual project, Karlene Clarke, who participated in every broadcast from 2002 – 2008, the broadcasts gave her "the opportunity to just be heard, to have a voice and be able to be part of the community and family - who I wasn't in contact with because of my incarceration - during NAIDOC week".  

Beyond the Bars 2009 was funded by:

• Neighbourhood Justice Centre
• City of Melbourne,
• Department of Justice
• Community Broadcasting Foundation

Highlights of the broadcasts were launched as the Beyond the Bars 6 CD.  The CD contains highlights of 3CR's Award Winning prison broadcasts featuring the voices and opinions of Indigenous men and women in Victorian prisons. 

A special congratulations and thank you to all those on the inside who participated in the 2009 broadcasts.

CD
1. Welcome to Beyond the Bars 6 LISTEN (0.2MB/0:25min)
2. Who, What, Why - Jody LISTEN (2.7MB/5:55min)
3. Danielle's Poem LISTEN (0.4MB/0:45min)
4. Danielle - Murra-Mali LISTEN (1.3MB/2:46min)
5. Proud of My Family - Angie LISTEN (1.2MB/2:32min)
6. Remembering My Family - Melissa LISTEN (0.5MB/1:03min)
7. Cheerios from the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre LISTEN (2.8MB/6:07min)
8. First Broadcast from Barwon Prison LISTEN (0.5MB/0:56min)
9. Cheerios from Barwon Prison LISTEN (0.9MB/1:55min)
10. Back to the Dreamtime - Bear LISTEN (1.1MB/2:21min)
11. Koori Unit - Freddy LISTEN (0.7MB/1:24min)
12. Missing You - Daryl LISTEN (0.2MB/0:16min)
13. If the Truth Hurts - Bear LISTEN (1.6MB/3:26min)
14. My Story - Damien LISTEN (0.9MB/1:49min)
15. Respect - Bear LISTEN (0.3MB/0:32min)
16. My Wish - Scott (read by Johnny Mac) LISTEN (0.4MB/0:48min)
17. Scott's Poem LISTEN (0.7MB/1:32min)
18. Coming to My Senses - Geoffrey LISTEN (1.1MB/2:17min)
19. Nathan's Poem LISTEN (0.4MB/0:42min)
20. Cheerios from Fulham Prison LISTEN (2.9MB/6:10min)
21. Brisbane Blacks - Bear LISTEN (1.6MB/3:21min)
22. False Promises LISTEN (2.6MB/5:41min)
23. These Walls - Kasey LISTEN (0.2MB/0:22min)
24. No Support - Kasey LISTEN (0.4MB/0:43min)
25. Irony - Jason LISTEN (0.9MB/1:57min
26. Making the Most of What I've Got - Casey LISTEN (0.3MB/0:35min)
27. What NAIDOC Means to Me - Jason LISTEN (0.7MB/1:32min)
28. Cheerios from Port Phillip Prison LISTEN (3.4MB/7:22min)
29. Simon's Song LISTEN (1.2MB/2:28min)