"When I heard that there may be no time limit, I was stunned. During this period of time in jail, for the first time, I completely calmed down and thought. The deepest feeling is'kindness'."
sat 3 Wang Jing, who was wearing long hair, said with a smile while visiting the room.
On Wednesday, a reporter from Today's App Australia accompanied his parents, relatives and friends to visit the Parklea Correctional Center 40 kilometers away. For the past two years, Wang Jing was locked here alone.
This is the 623th day of his imprisonment. Gao Yunxiang, the co-defendant of
, was lucky enough to be insured three months after the incident, and he left the Silver Water prison and lived in Chatswood, a Chinese-like fabric.
"Iron net" cuts freely. "Isn't it like a prison?"
faced 11 charges of sexual assault, indecency and group sexual assault. After Wang Jing was arrested at the Sydney Central Police Station in March last year, he first Detained in Yinshui and later transferred to Parkley.
This is Australia's first male prison transferred to private management. It is located in the northwest of the Greater Sydney area and is under the supervision of the Blacktown City Government.
Satellite image of Parklea Correctional Center (Source: Google Maps) The reporter
arrived at 8 am. There is no obvious sign at the entrance of the prison. There are only two striking warning signs, which make the place appear serious and “incompatible” with the surrounding environment. The eye-catching red "Warning" on the
brand warns all visitors that a series of "prohibited items" including mobile phones, cameras, guns, syringes, cigarettes, etc. are strictly prohibited within the specified scope, and the consequences of violations are listed in detail.
Wherever the public goes, such warning signs are erected everywhere, always alert.
"Doesn't it look like a prison here?" Wang Jing's father seemed to be asking, but also like talking to himself.
is different from the high-walled and dark prison in the impression that the facilities here are more modern. All are enclosed by iron nets, and the height of the fence is about the same as the height of the two-story cell.
is such an iron net, but it separates two worlds. To the people outside, there always seems to be no one inside, and no sound can be heard.
can clearly see the internal facilities, white and gray cells, basketball courts, and the functions of some buildings through the iron net. Most areas in
are not open to the public visiting prisons.
looked in through the iron net (source: Australia Today App)
walked past the flowerbed with "Parklea" written on it, and arrived at the visitation registration hall. The entrance is under construction, and it is said that the interior has just been renovated.
visits usually need to be booked a week in advance, visible twice a week, 1 hour each time.
Wang Jing’s father said jokingly, “I regularly visit him twice a week. I can feel relieved to see'Lao Wang' mixing well inside.” There is a storage box at the entrance of
hall, and the registration office is on the left , In the middle is the security inspection machine. The
staff conducts extremely strict inspections of prison visitors. In addition to dressing requirements and routine information entry, hair, shoes, trouser pockets, etc. are also checked, and there are multiple body scans to prevent smuggling of drugs.
"These staff all know us, they are very kind and friendly. Sometimes the staff will ask if his dad does not come." Wang Jing's mother said. The visiting area of
overlord vending machine
is located in another building, which is connected to the prison building and needs to be reached through the back door of the registration hall.
also started from here, every door has become a very heavy silver iron door, which needs to be held by both hands and exerted by the whole body to push it open.
The thick silver iron gate in the prison (source: Internet)
two buildings are not far apart, only one minute's walk. Walking on the road, one layer after another layer of tall iron nets can be seen directly in front, enclosing the inside layer by layer.
is obviously a grid, layered on top of one another in the field of vision, which makes people breathless. Through the iron net, you can't see the head at a glance. On the side fence of
, 3 pieces of spliced iron plate spray paintings are hung, which adds a bit of freshness to this dim and solemn "gray tone" prison.
One of the iron plates is painted with the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour BuildingThe bridge is abstract and realistic. I don't know if it was made by the prisoners. The
visit time is about 9 am, after a series of registration and security checks, it has been delayed for 25 minutes. However, the timing of visitation starts from entering the visitation area and does not affect much. There are 3 vending machines at the entrance of
, where relatives can buy drinks and snacks. "The price of
has increased again", Wang Jing's mother said, "Initially it was $2, then it was $2.6, and now it's $2.8, and there are always problems." As
said, the machine broke down, so I just asked for money. , Does not ship. Despite the complaints, his mother continued to invest in coins and bought a bottle of Coke for Wang Jingduo.
There are 4 large visiting rooms, all of which are transparent glass rooms, where multiple prisoners can meet with relatives and friends at the same time.
Each room is about 100 square meters, and there are nearly 40 sets of small iron tables and chairs. A small round table surrounds 5 round chairs, and the two sets of tables and chairs are separated by about 1 meter.
network diagram, not the inside view of the prison (source: Internet)
In addition, there is also a vertical visitation room with nearly 10 transparent single rooms, which are mainly used to meet lawyers. When
learned that we were coming, Wang Jing was already waiting in the No. 3 visiting room.
"Another society, another set of rules"
Through the glass door, you can see Wang Jing sitting right in the middle of the door. She wears long hair, about 10 cm longer than shoulders.
He is playing with a rubber band in his hand, and he doesn't seem to intend to tie up his hair.
When his parents walked into the room, he happily gestured to them, and immediately "showed off" the result.
"I just played chess and won the box of instant noodles. They didn't want me to go, they want to continue playing." he said.
Wang Jing court hand drawing (painter: lilbh; source: Australia Today App)
Wang Jing has a strong Beijing accent with just one mouth, and also has the characteristics of Beijing people's "puzzling the poor" and "no slipping".
He doesn't cut his head because there are only faders in the prison. He prefers long hair to short heads and feels "satisfied".
is wearing a white one-piece suit with the word "Visits" written on the back.
"This suit will only be worn during visits to prevent the possession of drugs. I usually wear green prison clothes." He explained. As
was talking, a table next to the visiting family was taken away by two prison guards for suspected possession of drugs.
When talking about life in prison, Wang Jing seems to have endless stories.
"This is completely another society, another set of rules. There are many interesting people and things, but it is better not to come and experience it."
is currently detained here for suspects, and the prison term is basically 20 years. .
“As long as you are charged, you will be sent to jail regardless of guilt or not. Because the court’s waiting period is relatively long, the waiting time in prison is basically at least one year, and some even two years.”
According to Wang Jing Depicted, the area he is imprisoned is a square as a whole, and the center is divided by two iron fences crossed into 4 small square areas.
Prison bird's eye view (source: Internet)
In each small square area, there are 2-3 double-storey cells, with 10 rooms on each floor and 2 people in each room, with a total capacity of nearly 400 people.
The room he lives in is about 8 square meters, with two upper and lower beds, with separate bathrooms. At the same time, it is also equipped with small household appliances, such as toasters and TVs.
"You can still see "If You Are the One" in the room." He laughed and said, "This should be regarded as a presidential suite in a prison, but not everyone has this treatment."
has two hours of outing in the morning and afternoon each day. You can chat and have activities in between, and only go out on weekends or when the police force is insufficient.
Sometimes he also applies for some jobs, such as photo work, photocopying of registration cards, etc., to earn some salary and pass the time. Every person in custody in
prison has an account in which wages and pocket money are deposited.
"You can order snacks once a week, and you can get them in the second week." Wang Jing pointed to the sneakers on his feet, "Some of them buy Nike, and I will wear the cheapest one."
"I'm here I got you out!"
Wang Jing has a dark skin, and her complexion follows his father.The cheeks were obviously thinner than before the arrest, and the cheeks were slightly sunken in. When he smiled slightly, the corners of his eyes were still wrinkled.
The food in the prison is actually good. In order to avoid conflict, the prisoner and the prison guard ate exactly the same, "this figure is the effect of insisting on fitness."
Some prison cells (source: Internet)
talked about the trial, Wang Jing's state was quite relaxed. He said that the result of "dissolution of the jury" was expected and completely acceptable, indicating that some people still believed that he was "innocent."
recalled the moment he was arrested, he was still a little confused. "I didn't know what happened at the time. I thought I would stay for 6 hours." On the day of
, I heard that Gao Yunxiang was detained in the underground detention center of the police station. "I rushed over with my colleague. There were still many people with me."
When he arrived at the police station, he even said to Gao "righteously", "I'm here to get you out!" Unexpectedly, he was locked in with him.
"The police guy is pretty good, we discussed it and put us together." When he told the story, he used the word "release" instead of "off."
He said, at the time, he didn't quite understand why he was caught. The language is unclear, and it is difficult to talk nonsense, so I can only wait for translation.
thought that just like the police said, just stay for 6 hours.
worried about the negative impact on the project, and immediately asked his colleagues to prepare for crisis public relations.
After a long time, a female police officer from the forensic department came to check the DNA. "Very friendly and polite, and asked the translator to tell us,'It's okay, don't worry'."
"The process is very fast, I wiped my nails and hair, but the outfit really scared me." He said, " They changed clothes for a long time, put on a space suit-like equipment, and a particularly large closed mask buttoned on their heads."
had been in the detention center for more than 5 hours until about 11 pm. Feeling about to go out, Gao Yunxiang tried to discuss with the police.
"If you don't let us out first, we will live in the Shangri-La next door. If you need it, we will come back tomorrow."
Wang Jing said, making herself amused. "The translation was embarrassing at the time. I can see that her face is full of cursing words." The
"shirt" changed into a prison uniform, and
was about to collapse at night. Not only did they fail to go out, the two moved to another police station's detention center. "There is a big place, but the conditions are worse than that."
"At that time, it seemed that the food was really not enough to eat." He said. The
police station issued a blanket and spread it on the ground, and the two lay on the ground. Gao Yunxiang couldn't sleep, teasing Wang Jing, "Your heart is so big, you just sleep."
The next day, they were transferred again.
Silver Water Prison Logo (Source: Internet)
At that time, the two of them were still wearing their own clothes, and there were a group of people wearing green clothes sitting with them in the van. They are tall and thin, and of all shapes and sizes.
"I really didn't understand English at the time," he said. "I thought Gao could understand a little bit. He also told me that Australians like to play rugby and they should belong to the same team. There may be conflicts and fights inside. One piece was detained."
Wang Jing smiled and said, "I really believe it."
ended up driving directly to Yinshui Prison. When the police gave them two identical green clothes, they realized, "Something's not right."
The two lived in the same house at first, but they were separated by the prison guards after being exchanged.
Wang Jing told reporters that from beginning to end, he felt that he was strong and encouraged him not to fall, but for a moment, he almost collapsed.
He vaguely remembered that he and Gao appeared in court via video in green prison clothes that day. Before the court appearance, the two were still chatting, “I really don’t understand how this happened. It should be fine.”
“When the judge announced that the maximum sentence could be life imprisonment, at that moment, the whole person The son is dumbfounded, completely blank." He said. After
was taken back to Yinshui Prison, looking at the small window on the wall, he frankly said that he had never felt that day would be so long.
Silver Water Prison bird's-eye view (Source: Internet) The state of
is worse than him, and he even needs psychological counseling.
"So I must be strong, and I have to encourage him." Wang Jing said, until he was transferred to the correctional center and Gao Yunxiang was released on bail, he was relieved.
"Before the trial, I waited and waited for everything, and I knew that I didn't commit a crime."
"When they call me, they will add'Mr.' in front of them."
Wang Jing always said that he was in prison Li is considered "lucky", "meet a lot of good people", "at least not yet beaten". There is also "justice" in the
prison. They will "specially pay attention" to those awaiting trial for allegations of sexual assault and child molestation. Inmates will be "happy" to educate these bullies.
He belongs to this group of people who are "specially concerned". Fortunately, a group of Vietnamese are willing to cover him. When
first went to prison, he could not speak the language, so he could only look for those who looked friendly through his face and eyes, which made him fully appreciate what it means to be born from the heart.
Prison interior view (source: Internet)
He said, "You can see what a person thinks in his heart, you can see from his eyes, and the eyes can't deceive people."
is like this, gestures are good, no matter the look in the eyes, He gradually got in touch with the inmates, and slowly began to get acquainted with each other.
Until he found the library and borrowed the dictionary, he began to study English desperately.
"I learn English rather complicatedly. I will learn a sentence from Indians today, and I may learn another sentence from Vietnamese tomorrow." Wang Jing smiled, "As a result, they understood each other, but I did not understand me. I still study prison English.”
Wang Jing’s father also said, “The most he gave him was books, ten books and ten books, and he donated all the books to the library after reading.”
Prison venue ( Source: Internet)
Because of the improvement of language, he and his inmates have more verbal communication, and others can understand and trust him better.
There are two things Wang Jing is "proud" of, and she can't help laughing when she mentions it. One of
is, "In prisons, they call their names directly. They only add'Mr.' in front of them when they call me."
The other is, every time a group of people go to the court in a van for trial, they are in the car. With the only two leather seats, the driver's policeman would keep one for him. I have appeared in court more often and I am familiar with the police. The other defendants of
were not so lucky. “They were all sitting on the long bench in the cargo compartment.” Wang Jing said that he had a lot of time to reflect and learn during his prison period, and there were many “moving” things.” Infect him.
He gave an example that some local inmates would take the initiative to apologize to him on behalf of the country because Australia had imprisoned him in a foreign country for so long, which touched him deeply. "There are many things like this."
"The previous life was too impetuous", he said, "These may be the gains from the prison."
gave a greeting, and didn't look back
Talking about the future, Wang Jing could not predict the outcome. He said, "As long as someone thinks I'm innocent, that's enough, at least it has been proven that someone is willing to believe me."
Many people persuaded him that if he is really released, he should immediately buy a flight ticket to return to China and leave. This "unlucky" place.
Schematic diagram of the prison (source: Internet)
Wang Jing said, "I will not leave immediately. If I have the opportunity, I hope to'thank' all those who have given me the'kindness'." The
visit is nearing its end, Wang Jing When sending his parents away, a western inmate voluntarily stopped him and introduced his daughter who was "babbling" and came to visit him.
The two exchanged greetings.
He then walked straight to the door leading to the prison without turning his head back.
interview postscript
's chance to interview Wang Jing was unexpected at the beginning of the follow-up of Gao Wang's alleged sexual assault case.
His talkative and indifferent nature is even more unexpected.
A typical Beijinger.
's life in prison for the past two years is enough to change anyone.
, for example, Wang Jing, can now speak "underworld" English with Beijing accent. The lawyer
didn't understand it, but the inmates understood.
Regardless of whether he is guilty or not, he feels "cultivating immortals" aloof.
him andLike my parents, I look forward to the trial as soon as possible, and the conviction is a pleasure.
However, 27 court trials lasted 6 weeks, and finally ended in the "jury dissolution".
This means that if the bail application fails,
Wang Jing’s "prison" career will continue for a long time, or even a long time. In the worst case,
will last a lifetime.
