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During a brief visit inside the prison walls yesterday, The Weekly spoke to inmates who said Schapelle had been moved to the jail’s “release cell”, in anticipation of her departure today. They said Schapelle spent part of the afternoon yesterday farewelling fellow Aussie inmates, including Bali 9 death row prisoners, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. […]

Sources inside Kerobokan suggest the most likely time for Schapelle to be released tomorrow is after the prison’s afternoon visiting hours, which conclude at 3pm (6pm AEDT). It is understood that once her release papers have been signed by the Governor of Kerobokan prison, the 36-year-old Australian will exit the jail and be transported direct to a […]

The revelations came as Prime Minister Tony Abbott praised his ‘tough’ policies because they were ‘working’. Mr Abbott said no asylum seekers had reached Australia by boat in 50 days, the longest period since 2008. As the policy tests relations with Indonesia, officials from the Water Police Unit said ‘undocumented migrants’ found stranded in a […]

Corby, 36, is page three news of the Jakarta Post today after the Law and Human Rights Ministry granted her parole. The former beauty school dropout could be released from Kerobokan prison early next week. However House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Priyo Budi Santosa backed a petition challenging the decision to give the Australian parole. […]

And as Schapelle Corby lays down to sleep tonight in Kerobokan jail, knowing it could well be her second last night in Bali’s infamous prison, it will be little wonder if she gets very little rest at all. Three thousand, four hundred and five, give or take, is the number of nights Schapelle has spent in […]

The Indonesian Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin announced Corby’s parole had been approved in a press conference in Jakarta this evening. He said Corby was one of 1571 parole applicants he had considered and approved but stressed that she was not receiving any sort of special treatment. “Parole is not a generosity from the government, it […]

Renae, a member of the so-called Bali Nine, called the prison home for eight years, from 2005, when she was convicted of heroin trafficking, to November 2013 when she was relocated to another Indonesian facility. The Weekly’s news editor Bryce Corbett travelled to Kerobokan to interview Renae last year. During their hour-long meeting, Renae detailed […]

Inside Kerobokan Prison, Schapelle Corby has been sitting alone in a holding room waiting a little longer for her imminent release. Outside, a giant media scrum – growing larger every hour – is ready to capture her first moments of freedom in nearly a decade but the details of her release remain sketchy. Schapelle’s sister […]

As Schapelle Corby prepares for release after almost 10 years in prison, we look back at the rollercoaster ride that began back in October 2004.

Pulling up to the prison on a motorbike driven by her husband Wayan, Mercedes was mobbed by the Australian media contingent which has been lying in wait for three days. Mercedes made no comment as she pushed her way through the media to enter the prison. but gave a short statement on her way out […]