Until recently she was making beaded necklaces, bracelets and anklets, one of the very few things that the prison authorities allowed her to do, but now struggles even with this. The simple acts of washing, dressing and eating can, at times, be too much for her to manage on her own, depending on her level of lucidity.
At times like this, her sister Mercedes has to come into the prison and assist her with these basic functions, a job which nearly breaks her heart. Even if her former request to start up beauty therapy classes for her fellow prisoners was now granted, it is highly unlikely she would be capable of running them. The toilet in the corner of the cell occasionally blocks up spewing human waste out onto the floor which can sometimes remain there for days until the problem is fixed and the floor cleaned.
Additionally, the stench from outside, the heat and humidity, the mosquitoes, the red ants that bite at night leaving welts and scars, and the rats, remind Schapelle every day of exactly where she is. The prison is rife with diseases like Aids and Hepatitis and Schapelle suffers regularly from severe eye and ear infections. Her hair has gone prematurely grey and has to be dyed constantly to maintain its black appearance. She has endured this without the assistance of trauma counselling, which we would all expect to receive for witnessing far less.
Did Schapelle Corby deserve this, and does she deserve having to endure more of the same for the remainder of her sentence 13 and a half years barring further reductions? She is not a drug dealer, a drug smuggler, or a drug trafficker. She never was. Before her real life was stolen from her, Schapelle did not use marijuana and did not even like being around those who were. She did admit to trying it a couple of times in her teens but has not touched it since.
An occasional beer and a few mild cigarettes were her only vices. Despite being convicted of drug smuggling in Bali, she has no proven association with illicit drugs, or anyone dealing in them in Australia.
Prior to her fateful trip to Bali in October , Schapelle had no criminal record and was, to all intents and purposes, a law abiding citizen. She was, and still is, a very caring and compassionate person as well as a loving daughter and sister, one that her family are very proud of despite her conviction in Bali, which they know to be unjust.
Despite her own personal torment and anguish, which would drain the emotional resources of most, she still manages to spare a thought for others and their pain. Schapelle has cried so many times in her own misery since this tragedy began, yet she can still find a tear for others when she knows they are suffering nearby. Contact the embassy in your country. Be Pro-Active Read the family site, read her book, donate, write to her. Tell your friends about this travasty and about her desperate situation.
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The men can come and go from their cells pretty much whenever they want to, whereas the women are locked up for 15 hours a day, sitting around most of the time, barely moving. Schapelle Corby is a beautiful and courageous person, admired and loved by all her supporters. Everything you thought you knew about her, and her case, needs to be seriously re-evaluated. And yet, there was marijuana in her boogie-board bag. This fact is indisputable.
Firstly, there was no motive. No one would, which is why marijuana has never been taken to Bali from Australia before, or since. Indeed, if the drugs in her bag really did come from Australia, this event is unique in the histories of both Australia and Indonesia.
There never has been, and probably never will be. Do I suspect her father of inserting the drugs? No, I do not!
He loved his daughter and vice-versa. She was his baby girl, the youngest of his children, and they shared a very special bond. She was the one living with him, and caring for him, as he slowly died of cancer. He would never have done anything like this to her. When he did finally die, in January , she was the one and only family member who could not attend his funeral.
Schapelle's story is like no other - a young woman experiencing the unimaginable, and enduring the unendurable with courage, strength and humour. It was meant to be a two-week break to a tropical paradise. But for Schapelle Corby it ended up a waking nightmare. China Evergrande avoids default, but where is the money coming from? With Thailand's sex industry shuttered, Dao's savings are almost gone and she's struggling to provide for her family.
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Other claims surfaced that Corby's father, Michael, had alleged dealings with the drugs trade. He died of bowel cancer in That year, Corby was admitted to hospital twice suffering from depression. In , Corby appealed to President Yudhoyono for clemency and her release on humanitarian grounds because of her mental health. He cut her term by five years and, Prof Lindsey says, endured great public criticism and failed legal moves to reverse his decision.
Corby was released on parole in February , nine years and four months after her arrest thanks to Mr Yudhoyono's clemency and regular sentence discounts for Christmas and Indonesian Independence Day.
Mr Lindsey says she was "treated in a reasonable fashion as a drug trafficker in the context of the Indonesian legal system". Corby has kept a low profile since she was paroled. For now, she lives in a modern villa in Kuta.
Celebrity PR agent Max Markson says Corby could cash in once she comes home, although it is not clear what role Australia's Proceeds of Crime laws might play.
Reality TV and invitations to big events like the Melbourne Cup beckon, he says. There are reports Corby wants to stay in Bali with her local boyfriend Ben Panangian and her dogs. If she's deported, it's likely she'll be barred from returning for six months. Prof Lindsey says it's unlikely she'll get to stay.
Image source, Getty Images. Australians have been transfixed by Schapelle Corby's case for years.
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