Schapelle Corby so low she wanted to die but now, as parole nears, she can't wait to go to the beach
SCHAPELLE Corby was so low three months ago she told a psychiatrist she wanted to die - now she can't wait to go to the beach.
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SCHAPELLE Corby was so low three months ago she told a psychiatrist she wanted to die - now she can't wait to go to the beach.
With her freedom now likely within months, the extent of the convicted drug smuggler's desperation inside Kerobokan Jail can be revealed.
A psychiatrist interviewed the former Gold Coast beautician at the request of the jail Governor and her report suggests Corby was a broken woman.
Her push for parole - to allow her to live with her sister's family in Bali - had stalled, caught in red tape, and she was increasingly desperate.
SCHAPELLE VOWS TO BE A CRIME-FREE PAROLEE
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CORBY'S BIKINI PLAN UPON HER RELEASE
HOW SCHAPELLE WILL LIVE AFTER BALI PAROLE Cell number 1 of the women's block where Schapelle Corby jailed with another five women at Kerobokan Jail in Bali / Pic: Lukman S. Bintoro
After almost nine years in jail, pleading her innocence, the only reason she didn't kill herself was because of her family, who had steadfastly stood by her.
In March another psychiatrist interviewed Corby and reported that she was suffering a "psychotic type depression" and needed "comprehensive therapy", psychiatric support and group therapy.
Now, with freedom close, Corby, begged her prospective parole officers last week: "Please help me to get parole, I really need it" and broke down in tears as she protested her innocence.
The first thing 36-year-old Corby wants to do when she gets out is go to the beach, walk on the sand and swim in the ocean.
GALLERY - THE LIFE OF SCHAPELLE CORBY
Officials have inspected the home of her sister Mercedes and husband Wayan Widyartha in Kuta to ensure it is suitable for her to live when she is released from jail on parole.
Corby's correctional supervisor will be Ni Luh Putu Andiyani. The mother of a 13-year-old boy, Ms Andiyani is one year older than Corby.
She will be responsible for monitoring and mentoring Corby after she is released and for one year after the expiration of her parole.
Ms Andiyani told News Ltd that the first thing Corby asked them during the interview was: "Can I really get parole?" And she said: "Please help me to get parole. I really need it."
"She even asked us, how long the process will run until she gets parole. She asked 'Is it possible within six months, or maybe one year?' We explained to her that we couldn't guarantee how long it will take. We asked her to wait patiently and then she said OK," Ms Andiyani said.
"We asked her about her drugs case. She talked much about her case. She insisted that she was not guilty. She said that she didn't know anything about drugs in her surf board bag ... She was crying while explaining her case."
Ms Andiyani said Corby told them she was looking forward to being with her family.
"She just said that she was eager to leave Kerobokan (Jail) and stay at home, enjoy her life in the fresh atmosphere and have a chat with her family."
Ketut Sukiati, who was also at the interview, said Corby had been happy to see them.
Ms Sukiati said Corby told them: "The prison is too crowded and stuffy. Outside, at least I feel free and can enjoy fresh air."
Corby told them she wants to work in Wayan and Mercedes' clothing business, designing swimwear. The business designs and makes children's bikinis for a Bali outlet and overseas markets and also makes children's ballet leotards and other clothes with lycra material.
She will live with Mercedes and her Balinese husband and their three children in Wayan's traditional family compound in central Kuta.
The family lives in one of the group of houses which surround a Hindu temple. Other family members live in the other houses.
After almost nine years in jail, sharing a cell with up to 13 other women and sleeping on the floor so close to her cellmates, it is not known how she will handle freedom - whether she will be able to sleep alone in a bedroom or will need to share with someone.
How she will handle crowds is another issue that the family is now thinking about. Corby has a deep fear of the media crowding around her and being in Bali, surrounded by Australian tourists, will be a challenge.
The jail Governor, I Gusti Ngurah Wiratna, says that in recent times there has been a huge change in Corby's demeanour. She now works, with 36 other inmates, making wooden fans, for a company which sends the wood into the jail for production.
He said that Corby currently shares a cell with seven other inmates but that the women's block is overcrowded - built for 52 but housing 105 inmates.
And he said that Corby fears leaving the women's block because she fears journalists.
Corby was sentenced to 20 years jail for smuggling four kilograms of marijuana into Indonesia in 2004 but has since had her prison term reduced.
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