Ninth International Cure Conference
It's been an incredibly exciting week both participating and speaking at my first international conference. The Ninth International Cure...
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Nov 21, 20222 min read
Paper Chained Issue 8 and more
I've very pleased to let everyone know the latest issue of my art and writing magazine for incarcerated people, Paper Chained, has now...
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Who's going to make the gravy?
With the silly season upon us, perhaps spare a thought for those spending this time of year in prison away from their family. If you'd...
May 2, 20212 min read
Introducing the new editor of Paper Chained
It’s hard to believe its been five and a half years since I first put pen to paper in prison, creating what would become my now published...
May 8, 20201 min read
Interview with Damien Linnane up at Sydney Criminal Lawyers
A journalist working for Sydney Criminal Lawyers, a law firm that also publishes regular articles relating to the law and criminal...
Mar 29, 20203 min read
Opinion piece: Why releasing prisoners will help protect our community from COVID-19
The prison I was sent to for the majority of my 10-month sentence didn’t even have a fence around it. There were boundaries, of course....
Jan 1, 20201 min read
Paper Chained Issue 3 available online
A huge thank you to all the very generous people who have contributed to the current fundraiser for Paper Chained, a journal aimed at...
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Fundraiser call for Paper Chained
The third issue of Paper Chained, an annual writing journal aimed at people in or affected by the prison system, has been completed and...
Nov 14, 20191 min read
Damien Linnane interviewed on 2NUR FM
On Monday I was interviewed on 2NUR FM on The Morning Show with Mark Rorke. Pictured is Mark holding a copy of my novel Scarred. If you...
Aug 15, 20191 min read
First meeting with the office of the Minister for Corrections
Earlier this week, along with the Justice Action team, I attended a meeting at the office for the Minister for Counter-Terrorism and...
Jul 10, 20191 min read
New article up on 10 daily
Considering I've been interviewed about having prison pen-pals three times now, I thought it was high time I wrote an article about the...
Jun 17, 20191 min read
Damien Linnane featured on Justice Action
My good friends over at Justice Action have made a profile for me on their website. Justice Action is a human rights group, focusing on...
Jun 9, 20191 min read
Second article published by 10 daily
Well I did promise there would be more. I wrote my next opinion piece for 10 daily as soon as uni break hit, submitting it the day before...
May 8, 20191 min read
Damien Linnane published by 10 daily
Well it finally happened. I'm now a paid writer. Following my interview with 10 daily last week, I was asked if I could contribute some...
May 3, 20191 min read
Damien Linnane interviewed by 10 daily
As you may recall, I was interviewed last year by ABC News and ABC Radio Melbourne regarding the prison pen-pal ban in Victoria. Well it...
Apr 22, 20191 min read
Call for submissions to Paper Chained
Submissions for the third issue of Paper Chained are now open. Paper Chained is a journal of expression for prisoners and ex-prisoners,...
Apr 20, 20192 min read
‘Free Bobby Bostic’ now on social media
Last November I wrote a post about Bobby Bostic. Earlier last year I read about his case in an article on BBC News. Bobby was sentenced...
Apr 3, 20191 min read
Read Along Dads helps keep families together
Being a parent is never easy, or so all my friends with kids keep telling me :). But imagine being a parent from prison, with extremely...
Mar 20, 20191 min read
A second chance for Curtis Roberts
If you haven't been listening to Ear Hustle, you've been missing out. Ear Hustle is an award winning podcast about life in San Quentin...
Nov 19, 20181 min read
Paper Chained Issue 2 Out Now
The good people over at Running Wild have just released the second issue of Paper Chained, a journal of writings and artistic expressions...
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