Ninth International Cure Conference
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
‘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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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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