Paper Chained - Damien Linnane

Founded in 2017, Paper Chained is a journal of writing and artistic expressions from individuals affected by incarceration. Damien Linnane became its editor in 2021. The magazine appears online and in print and features the writing and artwork of inmates, ex-prisoners, their family members or work connected with the corrections system. The hardcopy magazines are posted for free to prisoners inside. Damien will talk about his own experiences in prison, how Paper Chained is put together and why it matters so much.

“What I hear the most is how much difference it makes to know there is a publication that specifically gives them a voice, understands what they’re going through and is catered to them directly,” he told the Sydney Criminal Lawyers website last year. “Paper Chained is what I needed when I was in prison. I had so much I wanted to express, but there was no way for me to share anything I had created with the world.”