Damien Linnane

PhD student
University of Newcastle

Damien Linnane is a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle. His thesis is motivated by his lived experience of being denied mental health treatment while he was incarcerated in NSW. After being told he was not eligible for rehabilitation, tertiary education or therapy in custody, Damien spent his sentence writing a crime novel, Scarred (Tenth Street Press, 2019), by hand. His second book, a memoir titled Raw (Brolga Publishing, 2023), goes into further detail about his experiences in the criminal justice system. Damien is also the editor of Paper Chained, a magazine for people in prison.