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Russell Manser | The Voice Of A Survivor

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Show Notes

In this episode, we sit down with the founder of 'The Voice Of A Survivor.' An organisation established by Russell Manser which is helping victims of abuse access justice through the legal system.

Growing up in western Sydney, Russell was committed by a Children’s Court Magistrate to the adult Long Bay Jail, despite having just turned 17 years old. He was housed with some of the state’s worst sex offenders, resulting in him being sexually abused repeatedly. His eventual heroin dependence also started there, after his abusers injected him several times with the drug. Prior to this, Russell had already been struggling to cope with the trauma and anger of having been sexually abused in Daruk, the notorious juvenile detention centre.

Russell spent 23 years of his life in prison with a major part of that being from bank robbery convictions and now has now turned his life around to positively impact the world.

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