Russell Manser spent 23 years of his life in prisons.

After a life of stealing cars and robbing banks, jail time was inevitable. However, what wasn't so obvious was the man Russell would become after his time behind bars.

Now a free man, Russell uses his time helping young men to make better choices in life so they don't make the same mistakes he did.

As a teenager, Russell was exposed to horrific verbal, physical and sexual abuse at the Daruk Boys Home which he has since received a formal government apology for.