Ep.2 Connor
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Young, poor and in the cycle of drugs and crime; how do you get out? As a kid Connor's home life was turbulent, his parents were drug dealers and the police were constantly raiding his home. Getting involved with the justice system young, Connor has spent his life battling the system, and the forces at play that bring him back in. This is his Story from the Inside. To join the campaign for a better Western Australian youth justice system head to www.socialreinvestmentwa.org.au.
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