Locked In with Ian Bick Surviving PRISON GLADIATOR SCHOOL | Damien Trites
After his parents decide to move Damien away from the violence in Springfield, Massachusetts to Long Island, Damien begins to hang around the wrong crowd. It doesn't take long for a couple assault charges to pile up, leading Damien to spend time in one of New York's worst juvenile detention facilities. In this episode we dive into getting bullied as a child, surviving a prison known as gladiator school, the struggles associated with addiction and turning negative energy into a MMA career.
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00:00 Intro
01:26 Childhood
07:33 Leaving Springfield
10:05 Start of Problems in Long Island
18:11 What Leads to Juvenile Detention
26:55 What could have helped
27:50 Life after Juvie
32:10 Moving Back To Springfield Massachusetts
37:25 Drug usage
39:40 Time for a change
41:53 Fighting Professionally
46:40 Chasing Hollywood
47:47 Being a Positive Role Model to His Son
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