Episode 48. Back in population
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My friend Ricky has been in prison for almost five (5) years now, for a parole violations (well, a few parole violations - but he hasn't hurt anyone or taken anything). The guards have jumped him written false misconducts, put him in the hole for months, and knocked two (2) front teeth out. We haven't herd from him in a few months because they put him in the hole again. He's back in population nonw.
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Christmas special: SERGEANT JOHN EL HAS A CONVERSATION OF CONVICTION
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I developed PTSD as a result of the way I was treated by staff in prison. I was forced to watch several of them rip all of my property to pieces as I stood there in my boxers with handcuffs on and two guards at each arm. This was done once a week for several weeks as punishment for standing up to them. Sergeant John Doe also suffers from mental health issues and we both learn that our struggles aren't so dissimilar.
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EPISODE 46. The Real Rap Program liaison: Khalil
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At SCI Chester in Pennsylvania there is a program titled "The Real Rap Program" that was created by Matthew Garcia (from episodes 5 and 21). I have followed his instagram and listened to the stories of those who have attended this program and have been released. It's amazing how successful these men have become. It makes me wonder, should other prisons be looking at Mr. Garcias blueprint? You can follow him or check out some of the stories on instagram at mattraw_1980. Until then, here is the new story of Khalil.
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SCI Albion landed on me
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Aaron was tranferred from SCI Rockview after they decided to finally close the dilapidated prison. He has been transferred to Pennsylvania's SCI Albion. At the end of October, he had a court hearing in the appeal of his juvenile life without parole sentence that went before the same judge. Needless to say, the judge found that Aaron's lawyer was adequate and had his best interest at heart. And, That the resentenced of 55 to life for a murder that happened when Aaron was only 15 years old - 25 years ago was Constitutional.
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Episode 44. I’m taking his ashes to the ocean
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I used to walk the prison yard with "Deathrow Joe" nearly every morning and I could see through the crimes and bodies of his past to see that he is not only a person, but a good person, like anyone of us. Today, he asks me if I could take his ashes and pour them in a river that leads to the ocean, but I will take him to the ocean. I had been asked several times why am I not as passionate for the victims as I am the incacerated and I want you to know that I do feel a strong passion for each victim whom has lost their lives but no one's passion could ever bring them back to...
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Strength in Numbers
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Some of the guys in prison have been working on a Bill to present to Legislation that would offer people who are serving life without the posibility of parole an oportunity to come home one day based on merit, i.e., if they demonstrate that they have remorse and become a better person. I have personally met many of the men in prison who have been in for years and decades and most of them have become a person that would be considered a leader or an inspiration to the youth. Imagine allowing these men and women the opportunity to be paroled and come speak to the teens who are on a path that they...
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Episode 42. 43 years later & still innocent. The Carmen Woods story
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Can you remember what you were doing in 1983? I was born the next year in 84. Carmen Woods has been in prison longer than I have been alive, and he's innocent. When you read this case you'll see that this is one of the oldest Philedelphia cases of valid innocence. Watch the news clips from the 90's and 80's. Carmen has a court date for January 7th, 2026 in Philadelphia. We can help this man get home to his family.
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With time comes wisdom
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My friend Dustin joins us to seek advise after recently being released. Jay, who has almost 10 years in on a life sentence has been utilizing his time to gain wisdom and the advice that can come from a person who's mind is detached from society is unparalled. Our friend Tip joins briefly from Jay's prison unit, and the conversation becomes graphic as we discuss some case of people we met. WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE IS USED IN THE LAST 10 MINUETS THAT INVOLVES REAL CASES WITH REAL VICTIMS WHO WERE CHILDREN - IT IS NOT A JOKING MATTER AND JUSTICE IS SERVED, NOT BY OUR COURTS, BUT BY US, ON THE...
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Episode 40. We didn’t create the system. We’re just here to change it
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My friend Eddie Bell has been sentenced to "life without the possibility of parole," and in Pennsylvania - that means forever. But in Pennsylvania, especially the county that convicted him, Philadelphia - has been proven to be corrupt and deliberate with their fraudulent tactics to incarcerate people. He has been using his time as I did, and trying to find a way to put a stop to it.
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Episode 39. Solitary Confinement
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In prison, the "Hole," is a prison that's inside of a prison. Several States have even deemed it unconstitutional, and I agree. I have done my fair share of time in solitary confinement, and it did something to my mind. I was put in the hole when I was 17 years old - that shouldn't have happened to me at such a young age, for something that was trivial. I have met people down in the "Hole," who had been there for more than 3 decades and they have completely lost their mind. One guy screamed all day and all night when he was awake. My friend Pat, is no stranger to solitary confinement. However,...
info_outlineThis is Samuel Harper's story. He has more than twenty years in a Pennsylvania prison after being charged and convicted for the death of his then wife, who was a Philadelphia police officer. This was a time when the Philedelphia streets were governed by corruption. Convictions were a means to generate profit and notoriety. It was only recently that this corruption began to be suppressed. Officers had been exposed and arrested on a regular basis. We learned that the court had a list of these rogue cops called the "do not call," to testify, because they had a reputation for beating people into confessing and mishandling evidence. Several victims of this judicial corruption had recently been released from prison after serving decades for crimes they did not commit. Many were young men or women at the time the cops beat them into confessing to a murder that they had nothing to do with. Charges were misapplied and evidence went missing in many cases during this time period. And there are still many of these innocent men and women left in prison without a voice or platform. This is Sam's voice, and we have an opportunity to bring him home