Lauren Marie Korn was adopted from Colombia and raised by a loving family in New Jersey. She had a good home and every opportunity to take a different path — but the people she surrounded herself with eventually pulled her into the drug world. What started with a relationship with a drug dealer grew into Lauren building a successful marijuana operation in California, mailing weed across the country and making serious money. But as the operation got bigger, so did the people she was dealing with. Eventually, Lauren found herself working with the Mexican cartel and smuggling drugs across the United States — until the federal government came crashing down on her operation.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Mailing boxes for the cartel 00:24 From weed to the cartel 00:51 Growing up adopted in New Jersey 01:27 Searching for biological family 01:56 A Catholic, service-oriented family 02:41 Young Lauren was a blast 03:36 Facing racism at Catholic school 05:14 Struggling to find footing 06:15 Losing a close friend to suicide 06:44 Starting to sell weed 07:37 Dating a man with a violent past 08:02 Shots fired at the apartment 09:31 Helping him go on the run 10:36 Life on the run together 11:51 Aftermath of the shooting 12:48 Keeping parents in the dark 13:20 Psychiatric meds and development 14:50 College plans derailed 15:37 Reconnecting in California 16:07 Mailing boxes across the country 17:19 First big weed sale 18:58 Building a legal cannabis business 20:03 Getting into the meth trade 21:55 Dealing with the cartel 24:00 Transporting 13,000 kilos of meth 25:25 Why no profit from meth deals 26:32 Abuse and losing a child 28:30 Why she stayed with her abuser 29:26 How the weed business worked 30:35 The secret to mailing weed 32:24 Becoming a legal operation 34:00 Hiding his criminal past 35:20 Peak earnings and spending 36:18 Supporting her abusive partner 37:00 Why she drove the transports 38:50 Meth runs to the border 42:12 Why he got in too deep 43:06 The deal that unraveled everything 45:43 DEA and ATF come knocking 46:26 Turning herself in 47:01 Mom's kidney transplant and going back 48:00 Attached to the abuser again 48:30 The arrest in New Jersey 50:41 Charged and indicted 51:41 Plea deal and 5-year sentence 53:10 Parents' reaction and support 54:53 How the Chicago bust unravelled 56:41 Everyone cooperated 59:07 Life in federal detention 01:02:50 Coming home and finding work 01:03:40 Meeting her daughter's father 01:05:06 Violating supervised release 01:06:34 Halfway house threats and leaving 01:08:18 On the run and getting pregnant 01:09:55 Choosing to give birth safely 01:11:17 Arrested at 5 AM 01:13:11 He never knew about the parole violation 01:14:06 How they found her 01:15:53 Life on the run in New York 01:16:31 Getting 6 months for the violation 01:17:54 Sexual assault in county jail 01:20:15 Mixing male and female inmates 01:21:34 Transgender inmates in women's prison 01:23:20 Fake or not? Transgender inmates 01:24:42 MDC Brooklyn and Tekashi 01:27:21 Who watched her kid while locked up 01:28:35 Codefendants got lighter sentences 01:29:07 Ex reaches out on Signal 01:29:57 Getting back with her daughter's father 01:31:55 Emotional abuse from partner 01:33:31 Family court battle 01:36:21 Starting a nonprofit 01:39:50 Advice to her younger self

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Lewis Rice spent 26 years inside the DEA, working undercover cases and helping take down some of the biggest drug traffickers in America in the 1970's, 80's & 90's. After earning his Criminal Justice degree from St. John's University, he joined the DEA and went on to coordinate major international investigations targeting violent cartels in Miami — cases that seized millions of dollars in cash and thousands of kilos of cocaine and heroin. He worked directly with infamous Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas after Lucas became a government cooperator, using his information to help convict major traffickers. Rice eventually rose through DEA leadership positions in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York before becoming Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's flagship New York office — making him the youngest SAC in the entire agency at the time. After 26 years on the front lines of America's war on drugs, he retired in 2001.

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#miami #truecrimestories #cops #mafia #newyork

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Timestamps:

00:00 Frank Lucas Cooperates 00:32 Lewis Rice's Career and the DEA's Early Days 01:01 The Birth of the DEA in the 1970s 03:30 Growing Up in New York City 04:42 Friends' Heroin Addiction Inspires Mission 06:09 Influence of His Father 07:08 Family Background and Internships 08:51 Rikers Island Intern Experience 11:12 Starting at the DEA at 21 12:56 DEA's Size and Focus 13:12 Academy and Early Training 14:50 Legendary Supervisor Frank White 15:33 Typical Recruits in the Early DEA 16:37 Acceptance as a Young Agent 18:10 The Importance of Undercover Work 19:21 First Undercover Cases 21:21 Negotiating Drug Deals 22:00 Showing Money and Dealer Psychology 23:11 The Informant's Role 25:03 How Informants Were Found 26:36 Arresting Dealers and Building Cases 27:47 Dealers' Knowledge of the DEA 28:41 An 8-Month Undercover Investigation 29:47 Going to Trial in the 70s 30:40 Defendants Released by Magistrate 31:14 The 'Champion' Fugitive 33:03 DEA's Most Wanted and Frank Matthews 36:21 Conviction Success Rates 37:41 Working a Case with the US Attorney 38:54 Handwritten Reports and Courtroom Drama 39:42 Prosecutors' Advice on Evidence 40:49 Sentences in the 70s 41:24 High-Level Enforcement in Philadelphia 42:44 Community Impact of Mass Arrests 44:06 Drug Dealers in Their Communities 45:02 Hardcore Dealers Like Herby Sperling 45:49 Modern Dealers Cut Deals 46:03 Talking to Kids About Drug Crimes 49:01 Mafia's Role in 70s Heroin Supply 51:02 The French Connection and Source Countries 53:26 Mafia Families and Drug Politics 54:26 Money Laundering in the 70s 55:50 Cash Seizures and Stash Houses 57:44 Counting Money in Miami Cases 01:00:10 Seeing Large Amounts of Cash 01:01:35 Case Without Drugs or Money 01:02:00 The American Gangster Case 01:02:57 The Manite and Quinine Investigation 01:04:36 Prosecuting with Circumstantial Evidence 01:06:24 Bringing Frank Lucas to Testify 01:08:00 Controversy Over Frank's Cooperation 01:09:05 The Importance of Truthful Testimony 01:09:57 Was Frank's Deal Worth It? 01:11:19 Frank Lucas's Charm and Success 01:13:30 Cooperating as a Business Decision 01:14:17 Frank's Witness Protection 01:15:16 Frank's Testimony Convicts Gang 01:16:39 Frank Lucas Calls Years Later 01:17:33 Sentencing Reduction for Frank 01:19:38 Frank's Murder Trial and Acquittal 01:21:07 Moving to Jamaica 01:21:47 Life in Jamaica as a Black American 01:24:15 Objective in Jamaica: Marijuana Smuggling 01:25:05 Cultural Experiences in Jamaica 01:27:16 US Embassy's Power and Opportunities 01:29:31 Extraditing Drug Traffickers 01:30:43 Liaison Work with Two Agents 01:32:39 Two Years in Jamaica, Then Miami 01:33:18 Supervising in Miami in the Cocaine Era 01:35:10 Undercover as a Supervisor 01:37:00 Violence and Dadeland Shootout 01:39:03 Two-Year Assignments and FBI Influence 01:41:11 Relationship with Local Cops 01:42:22 Personal Life and Career Demands 01:44:04 Returning to New York 01:45:30 Changes in the Drug Game 01:46:30 Evolution of Drugs: From Heroin to Fentanyl 01:49:01 Overdoses in the 90s 01:50:26 Running the New York Task Force 01:52:30 Improving Morale After Corruption Scandal 01:54:40 Impact of Truth-in-Sentencing 01:56:29 Moving Up in the DEA 01:58:53 Becoming Special Agent in Charge 01:59:58 Role as Special Agent in Charge 02:00:53 Politics and Law Enforcement 02:02:00 NYPD Ownership of the City 02:04:59 Toughest Challenge as SAC 02:09:40 Supervisor's Responsibility for Safety 02:12:52 Length of Tenure as SAC 02:13:45 Retiring from the DEA 02:14:54 Retirement Emotions 02:15:45 Missing the Brotherhood 02:16:39 Perspective 25 Years Post-Retirement 02:18:38 Reconnecting with the DEA and Chelsea Market 02:20:20 Technology vs. Human Relationships 02:21:10 Leadership and Morale 02:23:18 Fixing the Drug Problem 02:24:21 Advice to a 21-Year-Old 02:27:32 Closing Thoughts

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Joshua Bentz grew up in Connecticut, watched his parents split, felt unwanted by his mother, took to the streets, became a White Crip, cycled through juvenile detention, Connecticut state prison, and eventually the federal prison system — navigating addiction, prison politics, gang life, and the specific difficulty of finding work as a felon — before finally finding sobriety and the turning point that everything that life had cost him desperately needed.

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#federalprison #prisonstory #truecrimestories

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Timestamps:

00:00 Growing Up in a Broken Home 00:42 Mom's Neglect and Success 01:41 Feeling Abandoned by Mother 03:22 Reconnecting with Dying Mother 05:15 Mother's Death and Addiction 08:19 Sent to a Bad Kids Camp 10:43 First Real Fight 12:37 Getting Exposed to the Streets 14:04 Joining Gangs as a Token White Boy 17:52 Being a White Gang Member in Prison 20:14 Early Jail Stints and Drug Use 23:06 First Brush with Heroin 25:53 Identity Theft and First Real Bid 27:55 Finding a Reason to Change 28:18 Serving Time at Gladiator School 32:05 Joining the Crips in the City 35:05 Gang Politics in Prison 38:53 The Neta Letter Incident 43:42 PTSD and Paranoia After Prison 45:51 Navigating Life as a Felon 47:43 After the First Big Sentence 51:10 Running from Rehab and a Strange Encounter 53:00 Court-Ordered Program and Violation 55:44 Prison Rules and Violence 01:01:01 A Near Stabbing in Jail 01:03:03 Prison Rules Carry Home 01:04:22 Life After Three-Year Violation 01:05:52 Marriage and Infidelity 01:09:11 Arrested for Threats 01:12:25 Growing Marijuana and Working at Shelter 01:15:01 Confronting Wife's Affair 01:17:44 A Night of Violence and a Loaded Gun 01:20:04 Escaping with Plants and Guns 01:22:15 Arrest and Charges 01:25:41 Arrest for Violating Restraining Order 01:26:20 Self-Harm and Mental Struggles 01:28:18 Getting Out and Meeting Wife on Tinder 01:30:56 Starting a Construction Business 01:33:15 Relapse and Drug Dealing 01:36:44 Noticing Surveillance 01:38:53 Friend Turns Violent 01:41:04 Avoiding a Fatal Shooting 01:43:20 Moving to South Carolina and Gun Sales 01:47:29 Arrested by the Feds 01:50:05 Trying to Evade Arrest 01:53:37 In South Carolina Jail 01:56:37 Transfer to Georgia and Oklahoma 02:02:20 Life in Oklahoma Transfer Station 02:04:45 A Fight Breaks Out in Oklahoma 02:08:02 Locked Up for a Breakfast Tray 02:12:17 Arrival at Wyatt Detention Center 02:17:30 Facing 65 Years 02:20:04 Getting Out on Bail 02:22:46 Support Court and Accountability 02:28:32 Fighting My Case from Home 02:32:44 Restorative Justice Program 02:37:04 Creating a Nonprofit and Giving Back 02:43:44 Serving Time and Facing Old Rules 02:46:50 PTSD and Coping with the Past 02:47:53 Relationship with Dad 02:49:19 Unofficially Leaving the Gang 02:53:05 Prison Yard Politics and Violence 02:57:08 Coping Mechanisms and Final Reflections 03:05:00 Advice to My Younger Self

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Cash Carter has been a Crip since he was 8 years old. Growing up in New York City with his father out of the picture, his mother battling addiction, and a foster mother raising him, the Harlem Crip set became the family he found in the streets. More than 20 years later, Cash has cycled through juvenile detention, Rikers Island, and multiple stints in New York State prison. He survived Rikers as a Crip, navigating gang politics, violence, and the realities that come with carrying that identity behind the wall.

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#crimenews #newyork #prison #harlem #rikersisland

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Timestamps:

00:00 What Being a Crip Means 00:50 Growing Up in Roosevelt Island 01:34 Absent Parents and Foster Care 02:50 Mom's Addiction and Feeling Embarrassed 03:40 Stepping Up as a Young Man 05:00 A Wild and Reckless Kid 06:14 Becoming a Crip at 8 Years Old 08:06 Finding a Set and Crip Loyalty 09:50 Maturity and Changing Views on Bloods 11:34 Street Beefs in New York Today 12:40 Crips vs. Crips 13:07 Grandma's Disapproval 14:17 Teenage Dreams and First Arrest 15:01 Juvenile Detention Journey 17:00 Escalating Through Juvenile System 19:24 Source of Aggression 21:02 Violence and Respect 22:20 First Prison Reflection and Change 24:50 The Robbery That Wasn't 27:00 Wrongfully Accused Again 29:00 Fighting the Case 30:20 New Start in Florida 33:00 Struggling to Leave the Streets Behind 34:40 Arriving in Florida 36:00 Brotherhood in Florida 39:10 Rikers Island Overview 41:30 Standing Tall as a Crip 42:40 Manhood and Respect in Jail 44:00 Jail Became the Norm 45:26 Getting Stabbed 50:00 Life After the Stabbing 52:10 Finding Out Who Did It 54:50 Prison Weapons and Survival 56:48 The Jail Fight That Led to Extradition 01:03:43 State Time for Both Charges 01:04:12 Hospital and Involuntary Protective Custody 01:07:45 Accountability in Prison 01:11:00 Prison Hierarchies and Leadership 01:14:20 Racism and Guard Brutality 01:19:11 Doing the Time and Coming Home 01:20:40 Music as an Outlet 01:22:20 Why I Kept Carrying Guns 01:28:20 The Third Gun Charge 01:30:30 Taking the Fall for a Friend 01:33:13 Legal Troubles in New Jersey 01:35:00 The Jersey Court Process 01:36:50 Facing Parole and Discrimination 01:41:04 Jersey Charges Explained 01:43:10 Making the Best of the Last Bid 01:45:50 Still Crip, But Focused on Business 01:47:40 No Need to Prove Anything Anymore 01:52:40 Gang Members vs. Bangers 01:55:57 Advice to My Younger Self 01:58:40 Closing Thoughts on Crip Identity

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Greg Dillon grew up in Connecticut, studied criminal justice at the University of New Haven under renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee, became a Branford police officer, and later joined the FBI as a special agent. After five years with the Bureau, he left to become a supervising investigator at the Connecticut Chief State's Attorney's Office — where he uncovered something he never expected. Greg discovered that FBI agents were falsifying information in federal arrest warrant affidavits and attributing those statements to him and his investigators without their knowledge. When he reported what was happening up the chain of command, instead of being protected, he says his supervisor helped cover it up.

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#corruption #cops #fbi

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction 00:43 Growing Up in New Haven 08:31 Life as a Police Officer in the 70s 15:00 Applying to the FBI 26:27 First Assignment and Transfer Hurdles 37:02 Working as an FBI Agent 40:35 Bank Robbery Stories 51:11 Leaving the FBI for a State Job 01:00:00 The Police Corruption Investigation 01:27:20 Falsified Affidavits Uncovered 01:33:36 The Cover-Up Begins 01:41:13 Retaliation and the Lawsuit 01:56:00 The Lawsuit and Its Aftermath 02:06:00 Second Lawsuit and Career End 02:15:09 Book and Final Thoughts

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Josh Foriska grew up in a good family with a father who was a cop — and still chose to sell drugs, built his way into a large drug conspiracy, led police on a high speed chase, and eventually got indicted by the federal government in a major conspiracy case before taking a plea deal involving ghost dope that produced a 63 month federal prison sentence.

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#federalprison #truecrimepodcast #prisonstory #highspeedchase

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Timestamps:

00:00 A Knock at 4 AM 00:44 Growing Up as a Cop's Kid 01:47 Lessons from Dad 02:36 Early Aspirations and the Black Sheep 03:31 Trouble in School 04:28 The Brother's Path 04:55 Starting a Career and Fatherhood 05:57 Party Days and Early Arrests 06:10 The Longest Police Chase in PA 07:44 Adrenaline Rush and No Plan 08:42 The PIT Maneuver and Arrest 09:39 Charges and Bail 10:42 Defending the Case 12:44 First Jail Experience 13:45 Dad's Reaction 14:40 Federal Indictment 15:48 How the Case Was Built 16:56 Entering the Drug Trade 18:05 How Dealing Started 18:35 Cocaine Prices and Quality 19:31 Meeting Suppliers 20:07 Selling and Cutting Cocaine 22:06 Making Money and Gambling 23:11 Seeing a Million in Cash 23:30 The Office and Customers 24:00 Pooling Money and Partnerships 26:27 Fatherhood and Denial 28:27 Suspicions of Surveillance 29:27 Continuing Despite Risk 30:16 When Co-Defendants Get Indicted 31:15 The Day of Arrest 33:03 A Tragic Raid 35:13 Fallout and Villainization 37:34 No Drugs or Cash Found 38:48 Transported to Federal Detention 39:28 Final Charges and No Bail 39:53 Snitches Detected 42:18 Time in Detention and Getting Bail 44:11 Public Defender and Case Strategy 46:03 Facing a Mandatory Minimum 49:49 Plea Deal and Sentencing 53:32 Getting 63 Months 56:00 From Court to County Jail 57:00 Diesel Therapy and Conair 58:39 USP Atlanta Shock 01:00:00 Terrible Prison Food 01:00:26 Arrival at FCI Manchester 01:02:01 Prison Politics and Race 01:05:01 Refusing to Lock In 01:06:04 Adjusting to Routine 01:08:48 Working and Smuggling 01:12:00 Prison Programs and Mindset 01:14:32 Staying Put and Avoiding Transfer 01:17:01 Release Delays 01:18:08 Being a Dad in Prison 01:19:36 Building a Life After Prison 01:22:27 Long-Term Effects and Moving On 01:24:21 Final Reflections and Advice

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Dusty Turner was granted parole in January 2026 after spending more than 30 years behind bars for a murder he has always maintained he did not commit. Growing up in a military family, Dusty achieved his dream of becoming a Navy SEAL at just 19 years old and joined SEAL Team 4 in Virginia. But in 1995, one night in Virginia Beach changed the course of his life forever, setting off a chain of events that would take him from one of the most elite military units in the world to an 82-year sentence in Virginia state prison. More than three decades later, Dusty is finally out and telling the complete story of what happened that night, the decisions that followed, the evidence that emerged years later, his fight for freedom, and what it feels like to rebuild his life after losing more than 30 years behind bars.

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#prison #wrongfulconviction #navyseals #truecrimestories

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Timestamps:

00:00 Framed for Murder 00:37 Growing Up in Bloomington 01:04 A Normal Childhood 02:53 Parents' Careers 03:06 Military Influence at Home 04:02 Choosing the Military Path 05:01 No Regrets About Career Choices 06:19 Boot Camp in Orlando 07:30 Special Boot Camp for SEAL Wannabes 08:22 Why I Wanted to Be a SEAL 10:10 The Water's Pull 11:40 SEAL Reputation in the 90s 14:24 Choosing a Specialty: Photography 16:07 Photography in the SEAL Teams 17:41 Developing Photos and Finding Art 18:44 Straight to BUD/S 19:52 Memories of BUD/S 22:28 Betrayed by the Navy 24:06 Holding Onto BUD/S Memories 26:18 Did SEAL Training Prepare Me for Prison? 27:24 Graduating BUD/S 28:49 Army Airborne School 29:55 Joining SEAL Team 4 at 19 30:58 SEAL Team 4's Mission 31:02 Probationary Period and Training 32:46 The Day Before Arrest 33:26 Ordered to Tell the Truth 35:25 What I Witnessed 37:36 The Night of the Murder 40:00 Meeting Jennifer 41:04 Billy's Anger and the Confrontation 43:19 Fateful Circumstances 45:06 The Attack 46:48 Billy's Violent History 50:20 My Partner, a Psychopath 52:21 After the Murder 55:41 Duty Bound to Protect Him 57:20 No Conflict in My Actions 58:34 Driving Away and Leaving the Body 01:00:30 The Weight of the Burden 01:01:01 Billy's Callous Words 01:02:22 News Reports and Pressure 01:03:04 Decision to Report 01:04:00 The Polygraph Test 01:06:30 Relieving the Burden 01:09:48 Arresting Billy Brown 01:10:56 Helping Find the Body 01:11:28 My Own Arrest 01:13:33 If I Knew It Was My Last Night 01:15:17 Mistakes and Regrets 01:17:54 Life in County Jail 01:18:52 Calling My Parents 01:20:37 Meeting My Attorney 01:21:56 No Plea Deal 01:22:54 Separate Trials 01:23:46 Evidence Against Me 01:24:49 Testifying at Trial 01:26:42 My Lawyer's Performance 01:28:45 Prosecutors Knew the Truth 01:29:31 Arrest to Sentencing 01:30:29 Life Sentence 01:31:37 Billy's Confession 01:32:35 Abandoned by the SEALs 01:34:25 The Judge's Bias 01:35:07 First Prison: Buckingham 01:36:20 Learning to Adapt 01:37:48 Navigating Prison Culture 01:40:45 First Impressions and Treatment 01:42:40 Did People Believe My Story? 01:45:28 Expecting Early Release 01:46:39 The 2008 Writ of Actual Innocence 01:48:13 Appeals and the Single Word 01:49:22 The Word: Restraint 01:53:01 Supreme Court Overturns Release 01:54:24 Feeling After the Overturn 01:55:28 Contacting the Victim's Family 01:56:59 Life Forever Altered 01:59:39 A Parole Board Member's Courage 02:01:00 Becoming Parole Eligible 02:04:16 What Haunted Me Most 02:09:10 What Kept Me Alive 02:11:02 First Day of Freedom 02:14:11 Who Stuck By Me 02:15:21 Family Losses 02:16:27 Reclaiming Lost Senses 02:19:06 Hardest Adjustments 02:21:20 Parole Conditions and Fear 02:21:53 How to Help 02:26:13 Staying Positive 02:27:34 What Good Came From This 02:29:25 Final Thoughts and Veterans Work

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Laquan Rouse grew up in New Jersey associating with gang members without ever joining, was a star athlete who had every reason to believe sports would define his future — until he got shot three times his senior year of high school and had to decide who he was actually going to become. He straightened his life out and became a New Jersey correctional officer, spending three years working the floor inside Trenton State Prison and other New Jersey facilities where he earned respect from inmates, witnessed corrupt guards, and accumulated funny stories and hard truths. Then he walked away voluntarily — and is now sharing why.

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#CorrectionalOfficer #PrisonGuard #PrisonStories #TrueCrime #NewJersey

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Timestamps:

00:00 Crazy Smuggling Story 00:14 Meet Laquan Roose 00:37 Growing Up in Jersey City 01:13 Family and Upbringing 02:00 Only One in Law Enforcement 02:35 Views on Cops as a Kid 03:04 High School Troubles 04:36 Switching Schools 05:01 Family in Education 05:26 Why Getting Into Trouble? 06:00 Dad's Work Ethic 07:19 Struggle vs. Discipline 08:00 Getting Shot 08:51 Gang or Personal Beef? 10:49 Out at 2 AM 12:18 The Shooting Details 14:30 Hospital and Family 15:27 The Pursuit Continues 16:36 Getting Help 17:33 Wanting Revenge 19:45 Cops Investigate 20:17 Leaving the Hospital 22:03 No Retaliation 23:33 Parents Want Cooperation 24:18 Back to School and Football 27:46 Normal for the City? 28:50 Block Culture 29:18 Family Gang Involvement 29:48 Avoiding Gangs 31:03 Junior College 31:57 Impact of Environment 32:14 Protecting Younger Brother 34:01 Fixing the Community 35:13 Sponsor: Factor 36:52 After Junior College 37:27 Getting into Corrections 39:05 The Pay 39:38 Family Reaction 40:52 The Academy 42:14 Training Scenarios 44:04 Fighting Training 44:19 Dropout Rate 44:48 First Prison Experience 46:00 Super Cops 46:47 Street Guys Turned COs 47:08 Being a Chill Cop 47:25 Trenton State Prison 48:28 First Witnessed Events 49:24 Keeping Things Under Wraps 50:21 Nothing to Lose 52:55 Earning Respect 55:50 Transfer to Rahway 56:11 Past Follows You 56:55 Friend Serving 75 Years 58:39 How Other Officers Treated Him 01:00:13 Corruption Among Officers 01:01:21 Fetty Wap Situation 01:03:41 Young Officers and Old Heads 01:04:07 Respected Inmate: Snowball 01:05:52 Handling Snitches 01:08:00 Craziest Check-In 01:10:58 K2 and Its Effects 01:15:41 Cell Searches 01:17:07 Strangest Things in Cells 01:19:35 Cell Phones in Prison 01:20:42 Food and Contraband 01:23:48 Officer Downtime 01:25:36 Cell Assignments 01:26:34 Shift Differences 01:27:36 Control Over Inmates 01:29:08 Sex Offenders 01:31:19 Worst Part of the Job 01:32:30 Squat and Cough 01:33:51 Female Officers Hookups 01:35:11 Max B Encounter 01:35:21 Expecting a Long Career 01:35:48 Why He Left 01:42:48 Life After Resigning 01:43:43 What He Does Now 01:44:42 Misconceptions About Prisons 01:46:04 Why Experience Both Worlds? 01:48:00 Final Thoughts

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Michael L. Burge grew up in North Carolina and Virginia, watched his parents split, was a good kid overall — skipped college, started working, got caught up with the wrong crowd, started robbing houses and businesses, and received a 17 year sentence in the North Carolina state prison system that took him in at 23 years old and handed him back to the world at 40.

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#northcarolina #truecrimestories #prisonlife

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:

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Timestamps:

00:00 Facing 40 Years 00:51 A Turbulent Childhood 02:55 The Custody Battle 05:08 Losing Contact with Mom 10:20 Moving to Charlottesville 14:14 Reuniting with Family 16:09 High School Years 21:56 Love and Switzerland 25:00 The Robberies Begin 31:20 The Arrest 36:42 The Robberies in Detail 41:04 The Cost of Crime 44:57 Family Reactions 47:20 Facing the Sentence 52:24 No Snitching 55:22 Thinking of Victims 56:54 First Day of Prison 01:01:00 Life in Max Security 01:03:45 The Weight of Time 01:08:06 Rock Bottom 01:10:32 A Life-Changing Book 01:12:24 Why Prison Changes People 01:15:50 The Bad Days 01:19:07 Hurricane Helene 01:25:54 Giving Back Inside 01:28:30 The Purpose of Programs 01:30:30 Watching Others Go Home 01:33:34 Fear of Reentry 01:37:37 The First Day Out 01:43:53 Hardest Adjustments 01:46:29 Dating After Prison 01:49:24 Making Amends 01:51:55 Facing Judgment

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Jason Keller became a criminal defense attorney in Arizona, developed addictions to drugs and alcohol that compromised every professional boundary available, took on clients who were members of the New Mexican Mafia, and eventually crossed the single most alarming line available for an officer of the court — smuggling drugs and cell phones into prison for the same clients he was supposed to be defending — before getting caught and receiving a sentence of over six years inside the Arizona state prison system he had spent his career navigating from the other side of the courtroom.

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#mexicanmafia #arizona #truecrimestory #prisonstory #lawyer

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro: A Lawyer's Fall 00:34 Early Life and Legal Beginnings 03:10 Career as a Public Defender 05:43 Early Career and Private Practice 08:36 The Path to High-Profile Clients 12:39 Blurring Lines and Rationalizing Wrongs 15:04 The Plea Bargain System 20:46 First Drug Use and College Life 24:01 Addiction in the Family 26:30 Why Criminal Defense? 30:52 The Best Trial Attorneys 33:11 Respect for Public Defenders 38:42 Why the DUI Wasn't a Wake-Up Call 42:39 Life on Probation and Relapse 46:00 Treatment and the Road to Sobriety 52:00 A Moment of Clarity 54:00 Facing the Bar and Moving Forward 57:00 Drug Use in Daily Life 01:01:02 Did You Hurt Clients? 01:08:26 The Story of the Arrest 01:11:44 The Paperwork and the Heroin 01:21:03 Addiction and Decision-Making 01:23:50 Saying No and the Fallout 01:26:56 The Phone Request and Intimidation 01:31:44 Living in Fear and Paranoia 01:35:38 Getting the Phone In 01:38:48 The Charger and the Arrest 01:41:12 The Arrest and Bond 01:44:19 Family Reaction and the Fallout 01:46:56 Judge Takes Him Into Custody 01:49:41 Fear of the Mexican Mafia 01:52:00 The Second Case and Father's Involvement 01:56:00 Plea Negotiations and New Prosecutor 02:00:00 The Deal Falls Apart 02:04:00 Sentencing and Prison Time 02:06:36 The Extra Years 02:09:00 Punished for Not Cooperating 02:11:48 Life in Prison 02:16:12 Surprising Lessons from Prison 02:20:56 Good People in Prison 02:24:20 Re-Entry and Rehabilitation 02:25:25 Total Time Served and Reflection 02:27:23 Meeting His Wife and Telling His Story 02:28:48 Family and Children 02:30:56 Speaking Out and Helping Others 02:34:58 What He Knows Now 02:37:02 Gratitude and a New Life

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Officer Wayne James studied criminal justice and psychology in college, always knew he wanted to work in law enforcement, and has spent four years as a correction officer at Nassau County Correctional Center — building a firsthand understanding of prison politics, inmate behavior, and the specific daily reality of what life inside a county correctional facility actually looks like from the officer managing it. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares what his upbringing gave him that protected him from going down the wrong path, what working inside Nassau County Jail really looks like, what prison politics and the culture behind slashings actually involve, what the difference between working with male and female inmates actually requires of an officer, and what building genuine respect from inmates actually looks like from the person who has to do it every single shift.

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#correctionalofficers #nassaucounty #truecrimestories #prisonguard

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Officer Wayne James 00:33 Growing Up in a Two-Parent Household 01:47 Martial Arts and Discipline 02:17 The Importance of Structure 02:58 Early Dream of Law Enforcement 04:07 Degrees in Sociology and Pre-Law 05:48 Applying Education on the Job 07:14 Balancing Professional Distance and Respect 08:38 Sharing Personal Background with Inmates 10:32 The No-Snitching Trap 13:02 Defining Snitching vs. Self-Preservation 14:56 The Cost of Not Taking a Deal 15:56 Discovering Snitches in Jail 16:29 Path to Corrections 17:24 Starting at Age 28 18:52 Nassau County Correctional Facility Overview 20:55 One Person Per Cell Policy 21:00 Safety Benefits of Single Cells 23:26 Countering the Buddy System Argument 25:16 Classification Issues in Prisons 27:21 Building More Prisons vs. Reform 28:29 Open Dorms and Gladiator School 29:51 The Culture of Slashing 31:05 Prison Politics and Rules 33:31 Psychology of Claiming Phones 34:18 Why Not More Phones? 36:34 Awaiting Trial and Conviction Rates 37:31 Court Accuracy in Bail Decisions 38:56 Genuinely Bad People 39:59 Encounter with an MS-13 Leader 41:21 Interacting with Violent Offenders 42:24 Fear and Self-Defense 43:52 Officers Killed by Inmates 45:07 Power Trips and Bad Officers 47:44 Female Officers Supervising Males 50:55 Female Inmate Charges and Behavior 52:00 Evil in Women vs. Men 53:39 Wrongful Convictions and Evil Acts 54:13 Central Park Five and Prison Trauma 55:29 Shower Safety and Surveillance 56:33 Need for Standardized Prison Operations 58:03 Overtime and Officer Safety 59:04 Why Not Hire More Staff? 59:55 Pay and Overtime Addiction 01:01:19 Consequences of Refusing Overtime 01:01:44 Notable Inmates: Nicki Minaj's Brother and Fentanyl King 01:03:43 Respectful Dangerous Inmates 01:05:11 Sharing Meals with Inmates 01:07:12 Chess and Double Homicide 01:08:31 Everyone Is One Accusation Away 01:10:45 Talented Inmates and Narrow Minds 01:13:30 Learned Helplessness and the Doll Test 01:15:45 Historical Oppression and Inferiority 01:16:50 Parenting as the Root Solution 01:18:12 Challenges of Single Parenting 01:20:15 Leaving Corrections for Policing 01:21:47 Inmate vs. Incarcerated Individual 01:24:29 Parenting as the Overall Solution 01:25:59 Should Police Work Corrections First? 01:27:43 Final Thoughts and Book Promotion

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