Episode Details

Diaz Aguilar grew up in Compton California raised by a single mother who struggled with addiction — and when the streets filled the gap the Vice Lords became his family. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares how a trip to Chicago pulled him into the Vice Lords, how a trip to Mississippi ended with a manslaughter charge for something he says he did not do, and what losing at trial and being sentenced to 20 years in Mississippi's most brutal maximum security prison actually felt like for a Vice Lord from Compton who knew he was innocent. He opens up about the prison politics inside Mississippi's worst facility, what life as a Vice Lord inside those walls actually required of him, and what 22 years of wrongful incarceration really does to a person before they find a way to keep going.

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Connect with Diaz Aguilar:

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Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZYDGM5J?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_apan_dp_Y0MGDT0AZRAAQKJ14QC9&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_apan_dp_Y0MGDT0AZRAAQKJ14QC9&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_apan_dp_Y0MGDT0AZRAAQKJ14QC9&bestFormat=true&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaccY68BMUhqLOhGfqVyG5b0jFGHckUvPBwgIetA_Sm_iCFscImzCEQEJWavmA_aem_mhRhsWedJChoBH70P-GvTA&utm_content=link_in_bio&utm_medium=social&utm_source=ig ____________________________________________

Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:

https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro: Diaz Aguilar's Story

00:18 Growing Up in Compton

01:41 Mother's Addiction & Early Hardships

03:59 Friendships & Finding Family

05:04 Reflections on Mother-Son Relationship

07:36 Childhood Trouble & Gang Influence

09:01 Neighborhood Gangs and Associations

10:03 Joining the Vice Lords

13:13 Gang Symbolism & Identity

14:55 Dreams, Aspirations, and Early Outlook

16:18 School Life and Influential Teacher

17:52 Writing Inspiration & Starting a Book

21:02 Adoption, Family Changes & Moving to Mississippi

25:31 Troubled Adoption and Feeling Isolated

28:44 Mississippi: New Beginnings and Trouble

31:31 The Incident: Manslaughter Charge

38:12 Court, Trial, and Sentencing

43:03 Life in Mississippi State Penitentiary

50:12 Gang Dynamics and Prison Politics

01:00:19 Economics of Prison: Protection and Extortion

01:08:45 Adapting and Surviving in Prison

01:13:15 Solitary Confinement and Mental Health

01:17:51 Struggles for Justice & Maintaining Innocence

01:23:00 Life After Release: Reentry Challenges

01:24:47 Relationships, Intimacy & PTSD 

01:26:34 Making Peace and Coping with Trauma

01:33:32 Thoughts on Gang Life Now

01:34:12 Wisdom Gained: Reflections on Life

01:35:50 Life Today: Work, Books & New Beginnings

01:38:40 Closing Thoughts & Farewell

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