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Working for the Man
Episode 25
What kinds of jobs are open for inmates in Red Onion? What's the rate of pay? And what's the absolute worst job in prison? Find out the answers from…
5 years, 2 months ago
Gimme the Chicken Tray! (Hilarious)
Episode 24
Randy tells a story of a showdown between Headbuster, a 6'2" gangbanger, and the rookie CO serving dinner trays on the tier. The ensuing standoff is …
5 years, 2 months ago
Damn Nightmare
Episode 23
Twenty-two years into his sentence of life without the possibility of parole, Randy feels the walls of his cell closing in around him, his resilience…
5 years, 3 months ago
Red Onion Lullaby
Episode 22
Randy describes the many difficulties that Red Onion inmates face in getting a good night's sleep. A mix of noise, excessive light, physical discomfo…
5 years, 3 months ago
Anger, Boredom and Fantasy
Episode 21
The mind-numbing boredom of life in solitary can lead to a corrosive, all-consuming anger. Randy describes how he saved himself through the power o…
5 years, 3 months ago
Groundhog Day
Episode 20
In response to listeners' requests, Randy describes his cell and goes on to detail a typical day in his life, most of which is spent in a cell that'…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Child Molester
Episode 19
In 2006, Randy was sent to Sussex 1 State Prison outside Richmond Virginia, where the state holds its death row prisoners. Deeply unhappy in his new…
5 years, 3 months ago
True Blood
Episode 18
Randy talks about his work “slinging ink” -- the art of tattooing -- a practice that can form strong and enduring bonds between inmates. To see examp…
5 years, 4 months ago
Solitary - Final Years Part 2
Episode 17
Randy describes Red Onion’s SAM (Secure Allied Management)– and SIP (Secure Integrated Pod), two high security accommodation programs that prepare pr…
5 years, 4 months ago
Solitary - Final Years Part 1
Episode 16
In the first of this two-part story of his journey from solitary back to Red Onion’s general population, Randy describes the painful process of looki…
5 years, 4 months ago