Locked In with Ian Bick

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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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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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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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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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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Glen "Big Baby" Davis grew up with a love for theater, got drafted to the NBA, won a championship with the Boston Celtics, had his career ended by injury, navigated the struggles of life after the league, made decisions that produced a federal indictment, went to prison — riding Con Air, surviving the specific realities of federal institutional life, and collecting the stories most people never get to hear — and is finally sitting down for his first interview since being released to tell the complete truth about everything.
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#prison #truecrimestories #prisonstories #NBA #bostonceltics
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intake: The Weirdest Strip Search
00:36 From NBA Champion to Federal Prison
01:02 Landing the Role on Power
03:17 Growing Up in Baton Rouge
04:40 Forced into Sports vs. Theater Passion
05:23 The Origin of 'Big Baby'
06:33 Teenage Curiosity and Escaping the Streets
08:25 Realizing the NBA Dream
10:20 College Years: LSU and Full Sail
12:56 The Hidden Side of Big Baby
13:27 Drafted to the Celtics: Championship Run
15:18 Timing, Fate, and the Celtics-Lakers Rivalry
16:35 Life After the Celtics: Orlando and Clippers
17:10 The Fake Car Accident Story
18:51 Staying Away from Trouble at the Peak
20:33 Survivor's Guilt and Keeping Boundaries
21:44 Athletes Losing Identity After Sports
23:20 Planning for Life After Basketball
25:54 Rebuilding Finances: Cash App Green
28:16 Financial Mistakes and Lack of a Plan
29:25 Going Back to School for Acting
30:44 Would the Injury Have Prevented Prison?
31:50 The Fraud Scheme Explained
34:38 Discovering the Federal Investigation
36:18 The Timeline and Lack of Concern
37:02 Why He Didn't Reach Out to Co-Conspirators
38:40 Arrested and the Media Firestorm
40:02 Disproportionate Punishment: $80K Restitution
41:35 Others Who Got Away: Tony Allen, Matt Barnes
43:36 Dealing with Public Scrutiny and Betrayal
45:46 Losing Relationships and Reputation
46:35 Pre-Trial Release and the Decision to Go to Trial
47:38 Why the Jury Convicted Him
49:30 The Verdict: Feeling Helpless
51:02 Aftermath: Cut Off and Shunned
51:50 NBA Treatment and the Cloud Over Him
53:09 Sentencing: Four Years for $40K
56:34 Preparing for Prison and Self-Surrender
57:20 First Day: The Drive to Duth
59:49 Intake: The Booty Hole Jump
01:00:17 The Guard Knew Who He Was
01:00:33 The Ride with the Girl
01:01:00 Building 7: The Horrible First Housing
01:01:44 Prison Welcome and Getting a Phone
01:03:38 Smuggling Phones and the Cost
01:04:16 First Prison Meals and Holiday Food
01:05:29 Commissary Favorites: Nachos and Crack Bars
01:06:36 Mackerel as Currency and the Laundry Business
01:08:50 Roommate Steve McBee
01:09:43 Smuggled Food and Best Dishes
01:10:56 Case Managers and the Halfway House Struggle
01:12:33 Halfway Houses: Worse Than Prison
01:13:00 Rehabilitation and Recidivism
01:14:06 Why He Got Transferred from Duth
01:15:19 Watching Power in Prison
01:16:34 Getting Caught with Contraband
01:19:22 Solitary Confinement: The Horror
01:21:02 Reflecting on Mistakes in Solitary
01:21:20 Con Air: The Ride and the Chaos
01:23:58 Arriving at Terra Haute
01:25:03 The Journey to Yankton
01:26:36 Terra Haute: The Transfer Experience
01:28:14 Oklahoma City: The Hellhole with K2
01:30:05 Encounters with Gang Members and Murderers
01:32:43 The Constant Strip Searches
01:33:18 The Month-Long Transfer Process
01:33:57 Yankton: A Camp Run Like a Low
01:35:36 Sports and Gambling in Prison
01:38:20 Inmate Treatment and Photos
01:39:02 Celebrity Support and Power Cast Relations
01:40:11 Total Time Served and Release
01:40:51 Getting Out: The Halfway House
01:41:21 Home Confinement: The Ankle Monitor
01:42:47 Working at Hidden Empire Films
01:43:28 Reaching Out After Release
01:44:38 Current State: At Peace and Moving Forward
01:45:56 Restitution: Still Paying for His Own Money
01:46:46 Probation and Public Reception
01:48:54 Advice to Younger Self
01:49:41 Final Thoughts and Future Plans
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