GenPop

GenPop

By St. Laz (Host) Mark Waldo Ward (Co-Host)Society & CultureDocumentaryTrue CrimePersonal Journals
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GenPop episodes

  • The Box
    When he was serving part of a six-year sentence Laz had numerous run-ins with authority, sometimes resulting in a trip to solitary confinement, "the box." People who experience solitary confinement are more likely to develop anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and psychosis. The practice also affects physical health, increasing a person's risk for a range of conditions, including fractures, vision loss, and chronic pain.
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    25 min
  • They Tried To Stab Me On The Toilet
    Stories like this are exactly why you don't want to end up in prison. This isn't glorification, these are warnings. Imagine what it would be like if someone tried to stab you while you were using the bathroom. Stuff like that will always haunt one. All sentences are lifetime sentences when you include the effects of incarceration.
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    24 min
  • Gen Pop (Recap Podcast) 1
    In this show, we recap some of Laz's recent GenPop episodes. We discuss him being 16 at Comstock, prison shanks, NY State's Downstate Correctional Facility, Laz getting caught with a knife, his mindstate behind immediately acquiring weapons, and a lot more.
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    40 min
  • NY State Prison Greene: It Was A Bloody War
    The title says it all, this isn't for the squeamish. This is what happens in prison, no good, all bad and ugly.
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    The Greene Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, owned and operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
    The facility opened in 1989 and holds 1582 inmates at medium security, which includes 171 held in a maximum-security unit. Greene is adjacent to the state's Coxsackie Correctional Facility, originally built in 1935. Violent felony offenders housed at this jail are responsible for the death of numerous other inmates while in custody at this facility. The inmates at this facility are also responsible for numerous assaults on staff.
    20 min
  • Downstate Adventures
    When Laz was at the Downstate Correctional Facility, he received advice from a Mafia member, saw the biggest shank he'd encounter, personally got caught with a weapon, sent to the mental health ward, and much more overall insanity.
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    47 min
  • In Comstock At 17
    At the young age of 17, Laz found himself at Comstock, one of the worst prisons in New York State, awaiting classification. In fact when Laz first arrived he wasn't even aware that this wouldn't be where he'd serve his six-year sentence. He was quickly indoctrinated into the prison system, being exposed to everything from rapists to hand fashioned weaponry.
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    42 min
  • Workout Maniacs

    Laz served a portion of a six-year sentence at Franklin Correctional. While there he witnessed the most dedication to physical fitness by inmates at the many camps he stayed at.

    Franklin Correctional Facility is a medium-security state prison in Malone, Franklin County, New York, United States, near Bare Hill Correctional Facility and Upstate Correctional Facility, medium and maximum security prisons, respectively. It has a capacity for 1730 inmates

    19 min

About GenPop

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St. Laz is a veteran NYC rapper who has been on MTV, BET, & had several songs in rotation on Hot 97. He's collaborated with almost every prominent artist over generations, from Styles P to recent hit songs with Gunna & Roddy Rich. Before all that, however, Laz served a six-year prison sentence, followed by a few parole violations. His journey took him from Rikers Island to correctional institutions throughout the New York State Department of Corrections. He served time at some of the worse facilities, including Comstock, Ft. Greene, Franklin, & more.