Growing Up On Death Row At 17

Growing Up On Death Row At 17

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  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 19 - Ladies First

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    It's been said that beside every good man is a good woman. And most times because the woman is juggling being a mate, a mother and having a career, it's sometimes hard for them to find someone compatible.  And more often than not, they are not expecting for their companion to have spent many years in prison. But Ceverlyn Jenkins, Shay McCoy and Shunita McRoberts have found love with men who have spent 20-30 plus years incarcerated and they are happy. Hear each of their stories on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.



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    34 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 18 - Mr. Seddens Goes To Jeff City

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    Bryan Seddens had a goal and a dream to one day let Missouri senators and representatives know just what their Department of Corrections had done to him, especially because he served time for a crime that he didn't commit. He got that wish on Jan 23, 2023, when he was able to testify before the Missouri Senate Committee and explain to them how deeply 31 years of incarceration had affected him. Listen to what exactly Bryan told them and how he plans to continue to fight to make changes within the system on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17!

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    31 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 17 - Still Adjusting

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    One thing that Bryan Seddens does not shy away from is the fact that every day is an adjustment for him. After spending 31 years in prison for a crime that he didn't commit, he has had to reprogram his thoughts, his actions and his ways. How you move and react in prison, is not the same as a free man and he is slowly but surely understanding that. Bryan also has realized that his path to growth is to go back to his childhood and remember how and what affected him and what ended him in prison in the first place. Hear his fascinating story on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17!

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    34 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 16 - Interview with Christopher and Kira Dunn

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    Thirty plus years incarcerated. Twelve plus years of appeals. And after all of that, a judge rules that you should no longer be there, but because a law specifically states "on death row" and he is serving a sentence of life without parole plus 90 years for a crime that he did not commit, Christopher Dunn is not a free man. Now his attorneys have filed  a writ of habeas corpus with the US Supreme Court to possibly overturn his sentence. Also, local house representatives are attempting to introduce bills to be passed  that may help his cause. But for now, Christopher and his wife, Kira, can only explain what's broken with the system on this latest episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.

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    29 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 15 - Murder Was The Case - Part 1 with George Williams

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    After numerous failed trips before the parole board, George Williams finally was released from Missouri State Prison in November of 2021. Originally serving a 25-year sentence for robbing a lounge in which his partner was killed by the police, Williams found himself getting 99 years for being wrongly accused of murdering a prison guard.  His case set the precedent for the state re-instituting the death penalty.  Hear some of what happened during his 50 years of incarceration as well as him finally being released on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.

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    26 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 14 - Interview with Joe Amrine and Elyse Max

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    Joe Amrine already was facing 55 years when he was wrongly convicted of killing an inmate in 1985 and then was sentenced to death. After three different trials, Joe finally was exonerated in 2003 and released. Bryan Seddens was soon to be 18 when he and Joe crossed paths in Potosi, where inmates are sent to be executed. Joe and other older prisoners offered Bryan sage advice that he still uses to this day. Both could have benefited from meeting a person such as Elyse Max , who currently is fighting to keep inmates in the state from ever facing a death sentence. She is the co-director of Missourians For Alternatives To The Death Penalty. Listen to how she and Joe are advocating for those who need it as well how all those years affected he and our co-host Bryan in this latest edition of Growing Up On Death Row at 17.

    *Elyse Max can be contacted at madpmo.org

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    32 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 13 - To Much Is Given, Much Is Required

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    Similar environments landed Bryan Seddens and Michael McRoberts in the same place - prison. The exception is one was convicted and sentenced for a crime that he didn't commit, while the other had murdered someone and understood why he was imprisoned. Seddens used violence as a coping mechanism while McRoberts used his time playing basketball, reading and self-reflecting.  Having served 31 and 33 years, respectively, each man now is again on the same path but this time using their voices to try and stop young men from making the same mistakes that they did growing up. Hear their stories on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.

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    37 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 12 - The Masegians

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    In past sessions, the focus has been on how lowdown and dirty guards and prison officials are/were. But during his stint in the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston,  Mo. , Bryan Seddens came across two brothers – Charles and Kenneth Masegian – who treated him with dignity and respect. In this, the second of two interviews with the duo, hear how they met and came away with a mutual respect for one another on this latest edition of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.

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    46 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 11 - Interview w_Lori Curry

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    Inhumane conditions in prison have become a norm especially in Missouri. Family members seldom speak out for fear of retaliation against their incarcerated loved ones. However, the Missouri Prison Reform Group headed by Lori Curry is stepping in to help shed light on injustices within the prison system in the state. And having been incarcerated for 31 years, Bryan Seddens can relate and corroborate many of the things that Lori shares with us on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row at 17.  Lori and her group can be reached at moprisonreform.org or on Twitter @MissouriPrison.

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    58 min
  • Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 10 - Family Betrayal

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    Once the prison doors slammed shut on Bryan Seddens at 17, it also slammed shut the door on his connections to family members. He would call relatives on special occasions but had the feeling that some were less than thrilled to hear from him. There were letters from aunts in the beginning, and his grandmother kept in constant contact. But once she passed away in 2012, Bryan was forced to focus more on his existence inside versus what was going on outside. And once he was released from prison in 2021, he realized that those whom he thought were in his corner throughout the years, really were not. Listen to his take on the betrayal that he still feels on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.

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    37 min

About Growing Up On Death Row At 17

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Imagine you're 17-years old and sentenced to LIFE in prison for a crime that you didn't commit. Bryan Seddens lived that truth for 31 years before unexpectedly being released in May of 2021. For most…