Locked In with Ian Bick

After an accident in the military leads him down a path of addiction, Chris Arevalos starts moving weight for the Cartel in the United States. Eventually the FBI & DEA get wind of his operation, leading Chris to be arrested and sent to the most dangerous United States Penitentiaries. While in prison, Chris is given no choice but to join the Mexican Mafia Gang and become a solider in order to survive.

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00:00 Intro

00:26 Lost Trail AD

02:53 Childhood

06:45 Start of using substances

09:06 Joining the marines

10:58 Parents affect on his childhood

14:15 Time in marines

16:35 Getting hurt in the military

18:45 Getting hooked on pills

21:37 BBC News interview

22:24 Feeling of using

23:16 Turning addiction into a business

26:40 Losing the connect

28:47 Lost Trail AD

30:09 How much money he was making

33:25 Did the military prepare him to be a kingpin?

34:45 Mobile drug dealer & new connect

36:18 First meeting with the cartel

40:14 How to smuggle across the border

42:06 Violence with Cartel

45:27 Relationship with cartel

47:25 Close calls transporting across the border

49:50 Thoughts bringing substances into America

52:32 Breaking down the operation

57:05 Money Laundering

59:05 Getting arrested by the FBI

1:02:21 Letting the Cartel know about arrest

1:03:38 Criminal process & the DEA

1:05:14 Plea deal

1:06:44 Conversation with parents about prison

1:07:42 Going to Federal Prison

1:09:24 Con Air

1:13:00 Recruited to the Mexican Mafia Gang

1:15:39 Prison turning a blind eye to stabbings

1:17:05 Going against morals to survive

1:18:07 What kept him going

1:19:03 First mission as a gang soldier

1:20:43 Prison Tattoo as a gang member

1:21:50 Not showing weakness

1:22:37 Job as a gang soldier

1:25:14 Making it out of prison

1:27:08 Changing his life

1:37:00 Power in sharing your story

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Born & raised in Connecticut, Chris Webby showed drive and passion for music at a young age, beginning to write rap songs at age 11. The only child of a middle school teacher and guitarist, Chris enjoyed his alone time and began experimenting with drugs.

In 2009, he was arrested for an attempted robbery on a drug dealer at his college. Though he only spent a week in jail, he was expelled from the college. This was the catalyst for him. In two years, he released six mixtapes, went on to found his own label, toured all over the country & worked with some of the biggest names in the industry.

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00:00 Intro

00:50 Factor AD.

03:35 How he got the name Chris Webby

04:09 Childhood

06:11 Being lonely as an only child

07:50 Turning pain into humor

08:15 The start of selling & using

10:00 Diagnosed with ADHD

12:25 Knowing he wanted to be a rapper

13:49 Jobs before becoming a successful rapper

15:31 Social media & overnight success

16:58 The truth about wanting to be famous

18:06 The truth about getting signed to a label

20:20 Selling in high school

21:40 Stigma Around substances

22:40 The Slim Shady influence

24:04 Parent's finding out he's using

25:00 Using Edibles

25:44 Dangers of using and having rules

26:55 Factor AD

28:45 Rethinking Substance use

29:58 Being a party kid

30:26 Why does alcohol get a pass

32:10 Promoting drinking as an artist

33:24 Going to a concert as an artist

34:00 Graduating High school

36:00 What it's like to go on tour

36:33 not letting your passion become something you hate

37:39 Committing a robbery & getting arrested

46:49 Booked into jail and Bail

49:20 Snitching

51:30 Experience in jail

1:00:00 Conclusion of the case

1:01:55 thinking about the legal system

1:04:00 The power of second chances

1:05:50 Kicked out of college

1:08:00 Creating a music career

1:10:00 Funny urine test story

1:12:30 Biggest misconceptions of the music Industry

1:15:04 How his criminal experience prepared him for his career

1:18:00 A world of being able to go viral

1:18:50 Tuxedo Junction

1:21:55 Promoters who lose money on shows

1:23:42 Talking about getting arrested

1:26:30 Message

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Erich Porsch has faced challenges his entire life. After a childhood in the projects, an adulthood in and out of jail, and a serious work accident, Erich has been able to turn his life around. He faced hardships, often sleeping in the car or tents as a child. Eventually, Erich began using drugs and spent time on the run before doing a long, 13-year stint in prison. After his release, he worked on a construction site and had an accident that left him in a wheelchair. As he was recovering from that accident, he decided to start a company to help those who are rehabbing their lives after addiction.

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00:00 Intro

06:39 Childhood

17:41 Start of Trouble and missed opportunities

24:23 Run ins with the Law

29:30 Tool Booth Theft

34:50 Incarcerations

41:35 Smash and Grabs

49:15 Breaking out of Prison (Reel)

1:08:16 Altercation with Parole Officer

1:11:41 Craziest Story

1:14:25 Prison Gang

1:18:27 Prison Hustle

1:22:40 Prison Corruption

1:24:13 Rebuilding Relationship with his daughter

1:33:36 Accident changed his life

1:50:30 Changing one persons life

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Jimmy McGill suffered from addiction for almost three decades. Starting at age 11, Jimmy followed down the path set for him by his father and grandfather, turning to substances to cope with his circumstances. After a string of arrests and releases, Jimmy was paroled to a recovery residence and began a new phase of his life as a sobriety activist. Jimmy is a champion of the peer recovery movement and is leading the way in his home state of Arkansas, which he says has "grabbed the torch." Listen to him talk about the importance of these kinds of programs and how he hopes to reach those who were "considered unreachable and unteachable" through his platform.

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00:00 Intro

01:07 Lost Trails Communications

01:40 Upbringing. Never saw a happy home until he broke into one

08:24 Not a Product of his Environment

10:11 Father in and out of jail

12:33 Any Regrets? Breaking Barriers.

16:05 Start of Crime and Joining a Gang

27:30 Living up to his dad's Reputation

29:10 Misconceptions about Prison

34:21 Lost Trails Communications

35:43 Prison Nickname

36:34 Prison Sentencing

37:28 Craziest Arrest Story

40:45 Craziest Prison Story

42:45 Lonoke County Jail

55:36 First time coming back to speak at Lonoke

57:25 Changing the System

1:05:30 Message

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Army veteran Paul Schiffbauer, Sr. got a civilian job that led him to a criminal enterprise. Hired to collect money from vending machines, Paul was soon in on the real purpose of his company — to run an illegal gambling operation. This was the early '90s in Maryland, and video poker games were only supposed to be used for "amusement" purposes. Paul moved up in the organization and ended up lobbying politicians, making "political donations" that were really pay-offs, and racketeering, money laundering, fraud, extortion, and bribery. Paul wrote a book about his experiences called "Amusement Only" and talks with Ian about his life 30 years ago and what he's up to now.

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00:00 Intro

00:40- 01:01:20 (FACTOR AD)

02:20 Childhood

04:14 Military and wanting to be a FBI Agent

06:30 Connection to the Vending Business and Start

14:44 Growing up middle class

18:34 Why Law Enforcement?

19:19 Operations of the Vending Machine business

25:16 Finding out he's doing something illegal

34:05 Gambling Machines

37:10 First Raid reaction and Blackmail

40:12 Factor AD

42:17 Politicians able to Diverge Laws

50:45 Engaging in Illegal Activities

59:01 Enforcer

1:09:24 Wire Tapped and FBI investigation

1:22:09 Relief of avoiding any trouble

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Sheriff John Staley has over 20 years of law enforcement experience in Central Arkansas. His father and brother also work in law enforcement, so he has strong family ties to the criminal justice system. He is passionate about the Peers Achieving Collaborative Treatment (PACT) program in Lonoke County, which seeks to aid inmates battling addiction.

Sheriff Staley also gives his take on two major career events. In 2019, Sheriff Staley struck an inmate at Lonoke County Jail during a search, and footage of the incident was later released. Then in 2021, Sheriff Staley fired a sergeant who didn't follow body-cam protocol when he approached a teen … who he later ended up shooting to death.

Sheriff Staley also talks about his work as an instructor for other law enforcement officers and shares stories about his time on the other side of the law.

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00:00 Intro

01:12 Lost Trail Communications (AD)

02:08 Childhood and Upbringing

05:22 Generational Criminality

09:33 Are people born Evil?

11:45 Separating Feeling on the Job

13:35 Media make the job harder?

19:43 Why is County Jail so bad?

25:58 Morals as an Officer

27:14 Unable to save everyone

31:21 Toughest aspect of the job

33:41 Lost Trail Communications (AD)

35:06 Officers that don't comply.

37:50 Day-to-day as a county sheriff

41:07 County Sheriff vs Police Chief

44:51 Craziest Arrest

49:08 Aware of the power he holds?

53:03 Solitary Confinement

54:03 Escape attempts

58:12 Crazy Smuggling Contraband Story

1:01:33 No Intimate Relationships with Inmates Allowed

1:05:46 Message

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Ian Bick travels to Arkansas to give a presentation to the inmates inside the Lonoke County Jail.

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Ms. Tee built a life of crime selling angel dust out of a designer handbag in Manhattan. One day, the hustler's lifestyle caught up with her, and she was shot in the back. And what a time to be recovering from a gunshot wound: she had just given birth and her daughter's father was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison. Ms. Tee traded in a life where she caused damage in her community and instead began to heal it, running various programs to help the unhoused. She's an author and an inspiration who shares the highs and the lows of her incredible life story.

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00:00 Intro

02:15 Childhood and Aspirations

09:40 Start of trouble and Operations in Harlem

15:35 Harlem Queenpins and Cops reaction

18:49 Temptations

22:18 Setup while six months pregnant

31:57 Started working a regular job

34:33 The Original 50 Cent

38:00 Return to selling and showing dominance

42:00 Brothers Passing

46:35 Power (TV SHOW)

47:43 Sharing her story

52:00 Nickname and Netflix

55:40 Therapy

57:54 Impact on Daughter

1:02:43 Life now

1:05:33 Snitching

1:06:30 Message to younger self

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Mikkle Hampton grew up in Kentucky and experimented with substances at a young age before various illegal activities and manufacturing landed him in prison. After prison Mikkle dedicated his life to helping those in recovery with the support they need by starting Lake Cumberland Recovery.

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00:00 Intro

01:24 Childhood

05:44 Young Entrepreneur

11:05 Train-wreck

12:52 Christian School to Illegal Activities

15:40 Redneck Walter White

23:27 Arrested for Drug Test

29:34 Prison Hustle and Smuggling in Jail

32:55 Prison Sentencing in Kentucky

34:04 Life After Prison and as a Pastor

41:08 Difficulties he faces now

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Few people know more about the generational impact of drug use more than Andrew Hager. Andrew had the deck stacked against him before he was born: his mother was a 15-year-old addict, and his father died while driving drunk before Andrew was born. He used drugs throughout his life and was in and out of prison. Two of his four children also served time, and his daughter died from a drug overdose at age 27. But after success with a 12-step program, faith in God, and a purpose to help those with their own addictions, Andrew has been sober for more than eight years.

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00:00 Intro

01:15 Childhood

10:00 Drinking, Drugs, and Having kids

13:34 Shoplifting with kids

15:04 Using with his kids

19:29 Lack of Love and Lack of Compassion

24:20 Prison with his Son

31:19 Getting Clean in Prison

33:02 Hustling in Prison

33:55 Trial

37:57 Life After Getting Clean, Sharing his story

42:06 Skydiving and Blessings in Life

47:37 Daughters passing

52:03 Using Pain to help others

1:00:20 Son is still in Prison

1:06:10 Message

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