Ryan Estanislau tells us all about being in state corrections during a global pandemic. He was no stranger to the criminal justice system, having been caught in its clutches since he was a teenager, but being locked up during the global shutdown was a unique experience. Ryan tells Ian about his past, his present, and what he hopes for the future. 

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00:00 Intro 

00:37 New Merch Discount

2:00 Childhood

5:27 Relationship with his mother

6:00 Growing up in East Hartford

7:56 Highschool

9:52 Did his childhood shape his future

12:40 If his mother had lived experience

14:37 First time getting in trouble 

17:50 The system is designed for failure 

18:26 First time in Jail

20:49 Mental Health Affects being locked in

26:00 Continuing to get arrested 

29:00 Money is addicting 

31:01 Working for DOT in prison

32:38 Working on the prison farm

35:27 Getting pulled over with product 

39:00 Going back to jail

41:29 Count time in prison

42:40 The Pandemic in prison

44:20 Craziest Fight

47:32 Fighting over ramen noodles

48:41 Inmates getting sick 

57:50 What could the prison system do differently

1:00:30 How the world changed when he got out

1:09:50 What keeps him on track

1:11:32 Advice to others

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