The Shakedown

As we attempt to discuss the issues and costs of prison transportation, we run into some connection issues and Malone starts telling stories from his 30 years in prison. First, he discusses the an inmate's ultimate revenge against a field boss. Then he discusses how inmates took advantage of a prison transport and tried to assassinate another inmate in front of a bus full of officers and inmates.

We discuss how the parole process works, specifically in Texas. We also get into who is making money in prisons and how it gets wasted inside and around prisons.

Texas Pardons and Parole Guidelines: https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/bpp/parole_guidelines/parole_guidelines.html

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We continue our talk about about the history of Texas prisons, the David Witt case, PREA, extortion in the "bad old days" of Texas prisons, heart checks, and the parole algorithm. We get into the nitty-gritty of the PABLO scale (and get some of it wrong, link below) and how it is used to determine if inmates are eligible for parole. We cover a lot of information and if you want to look more into any of what we talk about, check out the links below.

As the gang starts planning out an episode, we discover that Malone and Rainforest have some pretty major differences in political ideology. Dave discovers a great way to bring the conversation back to reality by focusing on what the current issues in prisons. We discuss heat in prisons and the goods that TCI (Texas Correctional Industries) sells using inmate slave labor.

On this very special episode, we have on Paul Buckley and Ramses Merriman of the Baumy Group to discuss the TOWR, a digital billboard system used to provide information to people in jails and their families. We discuss what information people are looking for in jail, how the TOWR can help distribute that information in a more fair manner, and how powerful information is at any stage of incarceration.
More about the TOWR at: jailtowr.com
More about the Baumy Group at: https://www.baumygroup.com/
You can reach the Baumy Group at: [email protected]
If you would like to reach out to our guests:
Ramses Merriman.
Sales Manager.
[email protected]
Paul Buckley.
Business Development.
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Even in prison inmates can get locked up in administrative segregation, or get new charges to extend their sentence. We explain how the court system in prison is drastically different and far more terrifying than the one outside of prisons.
Link to the story about the case of the officer's planting the screwdriver: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/4-Texas-prison-officials-indicted-after-alleged-13064474.php
Link to the story about case quotas: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-prisons-More-than-500-inmate-disciplinary-12984923.php
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Part 2 of Malone's live, in-studio discussion. In this part, Malone tells stories of his experiences of how prison has actually made life more dangerous for all of us, everyday.
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Malone is LIVE in the studio discussing prison abuses he witnessed and heard about while locked up. He discusses the special unit for officers and friends of people in power when they get into too much trouble. And he also tells some REALLY inappropriate jokes. So sorry about that.

It's difficult to discuss prisons and criminal without discussing intersectional issues like race and gender. In this episode, Rainforest argues that race and other issues distract from finding solutions to the problems with the criminal justice system. Can we put these issues to bed in less than 30 minutes? Listen and you can decide!

The prodigal podcast returns with discussions about what we were up to whil we were away and ideas for the future of The Shakedown. We also get into how far we have come since our time on the streets and how grateful we are for the people we have become.