The Shakedown

David Brown guests hosts as Rainforest and Dave discuss the social hierarchies in prison. We discuss respect, disrespect, and everything in between.    

More about us at: https://shakedown.show 

Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Rainforest is on his own telling stories about life on the Trusty Camp and why the hardest part of your sentence is right as your are about to head back out into the free world.  

More about us at: https://shakedown.show 

Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Inmates love to watch people get arrested and go to jail. What are their favorite shows? And how are those shows influencing our society? All this will be discussed in our latest episode. Plus, should you listen to or watch True Crime shows? And why are they not really "true"?

More about us at: https://shakedown.show

Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Rainforest, as usual, is causing a ruckus on the internet. Today he discusses a local debate about to do with sex offenders and his views on the issues. He also discusses why discussions about sex offenders can derail real work on criminal justice reforms. Also, can someone please help Malone with his phone? 

More about us at: https://shakedown.show  

Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Malone returns in this previously unreleased episode as we discuss Rainforest's commitment as well as what commitments mean in the criminal justice system. And just how easy a commitment can put certain categories of people right back in prison.  

More about us at: http://shakedown.show 

Get Shakedown merch at: http://shakedown.show

So Malone can't podcast for a while which means The Shakedown is going to get shook up. Hear about what's up with Malone and also some of prison stories from Rainforest.  

More about us at: https://shakedown.show  

Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

With Malone still dealing with technical issues, here is more from our conversation about making comics in prison after being interrupted by the infamous Ben David Bros. We explain why we have more time outside than inside prison to work on comics. And we discuss more about our influences in creating comics.  

More about us at: https://shakedown.show 

Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Today Rainforest interviews a guest about what he knows about criminal justice based on a life of just watching TV and following the news. Both Rainforest and his guest learn some new things about the media's presentation of criminal justice.

More about us at: http://shakedown.show

Find our merch at: http://wayword.press

Can we resolve crime without punishment? Malone and Rainforest discuss this issue as well as the underlying issue of convincing the public to view criminals as people.  

More about us at: http://shakedown.show 

Find our merch at: http://wayord.press

The West Memphis 3 which stirred up controversy across the country when three teens were given life sentences based on confessions which did not match up with the evidence found at the crime. We discuss this case and how labelling this crime as an occult crime and using standard police interrogation techniques lead to convictions as opposed to finding the truth.

More about us at: https://shakedown.show

Check out our merch at: https://wayword.press