Ex-Addict on How He Became a High-Ranking Massachusetts Prison Guard | Bob Balfour

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🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 142 minutes

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Bob Balfour reveals how he went from struggling with addiction to becoming a high-ranking Massachusetts prison guard. #PrisonGuard #LawEnforcement #TrueCrime #PrisonSystem #Authority #CorrectionalOfficer #JusticeSystem #security Thank you to LUCY for sponsoring today’s episode: Let’s level up your nicotine routine with Lucy. Go to HTTP://LUCY.CO/IANBICK and use promo code (IANBICK) to get 20% off your first order. Lucy has a 30-day refund policy if you change your mind. Connect with Bob Balfour: Faceebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CuDUBcJ8t/?mibextid=wwXIfr Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://convictclothing.net/collections/convict-clothing-x-ian-bick Timestamps: 00:00:00 Overcoming Adversity: From Corrections to Marathon Running 00:08:41 Breaking the Cycle: A Family's Story of Change 00:17:34 Life Before Corrections: A Chaotic Path 00:26:40 Struggles with Addiction and Paranoia 00:36:03 Transition to Department of Correction Career 00:44:54 Navigating Peer Pressure as a Correctional Officer 00:53:47 The Challenges of Navigating the Prison System 01:02:08 Painting Crew Scandal at the Massachusetts State House 01:15:59 The Work Crew Program Evolution 01:22:29 Handling Chaos at a Green Day Concert 01:28:36 Unconventional Security: Inmates at Green Day Concert 01:37:18 Navigating Work with Nonprofits and Policies 01:38:10 01:45:50 Workplace Conflict and Uniform Dispute 01:54:22 Confrontation with DEA: Misunderstandings and Resolutions 02:03:01 Reflections on Life in Correctional Facilities 02:12:27 Advice for Families Affected by Addiction 02:19:49 Urgency in Addressing Youth Issues Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.8	Bob, welcome to Lockton, brother.
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1:10.4	Man, I got a passion for life. Thanks so much for reaching out, man, and making the drive out here and to your friend that drove you today, which was a former inmate under you. That's incredible, you know, to see that. You don't really see that in today's world, you know? But it's so cool to see, and I'm very grateful you made the journey today. Yeah, we'll get into that. Like I said to Jake on the phone the other day, I said, you know, I retired 10 years ago.
1:32.3	When I left 25 years in corrections, not many CEOs were friends and none of them were
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