Ex-Peckerwood Gang Member Exposes Life of Crime and Survival in California Prisons | Garet Mclendon

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Garet Mclendon shares his story as an ex-Peckerwood gang member, revealing his life of crime and survival in California prisons. He discusses gang culture, the challenges of prison life, and his experiences navigating the criminal justice system. This episode provides insight into the realities of California's prison system and gang dynamics. #PeckerwoodGang #LifeOfCrime #CaliforniaPrisons #PrisonSurvival #GangStories #TrueCrime #PrisonLife #InsideCaliforniaPrisons Connect with Garet Mclendon: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garetmclendon/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garet.mclendon/ 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://www.ianbick.com/shop Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 First Impressions of New York City 00:04:52 Living with My Mom: A Tale of Struggles and Family Choices 00:09:59 Struggles with Education and Early Hustling 00:15:06 Childhood Bullying and Violence 00:20:15 Life in a Peckerwood Gang 00:25:35 Early Troubles and Youth Authority 00:30:42 The Cycle of Violations and Incarceration 00:35:44 Struggles with Addiction and Family Relationships 00:41:07 Experiences in Lancaster County Jail 00:46:21 Navigating Prison Life and Brotherhood 00:51:19 The Role of Tattoo Artists in Prison 00:56:24 Transformation and Life After Prison 01:01:32 Turning Point: Choosing Recovery Over Prison 01:06:52 From the Streets to Times Square: A Personal Transformation 01:11:33 Overcoming a Troubled Past and Losing Friends 01:18:18 Overcoming Business Challenges with a Felony Record 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Garrett, welcome to Lockton from California. Thanks for being so patient today.
0:05.2	Yeah, you're welcome, man. It's been quite the adventure. I mean, I've never been to New York and this is an opportunity and I'm all about that. Yeah. The journey and opportunity. I've been like, I've been out there to live in life today. Let me tell you, live in life up today. What did you do in Connecticut today?
0:19.9	Or did you go to New York City?
0:21.0	I went to New York City.
0:21.9	I went to New York City?
0:21.0	I went to New York City. And I went to downtown, I went to Times Square. And the energy in Times Square was just live. It was just like I got out. I walked in, you know, you know, I was like I only seen places like that in magazines or on TV. And to be able to experience it today, man. I was, it was just like over. it just filled me so much, man.
0:39.9	It is, you know was just like over. It just, it filled me
0:39.0	so much, man. It is, you know, just like the excitement. It's like the energy, you know, it's like, it's like a mixture of LA and Venice Beach and stuff. You know, you're down there with all the people, all the vendors. Everybody's trying to, trying to get you or hustle you for this and that, you're like, hey, I love it, man.
0:52.9	I love this vibe, you know?
0:54.3	Was that the first time you've ever been in here?
0:56.0	Ever. First time ever. I love this vibe, you know?
0:54.3	Was that the first time you've ever been in here? Ever. First time ever. I mean, first time ever, man. I was really, I really thought, man, I really thought it would be like more of the taxi scenarios. You know, I thought it'd be like taxi, you know, but maybe I see a grill meter, you know, and stuff like that. you know, like fall in love, you know.
1:10.6	But none of that happened today.
1:12.1	None of that happened.
1:12.8	I had some pizza and now I had some cheese. meter, you know, and stuff like that, you know, like fall in love, you know. But none of that happened today.
1:12.1	None of that happened.
1:12.8	I had some pizza and I had some cheesecake, you know, had a canoli, you know, like, experience
1:18.5	just like and just like loving it, man.
1:20.7	It was just like I loved every bit of it, man.
1:22.9	What do you think of the pizza?
1:25.2	It definitely when I was sitting there up against the wall and I was eating me a slice of pizza
1:30.7	today, I was like, this is the best pizza I have ever had in my life.
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