FF 349 - Prison Politics and Second Chances with Jason Ritchie

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4.6 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Jason Ritchie joins the show. Jason did 17 years in prison for manslaughter. He was released in 2017. While in prison he turned his life around, got his GED and associates degree and got into SDSU within a year of getting out. He graduated in 2020. On the show Jason talks about the violence, racism and politics that he navigated while in prison. He shares how he was able to survive and find a way to thrive upon release. Subscribe to John’s Finding Freedom Show solo feed. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Lions also get 20% off all merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store, including our hot-off-the-press Hands Up Don't Nuke! T-Shirt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	We are born free, and we will die free.
0:34.9	The time in between, though, that's complicated. In that time, governments, institutions,
0:42.9	and our egos will limit our ability to find true freedom in this life. These are real stories
0:48.4	of real people overcoming the odds, persevering injustice, and unlocking their potential. Welcome to Finding Freedom. Here's your
0:57.7	host, John Oterman. Welcome back to another episode of Finding Freedom right here on the Lions of
1:07.0	Liberty podcast. Really excited to have you guys back here to listen to another episode of
1:13.2	Finding Freedom. In today's episode, I'll tell you what, if you've been a fan of my show for a
1:17.7	long time, if you've been listening since back in the felony Friday days, then you're in
1:24.6	a treat. You're in for, you know, something familiar.
1:29.3	I'm bringing on a guest who has been through the criminal justice system.
1:33.4	He's going to share some stories about prison, some real stories, about the politics of prison
1:39.0	and what he's been through and where he is today.
1:43.2	My guest, Jason Ritchie, you know, he'll admit that he made some
1:46.8	horrible, terrible mistakes, and he deserved to do the time that he did in prison. But his story
1:52.8	really sheds light on a lot of the issues there are with prisons and how they operate, and the struggles with getting through that in order
2:03.2	to find freedom on the other side.
2:06.3	And you're going to like this episode.
2:09.2	And if you do, I'm sure you will, but please go and make sure to subscribe either to the
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