Ian Bick Interviews Warden Inside Correctional facility | William Cope

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Former Inmate Ian Bick sits down with William Cope, the Superintendent of a major correctional facility. Gain an unprecedented look at the challenges and responsibilities of running a prison, from maintaining security and order to addressing the needs and rehabilitation of inmates. Superintendent Cope shares his personal experiences, the tough decisions he faces daily, and his insights on the prison system's impact on both inmates and staff. This episode offers a unique and eye-opening perspective on life inside a correctional facility, as seen through the eyes of its warden. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Correctional Facility 00:03:32 - The Power of Rehabilitation in Prison 00:07:05 - Communication in Prison 00:10:29 - The Impact of Childhood on Behavior 00:14:15 - Growing up in a Rural Area 00:17:57 - From Police Administration to Offender Programming 00:21:41 - From Burnout to Making a Difference 00:25:33 - Placement and Success Strategy 00:29:13 - Providing Work Opportunities for Offenders 00:32:44 - Learning Soft Skills and Responsibility in Incarceration 00:36:15 - Focus on Rehabilitation and Skills 00:39:53 - Reintegration into the Community 00:43:33 - Success Stories and Challenging Misconceptions 00:47:20 - The Impact of Kindness on Individuals 00:50:56 - Providing an Opportunity for Success 00:54:18 - Building Trust and Having Open Conversations 00:57:47 - Job Search and Social Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:14.9	If you don't do it for you, do it for your wife and little Freddy.
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0:30.0	You're going to have to keep up those normal life, you know, schedules while you're incarcerated.
0:34.5	They have a time to get up every morning and it's prior to 5 o'clock.
0:39.2	Everybody gets up here at about 4.40 in the morning. 9.40 at night, you know, lights out. So it's very
0:44.8	structured.
0:52.3	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Lockton with the In Vic podcast.
0:56.9	This is a very special episode.
0:59.0	I got to sit down with the warden, also known as the superintendent of a correctional facility.
1:06.3	It's a work correctional facility in Tennessee when I was in Nashville speaking at the National Association
1:13.0	for Reentry Professionals' annual conference last month. He invited me in to give a tour of his facility.
1:20.7	I got to speak in front of the inmates. I did a YouTube live if you want to see that full speech.
1:26.0	I think it was a couple lives ago on YouTube where you can
1:29.1	watch that full speech that I gave to the inmates. We're going to be going back there again soon to do
1:34.1	more interviews with him and speak to the inmates even further. I had a great conversation with
1:39.8	William Cope and he is just an all-around humble, respectful, great man who's really going to
1:46.1	help change the criminal justice system for the better. I want to give a huge appreciation to not
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