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Locked In with Ian Bick

McLovin's Prison Camp Bunkmate Shares All | Ryan Alvarado

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8743 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2023

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Ian Bick's former prison bunkmate Ryan Alvarado is on the show to share his story of how he got himself in the crosshairs of the Federal Government & sentenced to federal prison, what is was like to go through a divorce in prison & crazy stories from his time at the federal prison camp with Ian AKA Mclovin. Big thanks to MAGIC MIND for sponsoring this episode. Check out https://www.magicmind.com/lockedin - and use code LOCKEDIN20 to get you up to 56% off your first subscription and 20% off one time purchases Follow Ian Bick on Instagram: @ian_bick & Snapchat: ianbick Connect with Ryan Alvarado: https://www.instagram.com/ryn_alvarado/?next=%2Facastfr%2F Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Connect with Ian Bick: https://www.ianbick.com Chapters: 00:00:00 - Prison Stories with Ryan Alvarado 00:03:59 - Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family 00:08:16 - Sibling Dynamics and Pressure to be a Role Model 00:12:15 - Navigating Treacherous Waters in Gage Park 00:16:22 - The Real Deal 00:20:00 - Reentry into Society 00:23:52 - The Microwave Mentality and Impatience 00:27:57 - A Fork in the Road 00:31:51 - Difficulty of Communication in Prison 00:35:52 - Caught in a web of connections in the music industry 00:39:44 - The Flores brothers and collateral damage 00:43:22 - The Unfair Sentencing Decision 00:47:18 - The Pressure of Trying to Fix a Marriage 00:51:22 - Feeling out of control in prison 00:55:17 - Reflecting on Prison Visits 00:59:24 - Taking Care of Appearance in Prison 01:06:40 - Initial Impressions and Baking in Prison 01:10:16 - The Prison Kitchen Hustle 01:14:14 - Cooking at the Prison 01:18:17 - Gift from God Mentality in Cooking 01:22:11 - Facing Childhood Trauma in Prison 01:26:05 - Making the Most of Prison Life 01:29:53 - The Ticket and the Partnership 01:33:36 - The Con Man in Prison 01:37:17 - The Hazards of Contraband in Prison 01:40:49 - The Reality of the Prison System 01:44:27 - The Challenges of Supervised Release and Ankle Monitors 01:48:33 - Importance of Communication and Respect for Time 01:52:44 - Love and Connection in the Music Industry 01:56:29 - Words of Encouragement and Gratitude Produced by: https://www.instagram.com/shanedanahy https://www.shanedanahy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The guard's walking down the hallway.

0:02.0

I'm in the top bunk and I'm on my contraband smartphone on the top bunk facing the guard.

0:08.0

You're on the other side around the corner.

0:10.4

Yeah.

0:11.0

He goes for you and he doesn't go for me.

0:13.0

So when I turn around with the phone in my hand, I look up and you're on your phone still, like in shock stopped and you're like what do i do and i just

0:24.4

was like all right man i'll be in the office in a second i knew that if i like put too much emphasis on

0:29.7

looking at you and like oh shit he's on his phone too he would turn around and be like you too

0:35.0

give me the phone it was the luck of the draw right it could have been have been me that night. It could have been you. And I just was like, okay.

0:40.2

On today's episode, we have my former prison bunkmate, Ryan Alvarado, to share his story of how

0:46.4

pushing mixtapes led to working alongside the cartel, how he ended up getting wrapped up in a federal

0:52.3

indictment and sentenced over five years in prison.

0:55.9

And of course, we get into all the prison stories we shared together while at the federal prison camp in Oxford, Wisconsin.

1:03.0

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1:09.4

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1:12.5

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1:20.0

subscription and 20% off your one-time purchase. Sit back, relax, and get ready to lock in with

1:27.0

Ryan Alvarado.

1:37.4

Cash, welcome to Lockton, man.

1:39.7

This has been a year in the making, and technical years we talk about it you were my prison bunkmate

1:47.6

at oxford prison camp which we're going to get into so many people on the podcast are very

1:53.5

curious about my prison experience so this is going to be a great episode to dive into that

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