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Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

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Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Jim Chapman brings you inside the wire and the role of a Classifications Officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary by sitting down with former Angola Classifications Officer and award winning host of Unspeakable, Kelly Jennings. Kelly details her stint working at the prison and gives an interesting perspective from a female point of view.

#bloodyangolapodcast #prison #louisiana

Chapters
02:57 KJ’s Journey Begins
07:32 First Day Insights
12:36 Navigating Authority and Respect
15:48 Challenges of Professionalism
18:37 Mistakes and Lessons Learned
21:35 Unexpected Encounters with Inmates
23:37 The Decision to Leave
25:00 Life Beyond Bloody Angola

You can listen to Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast By Kelly Jennings here: https://www.unspeakablethepodcast.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	I walk a straight line
0:17.3	shackled chain
0:20.6	oh glarsome gertie is calling my name there is no mercy in this penitentiary
0:33.6	just asked the hill string guy
0:38.2	Rangle of three
0:40.7	I'm here for life
0:44.7	I'm here to die
0:47.8	Inside these walls
0:51.8	Inside the wild And when the wolf cries these walls inside the wire.
0:56.0	And when the world cries, I know it's over.
1:04.1	Oh, bloody Angola.
1:14.9	Oh, bloody Angola. Oh, bloody angola. Hey, everyone, and welcome back to Bloody Angola, a podcast, 142 years in the making the complete story of America's bloodiest prison.
1:39.8	I'm Jim Chapman, and we have a little surprise for you today.
1:44.8	Look, Angola, one of the most intriguing things about Louisiana State Ben and Janjuri
1:49.8	are the people that work there or have worked there in the past.
1:53.6	I have a guest with me today.
1:55.9	You're very familiar with her.
1:57.6	She's done multiple episodes of Bloody Angola in the past. She also has her own
2:03.0	podcast, Unspeakable, a true crime podcast by Kelly Jennings. And today I'm going to go over a little
2:09.6	bit with her of her experience, getting introduced to Angola, working in Angola, the things she
2:16.5	did there. It's going to be a really interesting podcast. But first of all, welcome to Bloody Angola, working in Angola, the things she did there. It's going to be a really interesting podcast.
2:19.2	But first of all, welcome to Bloody Angola, Kelly.
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