Redemption and the Prison System with Ramadan Shabazz and Richard Parker, MD

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ramadan was freed from prison on March 15th 2023, after 51 years of incarceration by the parole board and finally Governor Baker who commuted his life sentence. A Vietnam vet Shabazz suffered PTSD and drug addiction upon his return from service and got involved in armed robbery that resulted in the deaths of two innocent people. He was initially sentenced to death. Ramadan Shabazz is a rare success story and a model that proves a person who commits a horrible crime can reform and truly become a model citizen. In 1983, he began his 40-year association with the Parker family. While incarcerated, Ramadan earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Boston University. He also participated in programs to assist other prisoners with mental health struggles. Ramadan Shabazz and my friend, Dr. Richard Parker, joined me on the Influence Continuum podcast this week to discuss his life journey and the phenomenal effort to help him be a free man today. This is a heartwarming story which brings much needed light on a prison system that deserves reformation. Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan with another episode of the influence continuum.
0:08.7	And today I have two special guests with me.
0:12.9	I'm very excited about doing this podcast recording.
0:18.7	Dr. Rich Parker is a friend of mine for many years, and I credit him for helping me
0:25.4	get into the world of forensic psychology by introducing me to Tom Gutile at the program
0:32.1	in psychiatry and the law. And my guests participated in a session over Zoom for this esteemed think tank of
0:42.2	forensic psychiatrists and psychologists. Dr. Rich Parker is an internist with 35 years of experience.
0:51.1	He's served as the chief medical officer of the Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization,
0:57.3	and most recently the chief medical officer for Arcadia, a health care data and analytics company.
1:05.3	Dr. Parker currently cares for patients part-time at the Care Dimensions Hospice in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
1:13.0	And Rich's family has worked for four decades to help our other guest, Ramadan Shabazz,
1:20.8	gain his freedom from imprisonment via a governor's commutation after serving 51 years in prison.
1:32.1	And Ramadan, it's a joy and an honor to get to know you and to hear the story of
1:40.7	Rich's families.
1:42.8	I know I think Rich, it's your wife's mom started.
1:46.8	Share a bit of the story for our listeners.
1:50.1	Set the table for the story.
1:52.4	And then we want to hear more from Ramadan about life inside.
1:57.1	And you've been released a few months ago in 2023,
2:02.1	and life, like learning how to deal with the outside mess that's out here.
2:08.9	Rich, can you...
2:11.6	Where would you like to begin, Steve?
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