A podcast about what it’s like to go to prison in Canada. This is my own first-hand account. This is me, telling my story of incarceration. I’ll guide you through getting arrested, going to court, going to prison, living out a significant amount of time as an inmate, and then rejoining society. I’ll take you through the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of prison life. From the clothes you wear and the food you eat, to the day to day routines and the instant changes in reality, this podcast will cover it all.

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This is just the beginning. This is the day my life changes, for the worse? For the better? Yes.

Let's start the journey from handcuffs to a prison cell. A lot goes on between those two events.

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Sitting in a cell, waiting for the day I will go before a judge to know whether or not I will be granted bail. Life has taken a turn and now my lawyer and the crown lawyer will do what they need to do. I will explore what it’s like to spend a few days in jail while the legal system runs its course and highlight some of the steps involved in making that determination.

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Most people know the things you can’t have in prison, but what exactly are you allowed to have? What do the institutions provide, what can you bring of your own, and how do you get it? This episode explores the personal property that federal inmates are permitted to have with them while they are incarcerated in Canada. Some items are important to some but not to others. What would you bring with you? In this episode I will offer up the best advise I can give surrounding personal property. If you are on your way to prison or know someone recently incarcerated, this episode is for you.

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Link to the complete inmate property list: National list of offender personal property tool

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Bail granted, surety decided, now what? What can I do? Where can I go? Who will still be around? Life changed hard for me during this time. I am grateful to have been granted bail no matter the major life adjustment. Days are long yet time is fleeting. There is so much work to do to get ready for court. How do you even get ready for something like this?

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From being on bail to going to jail. This episode explores the weeks, days, hours and minutes leading up to and being sentenced and taken to a jail. This is a very candid view into my personal life during this time. My sentence length is handed down and serving a federal prison sentence immediately beings. I’ll take you from my home, to the courthouse, and to a provincial jail where I wait until my transfer to a federal prison.

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A lot goes into a moving day, relocating from one place to another. Especially when that move is from a jail cell to a prison cell. After some time in provincial it’s now time to transfer to a federal prison. And yes, jail and prison are very different places. It’s been one heck of a heck of a journey to get to this point; I needed to be arrested, convicted and sentenced before I could come to this place. I also needed to be driven for a few hours to get there. Worst. Road trip. Ever.

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Canadian prison is a world unto itself. I made some bad and stupid choices so my life took me there and this episode will walk you into what it’s like to enter that prison world for the very first time. A federal prison sentences often starts at the Joyceville Assessment Unit, formerly the Pittsburg Institution. Here things can go as expected, times are often mundane, and sometimes there are events that are simply unpredictable. Volatile and fickle do not go well together, yet that's part of what it’s like. There is so much to unpack and take in during those first few hours. Learn quick. Learn the playbooks.

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