In our episode released Thursday December 21st, 2023, we wrapped up our fifth season!
The episode can be listened to completely free by clicking here.
We share the success of our recent episode on the Black Code and discuss some breaking news stories.
One of those stories is about troubled teens being transferred from New Orleans to Bloody Angola, the notorious prison in Louisiana. We clarify that these teens were there for serious offenses like rape and murder, not minor crimes. However, these teens have been recently been moved out of Angola due to what courts have described as intolerable conditions (not our words). They have been relocated to a new facility in Jackson Parish and will eventually be transferred to the Swanson Center for Youth at Monroe.
Woody then shares a personal story, revealing that they used to be a supervisor at one of these juvenile prisons. He speaks about their experience as a detective, arresting young people for serious crimes, and their hope that these teens can turn their lives around.
Jim discusses the relocation of incarcerated women to Angola State Penitentiary to make room for underage girls at the women's prison. Jim highlights the challenges of housing underage offenders with adults and the importance of protecting minors from the sexual abuse and how Louisiana prison system is making preparations to house adult offenders at the Jetson location.
In addition to these updates, we recap the episodes that encompassed season 5 including discussing notorious criminal Charlie Frazier, an interview with Duck, and mention the positive feedback received from listeners and cover episodes on the serial killer Daniel Blank. We talk about an episode Jim did solo on serial killers who killed again and three short stories about Angola and of course the Lakehouse murder case.
As the episode wraps up, we mention the re-release of our top episode of 2023 with a NEW TWIST!
We also had a special message for Patreon members and sponsors like Factor and HelloFresh in this episode.
We announced exciting plans for the upcoming sixth season and invite local businesses to sponsor the show as well as wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Timestamps for this Episode are below!
0:02:39 Troublemaker teens moved into Angola; later relocated due to conditions
0:04:49 Teens moved out of Angola to a new facility in Jackson Parish
0:09:34 Incarcerated women transferred to Angola temporarily to make room
0:11:45 Teenagers Convicted for Attempted Manslaughter
0:12:03 Juvenile Justice: Rehab vs Treating Minors as Adults
0:13:10 National Anti-Rape Act: Safeguarding Minors in Prisons
0:13:18 Louisiana's prison system regulations on youth and adult offenders
0:13:45 Speculating on the addition of female correctional officers
0:14:40 Bloody Angola Tour Announcement
0:16:33 Recap of Season 5, Episodes 3-4: Duck and Old Cop Stories
0:18:26 Recap of Season 5, Episodes 7-8: To Kill Again and Angola Short Stories
0:20:41 Recap of Season 5, Episode 11: The Black Code
0:22:21 Announcement of Best of Episode and Top Episode of 2023
0:24:03 Appreciating and mentioning sponsors: Factor and HelloFresh
0:25:31 Exciting things coming in Season 6 and thanking listeners
0:27:31 Merry Christmas and Podcast Updates
0:28:57 Conclusion: Peace and Merry Christmas
