I Was a White Crip — Then Spent Years in State & Federal Prison | Joshua Bentz

Joshua Bentz grew up in Connecticut, watched his parents split, felt unwanted by his mother, took to the streets, became a White Crip, cycled through juvenile detention, Connecticut state prison, and eventually the federal prison system — navigating addiction, prison politics, gang life, and the specific difficulty of finding work as a felon — before finally finding sobriety and the turning point that everything that life had cost him desperately needed.

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:

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Timestamps:

00:00 Growing Up in a Broken Home
00:42 Mom's Neglect and Success
01:41 Feeling Abandoned by Mother
03:22 Reconnecting with Dying Mother
05:15 Mother's Death and Addiction
08:19 Sent to a Bad Kids Camp
10:43 First Real Fight
12:37 Getting Exposed to the Streets
14:04 Joining Gangs as a Token White Boy
17:52 Being a White Gang Member in Prison
20:14 Early Jail Stints and Drug Use
23:06 First Brush with Heroin
25:53 Identity Theft and First Real Bid
27:55 Finding a Reason to Change
28:18 Serving Time at Gladiator School
32:05 Joining the Crips in the City
35:05 Gang Politics in Prison
38:53 The Neta Letter Incident
43:42 PTSD and Paranoia After Prison
45:51 Navigating Life as a Felon
47:43 After the First Big Sentence
51:10 Running from Rehab and a Strange Encounter
53:00 Court-Ordered Program and Violation
55:44 Prison Rules and Violence
01:01:01 A Near Stabbing in Jail
01:03:03 Prison Rules Carry Home
01:04:22 Life After Three-Year Violation
01:05:52 Marriage and Infidelity
01:09:11 Arrested for Threats
01:12:25 Growing Marijuana and Working at Shelter
01:15:01 Confronting Wife's Affair
01:17:44 A Night of Violence and a Loaded Gun
01:20:04 Escaping with Plants and Guns
01:22:15 Arrest and Charges
01:25:41 Arrest for Violating Restraining Order
01:26:20 Self-Harm and Mental Struggles
01:28:18 Getting Out and Meeting Wife on Tinder
01:30:56 Starting a Construction Business
01:33:15 Relapse and Drug Dealing
01:36:44 Noticing Surveillance
01:38:53 Friend Turns Violent
01:41:04 Avoiding a Fatal Shooting
01:43:20 Moving to South Carolina and Gun Sales
01:47:29 Arrested by the Feds
01:50:05 Trying to Evade Arrest
01:53:37 In South Carolina Jail
01:56:37 Transfer to Georgia and Oklahoma
02:02:20 Life in Oklahoma Transfer Station
02:04:45 A Fight Breaks Out in Oklahoma
02:08:02 Locked Up for a Breakfast Tray
02:12:17 Arrival at Wyatt Detention Center
02:17:30 Facing 65 Years
02:20:04 Getting Out on Bail
02:22:46 Support Court and Accountability
02:28:32 Fighting My Case from Home
02:32:44 Restorative Justice Program
02:37:04 Creating a Nonprofit and Giving Back
02:43:44 Serving Time and Facing Old Rules
02:46:50 PTSD and Coping with the Past
02:47:53 Relationship with Dad
02:49:19 Unofficially Leaving the Gang
02:53:05 Prison Yard Politics and Violence
02:57:08 Coping Mechanisms and Final Reflections
03:05:00 Advice to My Younger Self

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