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The Green Wall

The Green Wall

FromSecond Chance


The Green Wall

FromSecond Chance

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Dec 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

DJ Vodicka worked as a correctional officer in the state of California, in the USA.  For sixteen years he was a prison guard in the highest security prisons, serving meals to gang leaders, serial killers in lockdown cells, and patrolling exercise yards filled with violent felons while unarmed and outnumbered 1000-to-2. He belonged to an elite unit called the Investigative Services Unit, responsible for solving horrific crimes inside the walls. He became a whistle-blower when he uncovered a group of rogue prison guards who called themselves, The Green Wall. His state senate testimony exposed a scandal that led to resignations, transfers, sudden retirements, and reforms of the system. The story is a classic tale of the triumph of personal integrity in the most dishonest place imaginable. Links: DJ Vodicka: https://twitter.com/standingalone48?s=20DJV - Author, The Green Wall - https://ttriathl8r.wixsite.com/gw723Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) - California Department of Corrections and RehabilitationSecond Chance: facebook.com/RaphaelRowePodcast/Second Chance Webpage: Second ChanceWebsite: Raphael-Rowe.com  Instagram: @areporterTwitter: @areporter) Sound by Joe Adams Podcasts| Audio AvalancheSupport the show
Released:
Dec 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Second Chance is a podcast series that explores the theme of second chance. It raises the questions who deserves a second chance, who decides who gets a second chance and what a second chance actually means. On this podcast we speak to people from all walks of life about their experiences, some who have been given a second chance in life, some who might be considered to be beyond deserving a second chance. The host of the podcast series is Raphael Rowe, host of the critically acclaimed series ‘Inside the World's Toughest Prisons’ on Netflix. He is also a former correspondent for the world's longest running BBC TV current affairs show Panorama the BBC Radio 4 Today programme as well as a regular contributor on The One Show and Sunday Morning Live on BBC One. In 1988, aged 20, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder and robbery he did not commit. In July 2000, after 12 years in prison, the Court of Appeal quashed his wrongful convictions and he was freed.