Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison Randall Via, Michael Garbutt
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- Crímenes reales
Randall Via-- Red Onion Randy -- was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2001. In this podcast Randy reports on daily life in Red Onion State Prison, the supermax facility in the Virginia Appalachians where he is serving his sentence.
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Psychic Vampires
Some people just complain about life but don’t do anything to change their situation. They’re like psychic vampires, sucking the lifeblood out of the people they talk to. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Randy offers us some important advice.
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Drugs in Prison
It's no secret that there are drugs in prison. But how do they get there?
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Some Men Can Handle It. Some Can't.
When a woman on the outside has a relationship with an incarcerated man, is it OK for her to have sex with other men? Randy has his opinion. Not everyone agrees.
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Praying for a Lockdown
Some of the other inmates are so damn irritating to be around, Randy's praying for a lockdown just to get away from them.
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A Glimpse of Freedom
The Department of Corrections finally grants approval for Randy to travel to Richmond for a biopsy at Virginia Commonwealth University. It's not just the road trip that offers him a glimpse of freedom . . .
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If it’s not treated, it’s going to kill you
Randy’s been trying for years to get a biopsy to find out what kind of tumors he has in his leg. Finally, he finds a supportive prison doctor.