Tales From The Jails

JEKYLL & PRIDE PRODUCTIONS
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A gritty, raw and real account of life in prison. #prisonstories #truecrimenarratives #incarceration #humanstories #truecrime

  1. NOV 30

    Daryl The Notorious Cat Burglar: Part 2

    "They say things come in threes. Well, I was 23 years of age, a flawed man with a ferocious appetite for removing valuable objects from their owners. I had a gambling habit to shame an addict, and a taste for the wrong type of female company." During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    24 min

  2. SEASON 1, EPISODE 52 TRAILER

    Daryl:The International Cat Burglar

    Continuing with my research and interviews, I managed to catch up with what I like to call one of the 10 Percenters, a former prolific burglar and jewel thief referred to in the old days as The Cat. Daryl had a life changing moment in prison, and as a result never returned to crime. Nowadays his life couldn’t be any more different.  During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    51 min

  3. NOV 16 · BONUS

    Why is Society Fascinated with Crime?

    BONUS EDITION AS PROMISED! At the end Series 1, I said I would be exploring two questions: 1. Why is society fascinated with crime? 2. The 10 percenters who don't re-offend or return to prison.  My first interview is with Lisa from Manchester who has listened to every episode of Tales From The Jails, the perfect guest to get us started with delving deeper into this subject. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    28 min

  4. SEP 7

    Episode 50 - Unhappy New Year

    Thank you for listening to Tales From The Jails!! We've reached the end of Season One, my first year of incarceration, and are pressing pause on the podcast, but we will be returning in the New Year with Season Two, which turns out to be far worse than year one.  This final episode ends 2016 showing that even the grim reality of 23 hour bang up doesn't stop the mayhem and madness. The episode features Into The Darkness, written and performed by The Shadow Poet and produced by Lance Thomas.  In the break, I'm going to be interviewing a variety of people, asking them such questions as, why is society fascinated with the topic of crime, criminals, and prison? I'm also interested in speaking to former prisoners who didn't re-offend, to find out what path they followed and who they became as a result of their time in prison. These will be on all podcast platforms in the TFJ feed from next month. I'll also be back at the desk turning Season One into a book, and we'll keep you posted on its progress. Once again, thank you for listening. Please stay subscribed and tell your friends about Tales from The Jails. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    25 min

  5. AUG 31

    Episode 49 - Christmas In Prison

    It's the 25th of December, 2016. Imagine waking up on Christmas morning with a person you only met a few months ago, not your partner or soulmate, but your pad mate, in HMP. I'm on top bunk and he's down below, two lives colliding.  During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    32 min

  6. SEASON 1, EPISODE 48 TRAILER

    Episode 48 - Who Lives In A Cell Like This?

    It's the 16th of December, 2016. It's Friday. Today HMP Birmingham has turned into a riot, resulting in a complete meltdown. The official statement as of 5:00 PM is control has been lost. The G4S private prison has between four and 600 prisoners rioting, and the place is on fire. The news is showing meat wagons waiting to ship out prisoners once the officers take back control. Walton is full. In fact, most prisons are full to capacity. Prison officers and their unions have been predicting this for months. The irony is that it needs a crisis before something begins to change or improve. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    27 min

  7. AUG 17

    Episode 47 - Toenails Has Left The Building

    It's official. Toenails has left the building. There was no real camaraderie. Number 1, a fellow Despicable, walked with him to the meat wagon. From the rest of us however, it was more good riddance than au revoir. The place felt instantly brighter the moment the toxic mood hoover left.  During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    20 min

  8. AUG 10

    Episode 46 - The End Of The Worst Of Times

    Breaking news. It's just been unofficially confirmed. Toenails departs in two days. Cat D. He's hanging on in reception by his grubby fingernails and his days are numbered. And if he's caught doing anything untoward his Cat D is over and he'll be shipped out of here. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

    17 min
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  • Creator
    JEKYLL & PRIDE PRODUCTIONS
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    53
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    Explicit
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