Prison Breakdown

Professors Eric Bronson & Beck Strah
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A podcast about prisons. Hosted by Prof. Eric Bronson and Prof. Beck Strah. Brought to you by Roger Williams School of Justice Studies

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Prison News 3/30/26

    Professors Beck Strah and Eric Bronson discuss a drone smuggling operation in New York, Marcy Playground, a Gun McGuyver in Washington State, poachers, Afroman’s victory in court, a Kansan man arrested for throwing meth over a prison wall, and a correction officer with an itchy pepper spray trigger finger.

    31 min

  2. 23 MAR

    Prison Ships (Pt. 2)

    Professors Eric Bronson and Beck Strah discuss a fantasy bookball league, Jim Breuer and airport food, New York City prison ships, the politics of prison ships, stinky carceral tactics, celebrity decommissioned ferries, prison ship medical issues, and Song Sung Blue (2025).

    54 min

  3. 16 MAR

    Prison News 3/16/26

    Professors Beck Strah and Eric Bronson discuss poor prison healthcare in Arizona, chronic overcrowding in a Washington child prison school, and a January 6th rioter going back to prison.

    32 min

  4. 9 MAR

    Prison Ships (Pt. 1)

    Professors Beck Strah and Producer Brit discuss prison ships, the carceral state of the United Federation of Planets, the brig, prison hulks, the history of maritime incarceration in Britain, the early history of prison boats in the US, cruise ship act 2 Cool, and Predators (2025). Brought to you by Roger Williams University School of Justice Studies

    46 min

  5. 2 MAR

    Prison News 3/2/26

    Professor Beck Strah and Producer Brit discuss an end to gender affirming care in federal prisons, and a Missouri bill to standardize minimum prison terms.

    36 min

  6. 23 FEB

    The Alabama Solution (2025)

    Professor Beck Strah and Producer Brit discuss the critically-acclaimed HBO Documentary The Alabama Solution (2025)

    58 min

  7. 16 FEB

    Prison News 2/16/26

    Professor Beck Strah and Producer Brit discuss a maternity program in South Dakota, poor conditions in Mississippi prisons, a bill targeting the mental health of corrections officers, the sentencing of Trump’s would-be assassin, and some Brit’s Picks and Beckommendations.

    36 min

  8. 9 FEB

    Manipulation (Pt. 3)

    Professors Beck Strah and Eric Bronson discuss The Super Bowl, manipulation awareness, inmate manipulation strategies, the us vs. them mentality, the rumor mill, manipulator blackmail, gaslighting, and Night of the Comet (1984).

    56 min
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A podcast about prisons. Hosted by Prof. Eric Bronson and Prof. Beck Strah. Brought to you by Roger Williams School of Justice Studies

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  • Creator
    Professors Eric Bronson & Beck Strah
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Prison Breakdown