Streets and Scholars

Streets and Scholars is a one of a kind podcast hosted by Alex A. Alonso who grew up in the mean streets of Los Angeles, but managed to avoid all the ghetto trappings of crime and punishment, and went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and became a professor. Welcome to the STREETS & SCHOLARS, where discussions of current street and prison issues, hip-hop commentary, the latest criminal justice news, plus and analysis of how race and place impact our everyday experience. Tap in!

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    Madd Ronald back home in Los Angeles after facing 20 years on a RICO case

    Episode 86 of Streets & Scholars with Alex Alonso he has guest Madd Ronald (Ronald Chatman) after being back home in Los Angeles after facing 20 years on a RICO case in Georgia with gang allegations. TIMECODES 00:00:00 - Street & Scholars Episode 8600:01:55 - When the Georgia GBI arrested Madd Ronald in Los Angeles00:06:45 - Suicide and PTSD among gang members00:09:15 - Going to Upson County jail after Georgia RICO arrest00:11:27 - Being in O Wing in Soledad Prison00:12:19 - The Bloods wore their colors in Soledad prison in 198800:15:52 - Getting indoctrinated into the gang life style00:18:07 - Did they have protective custody yards in the 1980s?00:19:07 - In prison at Delano C Yard for reception00:19:25 - Learning about the Gay Boy Gangsters in prison00:21:15 - Some prisoners trying to come home might leave a GP prison yard00:25:12 - Latino prison politics does not offer grace for inmates ready to come home after serving long sentences00:29:53 - Are EOP inmates respected that take hot meds?00:32:26 - What is a J-Cat (Category J) in prison?00:34:04 - Georgia prison food is worst that California Prison food00:36:33 - The COs in Georgia respected Madd Ronald00:42:22 - Working orientation at a Georgia prison00:44:31 - Seeing different races get high together in Georgia prison00:47:12 - America’s biggest street influence are the Crips, Bloods, GDs, and00:48:21 - City verse Country in Georgia prison00:49:43 - Madd Ronald was released a few months early from Georgia prison00:50:55 - Increase of federal indictments and RICOs against LA gangs00:54:48 - Madd Ronald says he is the brokest guy ever to get a RICO case00:56:39 - Rollin 40s Crips were federally indicted00:57:29 - Vic Reynolds of the GBI and Governor lie about Madd Ronald01:01:19 - Madd Ronald was indicted for giving advice over the phonespan class="ql-ui"...

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Streets and Scholars is a one of a kind podcast hosted by Alex A. Alonso who grew up in the mean streets of Los Angeles, but managed to avoid all the ghetto trappings of crime and punishment, and went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and became a professor. Welcome to the STREETS & SCHOLARS, where discussions of current street and prison issues, hip-hop commentary, the latest criminal justice news, plus and analysis of how race and place impact our everyday experience. Tap in!

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