In her YouTube video, Maryanne Atkins describes murdering a man she claims raped her and kept her captive. Her story may help prevent future crimes. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePDqT1h-R5PEBgB0a6WY53EBvn_HxSks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Every crime has a motivation. Understanding this motivation will make it easier for loved ones to get the support they need and prevent crimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

There is a difference between the liar and the lie. Calling a person a liar, only to be proven wrong, will make the accuser a true liar. Trauma can be avoided with effective communication. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Incarcerated people speak out in Oxyword interviews discussing events that led to their crime and give advice on ways to prevent crime. YouTube channel: @AQSociety --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Rather than censor information leaving prison, we should encourage communication with the outside world. Yes, there is continued criminal activity occurring between the outside world and the incarcerated population. This illegal activity needs to be monitored, but censoring photos taken inside prison walls makes no sense. All prison censorship should be immediately reviewed by headquarters. The department of corrections across the United States needs to make every effort to keep the line of communication open and support the mental health and wellbeing of incarcerated people and their loved ones. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

A call from the jail opens novel issues involving crime and the effect it has on immediate family. To understand why people turn against family, we must maintain the lines of communication. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Conflict begins when people use the system for personal gain. When transgender people are treated like frauds because of misconstrued behavior and the actions of others, it can cause disruption. There needs to be an understanding of the difference between fake transgender people and those who are real and wish to be treated as genuine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

My call with Dirty was dropped because of technical issues. Correctional facilities often use phone restrictions as a sanction for infractions. Many incarcerated people rely on communication with the outside world to maintain their sanity. Communication is important to recovery and should never be restricted. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

The penal system is filled with people who have firsthand knowledge of violent crimes. Tapping into these resources can help to understand the ways to prevent crimes and slow the growth of violence. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Lisa is angry that people are blamming incarceration on a personal choice that can easily be avoided. There are many complicated reasons people commit crimes. Society can aid in the reduction of the prison population and recidivism by simply working with the individual and providing relevant resources. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

A crime is a crime and criminals need to pay their dues. The justice system needs to work on ways to prevent future crimes. Emphasis needs to be put on what motivations led to the commission of the crime and how it may be prevented from occurring again. Society is not safe if people are released back into society and re-offend. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Maryanne Atkins was sentenced to 19 years in an adult prison for murdering a 21-year-old rapist with his own gun. Why was an adult seen with a teenage girl just after midnight? The Liberian Community of Washington showed up at her sentencing in mass and wanted the maximum sentence for the teenager. They claim they were victims in this new world. A teenage girl targeted a man with $3000, a Jaguar, and a gun to rob and she was supposed to show remorse after her sentencing. Check out her story on YouTube and internet searches. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Although weapons kill many people, there are other critical issues as well, many can be found within our own homes. In a typical day for a teenager, buying an assault rifle may not be the focus. Social media bring up many topics that affect a child's wellbeing. Parents need to keep constant watch over their children and discuss these issues in a timely manner. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

K-Dog received accountability for the progress he made while in prison. Unfortunately, many people overlook these accomplishments, and the efforts of the penal system, to focus on the crime which has already been handled. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Anyone can be a student. Human's can properly train students how to avoid human rights violations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

There are ways to eliminate contraband from entering prison facilities. The government has untapped recourses at its disposable that should be utilized. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Brian is concerned about his friend Chad who's dad is in critical condition after being assaulted by law enforcement.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

The penal system is seeing an increase in lawsuits because officials fail to promote proper procedure and train personnel. Diversity needs to be emphasized within all government agencies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

A young lady gives her boyfriend a weapon for Christmas and later uses it to murder him. She claims he tried to rape her. Her friends asked me to help her. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Lisa paces her cell because she has no way to use her time productively. People in jail should be allowed to live comfortably while they wait for a court trial. The county needs the resources to help incarcerated people find better ways to resolve their reasons to commit crimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Jeffery missed a video visit due to technical difficulties. Communicating with loved ones on the outside is very comforting to him and other incarcerated people. Healing criminal tendencies falls entirely on the individual. The criminal justice system needs to provide video visits, telephone calls, and e-messaging to incarcerated people and their loved ones free of charge. Mental wellness should be a primary concern for correctional centers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Tamera's granddaughter was able to speak with her for an entire phone conversation. She was unaware that her family had to pay for the conversation and a private company was making money off her suffering. All people, regardless if they are in lock up, need to feel they belong. The Washington Department of Corrections misuses their own policy to gain profit and keep people incarcerated. All they need to do is follow policy and state law. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

After time is served and the person returns to society, there is no reason not to commit a new crime and return to prison. Tahoma Trublood has a friend who left prison only to return because he had no support on the outs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Yellow Mellow is a young white woman who feels black people are mistreating her for her race.  Racism is not illegal, hate crimes are illegal and Melody feels she is a victim of hate crime. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

A call from Melody Vick opens discussion on people who commit violent crimes and then remain free for years before law enforcement finally catches up with them. Communities do care about people who've gone missing. Law enforcement officials don't always give up and are willing to stay on the case until justice is served. Kudos to family, friends, community, and law enforcement for staying on the case. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Way Way is selected to mentor teenage boys on the consequences of crime. He hopes to help guide people away from a life of crime by sharing his motivations and mistakes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Michael discusses the trauma felt by his friend, also named Michael, who is suffering from trauma created when he drove drunk and killed a mother and her daughter. Although they may not know it, nor see the results, incarcerated people and their victims can help with the healing and prevent crime. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

K-Dog describes a fellow incarcerated person who dies from diabetes. His friend filed grievances, but they were ignored. There needs to be accountability within the penal system. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

A call from Tamera King excited about renewed interest in America's treatment of prisoners. The 13th Amendment includes the following: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Prisoners can be treated as slaves. Advocates have been working for years to change this passage. Now is the time for all people to be treated as equals, regardless of a criminal conviction. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Incarcerated people released to the free world don't always succeed - some quickly relapse. If returning citizens want to succeed and bring honor to family members, then they need to make the effort. It will not be easy, but the reward far outweighs the challenging work. Not only should the system offer the resources for improvement, but the system should also lead people to the resources and include family members. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Their are many reasons behind criminal activity. We must understand the motive behind the crime by working with people on an individual level. Using alternative sentencing can address the motive leading to criminal activity and it can be addressed in a more effective way than long prison sentences. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Dirty provides information of a recently released convicted murderer who returned to prison after reoffending. Not all release stories have a successful conclusion. Supportive relationships can help with redemption by sharing advice from the incarcerated and offering to be there in times of need. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

A husband, and father of two, is murdered by two teenagers after he was ambushed while responding to an emergency call placed by the teens. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Buffy was homeless with a misconseption of her family's feelings toward her. She relies on her addiction to cope with the many issues that plague her. Gabby, her mentor, reaches out to her supportive relationships and helps her find alternative ways to solve problems. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Prison officials can keep contraband out of facilities by applying their own policy to prison staff as well as anyone who enters the facility. The safety and security of incarcerated people depends on the effectiveness of the penal system procedure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

A father allegedly murdered a teenager after his daughter accuses the teen of selling her into sex slavery for $1000.00. Actions based on accusations can lead to hardship for victims, loved ones, and the judicial system. Trust, communication, and support can make or break a case. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Not all suicides can be prevented. Working with people and understanding their individual struggles can help to heal some people and maybe save a life. Kiki describes how a biological man in a women's prison can create mixed emotions among staff and incarcerated people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

When a person is sentenced to prison for 20 years, is it worth the time and expense? One punishment does not fit all people. There needs to be a focus on individuals and their unique situations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

William Clay is complaining about having 128 people use two microwaves and the long time in quarantine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Forgiveness does more for the victim than it does for the offender. Forgiveness can help in recovery and inner peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Even though people have no desire to become addicts and they do what is expected to avoid addiction, it can overcome their resistance and take over their lives. We can look out for our loved ones and help them maintain control of their life. Together we can overcome the weaknesses. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Michael Handsome is concerned about the rise of crime as reported by the media. People can work together and share wisdom to help folks on the edge of a life of crime by simply communicating and recognizing red flags in lifestyles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

William Clay's friend is released early after receiving a fifty-year sentence for murder. He is concerned that people are not receiving sentences befitting the crime. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Gang members are recruiting people by offering a false since of security. There is nothing these groups can provide that cannot be given by the community and family. The best way to fight crime is to eliminate criminal motivation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

K-Dog has been without cable TV for several months. He believes taxpayers are not getting their money's worth. Our monetary commitment to a person increases once the person is incarcerated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Michael Handsome finds his cellmate dead from an overdose. We discus how the DOC covers up certain crimes within prison walls. Prisons should be a secure and safe place for our loved ones to serve time. They should be released rehabilitated and ready to live a healthy life.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Children are being tried as adults without truly knowing the error of their ways. They are being placed in prison with people who can and will abuse them and treat them inhumanely. They leave prison traumatized and can easily go back after commiting violent crimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Caty calls to provide an update on my fiancee.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support