Real stories from the people everyone else judges first. Locked In with Ian Bick is a podcast hosted by Ian Bick, a former federal inmate turned podcaster. The show features raw conversations with former inmates, recovering addicts, bikers, law enforcement officers, attorneys, investigators, and people who have lived through crime, prison, addiction, trauma, and redemption. Each episode dives deep into real prison stories, life inside prison, the criminal justice system, street life, addiction recovery, mental health, and what it takes to rebuild after incarceration. Guests share what really happens behind bars, how people survive prison, and the difficult road to second chances after hitting rock bottom. If you’re interested in prison stories, criminal justice experiences, life after prison, and honest conversations with people who have lived through the darkest chapters of their lives, you’ll feel at home here.
591 episodes transcribedAnthony Lopez grew up in the South Bronx, where street life was everywhere. His mom pushed him to join the U.S. Marines to escape the cycle — and he w...
Sabrena Collins had what most people would call a good upbringing — but by 13 years old, she was already hooked on meth. After getting sober once, a p...
Kurt Siuzdak has spent his life serving — first in the U.S. military, then as an attorney, and ultimately as an FBI Special Agent for over two decades...
Eric Girault grew up in New York City and was selling crack by the time he was 13 years old. Hoping to save him from the streets, his parents moved th...
Christopher Howell was the Police Chief of the Virgin Islands — and he’s spent decades taking down drug cartels, weapons traffickers, and some of the...
Johnny grew up in rural Kentucky surrounded by a world most people only see on TV. His family was deep in the drug trade, with his own mother moving p...
Kevin FitzPatrick isn’t just any guest — he’s a man who lived the life most people only see in movies. Kevin started stealing cars as a teenager, batt...
Alan Oliver was a police officer who did something most cops will never experience — he went undercover and spent two months inside jail on the hit TV...
Lori LeDonne grew up in Connecticut with a good family and a passion for music. But after suffering a miscarriage, Lori turned to drugs, starting a ba...
Retired police Sgt. John Mattingly sits down to share the unfiltered truth about his decades in law enforcement. From working narcotics and violent cr...
Davon Eldemire grew up in the hood in Bridgeport, Connecticut with no father in the picture, raised by his mom and sisters as the only boy in the hous...
Jess Bousa’s life is the ultimate redemption story. He grew up with a rough childhood — his dad went to prison, his mom walked out, and he barely fini...
Matt Bowyer was once the kingpin of one of the largest illegal sports betting operations in the country — taking wagers from athletes, celebrities, an...
Bobby Shmurda went from viral rap sensation to serving nearly 7 years in New York prisons, including time on Rikers Island — and now he’s back with a...
Ex-Hells Angels leader George Christie sits down with Ian Bick for an explosive, no-holds-barred interview. Christie reveals what it was really like t...
Wesley Tabor Sr. grew up poor in a broken home, raised by a single mom who later married a convicted felon. Instead of following that path, Wesley bec...
Mike Marcus grew up in the Bronx and became a Rikers Island corrections officer at just 21 years old. For five years, he worked inside one of America’...
Steve Fusco grew up in Connecticut, raised by a single mom and a solid support system—but teenage trouble sent him to military school. In college, exp...
Amber Mettlen was born in Texas, lost her father young, and moved with her mom and five siblings to Ohio—a turning point that sent her into the wrong...
Mary Valdovinos grew up in Connecticut with a supportive family and was accepted to Yale, but a spiral that began junior year of high school led to ad...
