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 transcribedKenneth Teets is a retired New Jersey police sergeant who turned a childhood stutter—and years of being picked on—into a 20+ year career in law enforc...
Veteran criminal defense attorney Martin Minnella has spent over 50 years inside Connecticut courtrooms, taking on some of the nation’s most high-prof...
Lee Morris’ life story is a raw and powerful journey from bank robbery and brutal prison time to redemption. Growing up in Duchess County, New York, L...
Jaycee Reidhead’s journey from a traumatic incident in high school to working inside Arizona’s most dangerous prisons is nothing short of incredible....
Leroy Ebron is back for his 6th and final episode of Locked In with Ian Bick — and he’s saving the wildest Rikers Island stories for last. As a former...
Skyler Ray grew up in Vancouver, Washington, facing abandonment, foster homes, and homelessness by the age of 18. What followed was years of drinking,...
Louis Ruggiero grew up in New York City with privilege and connections — his mother, Rosanna Scotto, is a famous Fox News anchor, and his father is an...
Sarma Melngailis seemed destined for success. A brilliant student who started her career in finance, she later pursued her passion for food and co-fou...
Luis Espinoza grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut, surrounded by crime, addiction, and chaos. With a mother in and out of jail, he dropped out of high s...
Nick Gojcaj grew up in Queens dreaming of becoming an NYPD cop, but after that didn’t work out, he spent 20 years in the corporate world before making...
Joseph Schultze’s life looked nothing like the path that would eventually lead him toward prison. Growing up in Binghamton, New York, he had a loving...
Justin Paperny had the perfect life — a privileged childhood in California, a promising baseball career, and by 26, he was the youngest broker at Bear...
Bob Lustyik spent nearly 25 years in the FBI’s elite intelligence division tracking foreign spies and protecting national security, earning a highly d...
MrBeast locked me (a former criminal) and a former NYPD detective inside a prison for 100 days—here’s what really happened. In this exclusive intervie...
MrBeast just dropped his 100 Days Cop vs Criminal Prison Challenge — and I was one of the contestants. For 100 days, I lived inside a prison MrBeast b...
Dr. Linda Varisco had it all — a wealthy upbringing in Long Island, a thriving chiropractic business, and a picture-perfect life. But when her marriag...
NYPD Detective Vincent Guastamacchia spent 15 years serving New York City — starting as a housing cop, then working undercover narcotics, serving as a...
Nick Marshal seemed like a regular kid from New Jersey — good family, middle-class upbringing, and a bright future. But peer pressure and street life...
Taylor Cavanaugh’s journey is unlike anything you’ve heard. As a teenager with a criminal record, no one expected him to make it far—let alone become...
Blake Fitzgerald was just a regular guy from Minnesota—until a side hustle on TikTok turned into a six-figure illegal gambling operation. After droppi...
