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Inside the Prison World

Circle Of Insight Productions

We interview correctional officers and former inmates on the life inside prison.

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Wednesday · 2 min
Down the Bowl: The Concrete Plumbing Wire in County Lockup
When an intake pod locks down for third watch, the building looks dead quiet from the control booth, but the real traffic is just getting started below the waterline. Drop the trap with a plastic cup and a ripped sheet, and suddenly an institution...
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Tuesday · 2 min
Freedom Without Supervision Is Not the Same Experiment
Netflix's Unlocked: A Jail Experiment strips guards from an Arkansas housing unit and lets the men inside govern themselves for six weeks. This piece uses decades of actual correctional research to show why that setup, however gripping, tests...
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August 31 · 2 min
List on the Roof: How a Gang Fight Became the Adams County Prison Riot
On May 20, 2012, a gang fight inside a privately run Mississippi prison holding federal immigration inmates exploded into a multi-hour riot. Twenty-four-year-old Senior Correctional Officer Catlin Carithers, called in on his day off, was beaten to...
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June 8 · 6 min
Locked In: The Supreme Court Just Slammed the Door on Compassionate Release
On May 28, 2026, the Supreme Court issued two back-to-back decisions, Rutherford v. United States and Fernandez v. United States, that fundamentally narrow the grounds on which federal prisoners can seek compassionate release, the mechanism created by...
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June 2 · 4 min
The Washington Sentencing Scandal: How a Computer Glitch Freed Thousands Early and What It Reveals About Justice System Vulnerabilities
In 2015, Washington State officials revealed that a long-standing computer error in the Department of Corrections’ sentencing calculations had resulted in the early release of approximately 3,200 inmates over more than a decade due to excessive “good...
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May 31 · 2 min
Inside the Oregon Prison Data Breach: Insider Threats and the Fragile Trust in Corrections Systems
A former employee at Oregon’s largest prison, Snake River Correctional Institution, improperly accessed more than 33,000 files containing sensitive personal information on staff, inmates, vendors, and visitors over a six-month period. Discovered in...
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May 18 · 1 hr
Deputy Probation Officer: Inside the High-Stakes World of Reentry & Supervision
What really happens when people leave prison and return to the community under intense state supervision? In this raw episode, a Deputy Probation Officer pulls back the curtain on daily operations, high-stakes crisis management, massive caseloads, and...
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May 5 · 8 min
Reforming American Prisons: Norway-Inspired Pilots in North Dakota, Oregon, and Pennsylvania
This episode examines targeted efforts by three U.S. states to adapt elements of Norway’s rehabilitative correctional model, focusing on dynamic security, reduced isolation, and dignity-centered programming in North Dakota, Oregon, and Pennsylvania’s...
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May 3 · 5 min
The “Pseudo-Family” Structure in Women’s Prisons: Domestic Roles as Coping and Support Systems
Explore the distinct social organization in women’s correctional facilities, where inmates frequently form pseudo-families—adopting roles as mothers, fathers, siblings, and grandparents—to recreate domestic support structures absent in the outside...
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April 26 · 4 min
Prison Argot: The Hidden Language of Survival
Prisons develop their own hidden language—but it’s far more than slang. This episode breaks down key terms like “kites,” “dry snitching,” and “road dogs,” while exploring how language functions as a barrier, a filter, and a survival tool. Inside...
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April 21 · 3 min
Riot at Wasco State Prison-Reception Center: 48 Inmates Involved, Three Hospitalized
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April 19 · 7 min
What Happens When the Brain Forgets Time? The Hidden Damage of Solitary Confinement
Imagine being locked in a cell where the lights don’t follow day or night… where there are no voices, no movement, no markers of time at all. In this episode, we break down a chilling neurological phenomenon known as the “Carceral Clock”—how...
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April 17 · 2 min
The Rock Reborn: A $152 Million Resurrection
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April 15 · 1 min
The Ramen Standard: How Instant Noodles Became Prison Currency
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March 7 · 1 min
Woman Sues After Prison Staff Decided To Use Her as Rape 'Bait
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Jul 30, 2025 · 1 min
3 dead, multiple inmates injured at Nevada prison
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Jul 13, 2025 · 1 hr
THE LIFE OF A DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER
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Jul 6, 2025 · 1 min
THE LATEST SUPREME COURT RULING ON PRISON INMATE RIGHTS
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Jun 29, 2025 · 2 min
THE ALCATRAZ OF THE ANDES ESCAPE
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Jun 22, 2025 · 2 min
WE DISCUSS EL CHAPOS 2015 PRISON ESCAPE
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