EP #140 How Big Vern Lands In The Joint; A Story Of Incarceration

After pushing off a more serious episode about the failures and solutions of our failed mass incarceration the topic changes to inmates who sleep during the day and stay up all night. Oh...and farts. Side note: I had to keep introduction bloopers in this one, it's way too funny to keep to myself. If you liked this episode please visit Notes From The Pen on Patreon and sign up - it helps supply bits of food, coffee, phone calls, and these podcasts. ⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:  notesfromthepen.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

This is a short and sweet episode...well...because finding working phones in prison is becoming harder and harder. NTM the facility where Bobby is housed, is constantly closing the yards!  Side note: we're currently working on a more intense episode that we hope to have out soon. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:  notesfromthepen.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:  notesfromthepen.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

Prisons can exploit an inmate's lack of advocacy by denying basic rights and perpetuating unjust treatment. Those who don't have anyone to help fight for them are often tossed aside. During Bobby's incarceration there's been one constant by his side...ahhh well maybe two...Mama c and her alter ego Hurricane Judy. A look back at the birth of a hurricane and how it hovers just off the prison coast.  If you liked this episode please visit Notes From The Pen on Patreon and sign up - it helps supply bits of food, coffee, phone calls, and these podcasts. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:  notesfromthepen.com Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq * Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

Bobby makes fun of his narcissism as he tries to decide what his pen and stage name will be. He wishes his name was as cool as some of the people who write him. What do you think will be a good stage name? You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:  notesfromthepen.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. Doug Stanhope, only the best stand up ever! Make sure you visit his website for tour dates, and merchandise. Don't forget to see his new award winning movie - The Road Dog ⁠⁠https://www.theroaddogmovie.com⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.dougstanhope.com⁠   ⁠https://twitter.com/DougStanhope⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

Bobby & Co-Host JD share one of Bobby's projects for PEN America's Incarcerated Writers Bureau (IWB): a pilot that he wrote for a TV show that's a unique take on incarceration, redemption, absurdity, and proof that humor can survive any environment a person can. The show follows Benny Gladwell at the end of a 12 yr. prison sentence as he prepares for his freedom, while still navigating all the personal, political, and institutional whirlwinds of a life behind bars. Over the course of his incarceration Benny struggles with addiction, mental health, discovers a passion for writing, goes viral, befriends a personal hero and infamous comedian, beefs with an 80's movie villain, meets a girl in a prison writing program, writes a pilot and finally—most terrifying of all—allows himself to think about the future (all of which actually happened). In the pilot episode Benny is harangued, by his best friend Toro, into considering the possibility that his current spate of bad luck might have something to do with an interrupted—and hence incomplete—masturbatory session the night before. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:  notesfromthepen.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. https://www.dougstanhope.com https://www.theroaddogmovie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

Writing a commutation is an emotional experience for Bobby as he pours his heart and soul into his letter. It's impossible to write without feeling remorse, regret, and sadness, which is why it's taken so long to finish. We also want to thank everyone who took the time to write letters of support, and stay tuned for future updates. If you liked this episode please visit Notes From The Pen on Patreon and sign up - it helps supply bits of food, coffee, phone calls, and these podcasts.  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:   notesfromthepen.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq    * Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

Bobby & Co-host JD start out spinning laps and sharing stories, but take a turn with sharing the death of GR Joe's mom (Kim). Bobby reminds us all just how far reaching the failures of prison really are...punishing and destroying families along the way.   RIP Miss Kim, you were loved and will be missed. If you'd like to send Joe a sympathy card here's his address: Earnest C Brooks facility Joseph Ford Inmate #609341 2500 S. Sheridan Drive
Muskegon Heights, MI 49444 If you liked this episode please visit Notes From The Pen on Patreon and sign up - it helps supply bits of food, coffee, phone calls, and these podcasts.  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:   notesfromthepen.com  Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq    * Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

A series which takes a look at each of the 5 senses as it pertains to prison life, and the absence of touch. If you liked this episode please visit Notes From The Pen on Patreon and sign up - it helps supply bits of food, coffee, phone calls, and these podcasts.  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:   notesfromthepen.com  Shout-out to JD for all his behind the scenes support. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq    * Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message

Short pre-show clip: during our first phone call, Bobby hits a wall. Hey, it's not always sunny in prison. As the 24 hour news cycle comes to an end with the Alex Murdaugh case, they bring out a two-dimensional consultant to give insight on what prison life will be like for Alex. Even though the beginning gets off to a rough start, it ends on a positive note, in true Bobby fashion. If you liked this episode please visit Notes From The Pen on Patreon and sign up - it helps supply bits of food, coffee, phone calls, and these podcasts.  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website:  notesfromthepen.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r-caldwell/message