30-Year Layover (Part 2)

After a troubled life with long-unaddressed pains and hurts, is recovery really possible? In this final episode of the Traumas & Triumphs saga, Carlos tells of what he learned during his eight-year incarceration and how his life has been in the months since his return home.

How does unaddressed childhood trauma affect a person later on in life? What role does it play in the person’s mental processes, perceptions, and beliefs? We continue the conversation with Carlos as he speaks on his years leading up to and upon his incarceration as well as his mindset during that journey.

How much do the experiences of one’s parents influence their own lives? Not only the physical experiences, but the mental and emotional ones, too? In this episode, we begin speaking with Carlos, a man with a difficult childhood due to his parents’ mental health circumstances, as well as one who has experienced some mental health hurdles of his own.

How does someone view life after 22 years in prison, with much of that time being in and out of the infirmary and with little preparation for the outside world? Listen in as we continue the conversation with and gain some insight from the man who spent nearly half of his life behind bars.

How does medical treatment work in prison? Are incarcerated people treated like everyone else? Today we get a firsthand glimpse into how medical care works for inmates from a man on the receiving end of it for nearly two decades.

How long until the shadow of imprisonment stops following a person after their release? Ten years? Fifteen? How about three decades? That's how long it's been since my guest had any major interaction with the criminal justice system. Yet, he still has difficulty obtaining work. Listen in as we continue to discuss his experiences during as well as resulting from his incarceration, including the adjustment process from prison into society and how it’s affected his life afterwards.

How long until the shadow of imprisonment stops following a person after their release? Ten years? Fifteen? How about three decades? That's how long it's been since my guest had any major interaction with the criminal justice system. Yet, he still has difficulty obtaining work. Listen in as we begin to discuss his experiences during as well as resulting from his incarceration, including the adjustment process from prison into society and how it’s affected his life afterwards.

So many people in the United States have been, and currently are, affected by the criminal justice system (specifically the correctional aspect). In fact, over 2 million Americans are currently incarcerated, and countless more have been imprisoned at some point in their lives. The question is this: why are so many people involved with the system, and who/what is affected as a result? That is what this podcast intends to reveal. Let us work to magnify the voices of the unheard, amplify the cries of the overlooked, and stand boldly for true justice in the U.S., letting people know they are worth being defended, cared for, loved, and treated as people, regardless of their pasts.