From Solitary to Gen Pop and Back Again

After spending five years in administrative segregation -- solitary confinement -- Randy successfully completes Red Onion’s “step down” program, earning the right to move into the prison’s “general population.” After a few months, however, despite following all rules and regulations, Randy is returned to solitary, where he’ll spend the next 13 years, until his release to general population at the end of 2019.Red Onion Randy features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Red Onion State Prison for capital murder. Directed and produced by Michael Garbutt. Website and podcast design by Nishant Pandav. Sound editing and music by Julia Jooyeon Park. Title music by Joni Park and Julia Jooyeon Park.Documentary mentioned by Randy in the podcast- Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prisonhttps://www.hbo.com/documentaries/solitary-inside-red-onion-state-prison/Help us improve the podcast. Take our short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZWM7YNFAsk Randy questions on the Red Onion Randy websitehttps://www.redonionrandy.com/