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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 6 MIN

Lockdown!

from Pravity · host franklet

The worst four days I ever spent in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison were on lockdown.In this episode, I explain what “lockdown” actually means inside a parish prison — the layout, the cells, the hallway they call yard time, and the three kinds of people who end up there: classification cases, disciplinary cases, and the mentally ill.You’ll hear about Delaysia, a trans woman who did me a real favor, and why cutting open a prison mattress could mean the difference between dignity and humiliation. Scarcity changes people. Confinement sharpens it.This isn’t television lockdown. It’s closer, dirtier, and far more absurd.

The worst four days I ever spent in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison were on lockdown.In this episode, I explain what “lockdown” actually means inside a parish prison — the layout, the cells, the hallway they call yard time, and the three kinds of people who end up there: classification cases, disciplinary cases, and the mentally ill.You’ll hear about Delaysia, a trans woman who did me a real favor, and why cutting open a prison mattress could mean the difference between dignity and humiliation. Scarcity changes people. Confinement sharpens it.This isn’t television lockdown. It’s closer, dirtier, and far more absurd.

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