Solitary - Final Years Part 1

In the first of this two-part story of his journey from solitary back to Red Onion’s general population, Randy describes the painful process of looking at himself in the mirror and acknowledging his anger, violence, and disregard for life. Over a number of years, he was able to commit to and achieve change in himself, a challenge that was supported by the prison’s “step down” program and his appearance in the 2016 HBO documentary “Solitary: Inside Red Onion”.Documentary mentioned by Randy in the podcast- Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prisonhttps://www.hbo.com/documentaries/solitary-inside-red-onion-state-prison/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.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/