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Death or Prison
by Lean On Me USA
Within the United States, there are currently 2.3 million people in prisons, jails and correctional facilities. Approximately 10 million men, women and youth pass through jail or prisons yearly. Our podcasts are produced to reduce these numbers. The men on the Death or Prison program know what incarceration is and offer their personal experiences in order to tell how a second chance can become a new life. As the episodes unfold, the perspectives of the panel and their guests unlock an undeniable and enlightening path illuminated by their faith.
Episodes
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Episode #162 Part 1: Jessica Weaver - This Is Where Addiction Will Take You
Sexually abused by her father at the age of 7, Jessica started hard drugs at 12. Trauma after trauma followed, including house burglaries and prostitution to support her habit. She lived a nightmare. But this story has a God ending!
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Episode #161 Part 2: Jessica and Scotty - The A Team
A husband and wife team that ministers to the incarcerated, brings life to the lifeless and has a Passion for Prison.
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Episode #160 Part 1: Jessica Santiago - Small Charges, Big Ministry
Jessica wondered why her prayers were not being answered and her friends were. At that point, she decided to trust and believe and her life changed. Learn how.
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Episode #159: Walter Dunn - My Life Has Been Restored!
Walter got his freedom back through an overturned conviction. Walt advises everyone to discover what you want to do in life and ask like minded people to help guide you on the path. Walt has a servant's mentality and lives his life accordingly.
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Episode #158 Part 2: James Coleman - Prayed Up!
James began his prison time taking advantage of Bible study time with a diverse group of inmates. He felt the presence of the Holy Spirit upon him because he stayed in prayer. Teaching opportunities arose and he began GED classes for those who wanted to improve their lives while still inside. All...
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Episode #157 Part 1: James Coleman - "Books and Guns"
James excelled academically but after-school time became the problem. Big chains, bracelets, and conflicts became his life which eventually ended up getting him charged with "armed this and armed that." 18 years imprisonment was his sentence. He did 13 years, 6 months and 27 days after exemplary...
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Episode #156 Part 2: David Ray, Focus Versus Dominoes
David, while serving 10 years, became involved in the Faith and Character program of his Florida camp. God kept giving him messages of encouragement during his time, which he listened to and made a focus of his life.
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Episode #155 Part 1: David Ray - My Faith Was Crumbling
David grew up 'the coolest guy on the math team.' After a young marriage, 4 children, family health problems, self medication with alcohol and depression, David attempted a murder. He paid a 10 year penalty.
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Episode #154 Part 2: Lateria Parish - Never Give Up!
Lateria was a mother at 17 and in prison. She kept God in her life during the time but never really committed to Him until the last sentence. In prison in two States, her testimony is compelling.
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Episode 153: Lateria Parish - The Game Chooses You
Lateria was born with a "Silver Spoon" in her mouth. She had everything she could ever ask for; except the lifestyle was made possible by drug sales. Her Mother was the one doing the selling and when she was busted, Lateria turned to shoplifting at the age of 13. There is more to the story.
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Episode #152: Patrick Mahoney - A Man of Principle
For 30 years he worked to make people's lives better.
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Episode #151: Patrick Mahoney - A 30 Year Criminal Justice Career
Patrick Mahoney believes human behavior is a central challenge when it comes to law enforcement. Patrick has a helping heart and his career has centered around making successful pathways in life for those individuals dealing with post incarceration probation or parole.
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Episode #150: Annie Andrews - Sober By Choice
Annie had a dream that changed her life. After the experience, she began a relationship with Jesus and by perseverance and dedication, changed her thinking patterns. Annie is now dedicated to helping others avoid the pitfalls she encountered that put her into prison.
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Episode #149: Annie Andrews - I Grew Up In Jail
Annie hated God for most of her life. Poverty, molestation and murder of her brother were just some of the events that molded her. She was in and out of incarceration for most all of her life. Annie says, "16.9 years." She never got a chance to be a child. But God never let her go.
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Episode #148: Sam Nadler - A Traditional Jew and Sneaky Christians
After Vietnam and drugs playing a major role in his life, Sam attended a Bible study in San Francisco and discovered Isaiah 53. His life wasn't the same after that encounter.
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Episode #147: Sam Ford - The Making of a God Loving Man
Drugs, sex, partying and money led to an arrest for armed trafficking. Sam was looking at 30 years until the Lord God Almighty spoke to him through the noise.
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Episode #146: Corre Chambers Part 2 - Lord, Give Me Strength
While in prison doing his 2 life sentences plus 45, Corre changed and began to pray to God for forgiveness, favor, mercy, spiritual strength, love in his heart and hope. Maturity had a lot to do with his change and his release after serving a total of 27 years.
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Episode #145: Corre Chambers Part 1 - 3 Natural Life Sentences plus 45 years
Corre followed his uncle's lead and started a life of crime at the age of 9. He had multiple arrests when he was young but all ended up with slaps on the wrist. His crimes became more severe as he got older until he was sentenced to basically die in prison.
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Episode #144: Antonio Madison Part 2 - In A Wheelchair and in Prison
Antonio was shot numerous times, died, came back to life and spent the next few years serving his sentence. In all of this, Antonio gives credit to God for helping him get through the pain of it all.
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Episode #143: Antonio Madison Part 1 - At 11, I Stopped Being Scared
Now a paraplegic and in a wheelchair for the remainder of his life, Antonio tells what led to his getting shot 7 times.
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Episode #142: Jude Williams Part 2 - I Didn't Like Myself
Sentenced to Natural Life plus 180 years Consecutive, Jude then spent years inside hating God, Christians and anyone else who got in his way. Then God had His way.
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Episode #141: Jude Williams Part 1 - 30 years and 9 months Inside.
Most all of his childhood he was abused. Made to fight his brother in a hole they first had to dig, Jude was schooled in survival.
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Episode #140: Ricky Carrion Part 2 - "Mom Said Do the 60."
Ricky didn't want a Sex Offender label on him for the rest of his life so he followed his Mom's advice and served 60 months. A good example of a mother's love.
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Episode #139: Ricky Carrion Part 1- Is God Real?
Ricky tells us that he has had his share of hardships. He was a professional at getting into trouble at age 9. In an over-sexed upbringing, he wanted approval. Then came the idea that led to prison.
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Episode # 138: "Teach My Word," The Johnny Branham Journey
Hope42Day Ministries, House of Hope and the Reentry Resources provided.
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Episode #137: Joe Myers Part 2 - "God Broke Me"
It took a shower in prison to make Joe surrender and give his powerless life to God Almighty. At that moment, Joe realized his life mattered and he found a purpose.
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Episode #136: Joe Myers Part 1 - "I was just trouble"
Joe had a rough childhood, an abusive father and trauma in his life. Listen up and find out how God had an answer for all of that!
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Episode 135: Roddy Martin Part 2 - Christ Before Thuggin'
Drugs, drugs and more drugs and that lifestyle took Roddy Martin to a point in his life where he lost everything. He was robbing from his mother, his family, his neighbors, everybody was a target. But it ended once he accepted God Almighty into his life, was baptized in prison, spent 4 years and...
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Episode 134: Roddy Martin - We Can Mark Our Children
Roddy Martin artistically known Sound Doctrino C.E.O. of CBT Music Ministry & nonprofit. An abusive father, family in gangs and a school dropout, how do you think all that would work?
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Episode 132: Part 2, Drew Lacondrata - Jesus Revealed Himself To Me!
The most Gangsta thing Drew ever did was give his life to Jesus. Drew is a living testimony to the power of God.
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Episode 131: Drew Lacondrata - They Put a Green Light On Me
Molestation at a young age led to anger, rage and a survival thinking mode through his teens. So Drew joined a local gang and the trouble, heavy drug use and gang-banging began. Fortunately God never let go.
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Episode 130: Evert Doyle - Clean 17 Years
Since he gave his life to the Lord God, Evert has lived his purpose; helping others to understand that the Devil is a liar.
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Episode 129: Part 2 - Deepheart's Wild Horses
Deepheart has produced this video that speaks to the nature of man's relationship with God.
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Episode 128: Part 1 - Deepheart's Wild Horses
Deepheart has produced this video that speaks to the nature of man's relationship with God.
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Episode 127: Joe Miller Part 2 - Does God Forgive Murderers?
God does. Sentenced to 4 Life Sentences, the question for Joe was life or death. The power of God went deep inside him when he heard the answer to his question and immediately he felt the power of God enter his heart and he was born again at that moment! Old things passed away and all things…
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Episode 126: Joe Miller Part 1 - Life Went Sideways
Joe found more acceptance outside of his family than inside. His 'hood' peers took him on a wrong path and he ended up taking the lives of two men.
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Episode 125: Part 2 - Vernon Ripley - Innocent But Locked Up
Vernon came to God after about a decade inside and has been living his life after release in peace.
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Episode 124: Part 1 - Vernon Ripley - 27 Years Inside as the Wrong Guy.
The Innocent Project took interest in Vernon's case and through a long process proving Vernon's innocence, got him released. He leaned on God through the process and God didn't fail.
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Episode 123: Part 2, Sean Wright - Finally Sean Got It Right!
While in prison, Sean chiseled away at his reputation by first earning his GED, a proud moment. Seeking his education, Sean found change uncomfortable but he kept at it and has a success story to tell.
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Episode 122: Part 1, Sean Wright - Doin' Crime at 15
Sean describes himself as young and naive to the dangers of the street as they became normal, everyday life. It was 'keep it real or stand the pain,' in his survival mode. A spiritual battle raged around him which eventually led to a 40 year prison sentence and a 15 year plea.
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Episode 121: Who Is God?
The characteristics of God, His nature and attributes, are discussed by Pastors Chip, Tony and Raul.
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Episode 120: Do You Believe In God?
There is a great deal of hopelessness in the world of incarceration. What can relieve the chaos in the mind of an unbeliever? Pastors Chip Nelson, Tony Loeffler Sr. and Raul discuss the topic.
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Episode 119: This I Believe
This is a teaching of who God is. What you believe can influence how you live the one life God gave you.
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Episode 118: Guilt
Why is it that we hurt the most --- the people we love the most? How do we learn to forgive ourselves? These are important questions that are asked daily and which need answers. The men discuss this important topic.
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Episode 117: The Importance of Employment
Life becomes real when the gate slams behind you. Reality means it's impossible to live in this world for free. The men discuss how to make yourself more employable, starting before a release date.
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Episode 116: Relationships and Doing Time
Oswald, Raul and Elmo have a discussion on how incarceration, correctional control, impacts family, friends and time spent with and without them.
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Episode 115: Kalen Salmon Part 2; A Scheduled Hit but God Had Other Plans.
Kalen had two crackhead bodyguards, a big stash, a sleeping girlfriend and ... a radical transformation which led to everyone's change of lifestyle.
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Episode 114: Kalen Salmon Part 1; A Consensual Pivotal Event
As a young child, Kalen Salmon was arrested for a prank on a teacher and charged with 2nd Degree Assault. His life took a spiral after that and eventually led to him turning himself into the authorities on a sexual offense charge. A sexual offender is always a target when locked up. Learn how God...
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Episode 113: Johnnie Jeter; "What Am I Doin'?"
Johnnie wasn't doing the right things. But the moment he surrendered his life to God while in prison, everything changed for the better. He did a 'personal inventory' and discovered a new way to live.
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Episode 112: Johnnie Jeter; Meth = Mess
Johnnie tried to fill an emptiness he felt inside with drugs, especially the use of Methamphetamine. With Meth, more often than not, there are no success stories. Johnnie is the exception to the rule, thanks be to God.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Within the United States, there are currently 2.3 million people in prisons, jails and correctional facilities. Approximately 10 million men, women and youth pass through jail or prisons yearly. Our podcasts are produced to reduce these numbers. The men on the Death or Prison program know what incarceration is and offer their personal experiences in order to tell how a second chance can become a new life. As the episodes unfold, the perspectives of the panel and their guests unlock an undeniable and enlightening path illuminated by their faith.
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Lean On Me USA
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