Drug Lord to Celebrated Artist - Stephen Mee

Jamieson O’Reilly’s life is a gripping tale of transformation. Growing up in one of Australia’s most disadvantaged communities, he was surrounded by crime, addiction, and violence from an early age. With a family legacy tied to organized crime, it seemed inevitable that he’d foll ...  Afficher plus

Angela Kirwin spent over a decade working in some of the most notorious prisons in Britain, where she documented her experiences and the stories of the men she met in her book "Criminal." On this podcast Angela told me the current prison system is failing the most vulnerable memb ...  Afficher plus

Former homicide detective Gary Jubelin walks into the maximum security Macquarie prison, facing up to the kind of criminals he used to put inside there. An old friend once told him they breed animals in prison - but this is something different. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episo ...  Afficher plus

“I remember them finding the drugs and holding them up in the sky. And I was like, 'Oh man, I’m going to prison.'” This week’s guest, the writer Mitchell S. Jackson, started selling drugs when he was 14 years old, then went to prison for drug possession years later. When his m ...

“I remember them finding the drugs and holding them up in the sky. And I was like, 'Oh man, I’m going to prison.'” This week’s guest, the writer Mitchell S. Jackson, started selling drugs when he was 14 years old, then went to prison for drug possession years later. When his m ...

What does it take to catch a predator in the addiction treatment industry? We hear about a case in California where the CEO of a network of treatment facilities was convicted of sexual assault and massive insurance fraud. It required years of work – and two women who banded toget ...  Afficher plus