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Tales From The Jails

JEKYLL & PRIDE PRODUCTIONS

A gritty, raw and real account of life in prison.#prisonstories#truecrimenarratives#incarceration#humanstories#truecrime

true crime personal journals

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19:24

Episode 30 - I'm Sorry I Can't Be There

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2025/04/20

Nothing prepared me for this day. I'm not angry, bitter or resentful, but it hurts. It seems so unfair... During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions. Producer: Trevessa Newton Directo...

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20:27

Episode 29 - Sex In Prison

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2025/04/13

It's surreal how the X-rated antics in the outside world still manage to seep into prison. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions. Producer: Trevessa Newton Director: Kris McDonal...

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19:35

Episode 28 - Psychos + Powercuts

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/04/06

It's the Wild West of mayhem, crammed in cells are lunatics and psychos, paedophiles and rapists, murderers, drug addicts and violent men. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions. ...

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22:50

Episode 27 - Two Minutes Of Madness

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/03/30

My closest friend thus far is in for manslaughter. He killed his wife in what he describes as two minutes of madness when he just flipped. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions. ...

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16:35

Episode 26 - Haircuts Like Movie Stars

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/03/23

How to make friends and influence people? Cut hair. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions. Producer: Trevessa Newton Director: Kris McDonald Title Music taken from The Confessio...

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19:51

Episode 25 - Scarred For Life

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2025/03/16

Unexpected often equates to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a poor guy in his sixties who was new on the wing was caught up in the crossfire and his face slashed. He was only going for his morning shower. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. ...

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13:53

Episode 24 - Life Bombs + Coco Pops.

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/03/09

So many lives shattered. One man's over, a prisoner for life with the M badge, his child only born a week ago, and here I am giving out Coco Pops. If it wasn't all so serious, then you could be forgiven for laughing. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This...

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12:18

Episode 23 - Paradise On Top Bunk

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/03/02

None of us can guarantee we'll make it to the next morning. It's like Russian roulette. In one breath, one is pleased to wake up alive and unscathed, and on the other, there is only another day ahead of running the gauntlet, surrounded by prisoners who will be happy just to fill you in for entertainment. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely...

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12:44

Episode 22 - A Prisoner is Dying Every Four Days

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/02/23

One learns in prison to be grateful for very small things, most of which we take for granted in the real world. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions. Producer: Trevessa Newton D...

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14:17

Episode 21 - Murder, Masturbation + Mayhem

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/02/16

There are two topics that carry their own stigma, both beginning with M. One is murder, criminal in the extreme, socially and legally unacceptable. The other is masturbation, and carries its own uncomfortable unease, but perfectly normal, and a human condition of the unspoken kind in the real world. Whilst in here, it is a creepy, seedy, unpalatable act that seems to be completely acceptable. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From Th...

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15:41

Episode 20 - Listeners, Suicide + Persistence

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2025/02/09

What an almost comical scenario, four or five Samaritans in a chapel in a prison, with hardened criminals who are auditioning to be Listeners. And the main topic is suicide. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in asso...

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10:51

Episode 19 - Violence Is A Badge Of Honour

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/02/02

No one in their right mind would want to stay here longer than one night in this cockroach infested sewer. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions. Producer: Trevessa Newton Direct...

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13:32

Episode 18 - Prison Gym

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/01/26

If you want to study psychology, then come to prison.During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.Producer: Trevessa NewtonDirector: Kris McDonaldTitle Music taken from The Confession, on th...

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16:46

Episode 17 - Badder Than Bad + Madder Than Mad

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/01/19

There is a war, a battlefield, a frenzy. And someone horrible, never further than a few feet from where you stand, at any one time.During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.Producer: Trev...

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20:55

Episode 16 - Slashings, Stabbings + Spice

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/01/12

What goes on behind closed doors ranges from madness to badness, trauma to terrifying, and funny to intoxicating...During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.Producer: Trevessa NewtonDirec...

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8:18

Episode 15 - Plugged, Stabbings + Lockdown

Tales From The Jails ·

2025/01/05

Daily, I see graphic scenes as a result of the blade slicing through flesh. It's like a cross between a war zone and a slasher movie.During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.Producer: Tr...

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13:40

Episode 14 - Ringside For The Action

Tales From The Jails ·

2024/12/29

As a result of this morning's stabbings and slashings, the inmates are armed to the teeth with blades to protect themselves. Life in here is as fantastical as it is scary.During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association...

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12:46

Episode 13 - The Murder Trial Verdict

Tales From The Jails ·

2024/12/22

I have no idea how a person processes the notion of a life sentence coming down the track. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.Producer: Trevessa NewtonDirector: Kris McDonaldT...

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13:05

Episode 12 - The Jury Is Out

Tales From The Jails ·

2024/12/15

The clock ticks slowly, taunting like a hangman's noose waiting for an occupant. Nobody wants to hear the wrong result.During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.Producer: Trevessa NewtonD...

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13:20

Episode 11 - Trials = Headfucks and Heartaches

Tales From The Jails ·

2024/12/08

Long days turn into short fuses as hope turns to desperation. Bravado dissipates until there is only fear exposed.During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.Producer: Trevessa NewtonDirect...

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