To understand the healing and opportunity behind the wall in the Franklin County Jail in Massachusetts, one must only sit with those who are serving time despite their confinement.  The Franklin County Jail may be a rural jail, but the programs for the incarcerated men and women, whether they be serving short- or long-term sentences, offer many stability, connection and a pathway to a brighter future when they return to the community.  It takes a village of compassionate and educated individuals to ensure that the various programs within the jail are offered to the incarcerated population based on the needs of the incarcerated individual to assist in their recovery and forward movement before reentering the community.

The Hustler Files Ep 36 - Behind the Wall There Is Hope

How many times has someone said, ‘I did the best I could with what I had…it’s not like I had a parent manual to follow’.  But, in actuality, there is a manual. Since its publication in 1988, A Nurturing Father’s Journal/Workbook by Mark Perlman, has been adopted by jails and prisons across the U.S. These workbooks are the basis for a 12-week Nurturing Father’s program that is taught by certified trainers to both incarcerated men and those men in aftercare, finding their way back into the community and a new life.  The Nurturing Father’s program is entirely voluntary, but many men who attend the program while incarcerated, attend a second time, once released from jail.  As Mark Perlman writes, “we are not condemned to repeat our father’s mistakes, we can choose to be the father we want to be”.

The Hustler Files Ep. 37 - We Are Not Condemned to Repeat Our Father's Mistakes

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Offset Appears on The Morning Hustle and goes in detail as to why he turned down Kai Cenat's jail livestream and gives his opinion on Kai not liking his album "Set It Off". Fans have speculated that Offset didn't join the jail livestream due to Kai Cenat publicly critiquing his latest album.

Offset Addresses Declining Kai Cenats Jail Stream Album Criticism

Kodak Black Throws rocks at the WPLG Local 10 News crew and threatens them. This comes after being released from The Broward County Jail on February 21st.

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Kodak Black Altercation With News Reporter After Jail Release!

On today's episode of Jewish Time, host Jeff Silberblatt delves into the high-profile YSL Young Slime Life court case with criminal attorney Doug Weinstein, who represents Deamonte Kendrick, aka Yak Gotti. Doug offers an insider's perspective on the trial proceedings that have unfolded over the past two years. From the controversial involvement of Judge Granville to the unreliable testimony of Kenneth Copeland, aka Lil Woody, Doug provides a candid account of the challenges and intricacies of this prolonged trial. He also shares his thoughts on the skilled legal team involved and the stark contrasts between criminal and patent cases. Doug emphasizes that while this case has been undeniably bizarre, the reality is that defendants are sitting in Fulton County Jail every day, awaiting their fate in a place no one would want to be.
IN THIS EPISODE:
[2:01] Doug describes how he became involved in the Young Slime Life court case
[4:17] Doug asks Judge Granville to recuse himself, and he discusses the aftermath
[11:36] Discussion regarding Lil Woody (Kenneth Copeland), who is a self-described liar and conversations with Rolling Stone magazine regarding a mistrial
[15:57] Doug reflects on his time spent since the jury selection started and states that trials are highly orchestrated, and he discusses Brian Steele and other excellent Jewish Atlantan criminal attorneys
[20:04] Doug discusses the team he is a part of, representing different clients, and he talks about the differences between arguing a patent case and a criminal case. Doug speculates about who would play him in a movie if it were to be filmed
[24:34] Doug reminds the listeners that the trial has gone on far too long while his client is sitting in jail

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Doug Weinstein knew that the state’s witness, Kenneth Copeland, aka Lil Woody, lied in 2015. Mr. Copeland feels there is a difference between being a snitch and finessing the police.
When Judge Granville did not stop the trial when asked to recuse himself, the witness who continued to testify the following days gave testimony that the jury should not have heard. 
This trial has been so bizarre that it will surely be made into a movie.

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BIOGRAPHY: 
Doug Weinstein is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, the University of Alabama Birmingham, and the University of New Hampshire. After graduating from law school at the top of his class, he litigated for almost 25 years in federal and state courts with the top law firms in the country. Mr. Weinstein is a seasoned attorney with over 20 years of experience providing counsel to companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 100, focused on intellectual property and business matters. 

The YSL trial:
Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, was initially charged in May 2022 alongside 27 associates with violating the Georgia state criminal racketeering law, or RICO. Prosecutors say that Mr. Williams was a leader of YSL, or Young Slime Life, a subset of the national Bloods gang and that he oversaw a criminal conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, witness intimidation and drug dealing. Doug Weinstein is representing Deamonte Kendrick, aka Yak Gotti. Kendrick is charged with conspiracy to violate RICO, murder (2015 murder of Donovan Thomas), participation in criminal street gang activity, three counts of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a machine gun, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon previously convicted of a felony involving the use or possession of a firearm.

Doug Weinstein’s Perspective on the Bizarre YSL Courtroom Drama

Behind the wall in Chicopee Massachusetts, there are 150 women serving time.  If you’re sentenced, you wear green prison garb.  If you’re waiting to be sentenced then you’re wearing orange.  The Women’s Western Mass Regional Correctional Center is under the watch of the Hampden County Sheriff, Nick Cocchi, and thus, considered a jail. Just don’t make the mistake of calling it a prison.  Prisons are either run by the state, the feds, or private industry.    Upon arriving at the jail, submitting to our CORI reports, and being escorted through the many sliding metal doors, we are ushered into a classroom where there are six incarcerated women sitting around a table and signing release forms for their interview.   Assistant Superintendent, Colleen Stocks, who runs the jail, graciously hosted us and allowed us to chat with Maggie, Vanessa, Brenda, Auntie, Keys, and Jay.  Listen in as these women open up about life behind the wall, the daily challenges of incarceration, and what they would tell their younger selves.

The Hustler Files Ep. 79 - The Women of the Western Mass Regional Jail

This episode continues some additional, and important storylines we explored during our recent visit behind the wall in Episode 79. Coincidentally, it also touched upon a recent Op-Ed article on BostonGlobe.com from Professor Susan Sered, a criminal justice specialist who wrote, ‘incarcerated women are being held in overly restrictive environments despite evidence that women pose little security risk, compared to their male counterparts.’ Based on what we heard and saw behind the wall, that article and ensuing soundbites we recorded, and now share in this episode created an interesting conversation that included The Hustler Files Producer Jess Tyler.  Of the six women we met, 1 was awaiting trial for an alleged murder, 1 for assault with a dangerous weapon, and 1 for carjacking and robbery.  The other 3 were sentenced; one for manslaughter (defending herself), one for multiple DUIs, and one for ‘being in the wrong place’.  To sit and chat with them, you could close your eyes and be anywhere but behind the wall. The sad common denominator between them was abusive childhoods, no parents or lack of parental boundaries, drugs, alcohol and/or, mental health challenges.  So the question to be asked is; Are these women as much the victims as they are the criminals?

The Hustler Files Ep. 80 - Are Many Incarcerated Women also the Victims?

You have to love a person who has spent 43 years in a career and when asked ‘When are you retiring’ their response is, ‘When I don’t have anything else to learn’. Sheriff Karl Leonard of Chesterfield, Virginia, is that person.  For his entire career, he’s been a public servant; from a military career to the Chesterfield Police Department to the Pentagon and now the Sheriff of Chesterfield County, and despite all he’s experienced, he continues to understand the human condition and find ways to be progressive to help those under his watch.  His transparency in taking over the Sheriff’s office is refreshing, as he’s the first to admit that there was no Sheriff's instruction book. When his jail was inundated, daily, with locals, addicted to Heroin he trusted his instincts and felt that a higher power was guiding him.  This led to the creation of the HARP program, a peer mentor-run program that over the last eight years has successfully helped 3500 people, overcome not just Heroin but other drug or alcohol addictions. As Sheriff Leonard says, ‘There’s a lot of good people behind bars, and there are bad people too, that deserve to spend their lives there, but that’s a small percentage of incarcerated people, and when you learn about (the good people) and their life and the challenges they grew up in, since birth, these are good people with bad circumstances presented to them…’

The Hustler Files Ep 89 - Believing There Are Good People Behind Bars

In Episode 89 we became acquainted with Sheriff Karl Leonard of Chesterfield County, Virginia.  We circled back with the Sheriff to meet his Behavioral and Mental Health Division Director, Kerri Rhodes.  Kerri is no stranger to the tragedy of addiction, but in looking for a way to heal herself, she found a pathway at the Sheriff’s HARP program by helping incarcerated individuals with addictions and introducing a coping and healing mechanism called Trauma Tapping.  According to Kerri, Trauma Tapping is based on acupuncture and works with the 12 energy meridians in the body.  As a clinician, Kerri is the first to admit that she was highly skeptical of how Trauma Tapping could help people to break free from long-standing addiction, and emotional and psychological barriers.  With training and consistent effort, Kerri started to see the positive results of this untraditional treatment not just with the incarcerated individuals, but even the correction officers and other members of the Sheriffs’ staff.  Standing by their, ‘we do crazy’ mantra, Kerri launched a series of Trauma Tapping videos for Tik Tok Tuesdays. It wasn’t long before these videos garnered millions more views, but also attracted the attention of Bunnie, wife of country music artist, Jelly Roll.  Once Jelly Roll started following the Trauma Tapping videos that were posted, weekly, millions more opted in to watch this unique and evidence-based treatment.  In 2023 Jelly Roll made his first in-person visit to the Chesterfield County jail, asking to ‘meet the tapping lady’.   He returned again in the Fall of 2024, while touring, and made a one-of-a-kind grand gesture, that impacted more than the men behind the wall.

The Hustler Files Ep 90 - We Do Crazy

Prisoner in a Box" is a raw and haunting portrayal of mental confinement and the desperate fight for freedom. The lyrics dive deep into the suffocating weight of isolation, where walls aren’t made of stone but of fear, doubt, and relentless thoughts. Each verse captures the struggle against invisible chains, while the chorus becomes a cry for liberation—a voice echoing in the darkness, searching for light.
The track builds from despair to defiance, ending with a powerful declaration of resilience: breaking locks, smashing the box, and reclaiming control. Musically, it mirrors this emotional arc, moving from tense, claustrophobic tones to explosive riffs that symbolize escape and rebirth.
"Prisoner in a Box" is more than a song—it’s an anthem for anyone who’s ever felt trapped by their own mind and fought to rise above.

Prisoner in a Box

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