I Went to Maximum Security Prison at 50 – How I Survived | Lori LeDonne

Lori LeDonne grew up in Connecticut with a good family and a passion for music. But after suffering a miscarriage, Lori turned to drugs, starting a battle with addiction that would last decades. She got sober for years, only to relapse in her early 50s — a relapse that would change everything. Lori ended up giving drugs to a young woman who overdosed, leading to a manslaughter conviction and a three-year sentence in a women’s maximum security prison. #AddictionRecovery #WomenInPrison #LockedInPodcast #ManslaughterCase #TrueCrimePodcast #RedemptionStory #PrisonStories #secondchances Thank you to BLUCHEW & PRIZEPICKS for sponsoring this episode: BlueChew: Visit https://bluechew.com/ and use promo code LOCKEDIN at checkout to get your first month of BlueChew FREE & pay five bucks for shipping. Prizepicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/IANBICK and use code IANBICK and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Connect with Lori LeDonne:Websire: LeDonneMusic.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ll_keyz/Email: loriledonne@gmail.com Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 Lori’s Story: From Tragedy & Addiction to Prison Redemption00:48 Growing Up in Connecticut: Family, Childhood & Early Struggles03:55 Discovering Music: The Creative Escape That Shaped Her Life07:43 High School Years: Pressure, Expectations & Emotional Battles12:34 College Dreams Shattered: First Major Loss That Changed Everything15:05 Miscarriage & Rock Bottom: How Addiction Took Over Her Life21:51 Drugs in the Music Scene: The Dark Side of the Industry26:24 Fighting for Sobriety: Relapse, Recovery & the Endless Cycle33:35 Grief, Loss & the Pain That Kept Pulling Her Back40:36 Relapsing After Years Sober: The Moment Everything Fell Apart45:18 The Overdose: Manslaughter Charges & Crushing Guilt49:15 Courtroom Reality: Facing Charges, Sentencing & Prison Time53:39 Walking Into Prison: Fear, Shock & First Challenges59:20 Finding Purpose Behind Bars: Connection & Personal Growth01:05:47 Women’s Prison Life: Daily Struggles & Survival Tips01:10:31 After Release: Healing, Self-Discovery & Rebuilding Life01:16:04 Lessons Learned: Regret, Redemption & Newfound Purpose01:23:03 Turning Pain Into Purpose: Helping Others Through Her Story01:26:47 Final Thoughts: Acceptance, Growth & Moving Forward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Real stories from the people everyone else judges first. Hosted by Ian Bick — former federal inmate turned speaker and podcaster — this show sits down with former inmates, recovering addicts, bikers, law enforcement, investigators, and people who have lived through the darkest chapters of their lives. Each episode dives deep into crime, prison, addiction, trauma, redemption, mental health, street life, recovery, and second chances — without scripts, filters, or fake narratives. If you’re into true crime, raw prison stories, personal transformation, and real human honesty, you’ll feel at home here. This isn’t entertainment. It’s lived experience.