Inmate Reveals How He Became A Correctional Officer | Louis Essig
Louis Essig shares his journey of hitting rock bottom, spending time in jail and how life came full circle for him as he ended up as an officer at the same jail he was incarcerated in. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Louis Essig: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getagrippodcast614 YT : https://youtube.com/@GetaGripPodcast614 Instagram : @louisessig Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/louis.essig?mibextid=ZbWKwL Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:42 - Growing Up in a Small Town 00:11:54 - Unprecedented Experiences at Grand View Schools, the Beginning of using 00:18:13 - College 00:24:17 - Overcoming Background and Stereotypes 00:30:03 - Feeling like I didn't belong at college 00:35:57 - Life as a Dealer 00:42:08 - My Experience in Jail 00:48:16 - The Ham Sandwich incident 00:54:12 - Homelessness 01:00:18 - The Breaking Point 01:06:24 - The Cycle of Jail Sentences 01:12:12 - The Hustler Mentality 01:18:13 - Working at the Minimum Security Prison 01:24:31 - Respect from the Inmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices