About this episode
Have you ever been on the run? William Leahy has. After a night gone wrong, William tried to escape the consequences of his actions, but the law caught up with him. This misstep wasn’t an isolated incident — William had a rough childhood and joined a gang. Headed for prison, William took his gang affiliations with him, and it marked his experience while incarcerated. Listen in as William tells Ian about his journey on this episode of Locked In. Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 10% off your order Connect with Ian Bick: https://www.ianbick.com 00:00 Intro 00:53 Top 200 podcast 01:05 Be A guest on the show 02:25 Early Childhood 05:25 Blaming parents for foster care 07:30 Mom has kids beat him up 9:00 How he was as a child 11:50 Robbing people for food 13:30 Loving the ones that cause us pain 14:42 Using Substances 16:14 Graduating high school 17:25 What would have happened if he stayed in school 19:03 Why he was charged with murder 33:00 Why individuals join gangs 35:36 Trial or plea deal 37:24 Going to prison 38:33 Guards hurting inmates 41:52 Gang affiliated in prison 43:54 Why are inmates Against certain behaviors 45:49 Prison hustle 47:45 What the box is like 51:13 Getting home from prison and Turning it around Produced by: https://www.instagram.com/shanedanahy https://www.shanedanahy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices