Life After Lock Up
Explore the challenges and triumphs of re-entry into society after incarceration. A raw, unfiltered look at life after lock up.
E1. The Chapter I Don't Regret: From Felon to Entrepreneur
In the premiere episode of Life After Lock Up, host Emmanuel Simms sits down with B from New York, an individual who spent over a decade behind bars, serving sentences for charges including robbery and CDS distribution.\n\nB provides an unfiltered look into his tumultuous journey, from being a young man caught up in the streets of the Bronx and Baltimore, to an unwritten code of silence that led to him doing time for a crime he didn't commit, and finally, his challenging return home.\n\nThe episode explores:\nA New Beginning: B's adjustment to life outside after 10 years, his 90 days on house arrest, and the importance of securing a $25/hour legitimate job to stay on the right path.\nLessons Learned: The one piece of advice he'd give his younger self: "Save your money." He shares his perspective on the value of working and his strong conviction that he wouldn't change his past because it made him who he is today.\nThe Hustle Continues: B discusses his life as a practicing Muslim and his new venture, a clothing line he founded since his release, AK Boy Apparel.
E2. Episode 2
B from New York continues his story, diving deeper into the challenges of readjusting to life and the start of his new business.
E3. Episode 3
Exploring the mindset of an entrepreneur who's been through the system.
E4. Episode 4
The challenges and triumphs of re-entry into society after incarceration.
E5. Episode 5
A raw, unfiltered look at life after lock up.
E6. Episode 6
Continuing the conversation on the realities of post-prison life.
E7. Episode 7
Insights and reflections from B's journey.
E8. Episode 8
The final installment of B from New York's story.