I Was a Prison Guard — Then I Got Sent To Prison

D'nita Hamilton spent years working as a correctional officer — until mistaken charges put her on the other side of the bars. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, D'nita tells the complete story of how a corrections officer ended up incarcerated in the same system she once worked — and how an accident left her navigating prison life from a wheelchair. She opens up about the legal battle that led to her wrongful charges the brutal reality of being a former CO inside a prison the strip searches the rejection she faced as a handicapped inmate and what it took to find hope and keep going when everything was against her. This is one of the most unique and powerful stories of resilience we've ever told on this show. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?h... https://ianbick.com/ Connect with D'nita Hamilton:   / dnita_applebum   https://linktr.ee/nitastrong Big thanks to FACTOR for sponsoring this episode: Head to FACTORMEALS.com/lockedin50 and use code lockedin50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active! Timestamps:00:00 From Correctional Officer to Wheelchair Inmate — D'nita's Full Story 03:41 How She Went From Sports to a Career in Corrections 07:16 What Becoming a Corrections Officer Actually Looked Like 11:05 From Independence to Incarceration — The Moment Everything Changed 14:36 The Mistaken Charges and Legal Battle That Put Her Behind Bars 18:22 How She Went From Correctional Officer to Wheelchair Prisoner 26:01 Being Rejected as a Handicapped Inmate — What That Really Looked Like 29:30 Prison Life Strip Searches and What It Meant Being a Former CO Inside 32:52 The Complete Lack of Handicap Accessibility Inside Prison 36:08 The Accident and the Devastating Aftermath Nobody Was Prepared For 39:58 Why a Support System Inside Prison Is the Difference Between Surviving and Breaking 43:37 How She Spread Positive Energy in the Darkest Environment Imaginable 46:52 The Reunion and the Reflections That Helped Her Process Everything 50:23 Overcoming the Hardest Moments and Finding Her Strength 57:47 Finding Hope and the Light at the End of the Tunnel