How I Survived 30+ Years Inside Florida & New Jersey State Prisons

Anthony Leahey was put up for adoption as a baby grew up in the foster care system nearly found a stable home before being moved to Florida where everything began to spiral. Trouble as a teenager led to youth and adult prisons in Florida. Then at 21 after returning to New Jersey a murder charge resulted in a 30 year sentence in state prison. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Anthony tells the complete story — from childhood trauma and foster care to group homes to juvenile trouble to Florida prison to release and the struggles of returning to New Jersey to the bad decisions and felony charges to the murder charge to taking accountability to one of the most powerful moments in your catalog — receiving forgiveness from the victim's family — to ultimately receiving clemency from the governor and walking free. This is one of the most extraordinary redemption stories we have ever told on this show. #PrisonStory #30Years #TrueCrime #PrisonLife #ExInmate #LockedUp #SurvivalStory #LockedInPodcast Connect with Anthony Leahey: Facebook:   / infamouslifersgroup   YouTube:    • Lifers Group - State Number (Official Musi...   Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?h... https://ianbick.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Foster Care to 30 Year Murder Sentence to Governor's Clemency — Anthony's Full Story 02:59 His Childhood Trauma Foster Care and the Early Losses That Defined His Formative Years 07:02 Group Homes and What Struggling as a Kid in the System Really Looked Like 10:08 His Path From Juvenile Trouble to Florida Prison 15:55 Life in Prison as a Teenager and What That World Really Looked Like 21:52 Prison Violence Survival and How Sports Became His Outlet Inside 30:03 His Release and the Struggles of Returning to New Jersey After Years Away 34:03 The Bad Decisions Peer Pressure and Felony Charges That Followed His Release 43:41 His Arrest Court Experience and the Moment He Chose to Take Accountability 48:50 The Forgiveness Growth and Restorative Justice That Defined His Transformation 01:03:27 Receiving Clemency From the Governor and What That Moment Really Meant 01:10:42 The Emotional Impact of Reentry and What Rebuilding After 30 Years Required 01:18:01 His Prison Advocacy Work and What the Lifers Group Is Building 01:44:03 The Health Issues and Problems Inside the Prison System He Witnessed 01:58:18 Life After Prison and the Job Struggles That Define Reentry for So Many 02:06:08 His Advice the Lessons He Carries and the Message He Wants Everyone to Hear