How I Escaped a Maximum-Security Prison in Hawaii

Andrew Wanat grew up in Connecticut before his life took him to Hawaii — and what happened there eventually landed him in a maximum security Hawaiian prison from which he escaped. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Andrew tells the complete story — from growing up in Connecticut to substance abuse struggles to rekindling family connections in Hawaii to a violent encounter to the legal troubles that put him inside to planning and executing a jailbreak on the Big Island. He shares what life on the run actually looked like in Hawaii the challenges of navigating the legal system from outside a prison the spades cheating scandal inside Hawaii's federal building and what overcoming addiction rebuilding trust and fighting job rejections with a criminal background after everything actually required. #PrisonEscape #TrueCrime #SurvivalStory #BreakingOut #FugitiveLife #CrimeAndPunishment #JusticeSystem #prisonbreak Big thanks to NORDVPN for sponsoring this episode! To get the best discount off your NordVPN plan - go to https://nordvpn.com/ianbick which will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?h... https://ianbick.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Escaped From a Maximum Security Hawaii Prison — Andrew's Full Story 05:00 His Struggles With Substance Abuse and How That Defined His Path 10:58 Rekindling Family Connections in Hawaii and What That Chapter Looked Like 14:51 The Condo Conflict and Family Dynamics That Created Dangerous Tension 19:46 Surviving a Violent Encounter That Changed Everything 24:43 Drug Use and Coping in Hawaii and What That World Really Looked Like 30:08 The Legal Troubles That Cost Him His Credibility as a Witness 34:57 Planning the Jailbreak on the Big Island — How He Did It and What It Required 39:57 The Challenges of Life on the Run in Hawaii and What That Really Looked Like 45:00 Navigating the Legal System in Hawaii From the Outside 49:56 Life Inside Hawaii's Federal Building and What That Environment Really Looked Like 54:48 The Prison Spades Cheating Scandal That Nobody Expected 59:18 The Challenges in the Criminal Justice System That Defined His Entire Experience 01:03:52 Overcoming Addiction After Prison and What That Process Actually Required 01:08:54 Overcoming Past Mistakes and What Rebuilding Trust Actually Looked Like 01:14:06 Fighting Job Rejections With a Criminal Background and What That Struggle Involved