I Survived America’s Deadliest Prisons — This Is What 15 Years Inside Really Looked Like

Smiley B grew up in the Bronx without a father figure and was recruited into the Bloods at an early age. In and out of juvie and Rikers Island before catching two federal cases that sent him away for 15 years — he ended up cycling through 11 different federal prisons including 6 of the most violent US penitentiaries in America. Inside he became a shot caller navigated the brutal politics of gang culture in the federal system and survived things most people never come close to experiencing. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Smiley B tells the complete story — the Bronx streets the Bloods juvie Rikers the federal cases and what life inside some of America's most dangerous penitentiaries really looked like. The war stories the codes the contraband the corruption and the moment he finally decided to walk away from everything. #BloodsGang #FederalPrisonStory #RikersIsland #GangLifeSurvivor #PrisonWarStories #ShotCaller #RedemptionStory #lockedinpodcast Connect with Smiley B: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neighborhoo.... Buy his book: https://a.co/d/aaaFR7R Get 50% off the Magic Mind offer here: https://www.magicmind.com/IANB50. #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?h... https://ianbick.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Bronx Blood Who Survived 6 of America's Most Violent Federal Prisons — Smiley's Story 07:04 Early Misadventures Street Influence and What the Bronx Was Really Like 13:51 Getting Recruited Into the Bloods and What That World Actually Looked Like 21:17 Life in Juvenile Detention Centers and What He Learned There 27:51 The Art of Car Theft and the Street Education That Defined His Early Years 34:52 Understanding Gang Culture Inside the Federal Prison System 41:58 Life in High Security Penitentiaries — What Most People Never Experience 48:30 Surviving Life Inside a US Penitentiary — The Reality Nobody Talks About 55:00 The Jealousy and Tensions Within Prison Crews That Could Turn Deadly Fast 01:02:11 The Street Mentality That Governed Everything Inside Federal Prison 01:08:18 Contraband and Corruption Inside Federal Prisons — How It Really Works 01:14:49 The Unexpected Legal Troubles and Intertwined Cases That Changed Everything 01:22:01 Reflections on Prison Life and the Regrets That Come With It 01:27:49 The 2017 Raid and What That Moment Really Looked Like 01:34:08 Prison Dynamics Inmate Conflicts and the Politics That Governed Survival 01:43:43 The Moment He Decided to Walk Away and What That Transition Looked Like 01:46:50 His Message to the People Who Supported Him Through Everything