Inside a Level 4 Prison: How Gangs Turn Boys Into Killers

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Rudy, who served 25 years for a gang-related murder, to unpack childhood abandonment, prison politics, heroin addiction, riots, and the slow, stubborn work of change. He explains how sobriety, accountability, and compassion opened a path to parole and a life of service. • moving homes, motel living, and a father in prison • third-grade violence, shame, and no coping skills • juvenile hall as status and belonging • the drive-by, denial, and a 50-to-life sente...