I Was a Corrupt Correctional Officer — Then I Went to Prison
Robert Rodriguez served in the military then became a correctional officer in Georgia — stepping straight into what he describes as one of the most corrupt prison systems in America. He participated in beatings witnessed extreme abuse and watched officers get promoted for staying silent. He rose to sergeant. Then a fatal drunk driving accident gave him a 14 year prison sentence — and everything flipped.In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Robert tells the complete story of what happened when the corrupt sergeant entered the very world he once controlled — now wearing shackles instead of a badge. He didn't just survive inside. He became a high ranking gang member smuggled contraband controlled prison politics had illicit relationships with staff and helped run operations from behind bars. This is one of the most remarkable role reversal stories we have ever told on this show. #PrisonStories #TrueCrimePodcast #DirtyCop #CorrectionalOfficer #WentToPrison #LawEnforcementTruth #RedemptionStory #LockedInPodcast Thank you to BLUECHEW & GLD for sponsoring this episode: BlueChew: Visit https://bluechew.com/ and use promo code LOCKEDIN at checkout to get your first month of BlueChew & pay five bucks for shipping. GLD: New customers get 50% Off AND a FREE chain with code LOCKEDIN at https://www.gld.com/ Connect with Robert Rodriguez: TikTok @RoyalRodriguez824 Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?h... https://ianbick.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Corrupt Prison Guard to High Ranking Gang Member — Robert's Full Story 03:00 Growing Up Rough and What Joining the Military Changed About Everything 06:00 Why He Chose Corrections After the Streets and What He Found There 10:00 The Brutal Culture of Violence Cover Ups and Lawsuits Inside Georgia Prisons 17:00 The Dirty Officer Tactics That Got People Promoted Instead of Fired 22:00 The Corruption Stories They Never Wanted Exposed — What Really Happened 29:00 The DUI That Turned a Sergeant Into an Inmate — What That Night Really Looked Like 36:00 The Legal Fight Conviction and What Entering Prison as Former Staff Actually Felt Like 41:00 Fearing for His Life — Protective Custody vs Yard Politics and the Choice He Had to Make 47:00 How He Gained Respect and Built a Network Despite Being a Former Officer 53:00 Becoming a High Ranking Prison Gang Member and What That Actually Required 01:00:00 Contraband Paid Off Guards and How He Helped Run the System From the Inside 01:09:00 The Illicit Relationships With Staff and the Abuse of Power Behind Bars 01:16:00 The Insane Prison Stories That Defined His Survival and What Fear Really Feels Like 01:27:00 Losing Everything — How Prison Finally Broke His Ego and Changed Who He Was 01:38:00 Life After Prison — What Rebuilding and Finding Redemption Actually Looks Like 01:47:00 The Final Lessons About Power That Only Come From Being on Both Sides of the Bars
