The Snowball

Kevin Sanders is nearing the end of his sentence at the notorious Lewisburg federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania. He's been in prison for nearly 10 years, but he is quiet and nonviolent, and doesn't fit in at Lewisburg - which is home to some of the worst criminals in the country.

Kevin wants to just keep his head down and serve out his time, but he becomes embroiled in a brutal gang war instigated by the Aryan Brotherhood. One morning he finds himself locked in an exercise cage with a sworn enemy of the Brotherhood, and faces a stark choice: Fight or die.

His case is picked by a public defender named Scott Powell who ropes in his old school friend Carla Conti to tell Scott's story. Carla and Kevin become unlikely friends as the team fights to clear Kevin's name, and expose the corruption and gang violence that is rife in America's federal prisons.

But before long, both Kevin's and Carla's lives are in danger.

You can buy Carla's book Chained Birds from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKWFG9F4

And preorder her next book, The Jacklighter, from Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/carlaconti/the-jacklighter-a-true-crime-story - where there are also bundles available that include the eBook and audiobook of Chained Birds.

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Artwork by Spencer Wilson

Music by Premium Beat

Theme: Noir Guitar by Jonathan Boyle

Tracks featured in this episode:

• Private Investigation by Peter McIsaac Music
• Set the World on Fire by Ferrari Tzar
• IRL by Wolves
• Moody Western by Brightside Studio
• Down in the Canyon by Ryan Scott