Inmate Tea with A&P

🚨 What happens when a contagious skin condition begins spreading inside a correctional facility? In this episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, we speak with "Magic," an incarcerated individual at Neuse Correctional Institution in North Carolina, who shares his firsthand account of what he describes as a widespread scabies outbreak inside the facility. According to Magic, the outbreak bega...

Kevin Light-Roth has spent 23 years incarcerated in Washington State, including approximately nine years in solitary confinement. In this powerful conversation, Kevin takes us inside the psychological reality of prolonged isolation: the constant noise, sensory deprivation, strip-cell conditions, loss of time, and the moment when even his dreams began taking place inside a cell. Kevin also discusse...

🚨 What if you paid to send a message to your loved one... but they never received it, and you were never told why? In this episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, we sit down with Oscar, an incarcerated legal advocate who is challenging how prison electronic communications are handled inside North Carolina prisons. Oscar explains why he believes text messages sent through prison tablet systems are be...

🚨 Could one confession change the course of a man's life after 20 years in prison? In this powerful update, Derrick Harper returns to Inmate Tea with A&P to share the most significant development in his case since his original interview. Derrick explains how another incarcerated individual unexpectedly approached him and claimed responsibility for the crime Derrick has maintained he did n...

🚨 What happens when gunfire erupts inside the perimeter of a North Carolina prison? In this episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, hosts April and Pig speak with Chris, an incarcerated individual at Lumberton Correctional Institution, who describes what he says he witnessed on June 15, 2026, between approximately 7:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. According to Chris, multiple gunshots rang out while incarcerat...

The headlines reported that more than 60 incarcerated men at Alexander Correctional Institution refused orders to leave the recreation yard, an incident characterized publicly as a protest that resulted in a lockdown. But Jack, who says he was on the recreation yard that day, gives a very different account. In this exclusive Inmate Tea with A&P interview, Jack claims there was no organized pro...

What happens when a presumptive field drug test is treated as proof of guilt? In this eye-opening episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, hosts April and Pig take a closer look at how NARK II field drug test kits are being used inside North Carolina prisons. Although these tests are intended only as preliminary screening tools, incarcerated individuals are often being punished based solely on a positi...

What does two years in solitary confinement do to a person? In this powerful episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, we sit down with Lanae Tipton, a young mother incarcerated in Texas who has spent nearly two years in solitary confinement. Featured in the book Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement, Lanae shares the emotional, psychological, and physical realities of living inside a...

After our original interview with Michael Nash, significant developments have emerged in his case. In this exclusive update, Michael returns to Inmate Tea with A&P to discuss newly obtained affidavits, including one from an individual who claims a jailhouse informant's testimony was fabricated in exchange for personal benefit. Michael also shares updates regarding additional witness statem...

Michael Nash has been incarcerated since 2008 for a homicide he says he did not commit. In this powerful interview, Michael shares his story, discusses witness testimony that changed over time, missing video evidence, jailhouse informants, and new evidence that he believes points to another individual as the perpetrator. After spending more than 18 years behind bars, Michael continues fighting for...

In this urgent update episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, hosts April and Pig sit down with Maria DeLiberato, Senior Counsel with the ACLU Capital Punishment Project, to discuss the growing concerns surrounding the scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers. With Tony’s execution date approaching on May 21, serious questions remain unanswered:• 6 unidentified fingerprints found at the crime scene• Unk...

What really happens behind prison walls when it comes to drugs, overdoses, and corruption? In this powerful episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, Jimmy shares over 30 years of firsthand experience witnessing the prison drug trade from the inside. From officers allegedly smuggling contraband into facilities to inmates overdosing behind bars, this conversation pulls back the curtain on a hidden epidem...

In this powerful episode of Inmate Tea with A&P , host April and co-host Pig sit down with Gary Ward, a man serving a 55-year sentence for a crime he says he did not commit. Gary shares the devastating reality of his case, a conviction built without physical evidence, pressure to testify against a co-defendant, and a system that failed him at multiple levels. From alleged Brady violations to t...

What is prison really like and what does the public get completely wrong? In this episode of Inmate Tea, host April and co-host Pig engage with Ramelle Kamack, a guest from California, who shares insights into the realities of prison life, the misconceptions perpetuated by media, and the importance of rehabilitation. Ramelle discusses the stigma faced by incarcerated individuals, the positive rein...

In this powerful episode, Michael shares his firsthand experience navigating the grievance process inside a North Carolina correctional facility. He sheds light on the inhumane living conditions, including cold temperatures and neglect from the institution, and opens up about the emotional and mental toll these conditions take on those behind the walls. This conversation exposes the systemic failu...

In this emotional and unexpected episode, we speak with Cobey LaKemper, an incarcerated individual from North Carolina, whose story takes a shocking turn. What began as a pen pal connection born out of loneliness quickly blossomed into love, until Cobey discovered that Katie, the woman he’d fallen for, was married to the district attorney who prosecuted him. The conversation dives deep into isolat...

In this powerful episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, Derrick Harper ( #0524882 ) shares his harrowing story of wrongful conviction for a double homicide he insists he did not commit. Incarcerated for 21 years, Derrick recounts the night of the incident, the flawed investigation, and the role of witness intimidation in his conviction. He opens up about the conflicts of interest with his legal repre...

🎙️ He has an execution date… but says he didn’t do it. In this episode of Inmate Tea with A&P, we speak directly with Tony Carruthers - a man who has spent over 30 years on death row in Tennessee. Now facing execution, Tony shares his side of the story, alleging wrongful conviction, false testimony, and a system that failed him. From the moment of his arrest to the courtroom battles that follo...