Shock Incarceration

Marc spends a memorable evening with family and friends at the restaurant he and Rob opened together. Over a lively meal, the group reminisces about Marc’s wild journey - Sharing humorous and emotional stories as well as their feelings on how the entire ordeal affected the family and the lessons they’ve learned.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc adjusts to his new life outside the prison walls as an ex-con on parole. With job opportunities scarce and the loan debt still an albatross around his neck, uncertainty consumes him. Though a huge opportunity soon comes from a most loyal friend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Shock program nearing its end, Marc anxiously awaits graduation day as he teeters between two polar opposite emotions: The excitement of seeing his family and friends and the inherent dread of not knowing how he’ll start over again on the outside. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc endures the increasing stress of Shock Incarceration as he inches closer and closer to completing the grueling program. A Drill Instructor informs him of a new position that adds more responsibility - and pressure - to his daily routine. Meanwhile, Ed attempts to avoid numerous obstacles that could prevent him from graduating. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With his world crashing down around him, Marc finally hits rock bottom and faces extreme consequences. As he struggles to deal with the fallout from his terrible choices, one piece of “good news” has the potential to set him on the path to rehabilitation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc’s descent to rock bottom picks up speed as he gambles, drinks, sells and does cocaine at a local dive bar several nights a week. He’s making fast cash and hooking up with faster women, but it’s all coming at a cost - And the family and lifelong friends he holds dear are unaware of his debaucherous behavior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now all alone after splitting up with Liz, Marc found himself at a neighborhood bar where he made new friends and drank heavily to forget his problems. Within weeks, his life went off the rails with all-night cocaine binges clouding Marc’s judgement and leading to one terrible decision after another. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The brutal physicality of the Shock program begins to take its toll on Marc as he braces for two consecutive Hell Weeks. Meanwhile, he learns no good deed goes unpunished as Marc’s decision to help his twin brother out of a deep financial hole has dire consequences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc Lombardo struggles to acclimate himself to the extreme rigors and discipline of the Shock Program. Meanwhile, his twin brother Dave deals with his own turmoil as he attempts to climb out of a deep legal hole.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc Lombardo arrives at Lakeview Shock Incarceration Center in Brocton, New York unprepared and oblivious to what goes on inside the barbed wire fence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc Lombardo’s life as a hard-working citizen crumbled when he discovered that his twin brother, David, defrauded him for a quarter of a million dollars. And after several bad decisions he found himself facing hard prison time...unless he survived Shock Incarceration.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.