Nancy Grace interviews women inmates in the Maricopa County (AZ) Estrella Women's Jail. This is the same jail currently housing CONVICTED MURDERER Inmate P458434 Jodi Arias.
Woah. I've (unfortunately) been in Estrella - years ago. Nothing has changed. The food IS moldy. These girls are treated terribly. The only comfort you get is from the other women, which totally blew me away. What a trip to see it again, with Nancy Grace no less....
Updates for some of the women, this is what I could find: -Stephanie Conley (curly-haired one): Sentenced to 10 years, husband sentence for 14 years. They both pled, and got 2 years off their sentence for time served. -Marissa Level (the one with the eye makeup): she is imprisoned from 2013 to 1/29/2017. This is the one she is serving in this video. - Rosa Leon (the pregnant one): re-arrested 03/04/2015 for assault. -Armithea Burks (the one with the 5 kids): re-arrested on aggravated assault charges on 06/08/2014. -Fina Dean (the one with eyebrow tattoos): Is serving 14 years, from 3/29/2013 to 07/31/2024 (minimum end date) or 7/31/2026 (max end date). -Angelina Key (the one with the partially shaved head, liked seafood): rearrested on 10/17/2014. I don't know how she got out. It says in the video that she would be serving 9 years from when this video was taken in 2013. -Lisa Gorman (the one who wanted to be a doctor): rearrested 06/17/2014 for drug related charges. -Gina Carpenter (the one with no top teeth): released in 2013. -Kim Jones (arrested for shoplifting): unsure (couldn't find) -Mariana Lopez (arm tattoos): last arrest was in 02/15/2015
Interesting that none of these ladies are blaming others for their predicaments -- they all own the blame for where they are. They all seem to have matured while incarcerated -- they are very articulate and well-spoken. This was an awesome interview -- and I really am hoping for each of them, once released, to remember what they have learned while inside. I do hope for the best of each of them -- and pray that they will find acceptance by their children and families. Stay true to yourselves. xo
Almost six years ago..I was arrested for two counts of robbery and assault..first time getting in trouble eithw the law..it started over some girl's (suppose) to had bumped my friend without saying excuse me..they got the fighting..a two on one..so I jumped in to help my friend..the police was called..they was going to let us go..until they heard on the radio..that some things was stolen..so they arrested us..and questioned us..they tried to use the reverse psychology on me..I was honest with them about everything..one cop said he knew I didn't take nothing..but I was there..which made me accessory..they judge said for the aasult each I was gone get 12 months and robbery I was gone get life..I was scared like hell..ppl telling me to plea guilty..just because of the girls race (mexican)..and they thought they was gone throw the book at me..my lawyer said to plea guilty because I said anything..so I did..and got 3 year probation..one 12 mths suspended..the other 11 months suspended..and had to do 15 days of weekend time and 5 days time served..I look back and said..I should've took it to court..I didn't know she took their stuff..it wasn't planned..by me listening to everyone else..I plead guilty..like I really was..now I can't expunged my record..it's stuck on my record..even though I got convicted for one thing..everybody can still look at my arrest record..being in jail for them five days..was hard as hell..I had one person to talk to..that really kept me going..otherwise I would've went crazy..plus I had a 3 yr old and 10 month old back home..and everytime I thought about them..I cried..I haven't been to jail since then..I changed my circle..surrounded myself with positive ppl..jail isn't where you want to be..especially if you have kids..before anything goes down that isn't right..we the ppl can feel if something isn't right..we hear this voice telling us to go or leave or don't do it..you gotta listen to your gut feeling..before you do something or get your into something stupid..knowing or not..and end up behind bars..looking stupid and scared..crying..missing your freedom and family..stay away from drama..and the ppl that create it..surround yourself with loyal dramafree positive goal oriented ppl..even if you gotta ride solo..you was born by yourself..and at the end of the day..you gone die by yourself..it's no twin beds in a casket..be safe..stay positive..no drama or negativity
The interviewer is terrible. She is much too dramatic and doesn't realise the show is about the prisoners. I agree with the comment by UhTheeNuh89, that the women should be put to work and made to do useful things. It could be a trade or forced schooling which will prepare them for release. It might not be the answer for all but it's the correct thing to do. Otherwise, it's no wonder they keep returning.
Most of these women need intense rehab and therapy, not jail. I can’t imagine the trauma of growing up without parents or family because everyone was incarcerated.
So glad my parents moved us from here to another state when I was young enough, because the neighborhood I grew up in doesn't have a lot of happy endings.
I wrote a song about the justice for Travis Alexander. It's called "Arizona Wind". Here's part of it. "The Arizona wind it reminds you every day. Of the life you could've lived, of the life you threw away. It reminds you in the evening when the desert sun goes down. That you'll never leave that place till they lay your body down." "The sun comes up and the sun goes down, another day gets written down. The days turn into months, then into years. Doing life without parole in Perryville."
I wasn't familiar with this Nancy Grace woman before this, but I'm not at all fond of her, or her tedious attempts at appearing sympathetic, nor her general demeanour.
I was there, but for only 1 day, since it was my only offense (a minor misdemeanor)...That was way back in 2002. Haven't done anything since! It really woke me up. I wished these other ladies learned from their first times, but unfortunately they didn't. I'm glad I did...Thank you, God...
I would get the shits and be pissed off if I had "to go to the toilet ............................. a stranger.................... same room" I also "thank God I'm not a criminal". This documentary is like scared straight for adults.
These women are alot like me background wise. We just went down different paths in life. It's scary to see what could have happened if I had made the wrong choices. Thank You ladies for sharing your story.
Geez Nancy is obsessed with Jodi.. "I wanna know what she does every day and how she lives" like wtf who cares how Jodi lives every day.. pretty sure it's no different than any of the other inmates.
they are drug addicts nancy, stop talking in such a judgemental voice, u are not perfect, am sick of u always behaving like u are someone else savior, what are u doing that people may not know about.......rrrrrrrrrr
I HATE it when people say "those are things we did, not who we are". The things you do MAKE you who you are. If you kill someone, you are a murderer, end of discussion.
Angelica Pickles What do you mean? I am convinced that everything we do everyday makes us either good people or bad people. I don't know what "things" you mean.
Angelica Pickles They absolutely do! The mistakes you make teach you lessons that are priceless. If a mistake hasn't happened then you won't learn from it. If you make a really bad decision with terrible consequence, then you will not do that again. It will also make you more sympathetic to someone who made the same mistakes. I believe EVERYTHING we do everyday makes us who we are. That does NOT mean you are a bad person! Let me make that clear before I end this post. A bad mistake or a bad decision can actually make you a BETTER person in the end. Just my opinion.
I am sadden for the treatment Jodi has gotten. There was a woman Ms. Powell, here who died in a cage on a hot summer day. She was thought of as less then a person because of her drug use and prostitution, but she never killed anyone or in this malicious manner. I don't think Jodi is even cute, she is a killer plain and simple, no special treatment! I can also say she WAS NOT abused by him!
They should offer the inmates access to a library, access to educational programming like the History channel, Discovery Channel etc. Set up a closed circuit television in a classroom so the women can do distance education courses. If you keep them busy and focused on positive things they won't have time or energy to cause mayhem behind prison walls.
Listen closely and open your minds. I have learned so much from the vulnerability of these women. Many, if not all, are very admitting and mentioning their wish for change. Some even confess simply being unable to change, leaving it as a mere wish, due to addictions, habits, and other distractions. These are people. I do not support crimes of any kind, but do have a softness in the core of my being for those who repent of their poor behaviors and strive for a better way of being. I have seen more monstrous beings talk about their hideous crimes with no remorse. If you could take anything from this, appreciate your freedom. One bad turn can alter your life, remove you from your family, society, etc. Truly watch who you let in your life, and be aware of those who already surround you. Make the best of now. Love and Peace to all.
I have never been able to tolerate Nancy Grace, but because you~whatchutalkinabout~ posted this__ I decided to watch it. I am so glad I did. Thank you. I cannot speak through my sobs.
I grew up t0tally sheltered and never even anyone who had been in jail so I admit I don’t know what I’m talking about- but aren’t the punishments for these ladies’ crimes waaaaaaay longer than what a man would get?! 8 years for stealing? I want to cry. This seems so awful to me. Women 99% of the time are just trying to get by. It doesn’t seem helpful to lock them up. Why not help them out of these situations instead.
I don't get the logic of today society... The first girl gets prison time for robbing a dope dealer and stabbing him and all that... Yet if a cop kills an innocent person the get off scot free...
marizz7 Which particular pavement ape are you refering to? If you are referring to michael brown, he brought it upon himself. If he wasn't shot down as a result of charging at a police officer, he would have been facing charges of attempted murder related to his attempt to take the officer's gun. Either way the doped up fool's life was ruined by his own doing.
Ill admit that I did find this segment interesting, but it also cemented everything I hate about Nancy Grace. She plays nice with the women in jail, only to turn around and make them out like they are "dangerous people." Of course they did something shitty and are in jail because of it, but sometimes people just make poor choices. Is every single one of those women dangerous, no. Are some? yes.
Criminals seem to develop their own criminal justice system where they give themselves the right to judge and condemn other inmates, punishing them and therefore committing more criminal behaviour. They should all mind their own business, repent and think about their victims and their own lives.
Thank you sooooo much, whatchutalkinbout!!!! Unfortunately, I don't have the HLN channel and I've been looking for this. Thank so much!! Hope you post tonight's episode! :D
I wouldn't mind spending more of my tax money to educate these women and prepare them for life outside. Why? Most of them are not killers. They did horrible things but those things can be forgiven. Killers don't deserve second chances but the death penalty or life without parole.
Mirquella Santos the crazy thing is that your tax money is being laundered into the pockets of the powerful crooks. the inmates work for a quarter a day, often hard labor that should cost $20/hr. so the prisons get paid for slave labor; an inmate brings in far more than one taxpayer. most of that money is gravy and so is your tax money. it's all spent on booze and prostitutes for legislators and gov officials.
+Jessica Alcorn yes. prison is very good business. it encourages lots of back door deals. Private prison pays for the campaigns of judges and officials who pay them back by making sure as many people go to jail as possible to make them more money.
+Mirquella Santos I wrote this song about justice for Travis. "Arizona Wind"Locked up in a cell reading a bookIs a small price to pay for the life that you tookBut the Arizona Wind whispers his name in the airIt won't let you forget the reason why you're there When the judge looked you in the eye and said "life without parole"You never felt so lonesome, deep down in your soulYou danced with the devil, but now the piper must be paidAnd you'll hear that Arizona wind until your dying day. The Arizona wind it reminds you every dayOf the life you could've lived, of the life you threw awayIt reminds you in the evening when the desert sun goes downThat you'll never leave that place till they lay your body down Living life behind bars is no kind of life to liveBut that's the price of your sin, the world cannot forgiveAnd the Arizona wind whispers his name in the airIt won't let you forget the reason why you're there The Arizona wind it reminds you every dayOf the life you could've lived, of the life you threw awayIt reminds you in the evening when the desert sun goes downThat you'll never leave that place till they lay your body down And the sun comes up and the sun goes downAnother day gets written downThe days turn into months, then into yearsDoing life without parole in Perryville
Rex Oates: Nice song! You mean Travis as of Jodi Arias. That's exactly what I want for her. This is my favorite part: "of the life you threw awayIt reminds you in the evening when the desert sun goes downThat you'll never leave that place till they lay your body down"
These poor women..They are just like you and me. They have made mistakes, and they are paying 4 them. Remember they are someones mother, sister, niece, neighbor! But jodi A, shes another type of evil
I don't really know Nancy Grace but this seems pretty inaccurate! Other than her asking their crime it doesn't look like she sat down and talk to them or get to know them. If she got to know half of these women she would see that they're not monsters or dangerous people and some of them nice people. She's just trying to make a show!
If you get sentenced to a year our less, you normally stay in county jail. Ask most convicts and they would say they would rather go to prison because they have more privileges.. Its a weird system.
The biggest thing that stands out to me about them,is not their crimes or the Jodi Arias connection is their GD eyebrows, or lack of or plucked into some weird shape. The worst are the tattooed words in place of the hair.
I like the way Nancy got the girl at the end to say "goodbye friend' in sign language. ! That was a barb toward Arias. Love it! jodi wants to teach sign language in prison remember? Lol. It was likely killing miss nasty ass Arias that Nancy was interviewing everyone and ignoring her. Not that either one would have anything nice to say about the other. I am thoroughly convinced that Nancy Grace would refuse to interview jodi ..
It depends on what jail. Many inmates can use a marker. Other jails allow basic makeup products. As u can see anyone in the video wearing makeup is generaply just eyes and lips. U can do that with any marker or cheap makeup pencil
+Katie Risley Can't they get it on commissary? If you have seen Beyond Scared Straight, they let transsexual inmates in the alternative lifestyle unit have wigs and nail varnish. Not sure though whether they just make exception for them though.
I know this is off topic, but could you PLEASE, please, PLEASE upload the Jodi Arias Lifetime movie, Dirty Little Secrets, (if you have it)? I did not have a chance to see it :/ Thanks for all your posts, I really love them :))
it's hard to catch what everyone is saying when everyone is talking at the same time. maybe she can hear at the scene, but through video, nope, i can't make it out
Nancy Grace had so much fun at that jail in Arizona, those female prisoners made her day. She's lucky that these women were picked to do an interview with her without FREAKING THE FUCK OUT AND ASSAULTING HER, even that corrections officers were present.
Nancy is only there to get info on Jodi.. Gaining the trust to squeeze some juice lol. We already know who and what Nancy is.. I know some are doing the boo hoo story thing, but what I see is these grown women who are stuck. Stuck in a system that likes exactly where these women are. They need more programs in there, more useful programs for inmates who really want to change and do better with their lives like computer or secretary skills, public and emotional skills which follow outside after the release date because they are being released eventually. Its so sad to see these mothers, daughters and sisters who are in there for petty things (besides murder of course) but still.. I don't know, I just feel for them. It starts in the home because they learn from somewhere, stuck in the system. Like someone who is wanting to commit suicide.. its a cry for help. Life is hard enough.
That girl with the curly hair top row right is so scary. I would see those crazy eyes in my nightmares. These women are all drug addicts and can't break free. Drugs will make you not care about your family or anything else but getting high. As soon as they get out, they will be back to the same.
although I'm usually annoyed by Nancy , she had struck up a conversation flow of connection with the women , I felt.... really worth some more journalistic investigation by Nancy Grace ..