Guarding Charles Manson at San Quentin Prison -Darren Monahan (follow up)
Source: YouTube · Soft White Underbelly · published May 29, 2025 · 1:35:58
Former correctional officer and police officer Darren Monahan shares insights from his career working at San Quentin Prison and Richmond Police Department, emphasizing how treating people with respect can save lives 3:14.
Key Takeaways:
• Death row inmate escorts required yelling "dead man walking" to make other inmates squat down until they passed 2:06
• Charles Manson would perform for visitors and give philosophical advice to officers 4:29
• A northern Mexican inmate was mistakenly put in the southern yard and was attacked by 15 inmates 10:00
• Richard Ramirez was stabbed on his first yard day and later had a relationship with a juror from his trial 12:02
• Monahan's respectful treatment of inmates like Frank Coffee led to positive relationships and later rehabilitation 26:01
Monahan's career demonstrates how remaining calm and treating people with respect can create life-saving opportunities for both officers and inmates 38:20.
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So then again, something else kicks in my head. Something ain't right. So I said, 'What are you guys doing? I got you for speeding. They said, 'Yes, sir. And I said, ' Okay. And he goes, "Before you start," he goes, "I'm on parole." He's on parole. I'm sitting on a handgun. He's sitting on a handgun. And if you look in the back seat, there's a shotgun laying in the floor. All right, Darren, great to see you again. Oh, thanks, Mark. Thanks for having me here. Part part two, I guess. Part two. Yeah, your your first video was such a hit that we decided to bring you back because you were uh you I think you got almost a million views on that first video, which was which was impressive. I uh I know that my audience loves all these prison stories, right? And you said you have a whole lot more. So…