Hard Time: A Look At The Law Inside The Walls

About Hard Time: A Look At The Law Inside The Walls

To get ALL the NEW episodes, become a paid subscriber with this link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hardtime/subscribe Thinking about a career in corrections? Thinking about committing a crime? Correctional Sergeants Jake Welder and Jonathan Bates talk about life and the law behind bars, the challenges facing America's Forgotten Cop-- the correctional officer. The first responders on beats made up exclusively of our communities' most dangerous people. MERCH https://my-store-108c6f6.creator-spring.com/

Publisher

Jon and Jake Welder

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Dec 2023

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

163 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   224: THE DRONE BREAKOUT: The Super Criminal Who Tried to FLY Out of Prison

   This sounds like something out of an action movie. South Korean “super criminal” Park Wang-yeol allegedly planned an extraordinary prison escape: use a massive drone to lift him over the walls and carry him to freedom. The plot involved outside accomplices, testing, careful preparation—and a flying machine powerful enough to carry a grown man. But could it actually have worked? We break down Park Wang-yeol’s drone prison escape plan, how authorities uncovered it, and one of the most audacious alleged jailbreak schemes imaginable.

2. 

   25 May 2026

   NEW SHOW, MORE OF THE SAME. EVERY DAY

   Starting today there's a new episode of COMM CENTER TRUE CRIME-- on The Comm Center With Drew Breasy. It's more of the COMM CENTER you love: 911 calls, compelling stories and Jon's takes. Starting June 1 it's subscriber only content, so check it out while you can.

3. 

   7 May 2026

   223. Josef Fritzl's Do It Yourself Prison

   In this true crime episode, Jon—a former corrections officer—dives into the horrifying case of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian monster who imprisoned his own daughter for 24 years beneath his family home. Joined by a special guest who jokes she’s lived her whole life like a prisoner—and who happens to be a direct descendant of a criminal—they unpack captivity, control, and why history keeps producing people who think “secret basement prison” is a lifestyle choice.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

23 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

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Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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