English’s nightmare in prison began with his crime one involving his own child I
his crime one involving his own child I
his crime one involving his own child I had a beautiful baby boy three months
had a beautiful baby boy three months
had a beautiful baby boy three months old I was going around making phone
old I was going around making phone
old I was going around making phone calls and I was waiting for somebody to
calls and I was waiting for somebody to
calls and I was waiting for somebody to call him back and I was playing with my
call him back and I was playing with my
call him back and I was playing with my son and I accidentally dropped him
and when I did he landed on the back of
and when I did he landed on the back of his head um we had hardwood floors in
his head um we had hardwood floors in
his head um we had hardwood floors in the house so he fractured his skull in
the house so he fractured his skull in
the house so he fractured his skull in the back when he landed and he went into
the back when he landed and he went into
the back when he landed and he went into a seizure when the police arrived they
a seizure when the police arrived they
a seizure when the police arrived they saw a very different story English
saw a very different story English
saw a very different story English already had two warrants for battery on
already had two warrants for battery on
already had two warrants for battery on his record and the evidence suggested
his record and the evidence suggested
his record and the evidence suggested that English had shaken and beaten his
that English had shaken and beaten his
that English had shaken and beaten his son they arrested me for aggravated
son they arrested me for aggravated
son they arrested me for aggravated battery cruelty to children and then
battery cruelty to children and then
battery cruelty to children and then when they pulled the plug on my son’s
when they pulled the plug on my son’s
when they pulled the plug on my son’s life they upgraded the charges to malice
life they upgraded the charges to malice
life they upgraded the charges to malice murder cruelty and children aggravated
murder cruelty and children aggravated
murder cruelty and children aggravated assault aggravated battery and an they
assault aggravated battery and an they
assault aggravated battery and an they stuck on three more counts of felony
stuck on three more counts of felony
stuck on three more counts of felony murder with each of those charges facing
murder with each of those charges facing
murder with each of those charges facing the possibility of a capital murder
the possibility of a capital murder
the possibility of a capital murder trial he took a plea and is serving a
trial he took a plea and is serving a
trial he took a plea and is serving a 20-year sentence but in prison crimes
20-year sentence but in prison crimes
20-year sentence but in prison crimes against children are the most despised
against children are the most despised
against children are the most despised even though I didn’t do those things
even though I didn’t do those things
even though I didn’t do those things that they said I did you know it’s still
that they said I did you know it’s still
that they said I did you know it’s still a crime involving a child and then you
a crime involving a child and then you
a crime involving a child and then you got a lot of people around here who just
got a lot of people around here who just
got a lot of people around here who just don’t like things like that you know
don’t like things like that you know
don’t like things like that you know I’ve had people call me free pick
I’ve had people call me free pick
I’ve had people call me free pick hypocrite sissy child killer one guy
hypocrite sissy child killer one guy
hypocrite sissy child killer one guy calls me the professor another guy calls
calls me the professor another guy calls
calls me the professor another guy calls me XP which is short for Christmas
me XP which is short for Christmas
me XP which is short for Christmas package
the name seemed like something out of
the name seemed like something out of high school but in prison each one is a
high school but in prison each one is a
high school but in prison each one is a label a brand that opened English up for
label a brand that opened English up for
label a brand that opened English up for the worst kind of attacks it began
the worst kind of attacks it began
the worst kind of attacks it began simply over a CD player it was involving
simply over a CD player it was involving
simply over a CD player it was involving gangsters gangbangers you know person
gangsters gangbangers you know person
gangsters gangbangers you know person was supposed to be a you know og crib
was supposed to be a you know og crib
was supposed to be a you know og crib and I had something he wanted
and I had something he wanted
and I had something he wanted there was a CD player I had and he saw
there was a CD player I had and he saw
there was a CD player I had and he saw the CD player and he used to come and
the CD player and he used to come and
the CD player and he used to come and listen to it all the time the CD player
listen to it all the time the CD player
listen to it all the time the CD player was stolen and when the gang member got
was stolen and when the gang member got
was stolen and when the gang member got put in the hole
put in the hole
put in the hole Adrian English acquired another
Adrian English acquired another
Adrian English acquired another dangerous label and so all of a sudden
dangerous label and so all of a sudden
dangerous label and so all of a sudden you know I’ve got my name being dragged
you know I’ve got my name being dragged
you know I’ve got my name being dragged through the mud people thinking I’m a
through the mud people thinking I’m a
through the mud people thinking I’m a snitch and that is the worst label to
snitch and that is the worst label to
snitch and that is the worst label to have in prison you will get killed for
have in prison you will get killed for
have in prison you will get killed for being a snitch I’ve seen it happen
being a snitch I’ve seen it happen
being a snitch I’ve seen it happen English wasn’t killed but he says
English wasn’t killed but he says
English wasn’t killed but he says something else happened something he
something else happened something he
something else happened something he refers to simply as it so they moved me
refers to simply as it so they moved me
refers to simply as it so they moved me to the cell of another inmate and he
to the cell of another inmate and he
to the cell of another inmate and he knew what was going on push came to
knew what was going on push came to
knew what was going on push came to shove worse came to worse I fought and I
shove worse came to worse I fought and I
shove worse came to worse I fought and I fought and you know there’s only so much
fought and you know there’s only so much
fought and you know there’s only so much fighting you got to do you know but in
fighting you got to do you know but in
fighting you got to do you know but in the end it wasn’t enough and you know
the end it wasn’t enough and you know
the end it wasn’t enough and you know the man knocked me out and when I came
the man knocked me out and when I came
the man knocked me out and when I came to you know
it was pretty much over and done with
it was pretty much over and done with you know the first 24 hours are always
you know the first 24 hours are always
you know the first 24 hours are always the worst you know cuz you’re you’re a
the worst you know cuz you’re you’re a
the worst you know cuz you’re you’re a shock you’re not you think about what
shock you’re not you think about what
shock you’re not you think about what happened why it happened you try to
happened why it happened you try to
happened why it happened you try to justify it you try to rationalize it you
justify it you try to rationalize it you
justify it you try to rationalize it you blame yourself you think that there’s
blame yourself you think that there’s
blame yourself you think that there’s something wrong with yourself you know
something wrong with yourself you know
something wrong with yourself you know they always talk about it happening to
they always talk about it happening to
they always talk about it happening to women out there they don’t really like
women out there they don’t really like
women out there they don’t really like talking about it happened in the men
talking about it happened in the men
talking about it happened in the men because you know we’re supposed to be
because you know we’re supposed to be
because you know we’re supposed to be macho you know we have a line that just
macho you know we have a line that just
macho you know we have a line that just can’t be crossed and that line was
can’t be crossed and that line was
can’t be crossed and that line was crossed with me you know
rape is the secret in prison fuel talk
rape is the secret in prison fuel talk about and although the prison launched
about and although the prison launched
about and although the prison launched an investigation there was not enough
an investigation there was not enough
an investigation there was not enough evidence to support the charges
in some ways it’s made me bitter some
in some ways it’s made me bitter some ways has made me more cynical in some
ways has made me more cynical in some
ways has made me more cynical in some ways it’s made me angrier
ways it’s made me angrier
ways it’s made me angrier it’s definitely wounded and scarred me
it’s definitely wounded and scarred me
it’s definitely wounded and scarred me whether it happened or not
whether it happened or not
whether it happened or not adrian english put himself in a kind of
adrian english put himself in a kind of
adrian english put himself in a kind of psychological isolation he hopes this
psychological isolation he hopes this
psychological isolation he hopes this retreat will keep him out of harm’s way
retreat will keep him out of harm’s way
retreat will keep him out of harm’s way at Hayes but in prison there is no
at Hayes but in prison there is no
at Hayes but in prison there is no escape
escape
escape [Music]
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