Chop It Up!
Four individuals with criminal justice involvement talk about, learn about and discuss current events through the lens of our experiences. Barry Stephens, Robert Lefleur and Urbano Ribas are three individuals who all spent over 30 years in the Florida Department of Corrections after being sentenced to LIFE as juveniles. Because of a supreme court decision, the three were able to be released from incarceration and rejoin the "free world." Michelle Fortier is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a specialization in Forensic Social Work. She works in private practice in the community after working as a Mental Health Professional for over 8 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. If you have any questions, comments or concerns we can be reached at chopituppodcast2020@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram at ChopItUp.
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Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
In this episode of Chop It Up, Robert speaks about what it means to be a juvenile offender and his experience of being a juvenile offender.
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
In this episode, we critique Robert's dating app profile, discuss Michelle's hobby, talk about confidentiality in therapy and expound on criminal thinking patterns (which Riba's accuses Michelle of having) and somehow, we finish up on gangs.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
In this video, we discuss the ins and outs of establishing and maintaining credit as someone with a felony conviction. We also discuss how family can help people who are still incarcerated to start establishing credit to help them facilitate a successful reentry. Hope this video is helpful to both the individuals with felony convictions as well as the family and friends of people with felony convictions.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
In this episode, we introduce ourselves and our histories.
We also Chop Up popular misconceptions about prison life including "suitcasing".
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Robert shares with us his recent experience of dealing with a firearm owned by someone else. He, being very smart and wanting to protect his freedom, contacted his probation officer for clarification concerning the rules of probation and firearms. Of course, always check with YOUR probation officer to make sure y'all are on the same page. We all know some can be really petty. :)
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
In this video we chop up and express our thoughts on an American society that continues to punish long after the official punishment of prison and probation.