Similar environments landed Bryan Seddens and Michael McRoberts in the same place - prison. The exception is one was convicted and sentenced for a crime that he didn't commit, while the other had murdered someone and understood why he was imprisoned. Seddens used violence as a coping mechanism while McRoberts used his time playing basketball, reading and self-reflecting.  Having served 31 and 33 years, respectively, each man now is again on the same path but this time using their voices to try and stop young men from making the same mistakes that they did growing up. Hear their stories on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

In past sessions, the focus has been on how lowdown and dirty guards and prison officials are/were. But during his stint in the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston,  Mo. , Bryan Seddens came across two brothers – Charles and Kenneth Masegian – who treated him with dignity and respect. In this, the second of two interviews with the duo, hear how they met and came away with a mutual respect for one another on this latest edition of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

Inhumane conditions in prison have become a norm especially in Missouri. Family members seldom speak out for fear of retaliation against their incarcerated loved ones. However, the Missouri Prison Reform Group headed by Lori Curry is stepping in to help shed light on injustices within the prison system in the state. And having been incarcerated for 31 years, Bryan Seddens can relate and corroborate many of the things that Lori shares with us on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row at 17.  Lori and her group can be reached at moprisonreform.org or on Twitter @MissouriPrison.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

Once the prison doors slammed shut on Bryan Seddens at 17, it also slammed shut the door on his connections to family members. He would call relatives on special occasions but had the feeling that some were less than thrilled to hear from him. There were letters from aunts in the beginning, and his grandmother kept in constant contact. But once she passed away in 2012, Bryan was forced to focus more on his existence inside versus what was going on outside. And once he was released from prison in 2021, he realized that those whom he thought were in his corner throughout the years, really were not. Listen to his take on the betrayal that he still feels on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

The doors to freedom opened for Bryan Seddens in May of 2021. But because the last 31 years of his life had passed him by due to being incarcerated, there was a lot that he simply didn’t know. For instance: writing a check, paying his bills, catching a bus if needed. There are programs designed to help with the transition back to what we call normal society, but those programs let him down. With the help of his girlfriend Ceverlyn Jenkins (CJ), Bryan has found his way and is on the path to success. Listen to some of what he’s gone through on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

Life is precious. Life is fleeting. Life is what one makes of it.  And if you put yourself in a situation where jail/prison is your reality, the life that you could have had, is gone. The person that you could have become is probably not going to happen. And after spending several years behind bars, watching others around him being  executed or dying, Bryan had time to reflect on some of the decisions that he made as a youngster that derailed his future. Hear his thoughts on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

Prison is a lonely place and a world unto itself. What applies in the free world, is the opposite inside. And what normally is unappealing and uninviting, over time may cause your views to change – especially if you are sentenced to die in jail. Bryan explains the concept of Operation Booty Call and how in one minute you see a man, and the next, a celebrity lookalike in this latest session of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

Friend. Ally. Protector. Loyal. Obedient. These are words we look for in ones closest to us. Sometimes you find it, sometimes you don’t. Bryan Seddens didn’t know he could find such attributes in a dog but he has done just that. Hear how his thought process has changed after meeting and growing with Al Capone Jenkins in this latest episode of Growing Up On Death Row at 17.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

He was alone. She had recently lost her fiancee. Neither was necessarily looking for the other, but the chance to help her load a heavy box into her truck allowed them to officially meet. From that point on, Bryan and CJ have been on a rollercoaster of emotions that all relationships go through. Listen to their story and growth in this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17.https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2020352Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17

It is normal to yearn for love and affection, but prison is the last place where one looks to fulfill those needs especially surrounded by only men. However, when certain members of the LGBTQIA community were allowed to dress and look like women, it changed the way they were viewed. Sentenced to die in prison, Bryan had to deal with his own thoughts and desires but was able to overcome them by inflicting bodily harm to others and sometimes even himself. Listen to how he rose above it on this episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17. Contact us at:guodr17.com;[email protected];[email protected];[email protected];Guodr Johnson on Facebook;guodr17 on Instagram;Check out buzzsprout.com for all of your podcasting needs!www.audibletrial.com/growingupondeathrow17Thanks for listening to Growing Up On Death Row At 17