S1E27 Prisoner Ex

About this episode

The episode tells the story of Donnie Reynolds, Jr, a young entrepreneur affected by the US government's Operation Fast and Furious.

THE BLURB: Having been a prisoner despite not deserving that fate, John is extremely interested in others similarly incarcerated. To that end, back before the 2024 election, we put together an episode of a podcast called "Prisoner Ex" where we told the story of Donnie Reynolds, Jr, a young, ambitious Black entrepreneur who got swept up in the US government's failed attempt to catch and prosecute Mexican drug cartel leaders by supplying them with GPS-carrying firearms. Donnie and his whole family were law-abiding citizens going about their business before the DoJ's so-called "Operation Fast and Furious" forced itself into their homes and lives. SHOW NOTES If you want to help Donnie Reynolds, Jr (and we urge you to join us in helping him), please send him a letter telling him you support him. Please address the enverlope this way: Donald Ray Reynolds, Jr Prisoner Number 32349-074, FCI Cumberland 14601 Burbridge Road SE Cumberland, MD 21502 For more great podcasts like Dead Drop, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: John Kiriakou, Alan Katz

Topics covered

• prison reform
• criminal justice
• entrepreneurship
• government operations
• personal stories

Keywords

• prisoner
• entrepreneur
• drug cartel
• GPS firearms
• Operation Fast and Furious

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US government, DoJ

Places: FCI Cumberland, Cumberland, MD

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