40X Felon

40X Felon

From Worthy People by Worthy People

February 22, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 112

About this episode

Corey Gordon shares his harrowing journey from a life of crime and addiction to finding faith and redemption in prison.

*40X Felon* is not a redemption story you *expect*—it’s one you *survive*. From K2-soaked prison cells and knife-filled yards to trafficking drugs inside institutions and stacking felonies faster than most people stack regrets, Corey Gordon’s life reads like a warning label. Seventeen adult felonies by 17. Flooding prisons with narcotics. First-degree escape charges. Prosecutors pushing for 30 years. A mind addicted, a body deteriorating, and a soul running hard from God. But then—alone in solitary confinement, shaking, desperate, and out of distractions—everything changed. In a cell where death had already whispered his name, Corey encountered a living God who asked a single question that shattered his resistance: “How long will you run from Me?” What followed wasn’t jailhouse religion—it was total surrender. Chains broke. Addiction lost its grip. And a man the system had written off began to be rebuilt from the inside out. *40X Felon* is raw, unsettling, and brutally honest—but it doesn’t end in darkness. It ends with hope forged in fire: a transformed heart, a restored family, a pastor called out of prison, and proof that no sentence is stronger than grace. If you think you’ve…

People in this episode

Host: Worthy People

Guest: Corey Gordon

Topics covered

  • redemption
  • addiction
  • faith
  • transformation
  • prison
  • grace

Keywords

  • felon
  • solitary confinement
  • drug trafficking
  • Christianity
  • hope
  • transformation
  • grace

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