Listen "Joy's Story"
Episode Synopsis
Joy (pseudonym) tells her story of dealing with addiction and the criminal justice system, as well as some of her family's story.
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00:00 - Start
00:12 - How Rainforest Met Joy
01:09 - The background of Joy's story
05:21 - Joy meets her first boyfriend and Xanax
10:00 - The Race War at Lee High School
12:27 - Life in addiction as a runaway
14:59 - The start of dealing with jails
17:04 - Underage stripping and drug dealing
19:17 - Getting jumped and left for dead in Third Ward
25:11 - The dangers of going to TYC (juvenile detention)
29:20 - Men and "safety"
Support The Shakedown at: https://www.patreon.com/TheShakedown
More about The Shakedown at: https://shakedown.show
Find Shakedown merch and support us at: https://wayword.press
The Shakedown on IG, Threads, FB, BlueSky, or TikTok: @gettheshakedown
Rainforest on IG: @lorax4life
00:00 - Start
00:12 - How Rainforest Met Joy
01:09 - The background of Joy's story
05:21 - Joy meets her first boyfriend and Xanax
10:00 - The Race War at Lee High School
12:27 - Life in addiction as a runaway
14:59 - The start of dealing with jails
17:04 - Underage stripping and drug dealing
19:17 - Getting jumped and left for dead in Third Ward
25:11 - The dangers of going to TYC (juvenile detention)
29:20 - Men and "safety"
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