It doesn't feel right to call this just a "fucked up situation" because it's obviously much more than that - Ricky was clearly set-up to die by the corrections officers. They put him in a cell with a prisoner who might as well have "weapon" tattooed on his forehead for how predictable he is, then IGNORED the 28 people calling for help for him, then they covered it up by handling the "investigation" themselves. The thing about taking away the life-support without alerting the family is just inhuman, and the fact that the COs all got promotions instead of prison sentences speaks VOLUMES about the state of Florida's prisons. It would take a frightening amount of corruption to cover this up like they did; dozens of people must be involved, or at least knew about it but looked the other way. Absolutely despicable behavior from the Florida Department of Corrections.

My brother was in prison for 7 years. There were a few inmates that noticed he always had money on his books. So they started forcing him to call us and extort us for money or they would harm. We tried to call and let them know what was happening, but they didnt care. Nothing was ever done. Glad he made it out safely.

my nephew was found dead in a Florida county jail. had a successfully open up a taxi co. to six cars. And this is a man who then did 10 years full ride. 6"3 and 220 lbs. so when they said that HE HUNG HIMSELF this didn't set well with me. And my brother-in-law I told him to go done their and find out what happened, and did nothing I'm not in the family no more. thank God, What type of a man doesn't want to find out what happen to his oldest son.

I did ten years in prison. I'm going to tell you this. The only way to hurt somebody like that is to do something to a family member of his during the court case. This man Is has to get a reverend call. Has to be told one of his innocent family members has had the same fate as what you did do this guy. That's the only thing that would start to change this man.

That "fight or fuck" part made me want to hurt that guard, RIP Ricky you were just trying to do your time, Ive committed worse crimes then this kid smh, Josh this is probably one of the saddest stories I've heard from this channel and I've watched a lot of your videos, I cant imagine the fear he must have felt, God be with his family and I truly mean that

This is really sad. As someone who had to get locked up to get sober, I feel like this young man got the chance to change his life taken away from him.

Was down Bayside in 2017 and dude, a cool good vibes kid who was in the cell next to mine got a new bunkie named "champ", who then quickly proceeded to disrespect him and steal his trays, his commissary, and his personal belongings. The victim was a very patient, very self-controlled dude. He managed to take the abuse for a whole week while he acquired the right tool, made sure it was ready to go, and then around 2am slashed the total shit out of champs face and poked him up in the sides. I dont know what happened to dude, but I saw champ at another prison a year later and he had crutches and a colostomy bag.

As a co, story’s like these just make me shake my head 🤦‍♂️ they absolutely should be held responsible. One thing to mess with difficult inmate, but to get him killed is criminal.

Martin's family should be suing the correctional facility as this should never have been able to happen

This is the thing people dont get. When youre in prison nobody there cares about your health or safety

I'm glad you are letting people know about this terrible situation in prison

Damn bro I need these stories sometimes. Whenever I’m starting to think about going back, one of these crazy prison stories pops up. And I realize the stress I’m dealing with out here isn’t worse than what I would be dealing with on the inside bro. I NEED THESE some days, keeps my mind on track and really pushes my positivity towards being out and the blessings that I have now.

That’s one of the cruelest stories I’ve ever heard. Knowing the CO’s set him up is terrible. Those SWORN to protect him and keep him safe. Everyone involved should be put in prison. And the inmate who committed such a violent crime should be put to death. Today, not in 20 years, today.

He and people like him are the reason as to why I support the Death Penalty.

One additional fact. Rogers had the murder charge against him dismissed for this incident. That seals the deal that there is something MUCH larger at play to have this many levels of corruption in the institution.

I just found your channel and I have to admit hearing these stories from prison got my ptsd kicked in high gear.. I’ve been to federal and state prison in Alabama around 25 years ago. I just wanted to say thank you for posting these stories cause people need to know how important freedom is and how fast it can be taken away

We should be able to get a special circumstances trial to put people like this down, the fact that we keep “jiggaman” in the same place as non violent drug offenders is insanity

It was an authorized hit by the guards. No way it was not a setup

I really hope there is justice someday. These prisons are so messed up.

Been watching, subscribed and joined as a member for about 5-6 years now. People don't realize the amount of content Ol' Death puts out. Still my go to channel buddy!!!! Hope u n the fam are well and thriving!!!!

Truly a crazy situation that could have and should have never happened. Unfortunately, as a former correction officer I know all too well how corrupt the guards can be. They absolutely hold grudges and will break any and all rules to " teach an inmate a lesson" especially if they know they can get away with it. It's a sad reality. It's always the inmates word vs the guards words and we know how that ends. The main thing people need to understand and take from this incident is DO NOT GET LOCKED UP!! Easier said than done but seriously, DONT GO TO PRISON! There are no rules! There is no boundaries that won't be crossed either by other inmates or the guards themselves. IT IS NOT WORTH IT! Trust me, you would rather live poor and be homeless for life rather than be in prison for however long. It is not cool, you don't get stripes, you don't get love and you damn sure don't get any prizes for being locked up. All you will get is the possibility to not come home and instead leave in a bag. Think before you do something dumb even if it's a small or minimal crime because you aret guaranteed to make it through your sentence

This is sad, he had two daughters. He could have put his life back together after his time. Hope someone takes the big guy on in there and gives him some karma. RIP Martin

I went to prison at 30yrs old with a 4 year sentence. My first celly was 26 yrs old and already been in for 11 yrs and his total sentence was 40 yrs. He had been there Since he was 15 years old for murder. I will say right now, he and I were nothing alike.

How the hell could there be no violation of policy here, it's actually pathetic that none of these CO's were punished. At this point, fire the entire review board, everyone in the entire chain of command, investigate the investigators, complete overhaul, prison sentences for all

They need to put lie detectors on the guards and put them in prison if they did this

The feds need to get involved into this incident and especially this facility. Something isn’t right and the CO’s need to be held accountable.

I cannot believe that I just found your channel❣️ I am true crime obsessed and now I found you and I must say... I am loving your story telling and excited to watch more of you! Thank you for what you do❣️

Says a lot about the inmates vs the guards. If you go to prison, the guards ain't protecting you, they're placing bets on who's going to win. Welcome to hell.

Man thank you for all your content! It has got me through some rough ass times in life after getting sober & staying out the pin! You have no idea what you've done for me,

Sad ...tragic and disgusting story of the American penal system. Rest in peace Mr Martin

When I signed my 10 year plea deal with 5 to serve I experienced some similar stuff. I had a couple of real strange bunk mates while waiting sentencing at the intake center. One guy was in there for drug trafficking, but was under an investigation for the murder of a police officer. He told some snitch in the prison they’ll never find the officer because he’s buried under his house. Of course the snitch reaches out to his attorney who then talks to the AG. After a full search of the property a body was found in which turned out to be the police officer. The inmate was indicted for the murder and then hung himself from his top bunk after the last count that night. His roommate woke up to the body hanging in front of his bed by a sheet.

I'm certain that there will be a lawsuit over this, and I hope that the CO's get put in cells like Mr. Martin was put into! Thoughts and prayers to his daughters and family.

The CO’s should be charged for this. This was clearly avoidable.

At times when you feel the whole world is against you and just keeps feeding you shit…you hear stories like this that put things into perspective. None of us are spared from the trials & tribulations of life, but there is always somebody you would not dare trade places with. Ricky is def one of them. Salute for the dope story

My brother died in prison on November 14th 2023, he was serving a life sentence but had a release date in 2029.. the claim he had hep c & hep b. He went into prison in 2004 & never had a hospital visit til 2019.. our family wasn't EVER notified and his emergency contact was his capital mitigation specialist & she is who took him off of life support. We tracked his body down & he was bruised, his skull was crushed in & no internal autopsy was performed.. his death was classified as natural causes. I requested all his disciplinary & movement records... it made me sick what I read. We only have 120 days to file something with the courts and the medical examiner slow played tf outta us.. we have til May to get the ball rolling... rip brother.

That dude with life gets his kicks from killing. So i agree to not put certain people or anyone in a cell with him. That's either stupid or they want to see what happens for entertainment purposes. In which case the prison should be under investigation

Ricky Martin and Mr. Rogers huh? Interesting...

My prayers to Ricky and his daughters...🙏🏻😪

Sad situation. Him having a life sentence is not sn issue but Roger's in house behavior is why they should have NEVER been placed together. My heart goes out to him.

This is why I never pushed paperwork. On inmates or COs. I wasn’t about to be put on a hit list even if multiple other inmates were submitting grievances about a particular issue. At the end of the day if he just did his time from the start laying low and fighting only when and if necessary, then maybe he wouldn’t have been transferred to this more treacherous prison. But I agree that it should be a policy about lifers separated from people with a reasonable release date. Poor guy. Stay free!

Dude should go out the same way he did that guy. Justice would be to let a group in his cell and do the same.

My Condolences to Rickies family. Hope they find some kind of peace. And may he rest in eternity.

Crazy how much your channel has grown, bro. Good shit, man. Keep up the good work

This inmate Rogers should never have been anywhere but in solitary confinement for life. His behavior in prison showed him to get a clear and unrepentant danger to anyone he had access to. The prison is hopefully sued and whoever chose to house a petty criminal with him fired and personally sued.

Bro idk why I have taken so long to say something, but I just saw to where you said many people haven't watched ur content, especially old and I gotta say dude I've been rockin with you since day 1 almost 5 years ago. Man I started watching ur content in a homeless shelter and I've been alot of places ever since but I never quit watching. It's become for a long time video's to look forward to and watch like a ritual in part of my program day by day. I appreciate what you do dude and wanna tell you that you make more of an impact that you get credit for but you do. I find discipline and humor which keeps me straight. It's good stuff dude !

Just got out of FLORIDA DOC Sunday and lemme tell this case is more common than you think. I’m so blessed to be out 🙏 and god bless this man’s family couldn’t imagine

How the hell did the CO’s just get away Scott free?!?! I knew the American prison system was messed up, but this is beyond anything I thought could happen there. I’m very thankful that I’m an Aussie & that if I ever make a mistake and wind up in prison; it won’t cost me my life.

This was easily one of your finest moments, Josh !

I've heard about this story before and it's absolutely vile. The cops don't give a s#!t!!! 💩

Something like this happened to my robber and assaulter in prison. He died like over a year ago in Maine. He was brain dead cause of his cellmate.

This reminds me of a famous quote by Dostoevsky... Something similar happened here in my home country of Finland couple of years ago. Bearly adult 18-19yo guy who had some learning disabilities got sent to prison and in the first few weeks he was in a 6 man "travel cell" which is where you'll spend the first weeks. One guy started beating on him and the next day got his friend moved to the same cell, they tortured him brutally for 3 days streight, beating, burning, suffocating, making him drink boiling water etc and they even rap*d him in the bathroom a few times and at the end they suffocated him with a plastic bag and told the guards after eating breakfast next to the body, that he killed himself. The guards 100% knew about it and did nothing and didn't get punished. The other guys just had to watch them do that, because being a snitch is one of the worst sins here too and didn't want that to happen to them. Finland is more known for humane treatment of prisoners, but sick shit happens everywhere.

It's very important that you put this reality of prison into your videos all a man can do to cope with his trauma is to try to cut up and make light of it but the cruel realities of prison rarely make it to the surface

I literally can't wrap my head around how or why they would continue putting dude in cells with people knowing damn well dude was that way. Honestly that infuriates me too no end. Like bro that is wild

DON'T PUT YOURSELF AT THE MERCY OF "THE SYSTEM" - don't end up in jail or prison or a gang or in the military (if you can avoid it) or in a crooked organization of any kind if you're able to avoid it. Get a job, save your money, buy a house you can pay off no matter how bad the house is, and keep to yourself as much as possible.

Absolutely horrible! I feel so bad for the young man who lost his life which could have been totally avoided and I feel bad for his daughters who lost their dad. I used to be a CO in a maximum security prison. I went through the boot camp which teaches you everything about guns, codes that we would use for writing up inmates and self defense training. I was trained on how to take a grown man down really fast. I only worked in the prison for around six weeks and I quit because I didn’t like being in a man’s maximum security prison located in Texas. Most of all, I didn’t like how the guards were towards inmates and I honestly was scared shitless. The CO’s were told when we were hired that we need to appreciate our jobs because the prisons belong to the inmates and they are just letting us work there.

Definitely! Highlights of your achived videos is a great idea! Sometimes, new subscribers can become overwhelmed with a large collection of great videos. Showing snippets of your videos will entice people to go through your collection! Keep up the fantastic work!! Respect from Canada! ✌🏾

I did my bid in Florida and thas one thing they never took into consideration was the fact that they would constantly put short timers in a cell with lifers. There is no regard when it comes to classification.

This is so sad. Those COs are evil. They didn’t care at all, or he was right about believing the COs were after him because they know better not to put an inmate who has nothing to live for doing 2 life sentences who already attacked and killed other cell mates in the same cell as a guy who has like 36 months until he’s out with a wayyy lighter wrap sheet and time sentenced in the same dann cell. There should be a law and more caring inmates and no corruption

Dude; your videos should be shown in the intake at correctional facilities and to those found guilty of any crime against a person. People should know that the time is just a part of what their stay entails; surviving it is another. i speak from experience of being a former c.o.

Thank you for bringing this story to light, Death. We appreciate you.

To quote the old folks, Rogers is "going to die like a dog." And those people that put him in there with that maniac, should be held accountable.

My lady was just telling me about her uncle. I’ve heard many stories from his sister as well.. Definitely had to look it up. U actually got alot of things correct . Good coverage!🙏🏾

Your content and delivery are great,its really interesting to watch as there are so many differences to U.S prison policy and New Zealand policy which is based on the U.K system.We have loads of stories much like the ones I hear on this and Criddys channel.I like how you keep it real,dish out solid advice for people who dont understand how prison works,and recomend people do not go there.We been watching your vids for a few days now.Keep pumping out the content.Chur.

This was let happen by the staff. Ive seen COs pop the doors to let inmates in to beat other inmates after lock down.

U do be having some interesting stories.. keep it up I literally come home from work and watch you and Joe baker while I have a drink and smoke mainly cause I can relate to yall stories even with out visual cause I did 4 yrs in state In 2005 then caught a 15yr Fed case in 2013.. keep it coming my guy..

Things like this is a sad situation. I just had a very close friend of mine that had about a month left on his sentence and was in solitary confinement and got killed by his cellmate he was 28 years old 😢

The classification problem is crazy in FL. You can tell a lot of thought was put into these cases where an inmate was killed right before going home 🏡

I been watching your videos for a few years now and this is definitely your best one yet. Keep the knowledge & wisdom coming.

This is pitiful AF and I hope you rest in peace Ricky. You're a martyr and I won't ever forget you.

That's really sad what happened to Ricky Martin. A similar thing happened in Ontario, Canada. A young man who was a new inmate who was in for a minor drug related offence was put in a pod where an inmate bullied him even in front of guards who did nothing. They were put in a cell together and during lock down at night he beat the young man to death. In the morning his body was dragged out and left in the shower where guards found him. It was very sad.

Keep getting these stories out there for the victims who can't tell Thier side! 🙏💯 Respect from one ex convict to another! Family and responsibilities are what keeps me out of trouble today!

I have a crazy jail story where I was tortured by COs after being arrested on a misdemeanor warrant at my job for damaging property while skateboarding in a different county. By the time I got bail I had to be carried out of the jail bc I couldn't move.

My brother just did 14 yrs in this place.. my brother came out of there not the same as he went in

I agree. That was a setup right from the start. The CO's had it in for him and new the new inmate would kill him. That should be a lesson to anyone who goes to prison. Don't piss off the guards.

The C.O.'s should have their names,addresses, and what they did posted everywhere so people can hopefully make the rest of their lives a living hell.

In the state of Illinois height and size does matter, it's prison policy to match inmates because of this very reason so you can defend yourself

This is a brutal story. That poor poor man. This story really shows that there is zero mental health treatment when you are incarcerated. Rogers is 100 percent mentally ill, made worse by the whole prison environment.

Ricky was called solely because he was white, yet I don’t hear anyone calling this a hate crime. If a white dude did this to a black dude people would lose their minds. So tired of the double standards.

RIP RICKY MARTIN. YOU MAY OF PLAYED UP BUT YOUR PLACE IN HEAVEN IS ETERNAL.

You are 1000%! You don't put a Guy in a Cell with a Lifer than Has nothing To lose. Crazy!

This story is absolutely brutal. It's not often you hear of a Muslim who is both a homosexual and a murderer. The man has absolutely no morals, whatsoever.

I'm 65 years old. But even in my best days, I wouldn't last a week in jail to say nothing about prison. I love my freedom and privacy to much. I was in the Army for 20 years and those first couple years living in the barracks before I made rank drove me nuts.

I’m a native lifelong resident of Florida and I was a juvenile delinquent and in my early 20s was arrested a couple times and did 8 months classified as a violent offender and did my time with violent offenders. Now in my mid 40s I haven’t been arrested since my early 20s , not even a traffic ticket since 08 . But I grew up in the hood and so I was routinely dealing with career criminals, Dope , violence just going about my day and because of my surroundings a situations . I’ve had a lot of interactions with law enforcement. Unless you have lived in Florida for years and have had your boots on the ground. There’s no way for you to really understand that Florida law enforcement is a totally different animal. Florida Is a beautiful state and I love it . But I stay on my toes with my head on a swivel because Florida law enforcement has always had full unquestionable support of Government. But ! It’s getting much worse. And Ive been telling people in comments for a few years now, that is was going to get worse and the reasons why. And just a few weeks ago a saw a story in the news talking about the very thing I’ve been saying was going to happen. Florida is aggressively recruiting law enforcement from across the country and the bulk of them have criminal records or serious issues with their conduct as officers that lead to them being terminated in their respective states. Florida doesn’t have much concern for these officers records, because Florida Governments mindset on recruiting these cops with serious issues is that these are officers who were unfairly targeted by extreme liberal policies against law enforcement when they were just trying to do their job . And word has spread that Florida is a place where cops can operate like it’s still the Wild West . A place where they can operate like they all could in the good old days. Total unquestionable power and support of all Florida Government agencies. If your dream job is being a career criminal. Don’t come to Florida because they hand out felonies and serious indictments like they are traffic tickets and even on minor crimes they treat you like you’re El Chapo. If their focus was on true violent crimes or crimes where their is a actual victim that would be one thing I think most people would support because I don’t want my family to live in conditions like we see in Chicago etc . If you’re robbing people and sht then you need to pay the price and get your life right. But Florida will pull you into their system and treat you like a worthless human being undeserving of redemption or even basic human decency over the dumbest and most minor sht. Florida is a Police State and they like that reputation, they are proud of that reputation and they don’t try to hide it at all

Ricki Martins living la vida loca wasn’t welcome in Mr. Rodgers neighborhood.

Wow man this is exactly why I stopped commiting crimes cause my shit was petty but that habitual is a bitch and petty shit gets you years now I feel bad for this guy especially because of his learning disabilities is what held him back so much

Interesting thank you. I was a Corrections Officer, and you Re absolutely correct when you say the public doesn't really know what really goes on at times.

This is horrific! We the people need to put a stop to these Rouge prisons all across this country! Time for us to stand up!

😢😢😢 this is one of the few times for the inmates actually come through to speak on the guards much-needed more times and it actually happens. Come on America what are we doing

Aye bro I've been on the fifth floor watching the pod (23&1) for a while. And now I think it's time to speak. I've been in and out of lock up since 81 and graciously that path ended in 2005. I was a recidivist for many years starting as an adolescent. I've visited many jails like Texas, Florida, Maine, Georgia, California and more. I've done a few over nighters all over the states but nothing really worth the effort. My longest bid was 93-99 and I did a nickel in between rikers and sing-sing. Even did a shady 5 months in Fayetteville county out in PA. Spent a week in Rita out in Cali. And thankfully, luckily I haven't seen a jail since PA(05). Was wondering how long the interview waiting list is? What's the process for getting on that gig?

This is crazy, I was at Lake Butler RC with Ricky.. He was good kid, I’m blown away by this. Me and Ricky had some great times in prison drinking chain gang liquor. I got out 2020. I’m in tears he only had 6 months left. RIP Ricky. You were loyal brother.😢

If its worth a life sentence, its worth a death penalty

Man I'm glad I changed my life around and stopped going to prison!!!! Took me 15 yrs to learn my lesson seen a hell of a lot of crazy things in Indiana dept of corrections. Murders, stabbings, rape, fights, riots, guards fighting, guards getting in bed with inmates!!! I mean I could go on and on. I see videos like this and thank God I was blessed enough to never join a gang or get myself in this kind of situation. But as many maximum security prisons and blocks I went to it could have happened to me just cause I get a shitty bunkie. But by God's grace I grew out of it and been sober and crime free for many years now and I ain't never goin back. Hell I go back at least once a week in my dreams. Still!!!

We really need to completely change our prison systems . Prisons in certain parts of Asia have zero stabbings or violence . All movement is controlled, and everyone is required to go to classes all day .

The people who need to watch this video full of horrible information of what happened will most likely will never see it. That's why men are lining up to get into prison. Sad, really sad; Thanks for sharing. To bad Ricky didn't stop his life of criminality and make some kind of assessment. Thanks for Posting.

Never been to prison and no plans to!! This is beyond evil and he's never going to stop killing people. Lifers belong together and only lifers!! This is beyond my compression!! Sad as hell!!

This is called a humanoid bio weapon, they're everywhere

Ive been in jail several times. As well as prison. This happens all the time with guards putting people together they know will be at each others throats. They watch it on TV like a movie. They admitted it apparently

I used to work a detention center. We had plenty of people that killed other people. And, it’s true… I never put one of those guys with a larceny charge guy. Why? To me… it’s not fair. To the judicial system, the guy with a petty case is literally shark bait at that point. There’s a lot of evil people though. Even in corrections.

I could see this. I did 5 years in NW Florida for trafficking. Minimum custody. Santa Rosa is wild. I did most my time in Washington county annex and main unit and it's another one that is wild. I had to go to Lake Butler for gull bladder surgery. When I came back they stuck me at the main unit and they were over populated so I got stuck in C dorm. The guards and inmates called it the violent, gay dorm... I was the only one in there with minimum custody. Half had life the rest had 15 or more years. It was the craziest prison experience I've ever had. I was stuck there for over a year and I seen so many messed up things... finally I heard they were starting a dog program and was able to get in it and that shit was sweet lol. It was definitely an eye opener. Prison is one thing but getting stuck with lifers you see all kinds of stuff. Guy got stabbed to death in the shower and we got locked down for a couple months. Stabbings were normal.

I would always tell youngsters that they should never take any amount of time lightly, not even county time. It doesn't matter what your current sentence is, because any time you walk through those first doors there's a real possibility that you may never leave.