He walked into prison and immediately knew something was wrong — not in his head, but in his body. Shaking. Fear. Survival mode. And within days, Matt realized he wasn’t just serving time… he was becoming a target.
Matt Melvin shares what it’s like to enter prison as someone who doesn’t fit the prison hierarchy — and how labels, rumors, and being “different” can turn into isolation, solitary confinement, and life-threatening violence.
This isn’t a political conversation. It’s a human one. About faith under pressure, discipline in isolation, and what it takes to survive when the system decides you don’t belong.
Chapters / Timestamps
00:00 — The First Step Inside Prison
01:40 — Fear You Feel in Your Body
04:00 — “I Was a Target Immediately”
06:30 — How Prison Labels Spread Fast
09:10 — Falsely Marked as a Sex Offender
12:00 — Why Guards Didn’t Protect Him
14:45 — Solitary Confinement as “Safety”
18:10 — The Decision That Led to Prison
21:30 — Denied Mental Health Court
24:40 — “Punished for Being Different”
27:10 — The Night He Thought He’d Die
30:00 — Faith Turning Into Survival
33:10 — Discipline in Isolation
36:10 — Hope, End Dates, and Staying Alive
39:20 — Turning Pain Into Progress
42:20 — Judgment, Empathy, and Humanity
45:10 — Final Message: Compassion Over Labels
Connect With Matt:
IG- Bulliedbehindbars
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Facebook- Matthew.Melvin.5621
Website- www.bulliedbehindbars.com
Link to book- https://www.amazon.com/Bullied-Behind-Bars-Christian-Supporter-ebook/dp/B09SFKYFCD
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