
Joy (pseudonym) tells her story of dealing with addiction and the criminal justice system, as well as some of her family's story. 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"