Soft White Underbelly

Beauty and the Beast…in Prison

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Ivy, a former prison guard who got romantically involved with an inmate. 0:00 Former Correctional Officer in Pittsburgh 1:43 Life Inside Allegheny County Jail 3:05 The Inmates She Never Forgot 4:04 Working Protective Custody 5:29 Falling for an Inmate 7:12 The Investigation Begins 8:22 Favoritism Behind Bars 10:33 Attraction, Connection & Boundaries 13:08 Violence Inside the Jail 15:29 A Dangerous New Arrival 17:50 An Inmate Attack Erupts 21:02 The Most Dangerous Inmate She Encountered 23:30 Giving Him a Chance 25:23 “Nobody Believes in Me” 27:18 Hearing Him Talk to Himself 28:29 Obsession and Escalation 30:26 Living in Fear at Work 32:49 Back to Solitary Confinement 35:01 Schizophrenia and Mental Illness in Jail 36:30 Fear of What Happens After Release 38:24 What Corrections Taught Her About People 40:59 The Hidden Cost of the Job 41:21 Losing Her Career 41:42 Would She Recommend Corrections? 42:25 Final Thoughts For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #marklaita #documentary #correctionalofficers #relationships #inmatestories #mentalillness #jail