Alec Hackney spent nearly a decade in and out of Colorado prisons after first being locked up at just 17 years old for attempted murder. A Blood gang member for over 20 years, Alec survived being stabbed in the head, shot on the streets, and caught in the chaos of drugs, violence, and survival behind bars. After serving a 10-year sentence for drug conspiracy and getting clean 7 years ago, he decided to change his life completely. Since his release in 2023, Alec has opened a sober living home, a behavioral health and recovery coaching business, and a personal investment firm, using his story to help others find a way out of the same life he escaped. Alec shares what it was really like being a Blood inside Colorado prisons, the harsh reality of gang life, and how he turned years of pain into a purpose-driven mission to rebuild his life.
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Website: Goldstandarddenver.com
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Personal IG: @righthooks
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 From Denver Gangs to Locked In
01:00 From Prison to New York: Alec’s New Beginning
03:00 Surviving Floods & Finding Purpose in NYC
06:00 From Gang Life to Business Owner & Mentor
10:00 Growing Up Fast & Falling Into the Streets
14:00 Denver Gangs, Loyalty & First Felony Case
17:00 Family Trauma & the Path to Violence
20:00 Inside Denver’s Gang Culture
22:00 Life in the Streets & Gang Politics
25:00 High School Behind Bars: Growing Up in Prison
29:00 Prison Boot Camp, Discipline & Survival
33:00 Violence, Addiction & Prison Reality
36:00 Losing Loved Ones & Finding a Turning Point
40:00 Breaking the Cycle & Building a New Life
44:00 Reclaiming Identity After Prison
47:00 Gang Identity, Change & Self-Reflection
51:00 Business, Recovery & Helping Others Heal
55:00 Prison Politics, Race & Hard Truths
01:00:00 Moving Beyond Gangs & Finding Purpose
01:05:00 Fatherhood, Tattoos & Building Confidence
01:09:00 Mentorship, Redemption & Final Reflections
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