Summary

I grew up in a dysfunctional home with an abusive dad and a loving Christian mom, but I rebelled hard, getting into drugs, alcohol, and crime from age 13. 😔 By 19, I was sentenced to five 99-year terms for burglaries—basically life in prison. 🔒 In Texas's most violent unit, I joined the Aryan Circle gang, rising through violence and riots, earning the nickname "Rhino." 💥 Locked in solitary for 13 years after assaults, I hated myself and wanted to die. In 2009, alone in my cell, Jesus's presence overwhelmed me with love—I wept, prayed, and He poured peace over me like hot oil. 🙏📖 Reading the Bible (what was left after using pages for rolling papers), I learned of His sacrifice just for me. My rage vanished overnight—no more violations after 250+ before. Miraculously paroled from the 495 years in 2012 due to a law change, I served the last 5 years, quitting the gang and finding inner healing. Released in 2015, I reunited with my mom, married Dawn (another ex-con redeemed), and started Radical Restoration Ministries. 🌟 God even reconciled me with the judge who sentenced me—we now minister together, sparking revival! Through it all, He showed me my value and turned my mess into a message of hope. ✝️

At the age of 19, Ron was sentenced to almost 500 years in prison. Ron lashed out with rage and violence, eventually becoming a prison gang leader, until he was locked up in solitary confinement and told he would stay there until the day he died.

Condemned by society and separated from humanity, Ron knew that he was utterly alone… or was he?

Show notes: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/ron-adkins (https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/ron-adkins)

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Ron Adkins Pages: Podcast | YouTube | Ministry

Time Chapters
 
03:24 Sentencing moment
06:54 Childhood struggles
10:23 Prison arrival
12:17 Joining the gang
16:13 Solitary confinement
19:22 Father's death
24:02 Jesus encounter
30:26 Surrendering identity
34:58 GRAD program
40:16 Release from prison
42:57 Meeting the judge

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Ron Adkins Pages: Podcast | YouTube | Ministry

Time Chapters
 
03:24 Sentencing moment
06:54 Childhood struggles
10:23 Prison arrival
12:17 Joining the gang
16:13 Solitary confinement
19:22 Father's death
24:02 Jesus encounter
30:26 Surrendering identity
34:58 GRAD program
40:16 Release from prison
42:57 Meeting the judge