True Crime Reporter® Podcast

  • About
  • Crime Stories
  • Subscribe
  • News
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Shows / A Texas Prison Warden’s Tips On How To Stay Safe From Criminal Minds

December 5, 2023 By Robert Riggs Leave a Comment

A Texas Prison Warden’s Tips On How To Stay Safe From Criminal Minds

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:27 — 29.5MB)

Nothing Good Happens After Midnight

In the vast, rugged terrain of Texas, where the stories of outlaws and the law are etched into the very soil, we find a beacon of knowledge in an unexpected place: the walls of a maximum-security prison. 

My guest, David Stacks guest is a seasoned Texas prison warden, a guardian of society’s most dangerous individuals.

The retired Warden is now the Director of the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, Texas.

Having spent decades overseeing some of the most notorious criminals in the state, Stacks brings a wealth of insight into the criminal psyche.

But more than that, he offers invaluable tips on personal safety, gleaned from his years of experience amid danger. 

What can ordinary citizens learn from the strict protocols and keen observations of a prison warden?

For one thing, nothing good happens after midnight.

As we uncover these insights, we not only peer into the abyss of criminal minds but also learn how to safeguard ourselves in a world where unpredictability is the only certainty. 


The Texas Prison Museum

The Texas Prison Museum, established in 1989 in Huntsville, Texas, offers a profound insight into the history and operations of the state’s prison system, the largest in the world. Huntsville, known for its pivotal role in the Texas Prison System, houses this museum due to its historical significance, being the site of the first prison and the headquarters for the state’s Department of Criminal Justice. The museum features a diverse array of artifacts and exhibits, including an original electric chair used for 361 executions and various inmate-made objects, from craftwork to contraband. 


FOLLOW the True Crime Reporter® Podcast 

SIGN UP FOR my True Crime Newsletter

THANK YOU FOR THE FIVE-STAR REVIEWS ON APPLE Please leave one – it really helps.

TELL ME about a STORY OR SUBJECT  that you want to hear more about

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to Podcast

Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidPodcast IndexRSSMore Subscribe Options

Real Crime Lessons From Those Who Lived It

Search

Recent Blog Post

Here’s How To Make Sure Predators Don’t Choose You

The Life-Saving Habit of Staying Alert "She never saw it coming." Those chilling words ran through my mind as I reviewed the security footage from a campus tragedy at the University of Texas in … Continue Reading

Recent Episodes

Don’t Make It Easy for a Violent Predator to Choose You

Women Who Talk To The Dead

Widow Offers One Million Dollars To Crack Cold Case Murder Mystery

Search

Copyright © 2025 True Crime Reporter

Sitemap · Privacy Policy · Terms & Conditions · Disclaimer · Cookies Policy

Manage Cookie Consent
We use cookies to optimize our website and our service.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
Preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}