Mike DiVicino on Deprogram with Michael Parker - 08 July 2022

GUEST OVERVIEW: Mike DiVicino, aka “Mikey D,” spent the last 29 years behind bars due to his crimes and alleged ties to the Italian Mafia. After a high speed chase through Los Angeles in 1990 he was arrested and the DA threw the book at him because he would not cooperate. He was sentenced to serve 3 life sentences, the rest of his natural life, in a maximum security prison. While at Folsom Prison, Mike made it his mission to help the new younger inmates who were being recruited by gangs, escape his same fate. His message to them is simple: “It’s just not worth it.” In 2000 Mike was moved to the Nevada Department of Correction on a hardship transfer due to his parents' illness. There he became a platoon leader of a military-based program called the Structured Living Program. Additionally, he went on to author and advocate for the implementation of prison programs such as “A Better Way,” the “Last Chance” program, “Point Man,” and “MSI- REACH,” (Middle School Intervention, Reaching Early Age Children.)