Bullied Behind Bars: A Conversation with Matthew Melvin
Mon Feb 02 2026
I’m sitting down with Matthew Melvin, author of Bullied Behind Bars.He committed a crime. He did the time.He’s gay, Christian, a Trump supporter, and says prison punished him far beyond the sentence.This conversation is about accountability, identity, prison culture, and where the system flat-out fails people it doesn’t know what to do with.👇 Drop your questions in the comments📩 Subscribe to CTRL The Narrative newsletterhttps://substack.com/@tonyamckenziepr📺 Subscribe to my YouTube channel to catch the full interviewIf you don't control the narrative, the streets will, and it won't be in your favor. www.SandAndShores.com | TonyaMcKenzie.comFollow us on Twitter & Instagram @SandAndShoresFollow Tonya on Twitter & Instagram @TonyaMcKenziePR
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I’m sitting down with Matthew Melvin, author of Bullied Behind Bars.He committed a crime. He did the time.He’s gay, Christian, a Trump supporter, and says prison punished him far beyond the sentence.This conversation is about accountability, identity, prison culture, and where the system flat-out fails people it doesn’t know what to do with.👇 Drop your questions in the comments📩 Subscribe to CTRL The Narrative newsletterhttps://substack.com/@tonyamckenziepr📺 Subscribe to my YouTube channel to catch the full interviewIf you don't control the narrative, the streets will, and it won't be in your favor. www.SandAndShores.com | TonyaMcKenzie.comFollow us on Twitter & Instagram @SandAndShoresFollow Tonya on Twitter & Instagram @TonyaMcKenziePR