Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jacqueline Montanez, formerly known as "Loca D," served 31 years in maximum-security women's prisons in Illinois and Florida.
She was originally sentenced to life in prison as a minor for double murders that she committed at age 15 for the Maniac Latin Disciples, a Chicago gang. Her sentence was later reduced to 63 years after a Supreme Court ruling on life sentences for minors was applied retroactively.
Montanez talks to Business Insider about security, dynamics between prisoners and guards, and gang relationships in women's prisons. She also reveals the details of gang violence, prison economies, pregnancy, and how prisoners navigate romantic relationships.
Since her release in 2022, Montanez has been an advocate for prison reform and has worked with several youth advocacy groups, such as Queens for Queens.
For more:
facebook.com/jackiemontz.2025
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - The First Day
04:46 - The Security
06:47 - The Money
08:29 - The Violence
10:53 - The Guards
15:14 - The Relationships
17:53 - The Backstory
20:51 - Childbirth
22:50 - The Facilities
26:02 - The Breaking Point
29:29 - The Aftermath
34:00 - The Future
36:17 - Credits
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Jacqueline Montanez, formerly known as "Loca D," served 31 years in maximum-security women's prisons in Illinois and Florida.
She was originally sentenced to life in prison as a minor for double murders that she committed at age 15 for the Maniac Latin Disciples, a Chicago gang. Her sentence was later reduced to 63 years after a Supreme Court ruling on life sentences for minors was applied retroactively.
Montanez talks to Business Insider about security, dynamics between prisoners and guards, and gang relationships in women's prisons. She also reveals the details of gang violence, prison economies, pregnancy, and how prisoners navigate romantic relationships.
Since her release in 2022, Montanez has been an advocate for prison reform and has worked with several youth advocacy groups, such as Queens for Queens.
For more:
facebook.com/jackiemontz.2025
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - The First Day
04:46 - The Security
06:47 - The Money
08:29 - The Violence
10:53 - The Guards
15:14 - The Relationships
17:53 - The Backstory
20:51 - Childbirth
22:50 - The Facilities
26:02 - The Breaking Point
29:29 - The Aftermath
34:00 - The Future
36:17 - Credits
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#prisons #maximumsecurityprison #prisonreform #howcrimeworks
MORE HOW CRIME WORKS VIDEOS:
How Opioid Pill Mills Actually Work
youtu.be/Rnege9cgUyk
How Drug Trafficking On Cargo Ships Actually Works
youtu.be/DWPih6ZyvBo
How Corrupt NYPD Cops Actually Work
youtu.be/pzKmnBJajMY
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