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The Case of Greg Bright
📻 Episode #462
🎙️ Hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco
📅 Jul 08, 2024
About This Episode
Greg Bright was wrongfully convicted in New Orleans, LA for the murder of Elliot Porter in 1975. He would spend more than 27 years in Angola, the notorious prison in Louisiana built on a former slave plantation, and in many ways still run like one today. While incarcerated, Greg not only taught himself to read…
The Case
Greg Bright was wrongfully convicted in New Orleans, LA for the murder of Elliot Porter in 1975. He would spend more than 27 years in Angola, the notorious prison in Louisiana built on a former slave plantation, and in many ways still run like one today. While incarcerated, Greg not only taught himself to read and write, he also learned enough about the law to challenge his conviction.
After his release in 2003, he met Lara Naughton, a compassion trainer and creative writing teacher. Together they created a one man show about Greg’s experience titled Never Fight a Shark in Water. The creative process helped both of them process trauma and explore what it means to embrace forgiveness and compassion.
Lara Naughton’s memoir The Jaguar Man: https://centralrecoverypress.com/product/the-jaguar-man
Never Fight a Shark in Water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0W-L6Yvojc
The Historic New Orleans Collection: https://www.hnoc.org/exhibitions/captive-state-louisiana-and-making-mass-incarceration
We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.
In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
Short excerpts from the episode's official published transcript, with timestamps — listen from these moments, or read the full transcript via the podcast's own platforms.
00:06:59“Speaker 2: you know, because that's see flashlights. She said, look open Speaker 2: the door up, you know, see what they're talking about. Speaker 2: So I opened the door up, showed off. There was Speaker 2: two police officers, you know. They asked me that Greg Speaker 2: was brightly ved there. I said, yeah, that's me. So”
00:29:14“Speaker 2: I would be able to make the right transitions and Speaker 2: make the right decisions moving forward. Speaker 1: And Laura, you've been incredibly patient, and we're going to Speaker 1: get to you in just one second too. But you Speaker 1: mentioned Greg that you had two wishes and to desires”
00:50:00“Speaker 3: for months and months that the play wasn't just about him, Speaker 3: and I kept saying, yeah, but it's really about you. Speaker 3: It's not about me, It's not about me, It's about Speaker 3: everyone there. And I did not understand that until I Speaker 3: went to Angola, when I walked into the dorm and”
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