A Tortured Mind

The Reality of Post-Incarceration Syndrome

Ryan Leone grew up in Santa Barbara, California. He was expelled from three high schools for drug related offenses, spending much of his teenage years in and out of institutions.

Despite these setbacks, he got several poems and short stories published in various anthologies. He was later accepted to a prestigious internship program in Boston for television writing but was quickly asked to leave because of his growing drug problem.

He spent the next decade in innumerable jails and rehabs throughout the country. In 2008, after a two year federal investigation, he was indicted for his involvement in an international heroin cartel based out of Mexico. He spent four years in prison and wrote his first novel, Wasting Talent, during his incarceration. It was published in 2014.

A Tortured Mind, looks at post-incarceration syndrome, a form of PTSD, and drug addiction, through Ryan’s tragic story. The feature documentary will be available on Amazon and Tubi soon.