MOBB TIES: Ricky ’Little Ricky’ Jivens
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Jivens seems to be enjoying his life sentence at the Supermax Federal Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado. In a personal ad on a German "Friends Behind Bars" website, he brags about going to prison at a young age. He even calls himself a legend in the Southeast.
Jivens goes on to say that he's writing a novel, and says it will be a bestseller just because of his name.
"I've been around long enough not much shocks me, but this shocked me," said Barton, who has been reporting on Jivens and his gang from the beginning in 1990.
"Ricky Jivens was a one-man crime wave," he said. "He was responsible for the deaths of 15 to 20 people. He didn't pull the trigger but he influenced those who did."
He says this personal ad is proof that Jivens hasn't changed and isn't sorry for what he did. "His ego is still intact, but he deserves to be in prison for the rest of his life," Barton told us. "Like I said in my column, he should rot there."
Maj. Everette Ragan agrees. Ragan was one of the Savannah police officers who brought Jivens down.
"There were a lot of sleepless nights, a lot of history, a lot of people were impacted by his actions," said Ragan.
He wasn't surprised to see Jivens looking for attention. On the website, Jivens promises anyone who corresponds with him won't be disappointed.
"Ricky Jivens disgusts me, whether he's on a website or not," said Ragan.
Ragan and Barton both hope women won't waste their time on someone like Jivens.
"I'm all for friendship, but Ricky Jivens' closest friend should be the devil he meets in the afterlife," said Barton.
The Supermax penitentiary where Jivens is serving his life sentence is also home to Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols and Unibomber Ted Kaczynski, and 9/11 terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui is headed there.



