Behind Bars In Japan's High Security Prisons | Witness | Japan Prison Documentary

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We gained unprecedented filming access to two Japanese prisons to find out if accusations that the system is inhumane are true.
What we witnessed was staggering. Inmates must march to their worksites attached by a cord; they are not allowed to look the guards in the eye; outside of scheduled leisure hours, they must maintain absolute silence, unless they have obtained prior permission to speak.
The treatment of suspects in custody pushes many to confess to crimes which they did not commit, as was the case with one man who spent 46 years on death row. He was finally exonerated six years ago, but was left broken.
We try to explain why a country which operates on strict principles of balance and order might choose such a repressive system, and see if this may explain Japan having one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
This documentary was produced by Nova Prod and directed by Marie Linton. It was first released in 2020.
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@saulchapnick1566 2 месяца назад

I have been involved in senior long term residences for decades. These jails provide better care than most assisted living facilities in the United States.

@cristianhcm1914 2 месяца назад

Well said 👍

@jcspider7259 2 месяца назад

Yes. Also, prisons are no cost to their occupants, while assisted living facilities have significant costs to residents.

@saulchapnick1566 2 месяца назад

@@jcspider7259 you are overlooking one thing. These jails are costly to the taxpayers. I was observing how many care staff it took to care for the prisoners and keep the place clean. It’s doable. If assisted living facilities cannot provide that level of care because of “affordability “, they shouldn’t be in business.

@marie_FKH 2 месяца назад

As someone who lost their grandmother due to neglect from an assisted-living facility it makes me so incredibly sad when those who work in the industry confirm what we sadly already know. I don’t try to keep my health up for myself, but my parents because I refuse to ever let them be out of my care no matter how hard it gets.

@cristianhcm1914 2 месяца назад

@marie_FJB God bless your Grandmother. Hello from Phoenix Arizona 👋

@Tallblondesmile Месяц назад

too many people

@radolfkalis4041 2 месяца назад

SO, SO sad...the only thing they want in life is some companionship, a roof over their head, and food. To have to purposely commit a crime to get sent to Prison to get it...

@irenedavo3768 2 месяца назад

No Children?

@DeKitten 2 месяца назад

@@irenedavo3768 Some woman aren't able to bear children. So yeah. No children. They see this as the only option for them if they can't afford a care home on their own.

@watermelonlover745 2 месяца назад

I bet some Americans do this too. You're guaranteed a bed

@msr1116 Месяц назад

There are ex convict again committing crimes in order to return to prison because they could not adapt to life outside.

@EmmaMarie7 Месяц назад

@radolfkalis4041 japanese no longer respect the elderly and the parents are thrown out and not taken care of because of the financial drain- however wealthy they may be - similar to the usa but usa treats them much worse.

@teamcougars 2 месяца назад

So sad to think about elderly people wanting to go to prison because they are lonely 😢💔💔

@stbaz Месяц назад

And usually very poor.

@teddychu1177 27 дней назад

@@stbaz And have way too many medical needs than regular insurance can cover or they can afford... even with all the subsidies they're income doesn't cover enough...

@John-p9j8o 3 месяца назад

We have prisons for seniors here in America, we call them Nursing Homes.

@johnsomn2148 3 месяца назад

There are several federal prison with a high population of elderly inmates.

@FYMASMD 3 месяца назад

What a moronic statement. But hey, you’re American. That’s normal for you people.

@Madness1337 3 месяца назад

@@johnsomn2148 Yes but only because they got locked up for decades when they were younger and aged inside the prisons. The difference is here the seniors aren't going on crime sprees

@John-p9j8o 2 месяца назад

@@Madness1337 Read my statement again please, it was a tongue in cheek comment.

@obsidianeyedgoddess1994 2 месяца назад

Not all nursing homes are like that. Not everyone is able to care for their elderly loved ones at home.

@Miimiii551 2 месяца назад

Why are you talking on the train after you just said that’s it’s considered rude? You could’ve filmed and done a voice over instead of ruining those commuters journey 🙄

@ValC-vn5vl 3 месяца назад

I can’t say that I wouldn’t take advantage of jail if I’m older and poor.

@biboydoce8924 2 месяца назад

What rehabilitation? They do not need that.These seniors will commit crimes over and over again because living in prison is way better than living outside.

@4evelyn734 2 месяца назад

This made me sad but at the same time I was glad to see these older women treated with dignity.

@flowerpower3618 2 месяца назад

I like that they have their own little rooms even if they are very small.

@words.Of.Truth. 2 месяца назад

It's a prison

@robertsantiago953 2 месяца назад

The joke is that in prison they have bigger rooms than regular apartments outside 😂

@lienbijs1205 2 месяца назад

@@words.Of.Truth.There are countries where they have to sleep with a lot of peoppe together.

@susanengel-ix8bl 2 месяца назад

It's a prison, this isn't a luxury, they might be saying they are better off but you can't convince me.

@dottieland7061 2 месяца назад

That guy is a jerk . It’s pure respect not to talk on the train. I have lived in Tokyo for 25 years he annoyed the hell out of me. It’s just our only time we have quiet before the storm.

@AmorDivino-e5q 2 месяца назад

Many people die alone in Japan, to live in a jail and to be happy about it is really weird.

@SanSan-lb9iv 3 месяца назад

Prison for the old is not the answer. Why is there an increase of crimes committed by old folks? The root cause of all these petty thief is neglect of the old from society. If your kids left you to work in cities, you got failing health issues, got no support. Old folks have mental health issues no matter how you choose to ignore it. If you are so poor that access to bare necessities is compromised. Will you steal or just die? Ask yourself this question first.

@yapvkeen6676 Месяц назад

@@Shadow_Lurker968ahhhhhhh… I see my comment TRIGGERED some western selfish mentality within you to get so personal and defensive… in order to justify your OWN perspective hahahaha. LOLLOLOL😎

@zoebear1992 2 месяца назад

So sad! Praying for them and everyone else who needs a prayer!

@vincentkeller4725 Месяц назад

You ain't praying shit!

@pahanin2480 2 месяца назад

Housing, 3 meals a day, clothing, laundry, and a job.

@mariedowdles2498 2 месяца назад

And most important, companionship and friends. ❤

@theotheleo6830 2 месяца назад

Prison seems much nicer there. In the US, from the videos I've seen, prison appears to be extremely dangerous.

@StonerKitchen 2 месяца назад

@@theotheleo6830prisons are a reflection of its society...

@yvonneplant9434 2 месяца назад

@@mariedowdles2498I'm a senior. I have all the friends I want. I don't need new ones.

@jimd2101 Месяц назад

This must suck to be older and still work every day.....Japan could punish them better by just letting them go and fend for themselves again....🤣🤣🤣

@Bigbacon 2 месяца назад

12 min video about prisons and it has like 3 minute of actual talk about the prisons.

@sueweatherby8845 Месяц назад

I dare say that the video came first and the title last, to attract viewers. But it's actually a good little insight into Japanese society.

@tempgirl00711 2 месяца назад

I thought Asian people cared for their elderly. Thought it was a cultural thing..

@Kensington2714 2 месяца назад

They don’t. I’ve seen many videos on here where they always find them dead living alone in a crappy apartment. The men who clean up the mess say that they call the family & ask if they want to come pick up the parent’s things and they say no. But in Japan they keep their things in boxes for them out of respect. It’s really sad. But think some would rather go to jail they commit crimes in order to stay healthy & fed. Younger 30 something’s don’t want to marry in Japan because they work so many hours.

@morlarav602 2 месяца назад

they don't give a shit about their older people, instead mock them, males tend to give an ounce of thought but for females they don't give no shit

@skateboarding118 2 месяца назад

Westernization basically. Both parents had to work, and now there are no parents as even that is too expensive to have a child. It wasn’t this way a few decades ago.

@skateboarding118 2 месяца назад

Japan was the first developed Asian country by many decades compared to the rest, since the Victorian/Meiji era. So these effects are seen first in Japan. It will follow once other countries catch up, second place being South Korea. They are already shifting this way.

@kelvinlambert4249 Месяц назад

Fewer Japanese people are having families and fewer grandchildren makes lonely grandparents.

@roguejeff1 2 месяца назад

So sad to see this. I thought surely that Japan would have a solid social system in place to care for retirees and the elderly (outside of imprisonment), since their society reportedly has such great respect for seniors. I'm genuinely suprised.

@cherylmarquez2645 2 месяца назад

Its sad that the intentionally get in trouble to go to Prison so that they have food & a place to sleep. Why no heat though?

@useyournoodle100 2 месяца назад

This is Southern Japan, most of the year it is very hot. In winter it gets cold but not so much that you need central heating. People sleep with warm comforters and have space heaters when needed. I was there for Christmas once and never even needed a heavy coat.

@Swedish__ 2 месяца назад

Going on about the people never speaking on a train, while on a train 🙃

@margaretwade Месяц назад

And earning a stern look from a male office worker.

@donnie9455 Месяц назад

Disrespectfull indeed

@lilyfeng6598 Месяц назад

They all in a funeral service.😢

@kebabtank 3 месяца назад

Interesting to see that none of the old people in prison were fat. They looked healthy and were kept active throughout the day.

@charlessaint7926 3 месяца назад

My Grandmother was Japanese. Even in her 90s she was thin and active. She adhered to a strict diet, mainly eating only Japanese foods she cooked herself. Fish and rice, chicken and vegetables mainly. Exercise by going outside frequently and doing work herself, plus lots of shopping. She loved to shop. Drinks on special occasions only and no smoking. Her days are also regulated by herself.

@truegrit7697 3 месяца назад

I was thinking the exact same thing!

@lienbijs1205 3 месяца назад

Some look overweight and the guard is overweight too.

@xxxx-qo9dh 2 месяца назад

Being fat is predominantly a Western issue because of junkfood and laziness

@xxxx-qo9dh 2 месяца назад

@@lienbijs1205😂😂😂 oh dear

@sylvieroy3205 2 месяца назад

Japan residents know , Respect it’s all about respect no entitled people. It’s sad for the lonely elderly

@eltsennestle998 2 месяца назад

Why are you and your crew talking on the train ? Just to prove the law doesn't apply to YOU, a JOURNALIST ??

@lynnkayee1015 28 дней назад

That one wasn't a law lmao It was common courtesy. Not that that isn't important, that definitely should have been respected, but silent rules are NOT the same as a law.

@eltsennestle998 28 дней назад

@@lynnkayee1015 ...pedant.

@eltsennestle998 28 дней назад

@@lynnkayee1015 ..ped ant.

@CSI426 Месяц назад

It's quite obvious that the seniors wanted to be in the prison intentionally. The last prisoner, while holding the baby doll, mentioned that he has no children. The prison cell shown looks cleaner than many of the nursing home facilities in the US my parents were in.

@blanne9628 Месяц назад

0:19 - a traffic light system. We have those here in the UK too. We also wait when the pedestrian crossing light turns red. We also go when it turns green.

@margaretwade Месяц назад

And Canada - it is the norm.

@jbre7233 Месяц назад

What they mean is that no one is jaywalking, or hurrying across when it’s already red. It’s the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world, and yet it’s safe and accident free.

@thomassargent-j6e 22 дня назад

Nobody here in America does that.

@yanajones8498 3 месяца назад

Giving a 10 minute dissertation on the rule of absolutely no talking on the train, while sitting on the train. SMH

@v.m.8472 2 месяца назад

I agree! So very rude!

@janlascko 2 месяца назад

Having been stationed in Iwakuni, this just breaks my heart. I'm so terrified of nursing homes here in the US.

@lightloveandawake3114 2 месяца назад

This is so sad, the elderly, purposefully getting themselves arrested, just so they can have better lives. Thank you, that you are rehabilitating them to be carers of children in their neighborhood which will alleviate mothers with young children.

@truegrit7697 3 месяца назад

These old "criminals" are just looking for 3 Hots and a Cot, and company of course.

@unicornhal 3 месяца назад

A read the comments. I also feel a sadness for the elderly. It's a real shame when they would rather be in prison than on the outs. Then again being in prison gives you three meals a day, a bed to sleep on. ( In this case a futon.) I can't say anything about the healthcare that they get in prison but to me it's sad. A lot of those elderly are alone and they don't have anybody that will support them. Let that support be physicaly, mentally, emotionally, and financially it's sad. One thing I also feel sad about is we live in a very disposable world. Everything is disposable. One of them is family. The way I see it is Japan and other Asian culture have a very old presence or a culture that is leaned and can be traced back for centuries and/or decades. Japan and other Asian cultures learn at a very young age to respect your elders and that they can pass on knowledge in the family of what's right and wrong. Knowledge that the elderly has a purpose, and has a meaning to the family unit. We have not learned that in America. It's all disposable.

@Sakja 3 месяца назад

Yeh, but the reason many elderly die alone in apartments now is because many Japanese children no longer believe it to be necessary to look after their parents. This is why seniors commit crimes. They will be looked after in prison.

@br5448 2 месяца назад

these guys wouldn't be able to walk an inch without having to warn and issue tickets in the USA

@sveronih5376 2 месяца назад

Sad when the young don't appreciate their elders.

@antoniobabb1938 Месяц назад

Some do you don’t get to see them do so

@hermionegardener3796 2 месяца назад

This is what they'll do to the homeless and elderly in America soon, only it's not going to be so nice

@joernone 2 месяца назад

Lived in Japan for four years and had a terrific time. From the top of Mt. Fuji to Hiroshima, to Tokyo to a hundred other places when young I thought I'd never see. And Japanese citizens are wonderful to be around, so polite and helpful. Great place to visit.

@shahwirashahwira9751 3 месяца назад

Even when a police chase a criminal also will stop at traffic light when it is red and only start chasing back when d traffic light turn green-)

@happycook6737 2 месяца назад

Many crimes are NOT reported in Japan because the victim will possibly be pressurized, ignored by police, or even thought of as the victim being guilty of inviting crime-- guilty of destroying social harmony. I lived in Japan for a while.

@yaowsers77 2 месяца назад

But why can't they shower more and have heat? I mean, i commend the guards for helping with the care of these women, but heat and hygiene is very improvement, especially for the elderly.

@masspence1 Месяц назад

Perhaps they have sponge bath items in their cells?

@mexxicokitty 2 месяца назад

If you look around, you'll see no trash cans..you're expected to take your garbage with you

@mattbrandon9157 2 месяца назад

i quit watching when the rude ass kept talking on the train . it really pissed me off and i'm an american.

@diddlybop Месяц назад

The “journalist” starting the conversation by citing wildly incorrect information about China Made him immediately lose credibility. If he was just joking, its a really bad time to insert that when your audience doesn’t yet know you or have any reason to trust you yet.

@theresegbat309 3 месяца назад

So sad, 😢

@joyanders3968 2 месяца назад

Heart breaking.

@GodzHarleyGirlStudio 3 месяца назад

And suicides are increasing.

@Shaker626 2 месяца назад

Same per capita rate as the US. 50% lower than neighbouring Korea.

@elleniasiello6271 2 месяца назад

It's not all happy ,happy ,happy in Japan. Look it up, they have their problems too.

@jsilverman8881 Месяц назад

That is the problem with the US, we don't teach our children any rules. It whatever makes everyone feel good, it's a free for all!

@kevinbautsch 2 месяца назад

I don't know what to say, but makes my heart ache.

@eb0526 Месяц назад

Same 😢

@RERHouston 3 месяца назад

Why are you talking on the train?

@lindatohara6438 3 месяца назад

I find it creepy all those humans and nobody can get to know each other? Sad !

@sarahfoster6765 2 месяца назад

Because he didn’t say it was illegal 🤷🏻‍♀️

@v.m.8472 2 месяца назад

It is perfectly acceptable to talk on the train…quietly with your friend in the next seat or your children. Filming is intrusive and the people around you are annoyed.

@dottieland7061 2 месяца назад

It’s just respect for other people . I have lived here for 25 years. I have never spoken on the train.😊

@lindatohara6438 2 месяца назад

@@dottieland7061that’s your problem.

@texmexia49 3 месяца назад

Very sad

@jackthereefer1 2 месяца назад

I don't see much "diversity" in Japan.

@martinquinn9007 3 месяца назад

Thats sad rhat rhe elder want to be locked up

@romystumpy1197 2 месяца назад

This reminds me of zurich swittzerland ,you drop litter and people soon tell you,and many other incifents

@ShamaneWeideman 3 месяца назад

They don't life they want outside prison no one take care of them They have to look after the,selves Very sad indeed

@benitamaiorano3970 2 месяца назад

I lived in Japan for a year. Much respect for the culture ❤

@Miller4866 Месяц назад

Japan looks like a very beautiful place. I have so much respect for the Japanese people, even though the video was very short. 🙏

@gloriarangott8803 Месяц назад

Elderly here also fo things t o get themselves admitted to hospitals for prwtty much the same reasons 😢...THAT Ive seen for myself

@erikaamerica4546 Месяц назад

This story was extremely eye opening❤

@steve_anderson 3 месяца назад

Just further proof that it's a lie that cultural diversity makes a country stronger.

@Sakja 3 месяца назад

If the country is already diverse, people should work together instead of having all this hate.

@margaretwade Месяц назад

@@Sakja And every citizen of every other culture hates the culture of the place they move to. Yes, what a simplistic response you had; "...people should work together..."

@VIPVip-o4f Месяц назад

Strange correlation between North Korea and Japan! Who noticed what those countries have in common?

@marykok7616 3 месяца назад

They need this security detail for Europe, to stop the pickpockets

@antoniobabb1938 Месяц назад

That’d be nice so that visitors can relax without worry

@kmdogSanDiego 2 месяца назад

Can’t NOT recording inside Train . It’s big problem Japan has …oversea ppl doing this …. So Sad

@atilla4352 2 месяца назад

03:50 4:45 its funny they always complain about tourists and foreigners yet you find the"wrongdoers" are japanese here

@stephenlassiter7066 Месяц назад

Why are you talking on the train? I think I saw a few disapproving looks.

@jckelsey 3 месяца назад

They make a rule for everything✅

@xxxx-qo9dh 2 месяца назад

Just like in the netherlands

@lienbijs1205 2 месяца назад

@@xxxx-qo9dh Totally not true.

@CharmingAthens 2 месяца назад

This guy is confusing social norms with "rules"

@truegrit7697 3 месяца назад

I admire the heck out of Asians - so many of them can kneel and squat easily. My knees would explode if I tried that. I wish we Americans were trained to squat and kneel from infancy.

@flowerpower3618 2 месяца назад

Because they stay very thin. No extra weight on their joints. Walking , simple foods , lots of vegetables.

@mirola73 Месяц назад

If prison is better than your life outside the system has defeated itself and therefor useless An expensive form of 'care'.

@McAvoy-ft5fg 2 месяца назад

What a horrible Place.......It's like a Prison !!!!!!!!!!!

@cristianhcm1914 2 месяца назад

Yes, it's a better life here in Phoenix, Arizona. Where nobody respects each other and live like animals.

@lalarebelse5985 2 месяца назад

@@cristianhcm1914they want this all over the world watch and you will see. In 10 to 20 years you will live the same way like a cow!

@romystumpy1197 2 месяца назад

@@cristianhcm1914animals are cleaner than humans

@romystumpy1197 2 месяца назад

The elderly are fit and healthy ,unlike our elderly ,

@margaretwade Месяц назад

Rude and disrespectful narrator who talks on the train!

@melissasmith195 Месяц назад

This could not be the full documentary and just cut off at the end

@crazyforcanada 2 месяца назад

Do you realize that it's illegal to be homeless in Japan, and homeless people are pushed out of the cities into the countryside to fend for themselves, living in shanties. Maybe the prison system isw the answer to that problem for those affected by it.

@ThisIsMyLife7399 Месяц назад

I now think that I live in the wrong country. . . The amount of respect and courtesy that the Japanese have in Japan is nothing short of mind blowing and bewildering. . . Leaves me wishing the U.S. would adapt the same ways (not exactly same ways but VERY similar ways) ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@hisakolisaevans9026 Месяц назад

I'm Japanese and living alone in the SF Bay Area. 79 years old female. I'm enjoying life so far, but I noticed my body has started showing little deterioration. I thought my last day would be jumping off the cliff just like movie " Thelma & Louise." After seeing this doc. I like to spend my life in a Japanese women's prison. It's better than dying in the USA alone, lonely and nobody noticed my death for weeks or months. 🤍🤍👩‍🦳👩‍🦳🥗🥗🛏🛏🌈🌈

@krystalturner33 Месяц назад

Watching him talk on the train was so aggravating.

@gailburkett9702 2 месяца назад

Only one minute in and I have already noted (and love) that people are not walking with their nose stuck in their phone!!

@jbre7233 Месяц назад

I love japan but they definitely are addicted to their phones. Maybe more so than any place I’ve ever visited.

@deexxx220 Месяц назад

He makes dumb comments about China.

@shubhamnagre6989 3 месяца назад

Is this jake from "tokyo vice" wth.....😅😮

@TheHappyKricket 3 месяца назад

Yesss!!

@laurenmallon4963 2 месяца назад

AMERICANS COULSD USE A LESSON ! OBEY THE RULES !

@gigginbig3 Месяц назад

All bullshit aside me and my wife were joking about how if retirement is hard on us we’ll use what’s rest of retirement fly to Japan and steal to candy bars and turn ourselves in 😂

@hisakolisaevans9026 Месяц назад

I'm thinking the same thing (half seriously)

@robinbl2 Месяц назад

It's a sad reality. Being locked in the prison is better than being homeless in Japan - they can secure food, shelter, and no bullying by living on the street.

@lsaraswati957 Месяц назад

How can elderly people stand working that many hours a day?

@Nicokash392 2 месяца назад

In China, when the snow comes in, someone would break a window just to be placed in a facility to be warm.

@ronniefurbs Месяц назад

Respect and take.care the elders

@thezenboy 2 месяца назад

Have the youth started to rebel yet?

@pandacub6164 2 месяца назад

If Japan had no rules, their people and way of life will mirror that of Americans.

@jfphotography69 Месяц назад

The tribe no one is allowed to speak of is slowly trying to change this.

@freeskier175 2 месяца назад

Obviously walking with your face in your phone isnt a rule

@GM-jv9jz 3 месяца назад

They appear staunch and almost unemotional. I'd pass.

@Bod8998 3 месяца назад

Those gloves need rules

@Pemma200 2 месяца назад

You are showing the faces of the passengers on the train without their consent. That’s very rude.

@susanboyd245 2 месяца назад

😢😢 that's so sad that these old people have to resort to stealing to go to prison so that they will have a safe place to eat and sleep 😢😢

@susanboyd245 2 месяца назад

Well,then don't talk on the freaking train 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@user-vm5ud4xw6n 2 месяца назад

This is really sad if you think about it. In a society that allegedly respects and values their elders this isn’t very encouraging. It would be nice if there was a huge place for younger people to bring their children, like day care. They could be paid a small stipend and either live in another part of the home or one floor up which would require an elevator. But the grandparents would feel useful again , the kids could be watched and grandparents would have a place to live that wasn’t a prison. Especially when there is no heat. That’s just cruel.

@canada.589 3 месяца назад

wow

@just8310 2 месяца назад

Jesus Christ how could anybody live in a society like that

@stevenPounder-p4b 2 месяца назад

So it’s like being in the military.

@BenKuipers Месяц назад

how to kill invidualism... the book 1984 by George Orwell comes alive...

@frankdillon6127 2 месяца назад

try this in NYC or any American city

@catladynikki2024 3 месяца назад

I missed my Grandma two years ago. Grandma is awesome. I think of her good days.

@g__o__l__d__6673 3 месяца назад

respect

@ronica2623 3 месяца назад

Just in Japan. People talking all the time on the train. More people drinking while walking. Very few eating while walking. Problem is you don’t want to cause no place to put your garbage