@@jacksonbear1 Yeah man i run this block i told him to chill and he said ok lets leave it at that no need for bad blood to come between business on these streets
@@LarryLawtonJewelThief ... and the prison industrial complex is more lucrative now than the military industrial complex. It's about the money. I always say that *"When Justice becomes a Business - there is no more justice!"* It's a cottage industry with all kinds of companies, e.g. Dial etc., are competing to get approved for their products by local, state and BOP. Don't get me started! :D
@@chicofromph33nix64 LOL I have so much more I can say, from experience and volunteering with the ACLU, where we have been able reform the bail system in New York State. BOP is the Bureau of Prisons, which guides the federal system.
@@udornyc awesome work you are doing.. the whole prison system is just a business.. like someone mentioned"once justice becomes a business, there will be no more justice.. something needs to change,and that time was yesterday.. thank you for explaining BOP.. I hope the rest of your day is freaking awesome..
There's another thing that you wouldn't notice if you don't speak German: the use of the 2nd-person formal tense. In English, we only have one word for "you," but in German there are two words, "du" and "Sie." Those two words have separate grammatical constructs, and this is used to convey familiarity ("Du kannst"/"you can") or deference/respect ("Sie koennen"/"You can"). The jail staff speak to him using the formal tense. The closest thing in English would be like telling him "This, sir, is your cell" instead of "here's your cell." They're conveying with their manner of speech that they see him as a person deserving of respect.
Well, it would be almost illegal for.he guard to say Du to the prisoner. If you say Du to a cop, you can get fined for insult, and such rules go both ways.
very important detail :-) never thought about that as a german... ...as i have mostly seen the "du" as more friendly, but from this point of view, you are right... "Sie" is more apropriate.
The reason why the prisoners can lock their own doors, is less for when they leave the room, but more if they want to stay in the room and not be disturbed. I remember Larry talking about a big part of the stress of prison being the need to be awake and on your feet at 6am everyday in case someone was coming to get you. On the topic of the cell phone. In Germany there is no such thing as an escape charge, the general belief is that it is natural to want to be free, but the prisoner will be billed and charged for any damages or crimes committed during the escape.
@@LarryLawtonJewelThief What's crazy is that in a lotta the world, even Third World countries that a lotta people think of as backwards or brutal, that's the case and then some. There is no charge for escape or for resisting arrest cause it's viewed as natural all over the world. But in the "land of the free, home of the brave" it's an extra charge for not immediately submitting to law enforcement, right or wrong, and a huge charge for escape. It's crazy. Treat people as humans and they'll behave more human, treat them as beasts and they'll behave as beasts.
@@Void7.4.14 How ironic. Uh, hold on. I've only counted 6 countries which grant prisoners the right to escape, or to put that in other words, attempting to and successfully escaping from prison in those countries will not be considered an extra charge in of itself (though I should check on their ordinances just to be sure). 6 countries. That's not a lot, furthermore, none of those 6 countries were even considered 3rd World, a term which supposedly is outdated (I'll have to look as to why that's presumably the case). Where exactly are you getting your sources?
It should also be said that most prisoners, who do escape, return to the prison eventually. They can't go to relatives or friends because police will look there first, their cards won't work and their passport and identification will be noted etc. they cannot look for work, for a flat or anything. So in most cases they return to finish their scentence and be done with it.
The first sentence of the first article of the German Constitution states '(1) Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority'. This was because this constitution was written shortly after WW2 and all that went on during the Nazi period and the Holocaust. The Germans were intending to be as far away from their past as possible, and to ensure that people were treated better, including inside prisons. People who are arrested and put in prison are still human beings, and the Germans remember that and are not embarrassed to admit that.
@druid khan sorry not 'shall be' §1 Human Dignity IS inviolable. Not shall or maybe or probably. There is no way around, no excuse. It IS. And I think that makes a very big difference here. :)
@@druidkhan6066 You wrote: (1) Human dignity shall be inviolable. But the German §1 says: Human dignity is inviolable. And there is a difference between shall and is. In my understanding, shall means something like should be, has to be or similar. And is means it is nothing else and there is no way that it is not.
But it's all opinion. In 1000 years who know what laws and societies will exist. We were literally burning people at the stake 500 years ago for believing in a slightly different Jesus.
In Germany, if a convict is diagnosed with a mental illness or an addiction, he/she is not put in a regular prison. There are special mental health and rehab clinics for convicts, which either cure the mental illness/addiction, or, if the convict presents a danger to the public, hold convicts indefinitely, after they have served their sentence.
@heimer donger if you got potential to explode, you will go to a mental health prison. If you pose no danger to other inmates, or guards, you get treated/counseled in the regular prison
@heimer donger depression is considered a Mental illness in Germany and you can ask a Hotline for some Therapeut and when you found one you like and he wants to help you, your Insurance company (Krankenkasse) pays for it (if they are listed in there)
@heimer donger and that's one of the reasons why Depressions is one of the most dangerous Illness, i myself suffered from depressions and hurt myself, my social life fucked up, some of my "Friends" darted to become "ppl I've known" (yeah, there u see who a real friend is and who not) and 3 friends I had left helped me out of my depressions.
Depression or anxiety disorders don’t land you in forensics prison though, being declared criminally insane, needs a serious crime combined with a Cluster A or B personality disorder (malign narcissism, schizophrenia) and the disorder has to be a reason why you went criminal in the first place. And even then you have the right to get evaluated every few years. If your name is not Mollath, that is. (Famous case of injustice in Germany)
I’ve been fortunate to talk to some really interesting people, especially when stuck on trains that are delayed and some just on a longer journey. 😄 I speak to a lot of interesting elderly people when I catch buses, I’m disabled & 75% of the time I need to use the front mobility area at the front. Quite often I end up talking to the people. Sometimes I’ve got to say when I’m tired and in a lot of pain, there’s times I just want to sit quietly. But I make myself chat, I might be the only person they talk to that day, or seek. From that I’ve had some really interesting conversations. I always say goodbye and thanks for the chat. Even if it was boring. 😂 manners cost nothing x
@@lilacscentedfushias1852 that comment you just made brightened my day it was sad emotional and touching it just moved me also that is really nice of you the way you talk to people on the bus and it is true manners don't set your back a dime, see you around buddy
10:00 The "hot seat" is not about making you feel guilty. All the people around you try to get under your skin and try to make you really angry (and belive me the professionals in the room are really good at this). And your job is to keep calm, to learn how to cope with that without violence. And there are benefits if you make it.
Okay, I guess that makes sense. I was wondering because this "let's sit down and ask you nosy personal questions" didn't feel at all like a way to put somebody at ease. But it makes sense: once they are out of prison, they'll be hearing questions like that a lot, so learning to deal with it in a calm, objective manner is a good preparation.
Waited for you reacting to a German prison. Greetings from Germany! :D Edit: I think the "funniest" fact about the German prison system is that we do not have an "Escape Charge". As long as you do not harm someone or destroy property, nothing will be added to your charge when you break out of prison. The longing for freedom is a part of the human nature and therefore we cannot punish you for wanting your freedom back.
first of all, the US is not the world☝️ sick of everything gets compared to the US….they need to learn from other countries on so many levels , not only prison.
The goal with American prisons is to keep people incarcerated, that's how they make money. Punishment is so glorified in the US, but people don't understand that because the system is so flawed and thus the recidivism rates are so high, there are ultimately more victims of crime. The sad truth is that American society would rather punish criminals and ruin their lives to fulfil some sick sense of justice rather than help the convicts get their life back on track and prevent people from becoming victims.
@Z 🕯 What makes you think that one excludes the other? If that was the case, it would mean that being victim of a crime - violence, somebody stealing something from you, ... - makes it impossible to _become_ a criminal. Does that sound realistic to you? lmao lol omg abc wtf xyz
@Z 🕯 So, which relatives of crime victims did you _ask_ about their opinion? Or whether they are okay with you using them to justify petty revenge? I've heard that "ohhhh, but the relatives of the victims!!!!" dozens of times. What I never, ever, ever heard is the relative of a victim saying "yes, the conditions in US prisons make it much easier for me to deal with my grief". Not once. You've seen/read that in an interview? Good. Link, please.
I wonder whether the majority of US citizens really approve of the conditions in prison, or whether it's just conservatives blaring out that message again and again and bloody again. Because (repeating myself) I've yet to hear a victim of crime say that yes, the knowledge of over-crowded cells or near to non-existent medical care really helped with dealing with the psychological fall-out.
The most interesting thing I've heard about the German prison system is that escaping isn't illegal. You're still punished for violations committed during an escape attempt, but if you can escape without bribes, threats, violence, etc., the escape itself isn't punished.
Yeah, they will try to catch you of course and if they get you - you will have to continue the rest of your sentence that was left before you escaped. But they won't add any time unless you did criminal stuff on your way out / when you got out.
Well, it's hardly the prisoners fault if the guards make it so easy that they can actually escape without bribes, threats, violence, property damage etc in the first place.
@@FriedrichHerschel You make it sound like "well, it shouldn't be a crime as long as it is easy to get out - it would be their own fault when people escape then" lol. But that is not the point. It is not a crime in germany when you try to escape a prison, or really do escape a prison, because it is part of human nature for anyone to want to be free. Or you just made a joke that went over my head, in that case - my bad lol
Here in Vermont, we have tv's in our cells- almost all of us. The state provides them, we got 40 channels and 3 movie channels that the jail runs 24/7 and they show a new release every weekend. They absolutely use tv's as a form of control and it works, our state prisons look nothing like the gladiator academies that larry talks about.
That’s true. Here in the U.K. they have TVs and kettles and even phones in their cells and the violence went down loads. Prison is totally different. As long as your polite and respectful and don’t run up debts and not been locked up for a sex crime or hurt a child then normally you’ll be fine.
Larry, I was seeing a girl for a while, here in Scotland. She done time in a south American jail for drug smuggling. Now when she is falling asleep etc and a door slams or whatever. She freaks out sometimes. Thinking shes back inside. You ever get that?
@@eddiebear34 Sounds exactly like a PTSD startle response, from rest to ready to fight on the frontline in 2 seconds. Professional therapy can help work through the underlying issues to help with coping/subduing the startle response
Good view on rehabilitation, i am a former prisoner from denmark. Rehabilitation is more important than revenge and punishment. Here in denmark we also have a very high rehabilitation rate, unlike usa. And that is because our prison systems focus on rehabilitation instead of revenge. Would like to see you make a video like this on prisons in Denmark. 👍
in my student days, i used to work at a pub in graz, austria. due to its location, we had patrons from both jakomini prison, which holds inmates with sentences up to 18 months and the karlau prison, which houses inmates with sentences from 3 years to life. they usually identified themselves as recently released, usually at that very same day, the only prerequist was that they paid for their drink directly on first visit, as we couldn't be sure of their financial situation. never had one single prob as to misbehaviour, on the contrary, they were glad to be welcomed without further question and always ready to help out if some bozo caused trouble, but never hurt anyone, their presence was enough. stand up guys, as i've come to know them.
A life sentence in Germany is 25 years in prison at most. After that if they are still deemed to dangerous to be let loose on the general public we have what's called "security lockup" which is basically a special psychiatric ward where they can keep the worst of the worst indefinitely.
security lockup is very rare. A friend of mine worked in such a psychiatric ward as a nurse (its called Forensik). So these people are taken care of by nurses and doctors, because they are mentally ill.
For people like Anders Brevik, I hope that's where he goes at the very least (yes I know Norway, but their max sentence is 22 years, he's just about served half of it now).
@@The_Greedy_Orphan no way breivik will ever get out. They can keep him locked up indefinitely if hes deemed to be a danger to society and it would be very easy to make this case. And lets be honest if he was ever released he would just get killed.
5:40 AS I understand it the prisoners own lock and key is both a sense of "control" for the inmate as in they still have that feeling "this is mine" but also because even if there are cameras, if someone steals your shit that's a "problem". Sure you know what happend and who stole your stuff but it's still a conflict situation. One that is not needed.
My relative earned a life sentence in Germany. 13-15 years. Had a tv+playstation, used to play instruments all that. Back in the US working and living a basic life. Now if he did what he did in America...sheeeeeeeeeet!
@@FriedrichHerschel That's kind of fucked up, child molesters and shit should be serving life without parole. Rehabilitation is a MUCH better approach for the majority of prisoners, but there are certain people who need SERIOUS punishment...
@@alyssarichardson2544 There is something called "Sicherheitsverwahrung" (preventive detention) for those that the court deems a risk even after their life sentence is served. It's not about punishment, it's about protecting society from those who would still commit the most serious crimes. It's checked once a year if that person is still a risk and it can go on indefinetely.
Usually a life sentence in Germany isn't for life. After 15 years you can get released on probation. But in some rare cases like the RAF terrorists they didn't get probation after 15 years. And then there is an option for people who always be a risk because of some pathologic disorder, thex get released from normal prison but have to life in Special facilities, so they can be monitored. But a "normal" morder case gets probation after 15 years
@@glennjanot8128 that's what I ment by special facilities. People in preventive custody are not totally free, but they less restrictions then people in prison.
@@phoenixwright9105 cause Somebody told on me here in Germany Cops will allways believe the Snitch . They only found one Joint on me at home no scale No nothing
What US doesn't understand is that, psychos make up a minority of criminals and majority of criminals have a legitimate reason why they committed the crime. Instead of helping these ppl to turn over a new leaf, the US prison system simply kicks them to the ground and makes them suffer even more.
There's a German ex convict who does the same style of videos like you. He experienced a lot of crazy things, he even tried to break out and almost succeeded. As far as I know he speaks very good English so maybe you two can make video together and talk about the differences in both German and US prisons. He's a very chill person called Maximilian Pollux.
If you get the chance to visit Germany, do it. After just one day you'll see just how different we are from the rest of the world. These folks have had to rehabilitate their entire country in front of the world, not that long ago.
On the topic of Jobs: These jobs are actually well respected in germany. You have to go through an Apprenticeship of 3 years for almost all Jobs in germany, and prisoners have the opportunity to do that during their sentence.
I'd like to see a comparison of crime rates broken down by type of crime between Germany and the United States, as well as demographic breakdowns of the two nations and comparisons between their crime rates.
I would like to see a review on the UK prison system. To my knowledge it’s more similar to American prisons than the continental prisons. Keep up the work, I’m really liking this series
"This guy does not like to get out in the jard, what a weirdo, watch out for him, bottled up rage, obviously crazy. Clearly a ticking time bomb." What a load. He's just an introvert, and needs some friends. But "watch out for the weirdo, just stay clear of him". Real nice. I bet this guy is more rational and normal than most people we pass by every day.
Would love to see you go over the show “Prison break” just some of the scenes of him in prison and the escape! There are a lot of powerful scenes you could go over. IE race, cellies, guards, escaping, race wars, contraband, the mob.
Fun fact: In Germany, 12 years in Prison is one of the hardest sentences you could get. Larry would have probably gotten somewhere arouns 5 - 8 years in Germany, of which he would have to serve two thirds.
@@qp2337 15 Jahre gesessen? Er sollte für 5 Jahre eingesperrt sein, wenn es seine erste Straftat war. aber mehr als 2 Straftaten des gleichen Verbrechens wären 15 Jahre angemessen gewesen.
Untrue. Long sentences on violent crimes are often given "mit anschließender Sicherheitsverwahrung". Means, they serve i.e. 10 years of punishment - and then keep being locked up (under somewhat relieved conditions, more privileges and so on) until it's determined they're not a danger to society. Just this April in Berlin there was a rather public case of a serial rapist who got 14 years "mit anschließender Sicherheitsverwahrung".
@@decnet100 Sicherheitsverwarung is a different thing. I'm talking about the sentences themselves. No court is going to hand out 50 years, or multiple life sentences. Anything over 14 years, you're looking at life.
@@LS-Moto Well, it's true that the possible sentences don't include "6x life-sentence" or 50 years. In Germany since 1986, such punishments are combined (prior to that, it was exactly the same - see Heinrich Pommerenke - 6 times life sentence + 165 years of prison; actually died in prison in 2008 after 49 years). But the maximum duration is not set in law as a clear number - the principle is that inmates must be presented with the opportunity to re-gain their freedom (showing by their behavior in prison that they're no longer a danger to society). And the *minimum* duration of a life sentence is 15 years (not 12 as your original post implied), after which a shortened period might be granted according to that principle (so no possible probation after 2/3 of the time as with other sentences!) - if the inmate deserves it in the eyes of the justice system. One might receive a minimum duration higher than that as well. And while it's true that Sicherheitsverwahrung is not "the sentence", doesn't count as "Freiheitsstrafe" and comes with additional privileges, for the inmate it may absolutely mean they spend their life behind bars. By the way, that serial rapist could not have gotten a life sentence, as that is not a possible punishment for sexual abuse that didn't result in death. The 14 years he got were a result of him confessing, he could have gotten more years actually, but not a life sentence.
Interesting video! I was actually shocked though about the prisoners having get naked in the beginning. That's surely against our constitutioin, which should protect human dignitiy. Merry Christmas to you and your family, Larry!
I drove around in Berlin yesterday because I love driving through this magnificent city on a sunny Sunday and passed three prisons because I know where they are, but you wouldn't even notice if I would not draw your attention to them!
Idea. Reality show. You and your guard buddy each train a prisoner as to how to act and respond to situations. They're then placed into a prison or county jail. Whoever taps out first (the prisoner) loses and the other trainer gets a prize or money or at least to talk some trash. I guess the winning prisoners should get something to. Get out of jail free card? Make it happen!
This prison is a pretty old one. The more recent ones look a lot nicer. Renovating prisons is not not high on the agenda of most of Germany's states, unfortunately.
To clear some things about german prisons: This is probably one of the worst prisons and it still treats its inmates as humans and that is important. Most prisons are actually not that bad here because in germany and in our law, prisons prime use is not as punishment but more as a way to keep society save from those who want to harm it. But since everyone can get into a situation, that will get you into prison, you can't just go around and treat the inmates like some crazy maniacs without any feelings. It's save for the world outside to lock them in but it's not done to punish them and break them. And I think that is the way, prison should be, ofcourse it still is a form of punishment, since you're not allowed to go where ever you want but it's not supposed to break you or enslave you.
And on the other extreme, there are prisons in totalitarian dictatorships. I've seen a YT video where a North Korean defector watched an episode of Beyond Scared Straight featuring San Quentin and, well, she was not scared straight. She went on and on about how much freedom the inmates had and how well-treated they were compared to what she knew about North Korean jail. YIKES.
Hi Larry someone said in the comments about UK prisons and I was wondering if had a take on young offenders institutions here since there a condesensed 3 day account of it on BBC news I believe or if they just made that up or "were on good behaviour" for the journalists
Life sentence in Germany means 15 years + X. "Normal" Life sentence: After 15 years you can try to have the rest of the sentence to be transformed into a suspended sentence with 5 years of probation. If your sentence is not suspended, you can try every two years to have your case checked again. Life sentence "light": If the judge finds some mitigating facts for the offender, you can ask for suspended sentence after 3 years. besondere Schwere der Schuld: Roughly translated to "exceptional severity of guilt" is a addition to life sentence that will earn you more years to the 15 you already have to be in prison. About 10 Years after your trail a comission will decide how much more will be added to your sentence. It can be just one year or any other number like 50.
There are no outdated jobs, only bad experience. Even a rock smasher can become a stonemason under the right conditions. Welders? Metalworkers? Cobblers? Under the right conditions they can earn bigger than people with good college degrees. There are some old jobs you just can't automate and "handmade" carries a lot of value these days.
you're a really cool guy Larry. wondering if you're gonna do a video on Canadian prisons? Both Canada are America are similar in lots of ways and I wonder if prisons are the same.
I’ve found RU-vid channels about Canadian prison reform before by ex cons. To my knowledge, they’re pretty similar. I just don’t hear a lot of people talk about it though.
Germany has some nasty prisons, or a prisoner tier system .An American dude was talking about his experience in a German prison, I think he got on the wrong side of alphabet soup (who put Interpol on his ass). Anyhow, it was some barbaric shit, foreigners, even Westerners, get the crap third world treatment in the German prison system(separate prisons)
I worked at USP Atlanta for four and a half years. It’s literally falling apart. You’re right about the staff making or breaking you, I felt like I was treated better in the Marines.
dude i dont care if you have to given them strippers, massage chairs and 100gbp internet ...so long as when they get out they dont hurt some one and come back ...
I heard a really great criticism of the German prison system regarding reentering prison over and over! The upshot was prisoners get told where to work and what to do, but the importance should be making the right decisions on your own!
I'd love to see you interview fellow RU-vidr Yeonmi Park, who escaped North Korea. She has discussed how hard it was to adjust to freedom. She went through the same sort of 'institutionalization' that you did, but it was her entire life. She has spoken how some have chosen to return to North Korea because they cannot adjust. There are so many similarities that an interview between you two would be wonderful viewing. Just look up Yeonmi Park on here and you'll find her no problem.
Those lockdown times vary a lot from prison to prison and from part to part. In Stadelheim Munich, a high security prison in Bavaria, the lockdown times are usually from 6 am to 4 pm, with 2 times a week an open evening from 5 to 7 pm. They have "Hofgang" 2 times a day for 30 minutes each, which is the time they have to spend outside, and work goes from 8 to 12, when is meal and then from 1 to 3. From 3 to 4 is the only time the prisoners can socialize.
I think it's unfair to look at the prison from other countries since the people themselves are very different,not just the prison,you can see how different people's from different cultures treat the prison and how they react to it
The U.S has one of the worst prison systems on earth and part of that is due to Americans and their retribution mentality rather than rehabilitation. Sad but that's humanity
Great Video larry. I have a question. You often talk about prison wardens getting bonuses for saving money. What would happen if they got a bonus for every prisoner who didn't reoffend within two years of release instead?
Your level of self/outside awareness is ridiculous man. The minute details you're able to pick up on are very impressive. I have to have some of that ability myself as a performer/musician, I've played more than a few dive bars in my time and you quickly learn. 'Ok, that guys the regular local drunk who thinks he owns the place, avoid him. Those guys are ex army and getting messy, keep an eye out for them' etc. I can walk into a bar and walk out again because the atmosphere is too intense and 9/10 a fight kicks off while I'm well clear. But you have that ability on a crazy, inspiring level. It's an overlooked ability and that heightened, intense awareness can keep you out of so much trouble! ✌
Hey Larry, the maximum you can get in Germany is 25 years. If you are, however, really dangerous you could get "sicherheitsverwahrung" which translates to "safekeeping". Safekeeping is much more relaxed than prison, but you cannot exit the premises at any time. Every year you have a chance for parole to be released from safekeeping. Austria, switzerland and norway have a similar system. The American prison system is unbelievable to me. I have a family member in the US who stood watch outside a home when he was 18. The robbery went wrong, someone died, and he was sentenced to life for standing watch. He is still in prison 50 years later. I cannot believe how such an unjust system can exist.
Lawyer speaking: not true. Life CAN mean lief. Fifteen years is the Minimum before parole max be considered, mit necessarily is granted. This riss to 25 MINIMUM if " especial severity of culpability" is part of the sentence. The court can also add "Sicherungsverwahrung" I.e. literally "Safekeeping" for convicts considered dangerous, which means they stay locked-up AFTER the original sentence is up.
Larry's the first prison channel I've come across that cares about changing the system and exposing this crap. One thing nice about the German cell is no concrete block wall, can't stand that shit
Again I wasn't in prison but I can still see similarities between this and the job corps I went to I had a key to my room at job corps as well and just like this prison we had to be on are wing and locked in are rooms at a specific time I believe it was 10pm until 6 am and also we did not have a kitchen at all or metal utensils at all unless we were in the chow hall and the kitchen in the chow hall wasn't even as good looking as this prison kitchen but again I wasn't in prison but can't help but notice some similarities
The human rights violations the US commits are nowhere near as bad as the things China is committing, and has committed. Yes, the police may be bad in terms of western standards and the prisons inhumane. But those things are still miles away from stuff like the Tiananmen Square massacre and the genocide currently happening in Xinjiang, China.
In Belgium, a lot of the issues were with no women could be hired for the male areas of the prison or even teaching. The issue was, cultural clashes. The prison was built around Belgium cultural life, and many in prison were refugees (often there because the patriarchs of the family were back home, and the young men were sent away so they would NOT end up drafted into terrible wars). about 20 years ago it was 80% "foreign born", and some anger at paying for prison for non natives. (they have Trumps there also!). The problem for me was more not having a prison built around the needs of those 80%, who honestly often just needed a strong father figure.
Hi Larry! I'm a new subscriber and really appreciate you sharing your life with us. I'm probably not in your average demos (65 year old white woman) but your videos are really enlightening. I'm so glad you're still here with us. Take care.
I think RU-vid is messed up. I definitely subbed to your channel like two weeks ago now it shows I'm not subbed again. Anyway good stuff. Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and Norway have some of the most "comfortable" prisons.
I got a welding license (don’t know if it’s different in other countries, but here in Denmark) after 2 days. So surely a blowtorch can’t be far off from that
I am from Germany and one of my homies had to go to juvenile detention for half a year and he said that it wasn’t too bad in general, because the cells had nice furniture and even an own shower, but of course it can be hard in German prisons, too. My guy for example was tried to be stabbed.
Before i started watching your videos. I thought prisoners should be starved and beat daily. No basic human rights. Well. Youve changed my mind. Most prisoners have made bad choices and want to better themselves. I got a great friend who spent 11 years in atlanta. Now hes a volunteer fire fighter, and a devoted church goer. And ministers at prisons and jails
@@LarryLawtonJewelThief THANK you Man. The fact you said that made my whole WEEKEND!! I look up to you a lot. When I'm struggling with my sobriety I think to myself if lary can change his life around under such extreme circumstances he went through than theres no reason I can't do the same. Like I said 4 years clean and sober. And I'm an Army iraq war veteran with bad ptsd and Lukemea (blood cancer) they tell me I got in iraq!!!!!
US desperately needs Prison reforms and rehabilitative measures. The Taxpayer pays for the incarseration institutions, therefore the taxpayer deserves to have rehabilitated people coming back out when released.. instead of traumatized, drugged and mentally instabile citizens.
@@LarryLawtonJewelThief you should see if can travel there and do a film interview inmates man they way they do them is mad crazy but love your work keep up the hard work man
Larry, what would be interesting for you and us is for you to profile the Norwegian prisons. An entirely different approach. Would love to hear your take.
The ability to lock your own door thing is likely to give them a sense of control, and humanity. This is theirs, they have control over it. Would go far in rehabilitating humans, by treating them as such. That's my guess.
I never was in prison Here in Germany but some of my Buddies. They told me its more Like a sad Hotel. Dangerous too If you get in Trouble with the wrong one but If you are calm thats Not a Problem to stay there for some time.
In Germany, life imprisonment has an indeterminate length and is the most severe punishment that can be imposed. A person sentenced to life imprisonment may normally apply for parole after having served 15 years. If the parole court rejects the application, the inmate may reapply after a court determined blocking period no longer than two years (§ 57a IV StGB). If the court has determined a "severe gravity of guilt" exists ), parole is delayed for a non-specific period beyond 15 years (§ 57a StGB). In declining a prisoner's first application for parole, the parole court determines a lack of suitability based on the extreme gravity of the offence, as well as the development (or lack thereof) of the prisoner behind bars. Such determination includes how many additional years the inmate must serve before again being eligible to apply for early release. There is no legal limit on the term the parole court can hand down, though in practice the average term is about 5 years, and longer periods are rare. I copied this from wikipedia, cause I wanted to save me some effort of writing it in english or translating it to english from german
Since I am from Germany, I will briefly explain, why prison is like that in germany. First of: If you are in court in Germany, they try their best keep you from prison. They let you rather pay huge sums and let you of with a warning. If you even walk over a red light, you will get locked up. That counts for minor crimes, murderers and rapists still get locked up. Now to another point: They ask for permission, since they care about your rights, the goal is to rehabilitate someone after all. For example, it is legal to break out of prison, though the resulting property damage isnt, and if u get caught u will be locked up again. Prisonguards are told to treat the inmates as human beings, so they behave like one. Treat someone like an animal and they behave like one. Though the quality of their matress is bad, since it is a prison, not a hotel. They've done bad and they should know it. The goal is to rehabilitate someone, so they can become a part of society again. They even offer education there, so you find a job afterwards. There is a reason, why the prisoners in the US who did their time, get more often locked up again, then in Germany. Hope I could explain the german point of view more, have a nice day
There are a ton of things less barbaric about most Europe countries, even beyond the prison system. The U.S. does a relatively shitty job of providing for its citizens.
