Kids In Prison Then & Now - 13 Years After Time In The Restraint Chair 

Money given to them is the problem, not the answer.

@jenniferhalf1650 - thank you for asking that question. It’s actually difficult to describe. Unlike reality tv that is scripted, we go into these facilities not knowing what stories we’ll find or what to expect. We are truly like flies in the wall. Because of this, we think the anxiety we might normally feel isn’t so much anxiety as it is bewilderment as to what we might see and who we might meet along the way. In all honesty, most of those we talk to in these facilities (adult and juvenile) tell us boredom is what gets to them most. Every day is the same. Even though scenes like the one in this video do happen, there is a lot of time inside when there’s not much going on at all. That, too, makes any anxiety disappear. Again, thank you for your question and taking the time to watch our videos!

I did 3 Weeks In maximum security cell in Bravo wing at the Pinellas County jail. You deal with it because you have too. Not because you want too. You have no other choice. It's ether cope or go mentally insane. Some people are just use to being locked up. Some people deal with it differently. Don't end up there if you can help it. We all have choices.

yes and no cameras

Single mothers with multiple children by multiple criminal baby daddy’s!!

Why should another family be burdened with these children.

@@eleanorcrawford9978 i wrote “if possible “ so I am not saying to force them on anyone. It should be the family members’ choice. But to answer your question as to why: 1) they are family 2) these kids did the crime because mom told them to. It wasn’t the kids’ idea nor the kids’ gun, and who knows what mom might have done if the kid didn’t obey. It’s possible the kids felt they had no choice. 3) if family don’t want their own family then foster families definitely want them because that’s how they get paid. They sign up for taking kids from bad homes which almost guarantees kids with mental or behavioral problems. Foster care is not about taking well behaved children from good, loving homes. It can happen but usually it is about taking kids from bad homes and they get paid to do it so they willingly sign up for it. 4) mom committed a hideous crime and should pay for that crime and lose all parental rights. And the kid should be given another chance but putting him in another family that will hopefully teach him right from wrong. Prison won’t teach him right from wrong. That’s not what prison does.

@@stst77 you're right some kids don't deserve such parents' bless them

That is what I was thinking. That young man sounds like he needs some meds.

Ever hear of a broom being used as a weapon? You obviously have never worked in a correctional facility. I worked in a juvenile detention for 10 yrs, and a broom never would have even been near a detainee's grasp, much less in his cell. You have no idea how someone's life can change in an instance in these facilities thinking "why don't they just take the broom away"... Smh

Doesn't work like that.

Just take the broom away? Oml😂😂

Brooms have been used to S******* people. They need to take it away from him.

He needed parents.

Another armchair specialist

He needs you bud

He needs LOVE not medication his brain isn’t even fully developed yet

I think that would have its pros and cons. The pros would be: 1) inmates can’t harass, intimidate, or threaten each other creating fear 2) they can’t hype each other up 3) they can’t plan gang activities, riots, assaults, etc 4) it will reduce noise so inmates can have a good night’s sleep Cons: 1) this is really major, sensory deprivation. Sensory deprivation can drive a person insane which could cancel out all the pros 2) create more stress leading to more destructive behavior because inmates have no means of communicating or letting off steam with each other

@tonidavis1045 YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD COST US TAX PAYERS/ JUST DO WHAT YOUR TOLD TO DO...

yeah mate and Michelin star meal just to make them calm

poor-poor innocent kids, yeah, man, let me work in two more jobs to contribute to their welfare

@user-lg4mc9qy2r - It's a surreal world inside, that's for sure, and one that no one should ever want to be in. Thank you for watching and sending positive thoughts.

Mabe they shouldn't be criminals!!??

⁹ ​@@CalamariProductions

Prayers to their victims

@@galegrazutis964I’m a criminal d1 crashout

I worked as a nurse in a juvenile detention for 10 yrs. I have never met so many seeking attention. Whenever I would walk in a room they would all start shouting, Nurse! Nurse! All of a sudden they all had headaches, sore throats, a sore finger etc. What they needed and wanted was a Mom and most of them responded well to 1:1 attention

@@ellybean5868 I completely agree. Sometimes it’s just about being seen, heard and supported. The little things that we sometimes take for granted.

HE NEED HELP BUT NOT MEDS. HE NEEDS HELP BUT NOT MEDS.

Unfortunately when you commit a crime you don't get that privilege of being sedated. I was locked up for 3 weeks in a single cell just like this guy except I had no choice but to deal with it because banging on the cell door wasn't gona get me free any faster. You ether learn your lesson from ending up there or you become a repeat offender. Some people just don't learn

He has something very traumatic happen to him that he could not deal with, but to express it with anger.

Gotta love all the armchair non professionals who have never even set foot in a place anywhere like this making ignorant comments 🙄

@@feleciagmiller872 possibly🤔

@karenmealing3882 - Anger seems to be the single biggest underlying factor in so many of the kids we interview. There are a host of factors that often lead to it ... witnessing domestic/neighborhood violence, abuse, neglect, etc. etc. A child's brain is forming in those early years and research proves that exposure to all these things are more literally wires the brain differently. We wish we had the answer to solving it all. Sadly, it truly does take an entire society. Thank you for watching and caring.

@@CalamariProductions I know I see it all the time where I live sometimes it's comes from home some adults need help mentally children are raising children just keep them in prayer I know what you are saying 🙏 of course 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Ask the god of this World. Jesus said who he was.

It sounds like some of the guards may have been antagonizing him previously. Behavior may have brought him there, but considering the environment of the jail and their age, the guards, being professional, should not be deliberately inciting any kind of conflict.

@@carolemcdonough8121I didn't see any of that. They did what they could.

@lc6636 It didn't show this in the video. There was mention that he was previously having trouble with some of the guards. I'm not knocking the prison system because it's unbelievable what they have to do to follow protocol. The thing is, it takes so much effort to de-escalate these situations that it is best to live in harmony. The guards, being the professionals, should make the first effort. Many of these kids have not been fathered in the proper way. This is just a rule that is helpful to follow. Fathers, do not provoke your children with trivial or humiliating demands; nor by favoritism; treat them with kindness, so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated, with their spirits broken. Colossians 3:21

I agree it would have an effect, but put himself there no one else

@@carolemcdonough8121 seriously.....

And that would not have helped the situation at all😑

He’s a teenager capable of really hurting people and capable of serious crimes. He’s not a little child. However, i do agree this treatment isn’t good. As for love, everyone needs love but i think what he needs most at this point is intensive rehabilitation in how to cope and deal with life’s problems. How to manage relationships, money and life. How to get and keep a job. And he needs to be taught right from wrong and taught to think about others not just himself and his wants.

He might be a boy but he is also a criminal!!!

Shii don’t matter I got family who younger then 12 doing dumb shit getting locked up stealing cars they know what they doing I love em to death but they put they self into that situation and wit what u said u did what u did so yo ass got locked up

@jacquelineloyaltybella2 / FEEL SORRY? DONT GO AROUND DOING CRIMES AND YOU WONT BE IN THIS PLACE/ HE NEEDED TO GIVE THE BROOM THATS ALL/ THOUGH HE WAS TUFF/ I CAME FROM A BROKEN HOME/ A DRUNK DAD WHO ABUSED MY MOM/ I TURNED OUT GREAT/ NO EXCUSE

Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes a child is blessed with wonderful parents but turns out bad. Other times they have average or slightly below average parents but not horrible to create monsters, but usually major consistent behavioral problems can be traced back to the parents. Of course, the youth are responsible for their choices too.

@annettealexander567 OH YES BLAME PARENTS THATS A STUPID THING TO SAY/ I KNOW FAMILYS THAT WERE GREAT TO THERE KIDS LOVED THEM TOOK GOOD CARE OF THEM AND THEN WHEN THEY BECAME TEENS THEY ALL WENT ON KILLING SPREES/ ROBBING PEOPLE AND EVEN RAPE/ U CANT ALWAYS BLAME PARENTS MY OWN SISTER HAD THAT HAPPEN TO HER/ TOOK HIM TO DRS/ HEAD DRS/ REHAB 4X/ HE STILL TURNED OUT BAD...

Me I’m children my parents did everything they could

Most kids that age know how to manage their emotions MUCH better than this. He’s closer to adulthood than childhood. By his age trillions of people throughout time have been able to marry, hold down a job, plan their future, conduct themselves respectfully, stay out of crime, control their emotions, etc. He is an exception not the norm, thank goodness because I’d hate to live in a society where all older teenagers act like 2 year olds while desiring to kill.

​@@stst77BRILLIANTLY SAID!!!

@shavongrant4194 - we hope to get an updated interview with him now that he was released from adult prison last year to find out how things are going. Thanks for watching his story.

Segregation for that long is used as torture it accomplishes nothing. Especially for teenagers

it's common for teenagers to exhibit behavioral issues, unfortunately. Discipline is something that builds over time from positive influences in a safe environment. Jail is rarely conducive to that. The case in point, having five armored officers tackle down a teenage boy in a five foot cell, and then strapping him to a chair -- over a broomstick. I understand de-escalation is complicated in a prison setting with an angry, possibly violent offender, but punishments like these just create more frustrated teens.

Do you personally know him? How do you know he doesn’t want to change? It’s easy to sit behind a screen and judge someone you don’t know or walked a mile in their shoes. People can want to change but their environment keeps them from changing

Hope everyone in there do people and get they self together and to go back home with family

@erics362 - very insightful comment. Thank you for pointing that out.

@126missday - we agree, yet so important to illuminate.

@OscarOffTheCuff - very nice of you to ask. We're a very small team around here and unfortunately aren't in a position to hire, but thank you for being with us here on our RU-vid channel. Greatly appreciated!

That’s the same man that opened the door for the squad to come in and he is the one that watched everything with no care and instructed the officers to push him down, to restrain him, etc. and he is the one that said he’s not talking to him if he’s not talking right. So how nice and helpful he actually is I don’t know. Why didn’t he show up and try to deescalate things before it got to this point? Why didn’t he call the counselors in before it got to this point?

Lmao 😂

💯percent agree

Most often prison makes it worse he seems articulate he may need help & medication & care.

You surely are clueless. Have you ever even been in a correctional facility? Clearly no. A broom is a weapon and should they ignore him while he takes it apart, makes a weapon which can be hidden and then shanks someone, or breaks a window with it and cuts himself with glass, someone walks in and they get bludgeoned on the head?. This isn't preschool. A lot of these kids are violent offenders, murderers, rapists. I worked in a juvenile detention for 10 yrs. A broom would never have been within any of their grasp. Smh

You clearly have never even been in a correctional facility. This isn't preschool. I worked in a juvenile detention for yrs. This kid would never have even been within the grasp of a broom. Many of these kids are violent offenders...murder, rape, home invasion. A broom is a weapon and you think just ignore.. lol. So while you are ignoring, he takes a piece of it and makes a concealed weapon and hides it. What a ridiculous comment

Never been in one of these places, much less worked in one have you? Sure, ignore him and let him make a weapon out of it. Good idea 💡. This isn't preschool

@@ellybean5868 ok you made your point 3 times. Your point is valid and makes sense, but you could have said the same thing in a nicer way and I would have still understood the point and would have respected a kind reply more. Just because I don’t think like a criminal, it doesn’t mean I’m not a rational person or that I’m a bleeding heart liberal who can’t listen and consider the other side of the situation. Anyway, I understand your point explains why they did what they did so now it makes sense. I appreciate you explaining why they did it, and after understanding that, I agree now that they really had no choice but to take the broom back especially since he was in the high security unit for multiple incidents of violence. And I understand why they went in with the riot team because they said in the video because he had a history of violence they expected him to swing the broom at the guards so i understand that too. It’s unfortunate that that’s the way it is. I don’t think anyone other than a criminal would ever think to do all those things with a broom.

03|30|24 he is still at it.

@@user-gk5rg4pq5x thank you

@twannd8211 - Sadly, after 25 years of too many kids telling us their dad wasn't in the picture, it did come as a surprise that his was. Just proves you never know. Thanks for watching.

@GodsaboveAll - wow, unreal you were there so long ago. Appreciate you watching the video and taking the time to comment.

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Locking teens up and treating them like this has been shown to be unproductive. There is ways to rehabilitate them and have a better success rate. This method does not work and we know this.

@leonessagentile5659 Well everybody has their own opinions but it starts with the person themselves common sense has to be used whenever anybody has been in and out of the system that speaks for itself what type of person they're are it shows that they not comfortable on the outside most of them that been in and out the system for stealing and drugs burglary auto theft and etc normally ends up with a murder charge.

@@rayjohnson7886 it’s not an opinion, it’s long been proven by science.

@celestelegare-haynes8625 - research supports your comment. Segregation is found to not only be mentally and physically harmful, it's also counterproductive. There are other ways to appropriately handle teens who are combative, which is why this prison ended up banning long term segregation and implementing verbal de-escalation methods to cut down on the use of physical force. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

This is the dangerous criminals unit.

He was released and committed a burglary,he got 13 years