MCI's New Prison Bus | The D4020 ISTV 

Every time I see a prison bus, I just remember that bit from Top Gear. They made an episode with the hosts from Australian Top Gear, and Jeremy thought it would be respectful for them to arrive in the UK the same way their ancestors left the UK. So he sent a prison bus to pick them up from the airport.

This past school year was miserable with the behavior of students on bus trips. As a retired police officer, I could find a use for one of these buses. Great video.

I live right next door to a bus depot and they have a prison bus there and the cabins look way more plush and comfy than these cages do. They even have carpet on the walls. Such pampered prisoners!

As a 15 year old (turning 16 in July) autistic bus enthusiast who lives in the UK, I really love your videos and find them interesting. Keep up the great work like always :)

Drove Motor Coaches for 40 years Local and OTR You are an excellent MotorCoach Operator A superb analyst of situations and very knowledgable of the field! Congratulations and all the endeavors you have accomplished God Bless You ! Keep up the great work.

I find it cool they built this coach on a 40ft J frame. I also love that Recaro seat too.

I’m glad he mentioned CROWN. They were a very longtime builder of mostly school buses that were actually meant to last at least 25-30 years. They were built like tanks and KIRBY vacuum cleaners. They were almost exclusively sold on the west coast but there were a very few that made it past the Rockies. I came across a funny story about them. The earlier versions had huge 6 cylinder gasoline engines. Sometimes if a car was tailgating, the driver would shut off the engine, pump the accelerator pedal and restart the engine followed by a loud and scary backfire that had been known to blow the muffler off. CROWN stopped building buses in 1990 and are missed out there.

The Grey Goose is one of the coolest buses I have rode in. Every time I rode the goose between the penitentiary and county jails to go to court or transfer from the reception center to the joint I was gleaming with pride! I love riding the goose! Old memories.

Stellar video!! (“You can’t arrest me..I’m a CEO!”) 😂

Congratulations James! You are special. I was a coach operator for 40 years. Now retired. Boy,I do miss the Motor Coach. Be safe out there. Bye from New Jersey.

Very interesting. As a Sgt. for New York state Corrections, I had to ride several of these buses. I'll never forget all the rattling they would make! nice to see the security improvements.

Nothing funnier than a prisoner driving the prison bus. The one bus I never hope to ride! Another super interesting video, thank you CEO James😉

Hmmm. Private seating compartments, reliable schedule, attentive staff. Sure looks like an improvement over Greyhound.

😂😂 why I thought it would look like a school bus. 40yo and have no idea what anything prison related look looks like.

It would've been really hilarious if when they frisked you they pulled a model MCI bus out of your pocket :) Great video and thanks for making it so entertaining yet informative and very respectful to all those who serve. Thank you law enforcement for all you do.

not sure why this video showed up on my feed but glad it did, watched the entire thing and you have a new fan my tocayo

I worked on buses since 2012 your videos are amazing

Interesting, certainly hope to never ride in one, but was nice to see.

James is a fool! 😂 I know you guys had a time filming that opening. Really cool content! It was a pleasure meeting you in Gainesville this past Fall!

As a retired 30 year law enforcement veteran, thank you for your support. Also, I have been driving a motor coach p/t for the last 22 years. Now that I’m retried from law enforcement, I get to drive and travel more. Thank you again for your motor coach videos.

You are living out your dream. CONGRATULATIONS. Keep the videos coming. ❤❤❤❤

Hi James. our local bus company used to do this transport but used a normal 45 seater coach with prisoners chained onto the seat. Now in uk we also have ready made lorry vans for prisoners. caroline

0:47 Reminds me of NYCT before I retired. they spend hundreds of millions building new depot. but someone screw up by putting 2 auto garage doors too narrow for bus to go thru. Lol

Oh dear, CEO for such a short time and already getting locked up!!

Wow such a fun video to watch! I’m glad to see you having so much fun in this video! Keep it up James and stay out of the clink 😂

I wonder what the people driving by thought of a "guest" driving the bus 😂

I think this might your best video yet! I see the green California busses frequently on my commute. Always wondered what they are like in the inside since the outsides look great.

On MCI's 2014 calendar, one of the months featured an ISTV. Initial glance at the description, my dyslextic brain saw a coach designed for the Disco era. I wondered how many "Disco balls" were rotating from the ceiling. Then I reread the description.

My father did prison transport back in the day before they had these buses they just used regular tour bus with the prison guards on board. Nothing crazy ever happened but sounded pretty dangerous.

Simply.....Thanks James Wang...............really interesting......................Jeff Rockford Illinois

I just watched the episode where you toured the des plaines facility (right by my old place!) and were discussing the new pending prisoner transfer coach. I am pretty pleased to have the follow up the very next day!

Awesome Video, not everyday you get to ride and drive a prison bus.

Loved the video….great information for us bus geeks!

That bus seems a lot harder to escape from than the ones you see in movies like The Fugitive

I love Lee when asked about retirment.

Congratulations on receiving the challenge coin !

As an FYI, BlueBird used to also make ISTV's. Including the one used in the 1993 hit "The Fugitive".

Every driver on that road was probably like why is the prisoner driving this vehicle.

Awesome video was always. This has to be one of the coolest prison buses. I think i've ever seen

So cool; thanks for the happy sharing from a new corner of the motorcoach world!

Good video. New things to come.

Crown Coach Corp in Los Angeles built the original Crown Security Coach in the late 1950s until 1991 when they went out of business. Los Angeles County Sheriff had a fleet of Crowns for decades.

I can tell you that a CROWN school bus back in the 80s probably felt like a prison bus. We were 3 to a seat in the 90s to low 100s. Then there's you, taking a luxury ride in a personal comfort room. Practically a hotel on wheels. 😂

They finally caught up to you James. Probably because you didn’t pay for the charge on that VAN-HOOL trip.😅

Thanks for all u officers u do on and off the streets and all u do on the front lines

James, sponsor me to work at Peoria, because you are just the nicest guy, always so positive and kind, you’d be wonderful to work for!

Awesome video, James. Thanks!

, Great video,James.

Great video, and I appreciate that they have incorporated the changes suggested by the user base.

I always thought prison buses are based on yellow school bus chassis not motorcoach haha

Thank you for this video. Thank you, officers, for your service and continued service. Be safe!🙏🏾

Can I be the 1st to joke about you in the orange jumpsuit...So how's that new CEO position working out for you

Love the MCI buses great video love it !!

Salute to Lee 🫡 real man there

Our company has 2 Temsa T35s… 10 feet shorter than a full sized bus with just the drive axle out back… maneuvers like a mini van!

Very cool video.Lee congratulations on your retirement Sir..I,wish you all the best..

You in an orange jumpsuit 😂

Nice challenge coin

Great times and video! Definitely could use some Lt Worf clips in there! 🖖

Happy belated birthday! 🎂

My Dad drove the buses in the 70’s & 80’s and 90’s for CDC. Have I heard the stories?

My dream RV.

Congratulations on your award!

😂 James.....THEY DONE FINALLY GOT YOU......😂😂😂😂

Ok 😂😂 very entertaining & informative.

Bridge to security! Intruder alert, deck 3, section J83. Apprehend James Wang, for conspiracy to become a CEO!

“Guests”? What a joke. It’s almost like they’re inviting them to prison

Would be a great vacation vehicle with the children.

One thing I noticed on this coach when you got into the drivers seat to drive back that there was a key in the ignition instead of having a button ignition like most coaches do.

Very cool!

My dream school bus Let kids enjoy the ride quietly and the bus driver sane

Nice. Some good ideas that can be used in the civie market the flood lights & 360 cams.

Wow incredible, now let’s update our school bus too

when i was in TDCJ all we had were Blue Birds

The head unit alone is $400 AMFM Bluetooth CD DVD player. I might get one for my car it’s probably durable and more reliable than the touch screen one I wanted to buy. lol awesome video.

17:07 that's CDL Class B, with passengers AND Air Brakes. 19:36 i find when reversing, you have to watch the facial swing moreso than the tail

You said you can’t show the CO face but yet you can clearly see his face from the side 😂😂

Big deal, I've been in the back of multiple Police Cars. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Having a dad who was a policeman had it up sides 😅

Very interesting video James ! It looks like you had a blast at their new facility. Tell me, is Peoria Charter looking to diversify it's transportation activities ? ;) cheers

It has the new flyer turn signal 😂

Lawdt, James, what did you do????

Man us folk in the uk have nothing olike what you guys in the states have for transporting prisoners, as all we have is basically DAF horse boxes with cages for the prisoners, that have a tv screen for them to watch a movie thats was put on at the prisoner officers station or desk at the front, that then plays on all screens, and a hatch to obv server food and drink and meds, and how they can travel upto like 16 hours over there that's gotta be brutal, in the uk they can travel like 4-5 hours max, great video enjoyed watching it, gave you a YT sub as your video was on the recomended page of YT, keep up the hard work from a uk bus driver / Enthusiast.

Man, if I decide to take a bus trip, this is the way I’d want to go! No seat mate, plenty of elbow room.

I want one!

Free James! He did do it😂😂 this was awesome! Thanks for showing lol

Guests is crazy

I built prison coaches at MCI in the early 90's. Pretty sure the first one built was in 1985.

Looks like prisoners are going to arrive in style although the inside looks the same

The story that is seen here is true. Not sure if any names were changed to protect the innocent for this new prison bus however 😂

Looks more comfortable and humain than the ones I've seen in every movie

Nice rig! Wonder how many Georgia and Alabama will buy?

I still miss the old-school exterior styling compared to this, but enjoyable video nonetheless.

The older prison buses are still wildly used everywhere

I've always wanted to do a prison bus video

you should have looked that man in the eye when he gave you that challenge coin

15:43 Can't show his face but then proceeds to zoom in on his face😂😂😂

Luxury in the outside livestock trailer in the inside 😂

"prisoner" driving the prison bus, what is the destination?

Those doughnuts looked great lol

i want one. idk what i'm going to do with it but i want one