Y’all should actually print the dark history book and sell it for merch. Make a sized replica of the book used in the videos and fill it with the scripts from each episode at the end of the year. They’d be entertaining and educational and you could release a new volume each year like entertaining historical encyclopedias
Whe she opened with “slavery was the first form if private prison” ….i just….she always makes me so proud! From Nestlea to Hawaii and everything in between…she brings light to the most suppressed topics
Oh I hate that word racism, I love everyone and treat everyone with respect.....no I'm not weird I promise, I just believe everyone should be treated with respect
When people talk about systemic racism....this is what they're talking about. The system was designed to be racist. Thank you for talking about it Bailey.
@SCW Did you watch the video? Explain how that's not a system designed to be racist? And seeing how the private prison system has barely changed, how is it not still completely racist?
@SCW what do you do when you "do your own research" ? Do you read books? Do you interview people impacted by the topic? Or do you watch youtube? Because it really sounds like you need to catch up on what happened on Earth the last 600 years
I'm proud of Bailey. It's hard to risk popularity by telling dark truths. It's time it all finally comes out and people like bailey that has a following can get the most reach. Thank you Bailey.
I actually worked in adult corrections as a gaurd for about 5 years, and then juvenile corrections as well for another 3 years, and this video is so ridiculously spot on, not a lot has changed, and our system is still just as money hungry and politically corrupt. Not to mention that our judicial system is totally messed up as well. It's sad really.
Texas now has it where if your a repeat offender with violent crimes instead of 3 strikes they've gone further. There next offense no matter how petty is life. Really messed up.
IDK how you got the timing so right, Bailey and Dark History team!!! I have been struggling with a 1300 word paper in college about capital punishment and shady prisons this past week, and I used your video to help my research (that you magically released right when I was feeling hopeless about finishing my paper) Not only did I turn it in on time, but I shared your video with the class, and everyone enjoyed it! Even my professor!!! Thank you so so much Bailey& friends I love you guys!!!
I'm a lawyer in Louisiana, and there could be an entire book on the state of privately owned prisons here ... really, more like an encyclopedia series of the prisons for profits here ... one small example, in East Carroll Parish, there's a prison there that also operates as the local jail. People from Baton Rouge get sent up there when the jail in Baton Rouge overflows. Because the women's wing only functions as a local jail and holding facility for other parish jails, it isn't under Department of Corrections rules. There are times when they've gone without power or running water for days and the food is literally delivered in crates marked FDA condemned. Because the DOC rules don't apply to them, they aren't required to have a back up generator, nor are they required to feed anything nutritious ... people would come back from there malnourished because unless their families sent them money, they were SOL on food. Oh, and they don't even provide basic necessities like underwear or bras. If you can't buy those, you're also SOL. its absolutely disgusting...and these are people who haven't even been convicted of anything yet. Some of them are even sent there for two to three months for missing court on a speeding ticket. Like I said...a whole series could be written about the state of things here, but the bottom line is no one really cares. At least not enough to make a difference.
@@R.RLopez I don't know anything out side of Louisiana, but I HAVE to believe that it's one of the worst in the United States ... not that the city run jails are much better, but at least they have clean(ish) water and food that isn't spoiled.
Well there is such a thing called bond 🙄 so Surely If someone fails to appear in court their bond is like $500 and they have to meet 10% of that and there’s bail bondsman’s on every corner
The mistreatment never ends, sigh 😔 Please could you do a dark history Ep. about healthcare systems and pharmaceutical companies, and how they came to be what they are now?
I have not even watched this yet, but I have worked in a prison once and healthcare my whole adult life...neither of these things should be for profit.
@@kristinaedgar8265 taxes pay for these thing they get paid from the ppl in there too it's literally a cash cow they make profit a lot of it they release them to work but lock them up it's weird and doesn't make sense
@@kristinaedgar8265 Did you miss how prisons fired all of the guards because they were more concerned with cutting costs? You think the selfish cost-cutting outlook only extended to the inmates? No. Places like this are worried about money and that's it. No matter what the effect on the people around them- their staff or inmates alike, they are just pawns. This has not changed. For profit does not mean pay increase for anyone but the ones in charge.
Bailey, it means so much that you use your platform to talk about important topics. Please consider looking into the troubled teen industry--many residential centers and 'schools' claim to be nonprofits yet their administrators mysteriously make upwards of $500k/year. There is so much corruption and greed to be uncovered as well as systemic abuse and exploitation of the most vulnerable children. Any light you could shed on this issue would be fantastic. Thank you so much for everything you do ✨
Yes. Those places are toxic. I was in one in when I was 15 based in Utah but actually in mexico and the things that happened and the conditions were a mess. Even after they went back to the US they still had issues
@@garciagarcia309 I was sent to Utah, too. Apparently the laws for what count as child abuse are different in some states including that one. I was at the mercy of Vista, which is an alarmingly large name in the business of trafficking the mentally ill.
@@garciagarcia309 Provo, eh? Yup. I went to one (Redview) that was an intermediary for the Provo facility. If you messed up, you'd get shipped off to Provo. If you were released from Provo, they'd send you to Redview. These places claim to help you, but they only make things 1,000x worse.
Huge shoutout to Bailey and all the people behind the scenes gathering research to share with us. I knew this topic would be a heartbreaking and frustrating one. I’m adding “end private prisons” to my list of requirements to support a politician.
@@sarahmchendry6022 It's not common history cause if it was they would teach it in schools but they don't, so alot of people didn't know about this, That's also why there's so much racism cause people believe what they hear about black people, If they hear what white people have done to people minorities especially, I think they would understand why people feel the way they do......
@@stoneyteemahoney9484 Yes but the knowledge was able to accessed through searches and books. She isn't uncovering things that aren't known. These things just are taught but the knowledge is out there. Bailey is doing the leg work to make us aware because most people aren't researching what we weren't taught.
The prison story really reminded me of a specific thing that Belgium (specifically Brussels had) There was a time here (1958 so not even long ago!?) where you could go to a "Zoo" where they kept POC in cages like they were animals that you could feed bananas and pet their heads (It was called Expo 58). It would be really nice if you did a Dark History episode on Belgium and also their part in the Genocide of Congo, it is considered one of the "biggest" genocides in our history with over 3 Million deaths and estimated over 10 million victims overall yet it's a genocide that not many people know off. Having a genocide in our history that happened so recently that is not spoken about to this day makes my heart hurt and it would be amazing to hear you cover the story because it's so much to unpack. Thanks for the amazing videos!!
That’s horrible! It’s absurd how colonizing Europeans ignore the cruelty they imposed on Africa, the Middle East and Asia. And then they get upset when Africans, Arabs and Asian retaliate. Expose the truth! They should at least know what hit them when it happens.
Had a professor that worked on a program at PEN that discussed the "prison-for-profit" pipeline, it's a huge issue in the US but a lot of companies use labor supplied by these private prisons to produce products, many of which we can buy. It's messed up.
Me too. I knew about Angola Prison but not the history. I had no idea about the Arkansas prison and I’m from Arkansas. I’ve learned so much from RU-vid over the years it makes me wonder about what US school system is for.
"wE DoN't WanT cRiTiCAl rACe tHeOrY tAuGHt In OuR ScHoOlS..." Bailey Sarian: "Hold my brush...Welcome to Dark History!" I love it! Thank you for this series!! I've learned SO much more than what was taught in school.
@exexpat. CRT is American history, and details of how the lie of white supremacy has enabled systemic racism in this country. So of course you hate it. Everyone of you who spits nails whenever CRT is mentioned is unable to FACTUALLY explain why you think it’s inaccurate.
This probably won't be seen but hearing a glimpse of your theme song at the beginning made me so happy. Hope your break has been cleansing and you're being kind to your heart as you're healing ❤
I am just glad your back and working on your health to get better. I just miss the uploads in general. I never cared for the makeup just the story. But still love this girl and happy to have you back with us.
I have been missing Monday’s but now I understand why. I had no idea she was going through a breakup with Fernando 😭, I totally understand now. Sending you lots of love Bailey, take your time to heal❤️❤️❤️❤️
As of 2014, I can wholeheartedly say the same system that Bailey explained in the beginning, also about the work program still exists in Mississippi. The inmates got access to phones and showed the conditions as recent as two years ago.
Do you know why repiration will never be passed out is because blacks and Hispanic/latinos are the true Natives of the America's this is why it will never be passed out because they owe alot of money the US government owes all the descendents of the America's money the so called colonizers discoverers owe alot of money to black and Hispanic latino people because we are the real natives and I'm not talking about the blacks that came from Africa the ones who were already here which is black Americans Mexicans and Latin America also carribean people because history was told in reverse and documentation was thrown out
Also there were colonizers who put their name on the scroll for 5$ so their descendents can collect the money of the so called first nations the first nation was the Algonquin tribes of the east coast which are my tribe which is Narragansett from Rhode island which means people of small point on land wampanoags of Plymouth rock in mass Mohican Pequot Shinnecock you can look up all the New England tribes and also the southwestern Midwestern natives as well all of the Natives around the US the US owes a lot of money to us
@@stahhpppitttt I'm waiting for my reparations from the Queen, the Spanish, the Russians, the Mozambique government and all the tribes who stole my ancestors sheep on the highlands. We all know that that will never happen. All our tribes have been enslaving each other since time began. We also are no longer isolated tribes so it's a bit more complicated than that. I'm not condoning the past, but at what point and how do you move forward? Hold the idiots that make the legislation accountable.
Please know this kind of stuff happens in many sectors.... I know of a homeless shelter, that makes residents"volunteer" their time at a local entertainment venue, and that shelter gets paid thousands in "donations" while the head of the non profit pockets most of it. The homeless were also being exploited. This happens way too often to the poor and undesirables.
The difference is they can walk away f*** them other sectors people can simply go on about their business obviously stop trying to share the dark hope it is what it is 😒
Oh yeah, homelessness is BIG business. This has become crystal clear, especially in Oregon and California. People are getting paid six figures to work for “Help the Homeless” organizations. The problem never gets close to being solved, because that’s the end of the gravy train. CA cleaned up for the President of China’s visit, why can’t they address the problem the other 360 days of the year. Check it out. It’s all public records.
Bailey is definitely talking about the hard things but they are not getting any better. Every day this happens. The onus is on ALL OF US to change this system.
Bailey, please revisit the story about Rockey on death row in Alabama. The petition is still needs like 200,000 signatures! You're wonderful and I adore you!
@@amandajones4173 this is a legitimate thing. There are people alive today that had enslaved relatives that they knew. They knew these people as more than “slaves”, because they were more than that. People like you are clearly not Bailey’s type of people because you aren’t here to learn or be a decent human.
I know someone that’s in a private prison right now, and it’s seriously shocking what they get away with. He’s also in Florida, so it’s even worse. Everything is SO expensive too. When you add money on the phone, they take $5, so you always need to put way more on. They make A LOT of money.
Yes they do they're still making money off of prisoner and jails this is why the police target minorities especially black and latino Hispanics do you know why because black and Hispanic latino people are the true Native American people the Europeans English paid 5$ to get on the scroll of Native tribes the white natives are really eurasian siberian
Now because of covid, they charge for video call visits too, and email messages where you get an extra charge for a picture with the email. At least where I live. Profit from the prisoners and the pandemic, they don't care.
I love Jessica Kent. I have learned so much about the prison system and really had to confront some of my thinking about people in those prisons. I love it when a content creator makes you realize that you need to change the way you view something!
Love Jess! I'm a recovering addict, I've never been to prison but I've come very close a few times. She educates people on addiction aswell. I can't read the comments though coz there's always some people calling her/us junkies and that it's NOT a disease, even though it is
@@melodyvalentine8779 congratulations on your recovery!! You're not junkies. You have a very real illness and you are taking very real steps to get healthy! That's amazing!
@@allisonking3553 Thank you ❤️ I'm doing really well, just starting NA meetings tomorrow night but I already go to other groups. I want to be off everything, all meds, in five years. It takes time to slowly wean off diazapam and methadone but I'll do it. I've got the determination now to be free properly. Not that being stable on prescribed meds isn't a valid recovery, it's just I've been like that for ages and I'd like to be truly free x
This is my favorite one yet. When you have had friends and family in prison you realize how crooked the prison system really is. It’s strictly a “for profit” system like you said. There’s no “rehab” or any focus on improving the behavior that got an inmate where they are. It’s unfair and disgusting. Unless you have a life sentence, I believe that you deserve to be rehabilitated.
No one on the internet does history like Bailey does Dark History! I’m being schooled, again, and actually enjoy it this time. (Thanks for not giving us homework.)
@@Mia_____________ Yes, but if you follow her Instagram, Bailey has asked for privacy and I know people mean well but the constant comments can't be fun for her. I don't know how I came off as childish, I made a pretty benign comment I thought, I'm sorry.
You trying to do the theme song for MMMM makes me miss it even more. I'm sure I speak for alot of us when I say we miss you Bailey and we all understand your need for a break, but we are ready when you are🥰🤟🏼 sending so much love. Ready to get into today's video
I’m so excited for another episode of Dark History! And I can’t wait for the next episode of MM&M!! Hope you’re doing well Bailey. Sending lots of love!
We don’t know what’s going on, let’s have some patience and give her a little grace. She deserves time off and to have a separate life, outside of work, just like the rest of us. I’m sure when we get a new episode, she’ll explain as much as she wants to.
@@michellenichols2793 I thought I was missing something. I kept looking for new mm&mm uploads. I'm very ok with waiting patiently but didn't want to be missing out. Lol!
Hey Bailey! Saw your tweet and know right now is an unknown situation for you and new but just wanted to let you know that I listen to your videos every night and shuffle through them and they’re the only things that help me relax for bed and sleep. I have struggle with insomnia for 15+ years and you have honestly helped improve my life so much by just doing these videos! It may not seem a lot to some people but it’s the world to me! You’re an amazing soul, beautiful inside and out and 100% relatable. The work and effort you put into these is truly unmatched! And your humour is just like mine which make it soooo easy to sit back, close my eyes and listen and giggle here and there! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
You’re a hero, Bailey. You’re doing great work. No one can ever match your storytelling or your style. Take care of yourself so you can be our queen for years to come. 🖤
When you went into “leased prisoners” it made me think back to the scenes in the movie LIFE where Claude and Ray worked for the man who owned the prison. Things that make you go “hmmmm🤔”
The best part of my Thursday! Bailey, babe, you're amazing. I am just a stranger on the internet, but if you ever need anything at all I am here, same applies to all my fellow Sarians out there. Xoxo
@@MyMelodyKoala Thank you so much!!! You're amazing I'll definitely reach out ♥️ life is tough sometimes and it's comforting to know someone is there for you, I'ma always here to listen aswell xoxo
Anyone interested more on this subject should look into Angela Davis and her book "Are Prisons Obsolete?" Her views on the prison industrial system totally changed my entire mind set on the "justice" system and man induced punishments against eachother.
Bailey asking me how I’m doing always makes me feels special ✨ oh and thanks for the theme songish, can’t wait to see which M&M stories you have in store for us 🥰
Bailey!! I love you!! Im likee 4 months pregnant and i always listen to you with my phone speaker on my belly. My 6 year old said just now " our babys gunna come out lookin for bailey momma they hear her voice all the time!!" I never even thought of that!! 😂😂😂😂
Hahahaha. ,y bet is that shanashaaaa is going to be the tune that calms your little when they’re crying…. Because oddly enough it was always between the dadadaadaa from Susan Vega’s toms diner or the wingabop from the lion sleeps tonight for my first.
I always watch every dark history episode because I love learning legitimate history, but today!!! I used this episode to write a discussion on my college course! As soon as I saw civil rights and criminals on the question my mind immediately went to this episode. I have come full circle, thank you bailey, for making my 1am assignments tolerable.
Great episode. First of all, I wanna thank you for making it because it was a great summary of the history of private prisons which I definitely need. Also, your podcast wizards have done something and I can now hear you while I’m driving in my car and it’s awesome. Thanks for everything you do to make dark history accessible to all sorts of folks!
This is so SICK. The United States has a lot of Karma coming. A nation can’t stand if it ignores its history. We have to confront, accept our history and make positive changes.
Can you talk about the Russian sleep experiment? It’s so interesting and I’d love to hear your take and see if you’re able to dig up more info. I’m always really impressed with how you’re able to gather so much information and be able to relay it to us so well
I love and appreciate all the content you create! I understand you're going through a tough time in your personal life. I'm looking forward to having MM&M Mondays again, but for now I'm just happy to see you on Thursdays 💖💗💖
No RU-vid doesn't have personal leave thank you Joe. People have personal leave and take it when their life is imploding and they need a recovery time. How does that work for you?
@@joe_isom leave it to the dude to not understand that a self employed person has as much right to take time off as someone with a boss. How DARE she need some personal time after cranking out videos for several years, non-stop. Please take several seats.
Listening to this as I get ready to graduate from the university of Arkansas with a batchelors in psych and crim with a minor in sociology! You are one of the reasons I made it through, I love watching cases that I learn about in classes thank you for making these ♥️
This is amazing! I'm glad someone is talking about this. While I haven't been to a prison, I was convicted by the feds on a very questionable case where I was ordered to repay some money I'd received. Long story short, they found an equally bunk way to violate my probation and threaten me with 25 years in prison or to accept being on house arrest. Mind you I had no criminal history whatsoever besides this white collar situation that could have been seen as utter BS but I digress... Anyway. The monitor on my ankle started off a storm of physical ailments including rashes all over my body, swollen joints, burning blisters inside my mouth and even on my scalp. But they assured me the device was completely safe. I struggled through that for a year where I wasn't even allowed to step foot out my front door if it wasn't for work or medical or religious services. Me. A Grandma with two college degrees and no history of crimes, addictions or anything nefarious. Anyway, after I was done with all of that debocle I started researching the devices and of course found out that they have caused major health issues for many people but the company that makes them pays billions in lobbying to get permission to get these things on as many people as possible. Basically the devices are owned by private prison companies who push to get prisoners on house arrest because it's a bigger money maker. Turns out the courts have ordered they're a violation of civil rights so no judge will order them BUT if you agree to waive a hearing (because you've been threatened with 25 years) then it's hunky dory. The feds are criminals as well as the DOJ. They're worse than street thugs.
I was always interested in history but NOT in school, I swear they hired the most boring monotone teachers possible for that subject! But I find it so interesting and great when seeing shows, documentaries, and videos like yours! Thanks for all the work and info you do for us plus your sense of humor and personality included!!! Much appreciated
Louisiana right now has more inmates than some countries. Also Angola (la st penitentiary) is a lot of the same. My daughters father is serving life there & they do have a gift shop but the inmates make a portion.
Why didn’t they teach us that in school??? Slavery wasn’t fully abolished, my mind is blown , thank you so much Bailey for informing me more and more about the world we live in
I am REALLY NOT liking sharing you with your other opportunities! Even though I'm very happy for your growth, but I hate that we don't get to see your True Crime/Make up mystery videos as much anymore!!!😭 Bring back Monday's videos!! I still support you no matter what but just KNOW YOU'RE MISSED!❤
*Idaho resident here* It is true that it was called Gladiator school. I know a lot of people who got locked up and they truly suffered. Still open to this day.
Bailey, i can’t remember the name right now but you should do a dark history episode on those wilderness camps that parents send their children to. The ones where the people come into the house in the middle of the night and kidnap the kids. That would be so interesting!
I came here to say: 1. I love you Bailey 2. The school to prison pipeline is real and incredibly pervasive thank you goodnight 3. As an English teacher I love your Dark History series, but always felt guilty and sad when you said teachers didn’t teach these things 🥺😂 this video I was almost going to cry when you said in this video that it’s ✨the system✨ because BOYYYYY is it! You hit the nail on the head. Thank you for all you do!! 🥰
Prison was always setup as punishment. I voted against privatization of State and Federal prisons. Because then judges an DAs were sending people for minor offenses so they could fill beds. Which meant more dollars for companies running private prisons.
great historic lesson. Side note reminds me of one of my favorite movies “LiFE” with Eddie Murphy + Martin Lawrence. The USA needs prison & political reform, til all black people are free “everywhere is war” as the great Bob Marley said. Thanks for these lessons and for caring Bailey 💜
Jail or prison our system needs to really work on pedophiles they need to being locked away for just as long as murderers I said what I said and I stand by it. Love you Bailey
I gotta disagree on that one, but ONLY to say that pedos need to be executed. There is no rehab or punishment that will "fix" them. Those sub humans have no place in this earth .. IMO.
I work for the State of florida doing public assistance (food stamp, medical and cash...including refugee assistance) and you are not wrong about the ankle monitors on newly immigrated people. I have literally seen hundreds of these documents! This just started this year and it is a horrible way to criminalize people looking for a better life!
I know many of us miss her M&M but she may need a break, and she has that right to do the content of her choosing. Personally ,I miss it terrible but understand it is her choice. So we can move on or stay for Bailey!!
Well thank you!!! looks like a few people weren't aware I know I say many comments about it. I love watching her but have been hospitalized twice in the past few months so alot of catching up to do so thank you hon.
In January she announced she was going on a personal leave to deal with her personal life. She just posted today that she will be back next Monday with a new episode of MMMM.
Bailey, thank you so much for casting such a wide net with what is going on in our prison system. If more people as influential as you took responsibility the way you do perhaps we could actually make a change or two. And for those of you who are new to the horrors of private prisons wait until you discover what goes on in women's prisons. Hold on to your stomachs.
I'd LOVE to see Bailey and Mr. Ballen do a collaboration together. They are 2 of the best storytellers on RU-vid. Love you Bailey! I hope everyone is having a great day/evening/night! Peace, hugs and love everyone!
Her & fern broke up in Jan. and i think she is still dealing with the emotional stuff that comes with that. I hope she feels better soon. I almost wish she didn't have contracts to fulfill so she could genuinely take time off to heal.
@@skankfaceBECCA I saw a Tweet where she said Dark History was pre-recorded, I do think she’s taken a couple months just for herself, I hope so anyway! I loved hearing the MM&M theme song so much though ❤️
There are so many layers to systemic racism, the history really exposes the topic. Thank you for doing this video, everyone should be talking about prison for profit! Love the Dark History series!
