Larry, you are so right. "Programs" that are supposed to assist with rehab back into society fail the incarcerated and the families. DOC needs overhauled in a very bad way.
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I like the CONCEPT of Unicor... the problem is its being implemented improperly. What they SHOULD be doing in my opinion: Pay the inmates working there the exact same as what someone on the outside would be making, then charge them the proper taxes, food/rent etc and let them keep the rest in an account to either save or spend.. This will teach them life skills that a lot of them dont have, while also giving them a sense of accomplishment.
I believe that we need to end the war on drugs. It seems no one has learned from prohibition. Making things that people want illegal will just make people want it more and take more risks to get it and the demand leads to the creation of gangs and the mafia.
I think regulating and taxing the drugs similar to how cannabis is handled can be a decent step in a better direction; the pharmaceutical industry has magnitudes higher production capability than the cartels, mafia and independents combined. This in turn would effectively defund organized crime and end the war on drugs.
You would think they would have learned from the war on alcohol. We all know how bad that was. How they tried banning it completely and how much of a disaster that caused to the country. They ended that war and need to the same with drugs. The U.S. needs to do what Switzerland has done with its decriminalization of drugs
I agree with you on rehabilitation and the psychological healing that needs to be done with inmates. They need to learn mindfulness and helping other people, learn impulse control, patience, and ability to focuse on tasks. Even sociopaths and psychopaths can learn to help people and have effective empathy it just takes time, therapy, and hard work wich is most needed. On a side note art and pets do wonders for anyone especially if they are lonely. Thats my two sense comming from someone who has spent a week and a half in the mental hospital for anxietty severe depression and psycosis.
There are no cures for psychosis or psychopathy. There are also no ways to make pedophiles not be attracted to little kids. Some people just cannot be rehabilitated no matter how much money you throw at their issues
I have a buddy who did about a year in county jail, And 2 years in state prison in Pennsylvania. According to him, State prison felt like an upgrade. The food was slightly less crappy. It was a little easier to make long-term connections and the phone time cost less money
I like the ideas you have about fixing the prison system.I am all aboard with you on this. Now the problem is you are an ex convict and they probably won't let you do it because politics and the general public are too ignorant about this. I want to help you what can simply I do
Just started watching your videos a little over a week ago. Didn't know if I could get into them. Hell, I can't stop watching ! Keep up the good work!!
His reading of his book was awesome. I think it's like 13 or 14 episodes? But it's been a long time so I can't remember... if you haven't seen those yet, check them out. It's a hell of a story and I think you'll like it
Actually, it's 22 episodes. It's all the way at the bottom of the "playlist" tab on Larry's channel. Or you can search "my story - gangster redemption" as well
15:20 that is just insane to me. Establishments that handle products for human consumption are subject to random unannounced inspections. But, prisons who handle humans aren't? That's just crazy.
Legendary Larry love the content, I hope one day you tell the stories of your friends and there journeys and stories. Just a thought. Much love lar from Canada 🇨🇦
Allowing unfettered access to prisons is nuts. Obviously anyone coming into a prison has to be vetted for reasons so obvious that im not going to mention them. Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Dear Larry Lawton, I am from Russia, I have watched your stories in translation, it is very interesting. I'm sure you have a lot of fans all over the world. I have a request for you to make translations of your videos into other languages. I think you know who Mr. Beast is, he has videos translated into more than 50 languages of the world, I really want you to do the same. Greetings from Russia :) (I'm writing via Google translator)❤
Man, the labor is so complicated, I think it's more of a thing than you know. Most of our production sewing is in prisons now. I only learned it because I used to work in sewing factories, and we all wondered where our jobs went so I looked it up. Besides over seas...our military gear is all contracted to prison labor. Furniture companies have contracts with prisons. Supposedly Georgia doesn't have for profit prisons, but all their prisoners are required to work unless they have a medical release. They work as farm labor, production labor, or at food processing. This is all convict leasing. At Silverdale they lease prisoners to the chicken processing plant.
Great ideas! This is a topic few are talking about, but more should. I haven't been arrested, yet my brother, business partner and best friend at the time all have served time for separate crimes. My friend did 4 years at a state prison and had a very difficult time reintegrating and after two years being out he hung himself. My brother was only at a local jail for a year, yet was for position and intent to distribute of weed. With that on his record at 28 after having a college degree prior, he too struggled to get back on his feet with the most minor of offensiveness. He is doing much better now but it was a long hard road for him. My business partner spent 5 years in a federal prison for growing and selling weed with no weapons nor priors on his record. It took him over 10 years to be the person he is today and still struggles with social interactions. We all need to see prison reform at all levels. Not only for the ones we love, but to better our society and change our culture for the better.
I agree with what youre saying. Reformed prisoners like yourself are crucial in making impactful changes. A lot of facilities are out dated and busted. We need to update the infrastructure of the prison system. And we need to treat prisoners with respect. The whole gang hierarchy comes from a lack of respect.
Maybe America needs an independent inspectorate of prisons as we have in the UK. For England and Wales HM Prison Inspectorate of Prisons inspects prisons and makes reports which are published. Not that our prisons are much good. That said we have shorter sentences, no death penalty and time off fit good behaviour.
You have to remember a lot of the American criminal justice system is administered at the state level. In the case of Texas the Department of Criminal Justice is in charge of managing the state prisons and enforcing standards for both county jails and state prisons. But that means at the state level there are 50 different state level prison inspections and it can vary just on the size of the state alone.
I think regulating and taxing the drugs similar to how cannabis is handled can be a decent step in a better direction; the pharmaceutical industry has magnitudes higher production capability than the cartels, mafia and independents combined. This in turn would effectively defund organized crime and end the war on drugs.
One thing to consider for the regulate and tax route, that still means enforcement which still means police. Except now it means people will likely get arrested/ticketed for things like selling without a permit or underage possession. Heck the ATF still goes after moonshiners today.
@SEAZNDragon I appreciate the feedback; while not ideal to me it seems like a solution more likely to be palatable to a larger audience. It's a subject easily influenced by emotions rather than stats and logic.
Larry, I totally agree with you 100 no, 1000%. I have always cared about the prison system, reentry rehabilitation counseling. I think that we need to offer or require in convicts inmates whatever to undergo intense counseling throughout their entire bid I feel that definitely the food needs to be changed, I like your idea of the you know giving the warden incentives to rehabilitate instead of save money cut corners cut cost by just sticking it to the prisoner. It’s not right you need to get rid of the abuse in the prison. I think you’ve got some fantastic ideas and I’m behind you 100% and, you should have a job in the bureau of prisons because I know for a fact that you would change everything for the better and you’re the guy for the job
I’m very ashamed of our prison system in the US. I believe entirely that some people are to dangerous to not have quarantined & that we also need some form of consequences to deter harmful behavior but us prisons go way way beyond that in the harm they inflict. Compassion for sentient beings should always be our priority.
He may not know, that's a pretty hushed situation. A lot of disinformation, it's hard to know if you have the right story because propaganda comes from both sides.
altho ppl say orange is the new black is inaccurate, i'm still glad i watched that show coz it was super impactful in making me realise how fucked and pointless the system is
I appreciate that you care. My son has been in prison 13 years and will be released in September 2024. I need to know about rehab for him. The PTSD is a major concern. How can we help my son reintegrate?
thought of a good topic @larrylawton what happens when your sick in prison like a chest infection , cough etc do you use any commissary items to make like lemon tea or anything to help with the cough
You have some excellent ideas presented here….I hope someone with authority sees it. In terms of re-integration what about a separate wing for people right before release that is set up more like the outside where they can navigate having this sensory overload as a group along with appropriate counselors. Also, in terms of education, today so much of that online and what’s being used is computer skills so they need some way to address inmates having computer access for that purpose.
Interesting video as always but I think the music was a little loud and distracting, example: 6:55. Sounds like a comedy spy movie when someone is breaking into a house.
Their is a case up here in North Dakota. It’s the Dru Sjodin case. Were the perpetrator was on death row in North Dakota and he appealed and got the life in prison instead of execution.
Very informative (you're always interesting). I wonder what the deal is with the limited number of cameras. I agree, it seems like there should be a higher coverage of cameras. Maybe inmates are given some level of trust without cameras. Building trust seems like a difficult thing, maybe even superstitious. Either someone is trustworthy or not, I would say when faced with such superstitions. It's possibly superstitious because it's like a gamblers fallacy: if someone pays out, as trustworthy, then they will again (or so the trust builder would say). This is why the underlying causes of crime and lines of thinking of the convicted need to be determined and solved because we are all trustworthy, but circumstances can sometimes make one break laws. Back to the cameras though. If they are part of trust building, maybe there should be some wings (or cell blocks) with cameras and some with less.
As a fellow libertarian, I love most of Larry’s opinions. End the War on Drugs, but I do still have to come around on some of his other opinions. The Constitutional amendments do provide for a lower salary for prisoners, I don’t know if that’s such a bad thing considering the prison economy. Give them a minimum of $7.25/hr, they’ll be making tons of money every month compared to the commissary prices. If you give them minimum, those prices will skyrocket.
Your system for inspections need to apply to a lot more than just the prison system. that needs to be applied from the very top and at any 3 letter agency. I have also been saying we need this kind of thing in Australia too.
Thank you so much for this🙏🏻💕. I’m in Carson city Nevada the most corrupt ever!! Sigh. Furlongs finest running the town for years🤬💩. Unreal. My man locked up since last Feb for petty stealing. Has been in confinement for months and is always locked down. Not one program is working that they say. Ugh. I want to help you💪
Hello I just stumbled upon this on UA-cam. Any form of prison is no fun. Certainly not if you have a mental problem. I have suffered from psychosis since I was a child. Something I just can't do anything about. There's always a terrible misconception that this is always because of drug use, I've never touched that stuff in my entire life. During a severe psychosis (this always happens unexpectedly or in a stressful situation), I stabbed someone five times. I heard this afterwards, when I had come out of the psychosis. This often takes a few weeks to months. Lose complete grip on reality. Then you wake up in a maximum security prison and with no grip on reality this is very difficult and frightening. You have to survive between other inmates and gangs, I was an easy target. A lot of people say, it's your own fault, you shouldn't have stabbed someone. In a clear mental state I would never do something like that, when you lose your grip on reality you no longer know what you are doing. There was a waiting list at the mental hospital, so I was sent to a regular prison first. After a month I was transferred to a special prison (mental hospital). I was imprisoned from 16 years to 30 years. Released under strict supervision. Luckily the person survived. I've talked to this person several times now,
The first thing they should do is threat the inmates with respect. Imo that is the major step to rehabilitation. But respect is not possible with shitty food and slave-work. Love your content Larry. Greetings from Germany 😄
You said it Larry, that’s something they NEVER TALK ABOUT. People on the outside think they are better than everyone and can’t figure out why people are institutionalized. 1500 choices a day odds all good for people institutionalized OUTSIDE OF PRISON. They should spend 3 years inside before they should be allowed to talk
I have never been in jail or prison. However, I have loved one who was incarcerated for several years. During that time he watched a man get stabbed in the neck and bleed out and die. The CO'S stood around the corner and watched and after the man died " found " him. He watched several suicides and many attempted suicides. He said needles and drugs are rampant in there. He now is getting therapy for PTSD. My 1st suggestion would be to stop the violence. Also, we pay a lot of taxes for the prisons so fix the leeky roof and get rid of the black mold oozing from the walls & pipes.
Lar bud, i got the fix too!.....maybe on the state level since i was there, this works for county jails too. Now, if the people in charge REALLY want to fix things all they have to do is, hire people in management roles, wardens and co's who actually respect the inmates/convicts as human beings! They are EQUAL to them or anyone who is free! Sure they made bad decisions, but that doesn't change the fact that all human beings ARE EQUAL. If they start with this, literally everything else falls in line. Do you agree or disagree lar? Let me know what you think buddy.
As a CO I disagree with a lot of what you advocate. What I do say is put these politicians in a CO uniform and have them work a whole week. They would see how we are nor just guards but also therapists EMTs and firemen. As far as rehabilitation? It's always there to be taken advantage of. My step dad and 2 of my brothers were incarcerated for crimes they were guilty of and when they finally decided to turn around they did
@larrylawton I’m in Australia and from some your videos especially when you talk of feds and there success rate and me being from Australia, am I getting it right that at least the FBI in USA actually has payed informants just people from public and or prison system, do They get payed a weekly wage or just per conviction, I can’t believe people will do this especially for money I get weak people that tell on there co accused that’s wrong in my eyes too, but it seems there is so many informants in USA is this true or I’m watching go many crime related shows /documentaries
Why foul they give them 2 weeks notice for the inspection. When you work in the food service industry they don’t tell you when you’re gonna get a health inspection they just happen.
Totally understand where you're coming from Larry but I know a 30 year police officer and he tells me 90° of inmates can't be rehabilitated because they have no interest in doing so and if they're released most of them are back in prison within a short period of time. When in prison you lose most of your constitutional rights as it should be.
Yes, but there's a big difference between losing your rights and being treated like an animal. What if this was you? Tell me how you think your treatment should and shouldn't go like. I like to hear your take on this. Please note that I AM of the opinion that you SHOULD lose SOME of your rights if you commit a crime. I'm not THAT soft!
I say if you want to be a CEO it should be open to people who's race is the least incarcerated, have the replace whoever is the current CEO and jobs in prisons need to pay a maximum nationwide of 10 cents a day!
Let me give you some of the dirt: In Washington State judges sometimes sentence people to community custody terms after their sentence, such as between two - four years. What they don't know that the DOC does is this: They give people the maximum no mater what. Two - Four years means four years period. Judges don't know that and why don't they? If they knew that, they wouldn't give discretionary sentences. It would be a straight number. I know a person who has had a perfect record outside and even volunteers at the local kitten rescue. They are making this person do four years community custody when the judge sentenced them between two - four years. One DOC officer was quoted as saying that they are told to always give the max. Folks, it is job security. That is why WA State made them stop charging people for their own supervision. It is a form of debt peonage. Look up that term if you are not familiar. I have more dirt like this if you want to hear it.
Yes, I would like to hear more about this. Lay it on me. I want to learn about this even if I can only help people be aware of the piss(and that's putting it kindly) that happens. Oh that I were a judge or similar, but I have other things in life to do and deal with other than be a judge. But I can still help people to be aware so we can try to keep our state(utah by the way) as decent as possible. But like I said, do tell. I would like to learn more. It's at least knowledge i can use to direct my life if nothing else.❤😊
Before I got into cyber security and Ethical Hacking I used to deliver pizza there was this prison that I used to deliver to the guards would only tip about 2.00 for a 30.00 order... used to think that its laughable till I watched this video that inmates might make 2.00 a day....
These all sound like great ideas but seeing as how prisons are treated like businesses, I don't think they want their cheap labor rehabilitated. In fact I think they do what they can to make sure people come back.
The government should amend the 13th amendment and outlaw prison slavery. There is a loophole in the constitution that ended slavery after the Civil War and allows the legal slavery of people convicted of crime. If this loophole is changed, then the prison system can be fixed. If not, then the prison system is and was, created to be broken.
"We would concentrate on rehabilitation. Real rehabilitation, the way I know it. We'd focus on re-entry. We re-enter them into society in the right way. And the first way; is in the head." So re-habilitation via bullet to the head? Larry calls himself a practical man. I can see that. 20:06
The government has no excuse for this behavior i honestly just hate our systems alot of the time we are pathetic at a civilazational level and mutch stems from rich corperations, people and the governing system only cairing about there power.
I feel like more mental health and physiological therapy is required. Probably no drugs in the prison would make a big difference to their chances when they get out. Also some real world on the job training would also help.
I truly believe the problem is greed. Hands down, there is 0 incentive for these billionaires, ppl in charge etc to rehabilitate or truly change ppl in this country bc they just make too much money. No different than the medical/insurance industry, as healthy ppl dont make them money. Its really scary when you think about how screwed we are, and how much shit they do to us just the crap they put in our food alone.
I can think of an incentive, although this partly in jest because I know it probably wouldn't happen😅. Give them a view of their next existence if they dont change, kind of like scrooge😅.
Great idea, but.. Being that the "prison system" is primarily a *business* Other than the military "industrial complex", the prison industry is the highest source of revenue the government, and those that own the majority of the stocks in that's industry. Such people will never give up that Cash cow because it's not profitable.
Not being racist, just stating facts, but Maine and Vermont have some of the least incarceration per capita and least crime because they are the most White states in the USA.
@sabinaneri9568 he's just as bad as the snitch then he talks paperwork this and that. Well her paperwork was sent to him and he can't even admit she snitched and only did 1yr not 5yrs like she tells everyone.
@sabinaneri9568 she told on her bf in a robbery wrote a statement and all it gets wrong then she sets up the father of her daughter to get a sentence reduction. Larry knows all this again paperwork was sent to him this is all public info
My biggest thing is we are basically just 50 countries that are allies because its crazy in cali you could pulled over with 5 pounds of weed and youre free to go but in texas youd probably be serving fucking life in prison. All our laws are so different from each other its kinda retarded
First of all you must pay the prisoners the SAME as the national minimum wage as the private sector can just steamroll over any other small business, helps the economy and ends prisoner slavery.
I have always felt you pay prisoners at least min wage. And you give them half for spending in prison and give them the other half when they get out. That way a guy can buy a car and put money down on rent when they get out. We have to stop letting corporations make money off slave labor
Uncle Larry spitting facts!!!!
Larry, you are so right. "Programs" that are supposed to assist with rehab back into society fail the incarcerated and the families. DOC needs overhauled in a very bad way.
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I like the CONCEPT of Unicor... the problem is its being implemented improperly. What they SHOULD be doing in my opinion: Pay the inmates working there the exact same as what someone on the outside would be making, then charge them the proper taxes, food/rent etc and let them keep the rest in an account to either save or spend.. This will teach them life skills that a lot of them dont have, while also giving them a sense of accomplishment.
That would be the way. Sadly the point is the crueltyand the profit. They enjoy power and the cheap labor.
I believe that we need to end the war on drugs. It seems no one has learned from prohibition. Making things that people want illegal will just make people want it more and take more risks to get it and the demand leads to the creation of gangs and the mafia.
There has never been a war on drugs.
I think regulating and taxing the drugs similar to how cannabis is handled can be a decent step in a better direction; the pharmaceutical industry has magnitudes higher production capability than the cartels, mafia and independents combined. This in turn would effectively defund organized crime and end the war on drugs.
‘The war on drugs’ was made up by Nixon to lock up Blacks & Hippies. His secretary spoke about this few years back in interview.
You would think they would have learned from the war on alcohol. We all know how bad that was. How they tried banning it completely and how much of a disaster that caused to the country. They ended that war and need to the same with drugs. The U.S. needs to do what Switzerland has done with its decriminalization of drugs
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I agree with you on rehabilitation and the psychological healing that needs to be done with inmates. They need to learn mindfulness and helping other people, learn impulse control, patience, and ability to focuse on tasks. Even sociopaths and psychopaths can learn to help people and have effective empathy it just takes time, therapy, and hard work wich is most needed. On a side note art and pets do wonders for anyone especially if they are lonely. Thats my two sense comming from someone who has spent a week and a half in the mental hospital for anxietty severe depression and psycosis.
There are no cures for psychosis or psychopathy. There are also no ways to make pedophiles not be attracted to little kids. Some people just cannot be rehabilitated no matter how much money you throw at their issues
This guy is great. He should have a position at the Bureau of Prisons.
I have a buddy who did about a year in county jail, And 2 years in state prison in Pennsylvania. According to him, State prison felt like an upgrade. The food was slightly less crappy. It was a little easier to make long-term connections and the phone time cost less money
I like the ideas you have about fixing the prison system.I am all aboard with you on this. Now the problem is you are an ex convict and they probably won't let you do it because politics and the general public are too ignorant about this. I want to help you what can simply I do
Just got the book and I'm hooked, I wish I would have gotten it sooner. Cheers Larry.
Another great reaction Larry, please keep the 60 days in videos coming!
Just started watching your videos a little over a week ago. Didn't know if I could get into them. Hell, I can't stop watching ! Keep up the good work!!
His reading of his book was awesome. I think it's like 13 or 14 episodes? But it's been a long time so I can't remember... if you haven't seen those yet, check them out. It's a hell of a story and I think you'll like it
Actually, it's 22 episodes. It's all the way at the bottom of the "playlist" tab on Larry's channel. Or you can search "my story - gangster redemption" as well
15:20 that is just insane to me. Establishments that handle products for human consumption are subject to random unannounced inspections. But, prisons who handle humans aren't? That's just crazy.
I hear you Larry! Thanks again, and be well!
Legendary Larry love the content, I hope one day you tell the stories of your friends and there journeys and stories. Just a thought. Much love lar from Canada 🇨🇦
Allowing unfettered access to prisons is nuts. Obviously anyone coming into a prison has to be vetted for reasons so obvious that im not going to mention them. Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Dear Larry Lawton, I am from Russia, I have watched your stories in translation, it is very interesting. I'm sure you have a lot of fans all over the world. I have a request for you to make translations of your videos into other languages. I think you know who Mr. Beast is, he has videos translated into more than 50 languages of the world, I really want you to do the same. Greetings from Russia :) (I'm writing via Google translator)❤
Man, the labor is so complicated, I think it's more of a thing than you know. Most of our production sewing is in prisons now. I only learned it because I used to work in sewing factories, and we all wondered where our jobs went so I looked it up. Besides over seas...our military gear is all contracted to prison labor. Furniture companies have contracts with prisons. Supposedly Georgia doesn't have for profit prisons, but all their prisoners are required to work unless they have a medical release. They work as farm labor, production labor, or at food processing. This is all convict leasing. At Silverdale they lease prisoners to the chicken processing plant.
Great ideas! This is a topic few are talking about, but more should. I haven't been arrested, yet my brother, business partner and best friend at the time all have served time for separate crimes. My friend did 4 years at a state prison and had a very difficult time reintegrating and after two years being out he hung himself. My brother was only at a local jail for a year, yet was for position and intent to distribute of weed. With that on his record at 28 after having a college degree prior, he too struggled to get back on his feet with the most minor of offensiveness. He is doing much better now but it was a long hard road for him. My business partner spent 5 years in a federal prison for growing and selling weed with no weapons nor priors on his record. It took him over 10 years to be the person he is today and still struggles with social interactions. We all need to see prison reform at all levels. Not only for the ones we love, but to better our society and change our culture for the better.
here in norway, we have an amazing rehabilety programs, plus you can only get 21 years max, though you can get higher if you arent mentally sane
I agree with what youre saying. Reformed prisoners like yourself are crucial in making impactful changes. A lot of facilities are out dated and busted. We need to update the infrastructure of the prison system. And we need to treat prisoners with respect. The whole gang hierarchy comes from a lack of respect.
we need some more stories larry. they are the best
Maybe America needs an independent inspectorate of prisons as we have in the UK. For England and Wales HM Prison Inspectorate of Prisons inspects prisons and makes reports which are published. Not that our prisons are much good. That said we have shorter sentences, no death penalty and time off fit good behaviour.
You have to remember a lot of the American criminal justice system is administered at the state level. In the case of Texas the Department of Criminal Justice is in charge of managing the state prisons and enforcing standards for both county jails and state prisons. But that means at the state level there are 50 different state level prison inspections and it can vary just on the size of the state alone.
We luv you Larry ❤
We can't even get Decent presidential candidates let alone prison reform
I think regulating and taxing the drugs similar to how cannabis is handled can be a decent step in a better direction; the pharmaceutical industry has magnitudes higher production capability than the cartels, mafia and independents combined. This in turn would effectively defund organized crime and end the war on drugs.
One thing to consider for the regulate and tax route, that still means enforcement which still means police. Except now it means people will likely get arrested/ticketed for things like selling without a permit or underage possession. Heck the ATF still goes after moonshiners today.
@SEAZNDragon I appreciate the feedback; while not ideal to me it seems like a solution more likely to be palatable to a larger audience. It's a subject easily influenced by emotions rather than stats and logic.
Larry can you make an audiobook version of your book with you narrating? Would be good for us that don’t have time to sit down and read !
Never heard the word bales used for weed 😂
Only if you buy in bulk, big loads, before final process. Kinda like hay.
Your not growing enough 😂
Larry, I totally agree with you 100 no, 1000%. I have always cared about the prison system, reentry rehabilitation counseling. I think that we need to offer or require in convicts inmates whatever to undergo intense counseling throughout their entire bid I feel that definitely the food needs to be changed, I like your idea of the you know giving the warden incentives to rehabilitate instead of save money cut corners cut cost by just sticking it to the prisoner. It’s not right you need to get rid of the abuse in the prison. I think you’ve got some fantastic ideas and I’m behind you 100% and, you should have a job in the bureau of prisons because I know for a fact that you would change everything for the better and you’re the guy for the job
I’m very ashamed of our prison system in the US. I believe entirely that some people are to dangerous to not have quarantined & that we also need some form of consequences to deter harmful behavior but us prisons go way way beyond that in the harm they inflict. Compassion for sentient beings should always be our priority.
love ya, Larry
I pray to god, Larry Lawton gets the American Prision System Fixed.
One need is to stop for profit private prisons.
Great video as always Larry!
How you doing Larry?
Enjoy your weekend!
If your gonna mention chinese prisoners, you shouldnt skip over the genocide of the Uyghurs. Dont have to go into it, but atleast acknowledge it.
Mention what the Uyghurs did first
@@mordecaisymeski2what did they do
He may not know, that's a pretty hushed situation. A lot of disinformation, it's hard to know if you have the right story because propaganda comes from both sides.
Kiss your social credit score goodbye 👋
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Do drugs in your own home, but either take care of your kids or don't have them.
altho ppl say orange is the new black is inaccurate, i'm still glad i watched that show coz it was super impactful in making me realise how fucked and pointless the system is
Unfettered access will solve so much with the right people, as you said.
I can’t really say much more than that Larry..💯
I'm still waiting for money heist season 3-5! Loved your videos about this show
I appreciate that you care. My son has been in prison 13 years and will be released in September 2024. I need to know about rehab for him. The PTSD is a major concern. How can we help my son reintegrate?
thought of a good topic @larrylawton what happens when your sick in prison like a chest infection , cough etc do you use any commissary items to make like lemon tea or anything to help with the cough
Tune down the background music a little bit it’s distracting. Might be just me. The cut scenes or showing video of what he’s talking about is good.
Larry I love how your voice minimizes "just sealing something" If you steal my bicycle that I ride to work I want you to go to jail!
6:08 public intoxication isn't a crime in New York State.
You have some excellent ideas presented here….I hope someone with authority sees it. In terms of re-integration what about a separate wing for people right before release that is set up more like the outside where they can navigate having this sensory overload as a group along with appropriate counselors. Also, in terms of education, today so much of that online and what’s being used is computer skills so they need some way to address inmates having computer access for that purpose.
American Correctional Association ACA accreditation looks good.
Interesting video as always but I think the music was a little loud and distracting, example: 6:55. Sounds like a comedy spy movie when someone is breaking into a house.
Their is a case up here in North Dakota. It’s the Dru Sjodin case.
Were the perpetrator was on death row in North Dakota and he appealed and got the life in prison instead of execution.
Very informative (you're always interesting). I wonder what the deal is with the limited number of cameras. I agree, it seems like there should be a higher coverage of cameras. Maybe inmates are given some level of trust without cameras. Building trust seems like a difficult thing, maybe even superstitious. Either someone is trustworthy or not, I would say when faced with such superstitions. It's possibly superstitious because it's like a gamblers fallacy: if someone pays out, as trustworthy, then they will again (or so the trust builder would say). This is why the underlying causes of crime and lines of thinking of the convicted need to be determined and solved because we are all trustworthy, but circumstances can sometimes make one break laws. Back to the cameras though. If they are part of trust building, maybe there should be some wings (or cell blocks) with cameras and some with less.
As a fellow libertarian, I love most of Larry’s opinions. End the War on Drugs, but I do still have to come around on some of his other opinions. The Constitutional amendments do provide for a lower salary for prisoners, I don’t know if that’s such a bad thing considering the prison economy. Give them a minimum of $7.25/hr, they’ll be making tons of money every month compared to the commissary prices. If you give them minimum, those prices will skyrocket.
If you want to fix the prison system, take notes from Norway.
Larry I think you should make a video about gypsy rose I think it could be a good one for you
Your system for inspections need to apply to a lot more than just the prison system. that needs to be applied from the very top and at any 3 letter agency. I have also been saying we need this kind of thing in Australia too.
Thank you so much for this🙏🏻💕. I’m in Carson city Nevada the most corrupt ever!! Sigh. Furlongs finest running the town for years🤬💩. Unreal. My man locked up since last Feb for petty stealing. Has been in confinement for months and is always locked down. Not one program is working that they say. Ugh. I want to help you💪
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I just stumbled upon this on UA-cam. Any form of prison is no fun. Certainly not if you have a mental problem. I have suffered from psychosis since I was a child. Something I just can't do anything about. There's always a terrible misconception that this is always because of drug use, I've never touched that stuff in my entire life. During a severe psychosis (this always happens unexpectedly or in a stressful situation), I stabbed someone five times. I heard this afterwards, when I had come out of the psychosis. This often takes a few weeks to months. Lose complete grip on reality. Then you wake up in a maximum security prison and with no grip on reality this is very difficult and frightening. You have to survive between other inmates and gangs, I was an easy target. A lot of people say, it's your own fault, you shouldn't have stabbed someone. In a clear mental state I would never do something like that, when you lose your grip on reality you no longer know what you are doing. There was a waiting list at the mental hospital, so I was sent to a regular prison first. After a month I was transferred to a special prison (mental hospital). I was imprisoned from 16 years to 30 years. Released under strict supervision. Luckily the person survived. I've talked to this person several times now,
How you doing larry hope its good
When is the netflix episode about Finnish prison coming...?
It’s working exactly how they designed it. The prison system is privatized for profit
The first thing they should do is threat the inmates with respect. Imo that is the major step to rehabilitation. But respect is not possible with shitty food and slave-work.
Love your content Larry.
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hearing abt american prisons is shocking, the system is broken and MAJOR change is needed. it's crazy that most ppl r too bigoted to understand this
You said it Larry, that’s something they NEVER TALK ABOUT. People on the outside think they are better than everyone and can’t figure out why people are institutionalized. 1500 choices a day odds all good for people institutionalized OUTSIDE OF PRISON. They should spend 3 years inside before they should be allowed to talk
I'd love to see you get some bigger national attention. I bet you'd rock a spot on Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert plugging your book.
I have never been in jail or prison. However, I have loved one who was incarcerated for several years. During that time he watched a man get stabbed in the neck and bleed out and die. The CO'S stood around the corner and watched and after the man died " found " him. He watched several suicides and many attempted suicides. He said needles and drugs are rampant in there. He now is getting therapy for PTSD. My 1st suggestion would be to stop the violence. Also, we pay a lot of taxes for the prisons so fix the leeky roof and get rid of the black mold oozing from the walls & pipes.
Sorry I gotta say. . you said you'd need "unfeathered" access or "unfettered"?
I wasn't sure with his accent but was wondering too.
Lar bud, i got the fix too!.....maybe on the state level since i was there, this works for county jails too.
Now, if the people in charge REALLY want to fix things all they have to do is, hire people in management roles, wardens and co's who actually respect the inmates/convicts as human beings! They are EQUAL to them or anyone who is free! Sure they made bad decisions, but that doesn't change the fact that all human beings ARE EQUAL. If they start with this, literally everything else falls in line. Do you agree or disagree lar? Let me know what you think buddy.
As a CO I disagree with a lot of what you advocate. What I do say is put these politicians in a CO uniform and have them work a whole week. They would see how we are nor just guards but also therapists EMTs and firemen. As far as rehabilitation? It's always there to be taken advantage of. My step dad and 2 of my brothers were incarcerated for crimes they were guilty of and when they finally decided to turn around they did
@larrylawton I’m in Australia and from some your videos especially when you talk of feds and there success rate and me being from Australia, am I getting it right that at least the FBI in USA actually has payed informants just people from public and or prison system, do
They get payed a weekly wage or just per conviction, I can’t believe people will do this especially for money I get weak people that tell on there co accused that’s wrong in my eyes too, but it seems there is so many informants in USA is this true or I’m watching go many crime related shows /documentaries
My husband is in the TDCJ for a non violent crime. He's got 45 years. I think that's excessive.
Why foul they give them 2 weeks notice for the inspection. When you work in the food service industry they don’t tell you when you’re gonna get a health inspection they just happen.
How about we address how to prevent people from choosing a life of crime?
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Totally understand where you're coming from Larry but I know a 30 year police officer and he tells me 90° of inmates can't be rehabilitated because they have no interest in doing so and if they're released most of them are back in prison within a short period of time. When in prison you lose most of your constitutional rights as it should be.
Yes, but there's a big difference between losing your rights and being treated like an animal. What if this was you? Tell me how you think your treatment should and shouldn't go like. I like to hear your take on this. Please note that I AM of the opinion that you SHOULD lose SOME of your rights if you commit a crime. I'm not THAT soft!
I say if you want to be a CEO it should be open to people who's race is the least incarcerated, have the replace whoever is the current CEO and jobs in prisons need to pay a maximum nationwide of 10 cents a day!
why the music?
Let me give you some of the dirt: In Washington State judges sometimes sentence people to community custody terms after their sentence, such as between two - four years. What they don't know that the DOC does is this: They give people the maximum no mater what. Two - Four years means four years period. Judges don't know that and why don't they? If they knew that, they wouldn't give discretionary sentences. It would be a straight number. I know a person who has had a perfect record outside and even volunteers at the local kitten rescue. They are making this person do four years community custody when the judge sentenced them between two - four years. One DOC officer was quoted as saying that they are told to always give the max. Folks, it is job security. That is why WA State made them stop charging people for their own supervision. It is a form of debt peonage. Look up that term if you are not familiar. I have more dirt like this if you want to hear it.
Yes, I would like to hear more about this. Lay it on me. I want to learn about this even if I can only help people be aware of the piss(and that's putting it kindly) that happens. Oh that I were a judge or similar, but I have other things in life to do and deal with other than be a judge. But I can still help people to be aware so we can try to keep our state(utah by the way) as decent as possible.
But like I said, do tell. I would like to learn more. It's at least knowledge i can use to direct my life if nothing else.❤😊
Before I got into cyber security and Ethical Hacking I used to deliver pizza there was this prison that I used to deliver to the guards would only tip about 2.00 for a 30.00 order... used to think that its laughable till I watched this video that inmates might make 2.00 a day....
Wish the government would listen also first
Have it make them an ocean of money.
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These all sound like great ideas but seeing as how prisons are treated like businesses, I don't think they want their cheap labor rehabilitated. In fact I think they do what they can to make sure people come back.
It's "unfettered" not "unfeathered" :)
Larry, I’d like to talk to you sometime… I have an idea that I could use your expertise on if you’d ever be interested
More guards more cameras more education and training programs and job and housing placement assistance
The government should amend the 13th amendment and outlaw prison slavery. There is a loophole in the constitution that ended slavery after the Civil War and allows the legal slavery of people convicted of crime. If this loophole is changed, then the prison system can be fixed. If not, then the prison system is and was, created to be broken.
Here in the uk 70% in prison have drugcharges
"We would concentrate on rehabilitation. Real rehabilitation, the way I know it. We'd focus on re-entry. We re-enter them into society in the right way. And the first way; is in the head." So re-habilitation via bullet to the head? Larry calls himself a practical man. I can see that. 20:06
The government has no excuse for this behavior i honestly just hate our systems alot of the time we are pathetic at a civilazational level and mutch stems from rich corperations, people and the governing system only cairing about there power.
I feel like more mental health and physiological therapy is required. Probably no drugs in the prison would make a big difference to their chances when they get out. Also some real world on the job training would also help.
I truly believe the problem is greed. Hands down, there is 0 incentive for these billionaires, ppl in charge etc to rehabilitate or truly change ppl in this country bc they just make too much money. No different than the medical/insurance industry, as healthy ppl dont make them money. Its really scary when you think about how screwed we are, and how much shit they do to us just the crap they put in our food alone.
I can think of an incentive, although this partly in jest because I know it probably wouldn't happen😅. Give them a view of their next existence if they dont change, kind of like scrooge😅.
🇳🇴 beat you to it
We need do release All the people in the prison. For drugs change
Great idea, but..
Being that the "prison system" is primarily a *business*
Other than the military "industrial complex", the prison industry is the highest source of revenue the government, and those that own the majority of the stocks in that's industry. Such people will never give up that Cash cow because it's not profitable.
Not being racist, just stating facts, but Maine and Vermont have some of the least incarceration per capita and least crime because they are the most White states in the USA.
Larry are you ever going to adress jessica kents paperwork? Or do you protect snitches now?
He shouldn’t have to answer that
@sabinaneri9568 he's just as bad as the snitch then he talks paperwork this and that. Well her paperwork was sent to him and he can't even admit she snitched and only did 1yr not 5yrs like she tells everyone.
How do you know that plus I don’t think judging two amazing people helps on his channel he helped me through a dark time in my life so I’m not judging
Il be totally honest with you I owe Larry my life to be fair
@sabinaneri9568 she told on her bf in a robbery wrote a statement and all it gets wrong then she sets up the father of her daughter to get a sentence reduction. Larry knows all this again paperwork was sent to him this is all public info
Yeah those countries have far more extreme punishments to keep people thinking twice about doing dumb stuff
ME AND A MIDDLE EAST PRISONER SHARPENING A PENCIL ON A WALL CELL WALL IT WORKED I GOT HIS INNMATE NUMBER SENT HIM SOMETHING COUNTY JAIL
My biggest thing is we are basically just 50 countries that are allies because its crazy in cali you could pulled over with 5 pounds of weed and youre free to go but in texas youd probably be serving fucking life in prison. All our laws are so different from each other its kinda retarded
First of all you must pay the prisoners the SAME as the national minimum wage as the private sector can just steamroll over any other small business, helps the economy and ends prisoner slavery.
I have always felt you pay prisoners at least min wage. And you give them half for spending in prison and give them the other half when they get out. That way a guy can buy a car and put money down on rent when they get out.
We have to stop letting corporations make money off slave labor