@S124434 exactly! I agree with that 100%! I just don't think its fair when people do something horrible and try to use the "we all make mistakes" as an excuse, cause there is a difference with being like "I killed someone but we all make mistakes so I shouldn't go to prison" and "I killed someone, we all make mistakes, but im still going to go to prison to try and make me a better person" :D
Tbf, the biggest sterotype off male prison. Is don't drop the soap. So wouldn't they ask it? I'm 1000% sure an attractive man would get the same question. That being said, yeah the spirit behind the question is different. People be thirsty for the tea in this case.
@@ethanv7330 Exactly. I was saying the same thing. It's more likely that people as men that than a woman because of the stereotype of men in prison. People were asking questions because that's what the whole video was about.
the cake question made me lol. when my bf was in prison i was staying with his grandma who had alzheimer's. every day she'd ask me if i was gonna take him a milkshake and a burger. apparently you used to be able to do that, at least at the little town lockups. his grandpa used to get locked up now and again and she would take him food. i just always told her yes of course i was.
I think I've seen the cake thing in movies... lol Like the longest yard they smuggled shoes into prison with cake. Maybe that was a thing in the old days but I'm pretty sure modern prisons are more sophisticated than that lol
I think the cake was referencing the Henry Stickmin collection. At the beginning of the game, Henry is in prison for a bank robbery gone wrong and is delivered a "cake", which is actually a box with stuff Henry used to escape.
Hi I’m in high school I’m struggling with my own addictions right now but you have given me the courage to try and pull myself out of my struggle and now I’ve decided to start doing better in school and try to become someone involved in prison reform and changing our justice system I also want to start a career with helping struggling Addicts. Thank you so much for doing what you do I only see you though a screen but you have seriously impacted my life for the better.
I've had my addictions to various substances since secondary school I was addicted for 20+ years to amphetamine alcohol MDMA coke various prescription drugs Last drugs I was addicted to were opiates morphine oxycodone fentanyl which almost killed me i basically did it all When my daughter was born i had to change my ways I've been clean since ( apart from a little bit of weed ) Believe me kid you can get better just stay strong
Please stop it while you can. You are still young you have a lot to go through, don’t cope with your stress by using drugs. They help temporarily and destroy you forever. Please leave them alone, I really wish I didn’t start smoking weed either that in itself it so hard to kick. Please take care of yourself. Do not give in to the urge to party and do drugs. You can party without over doing it. God bless you! I hope you can get through this!
Wish you the best in your journey! Addiction is hard, but you've already gone through the hardest part realizing something needs to change, stay strong 💜!
My mom has worked in the prison systems for years. Right now she is supervisor for unit supply in Texas. One inmate received his mother’s cremated remaines mixed with drugs. And was caught smoking it. She said there was a LOT of paperwork.
I like how you touched on depression. People think depressed people are just sad and that’s it but it’s so complex especially when it comes to wanting to make others happy that hit me hard
Jail is for minor things and prison is for major things I’m pretty sure. I suggest looking up for what counts as minor and what counts as major. Hope I helped in some way.
Bipolar disorder is rough af but it's so valuable to have people like you around for those low swings, can't imagine how many people you kept going just because you want to see smiles around you. You're great keep doin your thing
One of my close friends was sentenced to 7 years and it was tough. He had to really fight for a minimum wage job to provide, had to prove he changed and had to deal with all the judgment and comments. It’s really inspiring to see others who do turn their lives around and to show that there is hope.
I live in the Netherlands so our prison system is completely different, and it focuses on rehabilitation instead of torture. But it’s very educational and inspirational to watch your videos!!
I have had gentlemen acquaintances who are/were prison guards. I have heard a number of stories about life in prison. The one that surprised me the most was in relation to the heaviness you spoke of, one of the guards would routinely throw up as he entered the prison gates. So, that feeling of heaviness, oppression, and malevolence extended to some of the guards and wasn’t limited to inmates! I understood that it was more just being in the presence of concentrated evil built up over decades. I’m NOT talking about the inmates but a lingering concentrated malevolent presence in the place.
It's really amazing how open you are about having been to prison and about your experience. I feel like a lot of people would want to hide something like that because of the 'criminal' stereotype, so I just feel really amazed that you don't seem to fear or care how people might think about you when they hear that
I feel like sometimes the most depressed people act the happiest. People have no idea that I have depression because I am the happiest person and I try to make everyone happy and laughing
Jessica - absolutely understood that comment about being depressed and not wanting others around you to experience that. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
from what ive heard of other prison youtubers (who are men) yes that is somewhat true, but not a complete truth, just depends on the person. but yes it seems like the rate of gay relationships i higher in prisons than it is in the civilian population. its sort of just common sense. People like sex, if they arent grossed out that much by the sam sex, they will probably have sex with them eventually if there is no one of the opposite sex to fuck lol.
i feel like most male prisoners aren't necessarily racist either but they just want to survive. anyone would do what they had to do to go home to their family one day. But Its nice to know women's prisons are so much more chill socially though compared to what ive heard about male prisons.
When you asked the question about "if I was a man talking about men's jail would you be asking me about sex?" I can for sure 100% tell you "yes they would". Watch Fresh Out hosted by Big Herc here on UA-cam for confirmation. Nearly every other question is people asking about "busting cheeks"....does it really happen? how often? do you learn to enjoy it? Do you do it with the guards? etc.
Though I think the perceptions are bit different. It's the idea that "all women are secretly lesbians or bisexual" so people might think women would easily just have sex with eachother. Where as with men prisons it's normally thought about in terms of rape and power dynamics.
Yeah but what they ask men is like ph dont drop the soap or youll get raped basically because they think thats funny. With females they ask it more often, and in a different way... They are basically fetishising incarcerated women and asking if they 'turn gay'because there arent any boys around
i feel like with lifers that’s their home. like you’ll be there for 5 years, they’re never going home, they’ll die in there, it is their home. i think that’s why they’re just there doing their thing.
God that is depressing. I feel like unless it’s a murder charge or something that’s harming someone they shouldn’t be in for life. especially since it’s the low class and/or POC who happen to get life over nothing that serious and rich people are walking around free with murder and r*pe charges
@@biancadesousa I don't think a murder charge under like 3 people should get life in prison but I guess it depends on the brutality of the it and I'm very biased since my dads been in jail for 2 attempted murder charges and a few other things and just got out a while ago but he's a good person and ill cry if he does it again and goes into jail for life because i haven't seen him since I was 5 and im 12 now and I can't remember too many memories with him but I love him so much and am hoping I can see him someday and he doesn't deserve life in prison
What you're sharing about men's and women's prison and areas all being different checks out. In the CA the men's prisons people must 'stay with their own' (not my belief, that is how things are done).
I couldn’t resist answering your question ; I was escorting a prisoner for a interrogation in the prison where I worked. I noticed that the prisoner was really acting strange as I drove the vehicle, the faster I went the more he hung on to the door ? When I arrived at the interrogation area, I pulled him to the side and asked what was up - with his strange behavior ? He told me that he had very limited experience being in vehicles , especially vehicles going fast and driving in and around people. I asked him how long had he been in jail , he said a little over 40 years. I asked what was his original crime ; Train robbery 😂😂😂 !! I tell everyone that story
Swear you are the only UA-camr I actually don’t skip ad’s for.... love you and how you’re helping bring light to the ridiculous problem we have in this country in terms of dealing with mental illness❤️
The thing about some sort of negative energy (9:27) is absolutely true. I worked as a civilian engineer in a large prison in Serbia (facility over 150 years old). The moment you pass through the gate, you feel it right away. I could leave any moment I wanted, I was not there by force, but the energy was there.
@@JessicaKent Oddly nice to see this being a new discoverer of your awesomeness as I prefer this to your newer skillset with makeup. But as with all personal appearance things, YOU DO YOU!
My mom works for CPS and it has really messed with her head seeing horrible things happen to kids and even the parents. Her job puts her family in trouble because some people hate her so much. She cries everytime she has to put a pregant mother to prison for drugs, ect. Me and my mom both love your channel and it has taught us both so much!!🥰❤
just keep it on the nightstand like that "elf on the shelf" shit for kids... but its a Jessica gnome for addicts Its not judgemental about your relapse, it's just... _disappointed_
I love this channel because she isnt afraid or ashamed that she screwed up big time and went to prison and im happy that she turned her life around a mother to two beautiful daughters and have a good partner in her life. she probably been sober for years now. but she is not afraid to tell the honest truth about what life is really like in jail/prison.
"I wanted everybody around me to be happy" I dont think that's a symptom of depression, I think that's a symptom of you being a great person with depression.
I adore you and applaud you for taking control of your life and making the changes needed. You have to be so strong to go through all of that then be able to talk about it and raise awareness. Thank you for being so candid
I've been watching all of your videos over the course of several days. I love your energy and watching you talk about these things helps me have compassion for those in my life who have been in prison. So proud of you.
I just found your channel, and I don't know you but just want to say I'm so, so, so proud of you. I hit two years clean in January and I've been fortunate enough to have circumstances that allowed me to get thru it all without ever going to jail or prison and it was STILL so hard to come back from. I can only imagine the struggle of my brothers and sisters that had circumstances like yours. You're truly a hero, and we do stan a sober queen.
7:34 in all other Q&A vids, everyone always skips over the person saying ily or they just don’t say it back... ik I’m prob overreacting but that made me smile so much and reminded me why I’ve been subbed to you!! 🥰
Your channel is SOARING girl 😍 I remember being here when you had less then 100 subs and now you’re almost at half a million subs! Love you and your grind so much
Don't ever use again, prison is what saved my life and I did the same amount of time in Florida as you did 5 years 09-13 April 8th was my release date. You have shown the world that prison can change you but it takes you as a person to make the necessary changes in order to stay on the right path. Your vids remind me of my past and it's good for me to never forget what I went through. Good job and keep your head up.
Yesss! I lost your account and I loved your videos but I forgot your name and I couldn’t find your channel. Well cut to a couple weeks later and you showed up in my feed again, def subscribing now!
I would love to see you do a reaction to other countries prison system and give your thoughts on how you think they are better for inmates or not and if you would like to see some of their policies here. I am thinking Finland specifically as I had a family member imprisoned there and it seems worlds away from the usa experience. Would be interesting to see other countries too but Finland especially. Love your channel, have family who have been incarcerated and glad you give a voice about it.
I liked that question "Are prisons haunted".. Actually, that energy you feel is typically what you feel on an active investigation. We have several abandaoned prisons in this country and you know how many of them were covered by paranormal investigators? A very large chunk of them. Every single time they could into a prison.. That energy is heavy and sometimes full of emotion that they can't even walk two feet without being effected. That energy does effect everyone differently, but its still there. That's all ghost hunting really is.. feeling different energies and using energy sensing equipment (which you can buy from real investigators) to find enomalies in the area. Soo, short answer. Yes, prisons are haunted.
As a former CO at the prison I worked at all chomos lived in special housing units for their own protection. Also prisoners could lay on their bunk all day as long as they made their bed on time. That said props to getting things in your life in order
I had an Aunt who was in prison in California. I asked her if I could send her some things and she told me that she was allowed one box per month, so if I sent her a box, then it would prevent her husband from sending her a box that month. So, if I sent her something, I actually needed to give it to her husband to send it. Also, when I visited her, I was not allowed to wear jeans. Their uniform was jeans and a white t-shirt. They don’t want visitors wearing the same thing as prisoners. When I visited we got to sit outside at a picnic table. Her job was to help fight wildfires.
Very interesting. And good for you in recovery👏🏼👏🏼I think the cake thing comes from cartoons and movies from the 30's, 40's and 50's where a friend would smuggle a metal file in a cake to a prisoner to cut thru the bars. I saw this as a kid.
Any advice for reaching out to extended family in prison? I have a great uncle who is a lifer and 91. Recently I've had the feeling to reach out but I'm not sure. I've never communicated with him before.
Honestly I'm happy you did this because I personally love prison shows, and there's this one where they put civilians in a prison (or jail, I don't remember off the top of my head) and I found this very interesting and enjoyable😁
The old Missouri State penitentiary is hella haunted. You can feel it the second you walk onto the property. It's the worst when you walk into the the gas chambers and over by the electric chairs. You can feel the hate and the heaviness on your chest. The amount of relief you feel when you get off the property is a feeling that I can't even begin to describe.
I always look forward to you videos!!!! It’s always how I start my Monday mornings! I’m so happy Oregon decriminalized substances!!! When it happened I immediately thought about you and everything that has to do with prison reform. Love you!!
Sort of amazes me how you’ve even been in prison when you’re such a calm and cool friendly gal, I am fascinated by your story and I’m sure it all influenced who you are today :)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. Between you and Larry Lawton (how I found you), I have learned a lot and understand better about prison and can understand why you are passionate about reform.
Jess I've never been to prison, and don't plan to go, but I think it's depressing for some people, and some people just do whatever they can to try, and make the best out of their situation, and they find something to do to keep them busy to take their mind off of it.
The best description for the smell of jail, in my opinion, is depression. When I was in jail, the entire facility smelled like depression to me. Before then, if you would have asked me what depression smelled like, I couldn’t have answered. But now, I definitely see depression and jail as having the same smell.
I’m used to Christina’s video then yours, either I missed a post that she’s not uploading today or she’s slacking 🤣 Both of you make mornings with a 4 yearold, 6 month old and a pandemic much more tolerable 💞
@Corrie Beach yess girl, I literally build my schedule around Jess's uploads. Hopefully that makes sense LOL, like u know how she uploads Monday's, Wednesday's & Friday's ALWAYS PRETTY EARLY IN THE MORNING, WELL I WILL KEEP MY YOUNGEST KID UP THE NIGHT BEFORE A COUPLE HOURS LONGER SO SHE SLEEPS IN THE NEXT MORNING, WHILE I DRINK MY COFFEE ☕ AND WATCH HER VIDEO'S IN PEACE & QUIET! I KNOW IT SOUNDS A BIT HARSH LOL TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER OFF HER SCHEDULE, BUT MOM'S (& DAD'S) NEED ALONE TIME! AND THIS IS THE ONLY "MOM TIME" I GET SO I REALLY TRY TO ENJOY IT LOL! 😁
To be fair, I do know people who have used their jail/ prison experiences as a tool to change mindsets and behaviors, but in all of those cases it's come from within. It can be a part of the "rock bottom" that finally motivates some people to make a needed change.
I love that she isn’t ashamed that she went to prison, she is informing others.
Love these videos
x
She's amazing.
@S124434 exactly! I agree with that 100%! I just don't think its fair when people do something horrible and try to use the "we all make mistakes" as an excuse, cause there is a difference with being like "I killed someone but we all make mistakes so I shouldn't go to prison" and "I killed someone, we all make mistakes, but im still going to go to prison to try and make me a better person" :D
@@camilleasser2567 oo
“Would you ask me that if I was a man?” The fact that you shut that down so quickly and so respectfully is just honestly amazing.
nothing but respect to her ❤️
Tbf, the biggest sterotype off male prison. Is don't drop the soap. So wouldn't they ask it?
I'm 1000% sure an attractive man would get the same question.
That being said, yeah the spirit behind the question is different. People be thirsty for the tea in this case.
@@ethanv7330
Exactly. I was saying the same thing. It's more likely that people as men that than a woman because of the stereotype of men in prison. People were asking questions because that's what the whole video was about.
period.
Yes I would actually.
You are so natural in front of a camera. You could read the phone book and it would be informative and fun. Best channel on UA-cam.
🤣🙏
SO TRUE
I would object by saying that no one can do that but.... Ya she can
Omg I agree. I love watching but even more listening to her speak. Could listen for hours lol
Agreed ❤
the cake question made me lol. when my bf was in prison i was staying with his grandma who had alzheimer's. every day she'd ask me if i was gonna take him a milkshake and a burger. apparently you used to be able to do that, at least at the little town lockups. his grandpa used to get locked up now and again and she would take him food. i just always told her yes of course i was.
It is so kind of you to take care of her Alzheimer’s is such a evil disease
Lol omg why is that the cutest thing
I think I've seen the cake thing in movies... lol Like the longest yard they smuggled shoes into prison with cake. Maybe that was a thing in the old days but I'm pretty sure modern prisons are more sophisticated than that lol
That's so freaking cute 💗
I think the cake was referencing the Henry Stickmin collection.
At the beginning of the game, Henry is in prison for a bank robbery gone wrong and is delivered a "cake", which is actually a box with stuff Henry used to escape.
Hi I’m in high school I’m struggling with my own addictions right now but you have given me the courage to try and pull myself out of my struggle and now I’ve decided to start doing better in school and try to become someone involved in prison reform and changing our justice system I also want to start a career with helping struggling Addicts. Thank you so much for doing what you do I only see you though a screen but you have seriously impacted my life for the better.
I've had my addictions to various substances since secondary school
I was addicted for 20+ years to amphetamine alcohol MDMA coke various prescription drugs
Last drugs I was addicted to were opiates morphine oxycodone fentanyl which almost killed me i basically did it all
When my daughter was born i had to change my ways I've been clean since ( apart from a little bit of weed )
Believe me kid you can get better just stay strong
Please stop it while you can. You are still young you have a lot to go through, don’t cope with your stress by using drugs. They help temporarily and destroy you forever. Please leave them alone, I really wish I didn’t start smoking weed either that in itself it so hard to kick. Please take care of yourself. Do not give in to the urge to party and do drugs. You can party without over doing it. God bless you! I hope you can get through this!
Wish you the best in your journey! Addiction is hard, but you've already gone through the hardest part realizing something needs to change, stay strong 💜!
I believe in you ❤
you're an inspiration. good luck
"I'll tell you about prison. You don't have to go there." Love the parting words. Great video. :)
Everyone will be in some sort of political prison in the next 10 years
@@NWLegacyChannel If that's where your mindset is, you're already in one - the obsessive, mental kind.
Always happy to see u!!
Isn’t that your logo behind her or am I trippin 😂
Holy shit crossover episode
@@HughMadBro it do be
Hi giirl
Noticed your signature drawing behind her a few videos ago and all i have to ask is WHY DO WE LITERALLY WATCH THE SAME UA-camRS LMAO I love youuuuuu
My mom has worked in the prison systems for years. Right now she is supervisor for unit supply in Texas. One inmate received his mother’s cremated remaines mixed with drugs. And was caught smoking it. She said there was a LOT of paperwork.
WTF that's insane lol.
I like how you touched on depression. People think depressed people are just sad and that’s it but it’s so complex especially when it comes to wanting to make others happy that hit me hard
Am I the only person who just found out prison and Jail are different things??
What’s the difference?
Jail is for minor things and prison is for major things I’m pretty sure. I suggest looking up for what counts as minor and what counts as major. Hope I helped in some way.
actually Jessica has a video explaining the difference between jail and prison, i recommend you watch it!
@@horsieluvr0827 great prison and jail are translated by the same word in my language so now I'm lost
@@swannbn2589 well its probably different in amercia then in your country
@@liadeindadani6913 yeah probably because I've never heard of two different sort of prison
Bipolar disorder is rough af but it's so valuable to have people like you around for those low swings, can't imagine how many people you kept going just because you want to see smiles around you. You're great keep doin your thing
One of my close friends was sentenced to 7 years and it was tough. He had to really fight for a minimum wage job to provide, had to prove he changed and had to deal with all the judgment and comments. It’s really inspiring to see others who do turn their lives around and to show that there is hope.
I love it when you answer a question and then kind of laugh about it. So cute. Thanks Jess. Your honesty is always so refreshing!
I live in the Netherlands so our prison system is completely different, and it focuses on rehabilitation instead of torture.
But it’s very educational and inspirational to watch your videos!!
Everytime I see baby Jess' mugshot I just wanna hug her!!
I have had gentlemen acquaintances who are/were prison guards. I have heard a number of stories about life in prison. The one that surprised me the most was in relation to the heaviness you spoke of, one of the guards would routinely throw up as he entered the prison gates. So, that feeling of heaviness, oppression, and malevolence extended to some of the guards and wasn’t limited to inmates! I understood that it was more just being in the presence of concentrated evil built up over decades. I’m NOT talking about the inmates but a lingering concentrated malevolent presence in the place.
It's really amazing how open you are about having been to prison and about your experience. I feel like a lot of people would want to hide something like that because of the 'criminal' stereotype, so I just feel really amazed that you don't seem to fear or care how people might think about you when they hear that
I feel like sometimes the most depressed people act the happiest. People have no idea that I have depression because I am the happiest person and I try to make everyone happy and laughing
You have "Joplin-Williams" disease. I have it, also.
All my coworkers watch you so we every Wednesday we talk about your videos. Thanks for being a light
Jessica - absolutely understood that comment about being depressed and not wanting others around you to experience that. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
"Would you ask me that if I was a man?"
Honestly, yes. I want to know if the assumption of sexual relations is true with both genders.
Oh yeah definitely. I think people would be more open to ask that to men because they’ll very likely tell you
I mean OITNB and Wentworth didn’t help the idea that women are that ways in prison so she probably got it a lot just from those shows.
from what ive heard of other prison youtubers (who are men) yes that is somewhat true, but not a complete truth, just depends on the person. but yes it seems like the rate of gay relationships i higher in prisons than it is in the civilian population. its sort of just common sense. People like sex, if they arent grossed out that much by the sam sex, they will probably have sex with them eventually if there is no one of the opposite sex to fuck lol.
“ friends that did time in Florida “
Me: * thinks of Christina *
Same!
Jess I love the way you talk. Idk how you don’t say “um” or “like” every other word, I need to learn from you LOL
I edit out pauses 😉
me too
Love how you’re not racist at all and how much “staying with your own race” upset you.
Dinosaurs are cool. Racists, transphobes, biphobes, homophobes and sexists are not
Let’s not congratulate white people for the bare minimum.
i feel like most male prisoners aren't necessarily racist either but they just want to survive. anyone would do what they had to do to go home to their family one day. But Its nice to know women's prisons are so much more chill socially though compared to what ive heard about male prisons.
@@biancadesousa people like you are the problem. Stop fixation on race.
@@biancadesousa let’s not congratulate black peoples for doing the bare minimum
When you asked the question about "if I was a man talking about men's jail would you be asking me about sex?" I can for sure 100% tell you "yes they would". Watch Fresh Out hosted by Big Herc here on UA-cam for confirmation. Nearly every other question is people asking about "busting cheeks"....does it really happen? how often? do you learn to enjoy it? Do you do it with the guards? etc.
Yeah. That response threw me. They definitely ask men that question as well.
Lmaooo
yes! one of the things i feel like i always hear when someone talks about prison is “don’t drop the soap” or stuff like that
Though I think the perceptions are bit different. It's the idea that "all women are secretly lesbians or bisexual" so people might think women would easily just have sex with eachother. Where as with men prisons it's normally thought about in terms of rape and power dynamics.
Yeah but what they ask men is like ph dont drop the soap or youll get raped basically because they think thats funny. With females they ask it more often, and in a different way... They are basically fetishising incarcerated women and asking if they 'turn gay'because there arent any boys around
i feel like with lifers that’s their home. like you’ll be there for 5 years, they’re never going home, they’ll die in there, it is their home. i think that’s why they’re just there doing their thing.
I used to be a Correctional Officer and I feel that is correct.
God that is depressing. I feel like unless it’s a murder charge or something that’s harming someone they shouldn’t be in for life. especially since it’s the low class and/or POC who happen to get life over nothing that serious and rich people are walking around free with murder and r*pe charges
@@biancadesousa people are people regardless. the way they’re treated in there is inhuman
@@biancadesousa I don't think a murder charge under like 3 people should get life in prison but I guess it depends on the brutality of the it and I'm very biased since my dads been in jail for 2 attempted murder charges and a few other things and just got out a while ago but he's a good person and ill cry if he does it again and goes into jail for life because i haven't seen him since I was 5 and im 12 now and I can't remember too many memories with him but I love him so much and am hoping I can see him someday and he doesn't deserve life in prison
What you're sharing about men's and women's prison and areas all being different checks out. In the CA the men's prisons people must 'stay with their own' (not my belief, that is how things are done).
Could you talk more about your experience with lifers? What they think, their mental wellbeing, just their experiences?
I couldn’t resist answering your question ; I was escorting a prisoner for a interrogation in the prison where I worked. I noticed that the prisoner was really acting strange as I drove the vehicle, the faster I went the more he hung on to the door ? When I arrived at the interrogation area, I pulled him to the side and asked what was up - with his strange behavior ? He told me that he had very limited experience being in vehicles , especially vehicles going fast and driving in and around people.
I asked him how long had he been in jail , he said a little over 40 years. I asked what was his original crime ; Train robbery 😂😂😂 !! I tell everyone that story
Swear you are the only UA-camr I actually don’t skip ad’s for.... love you and how you’re helping bring light to the ridiculous problem we have in this country in terms of dealing with mental illness❤️
I can’t relate to any of your videos but I’m addicted to your channel. I love how down you earth and open you are! Please never stop making videos!
The thing about some sort of negative energy (9:27) is absolutely true. I worked as a civilian engineer in a large prison in Serbia (facility over 150 years old). The moment you pass through the gate, you feel it right away. I could leave any moment I wanted, I was not there by force, but the energy was there.
Your makeup skills are getting better and better 🥰🥳
Thanks lol I always get told that when I do more than my "no makeup makeup look" 😅❤
@@JessicaKent Oddly nice to see this being a new discoverer of your awesomeness as I prefer this to your newer skillset with makeup. But as with all personal appearance things, YOU DO YOU!
You had that speech READY. I admire your passion for this topic.
My mom works for CPS and it has really messed with her head seeing horrible things happen to kids and even the parents. Her job puts her family in trouble because some people hate her so much. She cries everytime she has to put a pregant mother to prison for drugs, ect. Me and my mom both love your channel and it has taught us both so much!!🥰❤
That must be so, so tough on your mom! That's so awesome that y'all watch together 💗
Has anyone ever tried killing her?
I’ve been watching you for a while and I just want to say I’m so proud of you , you really do make a impact on people’s life’s ❤️
I want a Jessica Kent
garden gnome.
❤️
dude why is tht the best idea ever
Comment of the day 😅
Omg. 😆
just keep it on the nightstand like that "elf on the shelf" shit for kids... but its a Jessica gnome for addicts
Its not judgemental about your relapse, it's just... _disappointed_
That would be awesome, tatts and all..
Holding a ride or die sign
I love this channel because she isnt afraid or ashamed that she screwed up big time and went to prison and im happy that she turned her life around a mother to two beautiful daughters and have a good partner in her life. she probably been sober for years now. but she is not afraid to tell the honest truth about what life is really like in jail/prison.
"I wanted everybody around me to be happy" I dont think that's a symptom of depression, I think that's a symptom of you being a great person with depression.
This is going to be great (coming from someone who used to be locked up constantly lol Love you Jess!!)
P.S. You look AMAZING
I want a Jessica Kent
garden gnome.
I needed to see this tonight..my daughter really will want to see this video..u do not know how much u are helping us .. thank you..got me crying 😥😟😢
I adore you and applaud you for taking control of your life and making the changes needed. You have to be so strong to go through all of that then be able to talk about it and raise awareness. Thank you for being so candid
Jess literally has one of the best cameras of all of the youtubers that I follow. The quality is amazing.
I've been watching all of your videos over the course of several days. I love your energy and watching you talk about these things helps me have compassion for those in my life who have been in prison. So proud of you.
Your video are super informative. Along with Christina Randall, very good story tellers too. I have so much respect for you both.
The cake thing is an old gag where in TV shows and movies people would hide metal files in a cake and then use it to file the bars down and escape.
Lol I saw it from a video game 😂
I hope the CO'S who treated you bad watch this and oh gosh I was so wrong and are proud of you and how far you have come!
I appreciate and respect that you take responsibility for your actions. Too many blame it on anything but their decisions.
I just found your channel, and I don't know you but just want to say I'm so, so, so proud of you. I hit two years clean in January and I've been fortunate enough to have circumstances that allowed me to get thru it all without ever going to jail or prison and it was STILL so hard to come back from. I can only imagine the struggle of my brothers and sisters that had circumstances like yours. You're truly a hero, and we do stan a sober queen.
7:34 in all other Q&A vids, everyone always skips over the person saying ily or they just don’t say it back... ik I’m prob overreacting but that made me smile so much and reminded me why I’ve been subbed to you!! 🥰
Really enjoy these prison myths videos! Hope you have a great week
Your channel is SOARING girl 😍 I remember being here when you had less then 100 subs and now you’re almost at half a million subs! Love you and your grind so much
You created a perfect definition of having depression. 💚 Thank you for your vlog and sharing your experiences.
I've been on a hiatus from this channel for some months, Jes has matured so much in the meantime. It's great to be back
The question that about sexual relations in prison. I have heard that being asked a number of times to male prisoners.
Don't ever use again, prison is what saved my life and I did the same amount of time in Florida as you did 5 years 09-13 April 8th was my release date. You have shown the world that prison can change you but it takes you as a person to make the necessary changes in order to stay on the right path. Your vids remind me of my past and it's good for me to never forget what I went through. Good job and keep your head up.
Yesss! I lost your account and I loved your videos but I forgot your name and I couldn’t find your channel. Well cut to a couple weeks later and you showed up in my feed again, def subscribing now!
The empath just radiates off of you 🖤💯
These types of videos always make me laugh. Some people have some weird thoughts about what prison is actually like. 🤣
Blame Hollywood for that.
You were so right on about the temperatures. That shit was brutal!
Yasss! I binged wentworth and got so sad when it was over. Such a great show. There’s supposed to be another season next year 🤞🏼
I freaking love Wentworth. I am just starting the last season of Orange is the new black. Definitely not as good but it's worth a watch lol.
I would love to see you do a reaction to other countries prison system and give your thoughts on how you think they are better for inmates or not and if you would like to see some of their policies here. I am thinking Finland specifically as I had a family member imprisoned there and it seems worlds away from the usa experience. Would be interesting to see other countries too but Finland especially. Love your channel, have family who have been incarcerated and glad you give a voice about it.
Your response about women sleeping together in prison really threw me because all I’ve ever wanted to ask a make inmate is if everyone sleeps together
I always listen to you when walking the dogs!! Thank you as always for posting ❤️
I liked that question "Are prisons haunted".. Actually, that energy you feel is typically what you feel on an active investigation. We have several abandaoned prisons in this country and you know how many of them were covered by paranormal investigators? A very large chunk of them. Every single time they could into a prison.. That energy is heavy and sometimes full of emotion that they can't even walk two feet without being effected. That energy does effect everyone differently, but its still there. That's all ghost hunting really is.. feeling different energies and using energy sensing equipment (which you can buy from real investigators) to find enomalies in the area. Soo, short answer. Yes, prisons are haunted.
As a former CO at the prison I worked at all chomos lived in special housing units for their own protection.
Also prisoners could lay on their bunk all day as long as they made their bed on time.
That said props to getting things in your life in order
I had an Aunt who was in prison in California. I asked her if I could send her some things and she told me that she was allowed one box per month, so if I sent her a box, then it would prevent her husband from sending her a box that month. So, if I sent her something, I actually needed to give it to her husband to send it. Also, when I visited her, I was not allowed to wear jeans. Their uniform was jeans and a white t-shirt. They don’t want visitors wearing the same thing as prisoners. When I visited we got to sit outside at a picnic table. Her job was to help fight wildfires.
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Very interesting. And good for you in recovery👏🏼👏🏼I think the cake thing comes from cartoons and movies from the 30's, 40's and 50's where a friend would smuggle a metal file in a cake to a prisoner to cut thru the bars. I saw this as a kid.
Any advice for reaching out to extended family in prison? I have a great uncle who is a lifer and 91. Recently I've had the feeling to reach out but I'm not sure. I've never communicated with him before.
May I ask if you ended up doing it? :)
Honestly I'm happy you did this because I personally love prison shows, and there's this one where they put civilians in a prison (or jail, I don't remember off the top of my head) and I found this very interesting and enjoyable😁
I just admire you so much because you are so open about this stuff.
3:38
“Would you ask me this if I was a man?”
They totally would, every male prison youtuber gets asked about this.
I'm going to binge watch your videos over the next few days while I have to quarantine
You and Christina post at pretty much the same time! Gotta love waking up to all the new vids at once
Me: Watching Jen, then going back to sleep until Jess uploads.
30 minutes later
Me: Completely given up on going back to bed.
Another great video keep up the good work
The old Missouri State penitentiary is hella haunted. You can feel it the second you walk onto the property. It's the worst when you walk into the the gas chambers and over by the electric chairs. You can feel the hate and the heaviness on your chest. The amount of relief you feel when you get off the property is a feeling that I can't even begin to describe.
I always look forward to you videos!!!! It’s always how I start my Monday mornings! I’m so happy Oregon decriminalized substances!!! When it happened I immediately thought about you and everything that has to do with prison reform. Love you!!
Sort of amazes me how you’ve even been in prison when you’re such a calm and cool friendly gal, I am fascinated by your story and I’m sure it all influenced who you are today :)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. Between you and Larry Lawton (how I found you), I have learned a lot and understand better about prison and can understand why you are passionate about reform.
Yes! I loooove Wentworth, binged all seasons and can't wait for the next!
I love you so much. Your openness and you're so real, you're amazing. I love your vids.
I knew the prison system in the US was bad, but I didn't know it was THIS bad until I discovered your channel. Thank you Jessica!
Absolutely LOVE you and how you've literally made gold out of sh** in your life. Big STAN for that girl.00
Jess I've never been to prison, and don't plan to go, but I think it's depressing for some people, and some people just do whatever they can to try, and make the best out of their situation, and they find something to do to keep them busy to take their mind off of it.
The best description for the smell of jail, in my opinion, is depression. When I was in jail, the entire facility smelled like depression to me. Before then, if you would have asked me what depression smelled like, I couldn’t have answered. But now, I definitely see depression and jail as having the same smell.
Good morning Jess! Love you and your content ❤️
I’m used to Christina’s video then yours, either I missed a post that she’s not uploading today or she’s slacking 🤣
Both of you make mornings with a 4 yearold, 6 month old and a pandemic much more tolerable 💞
Enjoy your children!
@Corrie Beach yess girl, I literally build my schedule around Jess's uploads. Hopefully that makes sense LOL, like u know how she uploads Monday's, Wednesday's & Friday's ALWAYS PRETTY EARLY IN THE MORNING, WELL I WILL KEEP MY YOUNGEST KID UP THE NIGHT BEFORE A COUPLE HOURS LONGER SO SHE SLEEPS IN THE NEXT MORNING, WHILE I DRINK MY COFFEE ☕ AND WATCH HER VIDEO'S IN PEACE & QUIET! I KNOW IT SOUNDS A BIT HARSH LOL TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER OFF HER SCHEDULE, BUT MOM'S (& DAD'S) NEED ALONE TIME! AND THIS IS THE ONLY "MOM TIME" I GET SO I REALLY TRY TO ENJOY IT LOL! 😁
I started watching you when I found your prison pizza on facebook 😂 and I have been watching you ever since!!! 😂😂 You are a very great person!!! 💓💓💓
Aeeeyyy ❤🙏
@@JessicaKent found this channel after the gig with lary lawton.
I want a Jessica Kent
garden gnome.
@@Rick_Cleland omggg I can't 🤣🤣
@@Rick_Cleland haha like a novelty item.
love videos like this from you, hope your family are well and all staying safe! 💖
Jess your makeup is on POINT today!! Love all your content❤️❤️
Good to see you have turned your life around....keep up the good work!!
I love how information this video is! You go into every question in detail which I really appreciate. :)
"I'll tell you about prison, you don't have to go there" lmao
Don’t know about the prisons here in Florida. But the jail in palm beach county is freezing at all times
You are such an inspiration!! I love both your channels ❤❤❤
Beautiful as always Jess!
Looking healthy and glowing as always!!❤️❤️
Another great video Jes!! Love you! 💜💜💜
To be fair, I do know people who have used their jail/ prison experiences as a tool to change mindsets and behaviors, but in all of those cases it's come from within. It can be a part of the "rock bottom" that finally motivates some people to make a needed change.
Oh my goodness your makeup skills are incredible!! I love you and your videos!! 😘😘🥰🥰