I did three years at DCI. I went through the youthful offender program and graduated. I stayed focused in The Word and also worked out a lot on those very same workout benches. I had a 7 year sentence for first degree robbery. I got our May 19th 2013. I now have a beautiful wife and four boys. And also own my own business. I went back to DCI twice over the years to speak at various programs they have. It hasn’t been easy out here but I thank God for seeing me through. I was at DCI from 2009-2012.
@@frankdeesageswamiofficialm6924 I just find it odd that states with the most churches. Also have the highest prison populations and they are also death penalty states.
That guy who got 68 years for selling drugs should not be in prison. That’s is so crazy and stupid. Mandatory minimal sentences for drug charges should be abolished!
@@jefferyepstein9210 Everybody deserves a second chance and that time they gave him for that drug offense was absurd! And this is coming from a black man..
samantha I agree....... partly on the basis of something(s) I maybe shouldn't say here; I guess it's at the discretion of the channel host and other viewers. First, use of anything is a conscious decision.......except the opioid medicines, used legitimately as medicine, AND WITH full understanding of what the doctor means when he/she advises as to the addictive nature of a given deemed-addictive drug. Unfortunately, the stigma attached to opioid analgesics prevents informed and lucid discussion between patient and prescribing professional. There are very many people in long-term opioid-based pain management ensnared by a serious but underappreciated mess; beginning with opioid tolerance, over time the analgesic properties of the opioids seem to flip polarity, eventually generating the very pain they once managed so well. I'm unfortunately qualified in the issue; for 13 years my mantra was: "The worse the pain, the more I need the more I take, the worse the pain......" It's just electrochemical facts, not a morals issue. Unless and until people knock off the character attacks attached to addiction, we'll see ridiculous treatment of the entire issue of substance use. Consider long-term use of antacids and nasal sprays........ sudden cessation of use will result in a condition that can be remedied ONLY by restoring use of the subject substance. Now consider the opioid analgesics (legit medical use) AND heroin (street) use....... same EXACT outcome........use a prescribed industry-standard medicine for say 45 days and then stop use........ let us know how that goes as the nervous system goes literally into shock in the absence of the once-adequately-effective opioid and activity among the receptors. With the opioids' "beneficial" effects comes diminished activity or heightened activity of certain hormones such as norepinephrine, dopamine, etc. MANY MANY people among us were snagged in dental care, fractured bones, burns, surgeries, etc. upon first use. Others, curiously, get through the initial opioid medicine experience with no continued "interest". The one most common account I've heard from my brethren in recovery from substance addiction: the effect of their first-ever use was tantamount to discovering the secret key to control how they feel, on demand. Amazing how many forms that secret little key comes in....... liquid, powder, pill, and/or for smoking or chewing. That first beer is so often the one the recovering addict wishes they could have known where it'd lead........ how differently life woulda gone....... yet, WHO would decline euphoria of all things? It's not the substances that are illegal, but the enhanced sense of well-being they bring that the authorities are after. As Gomer Pyle, USMC would say, "fer shame, fer shame, fer SHAME!!!!!!" In the mindset of the enforcers, nobody has a right to control their sense of well-being........ cut off access to the means by which to achieve that effect, and pursue further shall the seeker. Those "mandatory minimal sentences" are certainly part of a system that's a conduit for untold and countless $$$$$, from bail bondsman to corporations running prisons, every piece and part of it all is driven not by human(e) justice but never-enough money. sorry for ramble!!! you started this :)
I know people don’t often think so but jail did exactly what it was designed to do for me. Long story short, I was a heroin, fentanyl and crack addict and an escort for about 10 years. I got arrested for the last time on a warrant on April 26, 2019. When I got to intake that night, the nurse told me I was pregnant. I’ve been sober ever since and have a beautiful 2 year old son! Edit: thanks for the support and kind words. I'll have 4 years sober July 2023 and my son turned 3 in December 2022! Still going strong 💪🏻
I SERVED 4 YEARS IN MANSFIELD (OHIO) THE PRISON IN THE MOVIE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION N THAT PLACE CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER. WAS RELEASED AUG 6 1986 N HAVEN'T BEEN BACK.
IT WAS CRAZY. GOT THERE IN 82 N GOT OUT AUGUST OF 86. WAS BORN N RAISED IN CINCY. WAS ALSO A DUMB CONFUSED 18 YEAR OLD KID. SCARY FUCKING PLACE NO DOUBT. I WAS ON THE SOUTHSIDE.
@@jeffemerson6122 Does it look just like the movie?? I know sometimes they can change scenes and shit in the movies!!! Shawshank is one of my top 5 movies!!!
My brother was in D.C.I. for almost 2 years I remember the first time going to visit him I nearly cried I couldn't stand to see him like that he left in 2005 went to see him in 2007 saw him again in summer 2008 when he got moved to Rayburn brought back so much memories I wish I could've been there when he graduated and got that diploma
I made some horrible decisions in my youth that took me from a promising career in communication intelligence for the United States Army, to a 22 year sentence in the Tennessee prison system... There's no doubt I deserved to be there but I never hurt anyone or committed any violent offences or any kind of messed up charges.. so for my first offense ever I think 22 years was a little extreme.. but that's Tennessee for you. Lock em up and throw away the key! Anyhow, you're sent to prison AS your punishment.. not FOR your punishment. One of the prisons I spent the most time at (6½ years) was called Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility. Whew, ikr.. try putting that on every envelope you send out lol . But, I never really saw any kind of corrections.. what were they supposed to correct? Me? No, none of that.. they mostly just treat you like crap and make you feel less than human. Then if by the grace of God you actually make parole, you have to have a job and a place to live before you can be released. Good luck with that after spending over a decade in there and losing most of your family in the process.. it took me 3 times meeting the parole board until I was accepted for release. Most people in there aren't just animals or horrible people.. there are some really good people that just made a bad choice or two. Everyone needs help at some point in their life.. I wish I had the means to start some kind of after care for people being released. Something that could help with jobs or housing. I have so many ideas in my head it's crazy! It looks like it'll all have to stay in my head tho.. or maybe someone that does have the resources and that can talk to other people that can help, will read this and do something! Idk, but if that happens I'd sure like to know about it. Ok, sorry for rambling on, I'm sure most of you stopped reading this a couple paragraphs ago lol. Have a blessed day and I'll be praying for the ones still in there. 🙏🏼
The entire Criminal Justice system is criminal. In fact, justice doesn't belong in the title, just plain Criminal System. I've worked with enough defense attorneys whom have all said, "It's a racket and you're just a number with dollar signs attached". Murderers, rapists and pedophiles receive less time, only to get out and continue their life of crime, some of them leading to murder in order to not get "caught" again. I personally feel that drug offenders, particularly first time offenders, do not belong in jail or prison whatsoever. Jail nor prison rehabilitates. They simply make better criminals while further damaging an individual in all facets of life.
Their prison sentence alone is their punishment. If these men are not being properly compensated for their work… this is nothing but modern day slavery… period
My son is at Avoyelles Prison, in min security, he is expected to have a job, he mows designated areas of the property and landscapes. He works for pennies, but he doesn't say it's slavery. He says inmates need to realize it's all about learning how prison life is, and that you chose to break the law. If you want the luxury of working for the appropriate wage, then live your life right.
Lived in Louisiana my whole life, close to New Orleans. These young guys don't want to be playing and slaying on the streets but the city treats them like they don't matter because of the color of their skin. It's shameful. It's racist, it's very sad. But honestly, how else are they going to get money to even eat, or help their Mama's and families with money? Our New Orleans youth is forced to choose that lifestyle and stay in it. We have an extremely high crime rate, I wonder why. Duh?😢
The majority of my three years in DCI was spent in the Cell blocks and Work Cell Blocks. The deputy's made it their mission to make my life a living hell for even the most minor infractions. It got to the point where I would drop my tool and say "sarge, call the truck because I'm not gon make it." Looking back on it though, DCI helped make a man out of me when I had no sense of direction. Even though it was only three years, it felt more like five in those cell blocks.
Amazing documentary. The prisoners tell you what they go through on daily basis. Let ppls know prison is not a place you want to be. Plus they took responsibility why they are there and not blaming someone else.
I WANT free housing, bed , pillow, blankets, free heating and air conditioning. I want 3 free meals a day, I want free medical care and free medications. I want free books, television, . I WANT free education. I WANT free dental and vision care. I want a free gym membership and access to machines, I’m busting my ass for these things, so are you. Prison is a vacation.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderlandOh, you are so very wrong. You pay to live in a nice, heated and cooled place, and medical care when you need it, and dental care that is not only pulling out teeth, and as for the food❓You pay for decent food that isn’t baloney six days a week. It is worth every hour of slogging not to have to eat that food❗️That alone would keep me out of prison. I have NO sympathy for criminals. I think Angola is the ideal prison. A vacation? Uh, uh. Horrifying. I do think Louisiana youth do deserve a break. The economy there is awful. Corruption. Historic inbred corruption.
@@annamarielewis7078 my retirement plan is prison. When I get too old to work I’m going to start robbing banks, eventually I’ll get caught and sent to the ease and comfort of prison, nothing to do but eat, sleep, read, watch tv and relax. I’m looking forward to it.
Nah, that is just LA's arcaic sentences for drugs. Couple pot plants carries the same time as distribution of heroin. The statute is written as manufacture, distribution, and or cultivation of a schedule 1 cds. Distribution of cocaine gets less time because it falls under schedule 2. Its wild, the laws there need to be revamped for real. People loosing decades for bs, do less time on a body in alot of cases.
Lots of innocent folks in Louisiana jails just because of plea bargains and not knowing your legal rights. Take these hoes to trial if you innocent and do not get state appointed Lawyers cause you going to prison. It's possible the prosecutors and the point appointed rep. is family laughing at the case they won.
I’ve been looking for this documentary for quite some time over the years. I was there when the camera crew was going around filming the different units on the compound. I worked the Capital building as trustee when this was being filmed. 2001 I remember because the whole 9/11 happened during that time. Good depiction even though they edited out a lot I witnessed them film.
I'm often amazed at the talent some of these inmates have. Most often it's artistic talent, but sometimes it's vocals or instrumental or something else. This guy has amazing artistic talent. To think of the money he could make drawing/painting instead of committing crimes. He just needs guidance and opportunity. This is an old video, so hopefully he got some of both and is living a successful life out of prison.
The guy who got the 64 year sentence, Clifton Thomassie III, must have gotten out early because I found some arrest reports for him in LA. In 2019 he was arrested on 3 counts of contempt of court, and in 2021 he was arrested for driving on a suspended license. He has a Facebook page, but there are only posts up until 2013, so he must have given up on that. His dad died in 2011, probably not too long after this video was made.
64 years for possession with intent to supply cracked cocaine?,That's the definition of excessive,was he caught with multiple kilos of the stuff ?,Here in Scotland someone convicted of a similar offence as a dealer caught with street level quantities of crack would be sentenced to a maximum of 6 years,getting out after serving 3,but more likely getting a 3 year sentence being released after serving 18 months.
Everyone of them inmates at ( DCI ) Dixon Correctional Institution is and Should be very Thankful that they are Not doing their Time at Angola State Penitentiary .
@Real Deal Spill 🎶 it's quite apparent that you want and need to see and read the obvious realitys that i did not comment about , IF YOU , Ever did Time for your Crimes and was dammed to server it out at Angola State Penitentiary , you and your grapes 🍇 would know the difference between what is called purgatory ( D C I ) and what is HELL !
You hit the nail on the head bro! I know him personally and he actually cares. He is now the Secretary of Corrections of Louisiana and has helped facilitate new laws that have released thousands of people for being unjustly sentenced. Seek Truth!
64years for some crack is insane. In my country he would have get a few years depending how much it's like 6months a kilo. People bringing in tons per container get 6 to 12years max!! ....And people don't get extra time for an escape if they do it smart,... kidnapping and hurting people, that's something else and you will definitely get some extra time wich is fair.
Oh so the 1st 2nd and 3rd weren’t good enough? So a 4th should be let off with what probation to commit another one lol. You are either a 10 year old kid or a dumbass adult. Grow up be an adult
Oh so the 1st 2nd and 3rd weren’t good enough? So a 4th should be let off with what probation to commit another one lol. You are either a 10 year old kid or a dumbass adult. Grow up be an adult
Sometimes you’re the windshield. Sometimes you’re the bug on the windshield. But I gotta say my truth! Some of these drug dealers have gotten RIDICULOUS amounts of time! Hell, even murderers get less time! I know what some are gonna say, “Them selling drugs killed like mass murderers!” Really? I’m a addict clean 26 years! And my choice to use WAS MY CHOICE TO USE! Best they think about that really hard! We are just humans! Everyone deserves redemption! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much ma'am. I will do my very best to upload new videos as soon as possible. I had no idea the videos would get even 1000 views and a few dozen "likes." It makes me so happy that so many people would enjoy them!
What i got from all of this, is that not all inmates that are in prison, belong in prison!! You'll get to meet some of the real-est people in there, who just happened to screw up at some point in their lives and got into whatever it was that they were doing, got caught, and now they must either: a) answer Uncle Sam, or b) reap what they have sowed back when!! Although, there are some who actually truly deserve to be in there, and never released into society due to their charges and the severity of it. I think that "Sex Offenders of all types and degree, especially "child molesters" and/or rapists of any other kind, shouldn't be released back into Society!! When it comes to these sorts of criminals, they are among the most hated and despised, even by other inmates...to the point of willing to harm one or some of them whenever the opportunity presents itself!!
Vlad, (and sorry for the long-winded response) a cherished friend in high school---phenomenally talented guitarist---saw a guy walking down the street with a rifle in this Baltimore suburb....... simply asked him what kind of rifle it was. The answer was a few rounds that killed my friend in less than 5 minutes. He'd been playing his guitar on the second floor of his brother's single-family home. A couple of those rounds had gone through part of the window sill before spinning from abdominal entry to exiting his upper back....... it was described as "carnage". The murderer received a citation for reckless use of a firearm. Period. The police were quoted in the news article, describing the perp's van as "an arsenal", replete with ammo and weapon racks. And all he got was a ticket that was tantamount to being sent to his room for a timeout. Interestingly, and certainly in the same year as the murder, I had an encounter with a cop from the very district where the murder took place. With about 20" long hair, buckskin coat, ripped jeans, and bare feet, in line at a pizza joint, I asked the cop in line what make and model his sidearm was. He took it from holster, handing it to me to check out. Always seems to be some insanity attached to weapons. I'm beginning to think that the nearly 100% efficiency of guns is the actual point of violent response to any threat to gun laws in America. Don't dare mess with those near-perfect appliances of persuasion. About molesters and abusers and the apparent leniency in the penal system......... what's been missing is CHARACTER ASSESSMENT. A perpetrator may win leniency by accounts of an abused childhood. What the judges and juries need to be asking is "really? So you decided to share your misfortune with another." Yep, it was so bad ya just had to share. We're not paying much attention to the fact that CHARACTER is behind every bit of it. Want to make a career in a federal, state, county, city, military, or community law enforcement agency? Pass the character assessment. In the lengthy and thorough testing that led to my nearly mandated application for disability (SSDI), I learned that a significant portion of it determines the truthfulness of the applicant. The tests are designed to reveal inconsistencies, which are of course indicators of opportunism. When the report was written I was required to visit a psychiatrist who'd coordinate and certify the application prior to actual determination by Social Security. The FIRST thing he said to me: "I have never seen such consistency and honesty". I do take some pride in that, if nothing else. The point is that character assessment is a real thing, but underappreciated in terms of judgment of the accused. What might it reveal about so many molesters and abusers who've won leniency by their accounts of hideous childhood making them incapable of understanding the consequences to others.......???? This applies to those repeat offenders that shouldn't have been released....... it is a fact that there are horrifically wrong charges inflicted on plenty enough people accused by some disgruntled fabricator....... on a Monday morning a woman I'd known since high school described her weekend liaison with her estranged husband....... how great it was, sex without strings attached........ on Wednesday morning: "Remember what I told you the other day about me and my ex? Well, it wasn't consensual........ it was rape. I just got back from the hospital; they've got evidence now.......". My hair shot straight up in terror........ she was the disgruntled fabricator unhappy with the final divorce terms of months prior, and now I've been fed "knowledge"........ and oh no, my DNA is certainly strewn about her kitchen and living room. I'd re-tiled her bathroom about a week prior, sat on her couch, etc. This is where character assessment needs to be implemented........ SO MANY people who wouldn't and couldn't commit alleged crimes, and are equally incapable of lying and are therefore completely truthful about their innocence, yet have been killed in prison when marked as CHOMO, etc.
Idgaf if you do 20 years in prison that’s not going to cure you. That’s a sickness that can never get better. I don’t believe Pedophiles need to be in prison for life , I believe they need to be killed on the spot. It’s not Redeemable. It’s worse then murder to me almost. You take someone whole life from them , but leave them alive to live with it and replay the horrific things that have been done to them . When you prey On innocence you are the most disgusting sick fuck on this planet. I definitely don’t want my hard earned tax money going to house these sick fucks for life. They fact you can go to jail for life or weed, but walk free if you sexually abuse a child just shows you how fucked up Humanity and society is. It’s boarder line saying it’s bad but we accept it. It’s Sickening
It’s amazing to me as we set here watching this Documentary, there was not a single fight!!! Pffffft, yeah right. That shit happens every day in the pen, no matter where or what pen you’re in!!!
It's plenty of fights there, we just kept it quiet and in the cut, I notice they didn't spend much time in the worst part which is unit one dorm G and H aka the project's.
That guy who's brother will be leaving in roughly 6mnths will be very bitter sweet. He's happy for his brother getting out, but sad for him knowing that he's prob got to do another 20yrs. 😨😰
that old dude...come on. no one in power has recognized or cared to recognize that this man was totally railroaded and should be set free now? i swear. i hate our government sometimes from the lowest branch to the highest branch.
When I found out my son had been transferred from jail to prison I literally broke down. Then the Deputy told me it was just due to a shortage of beds in the jail, and the specific prison was a very well run prison that worked on the principles of respect, and would only accept model prisoners! As a bonus, he'd be able to take extra good time classes and he'll get released earlier than expected!That's my son! When your son is a heroin addict but never gives the other inmates or C.O.'s trouble, as his mother, yes, I'm proud of him because that's a step in the right direction. The first thing he told me was that if the inmate shows respect, they are treated with respect. "It's not hard to do, and the C.O.'s and teachers are easy to communicate with. They encourage us." He's at Avoyelles Prison, and I thank God for that. ❤
Man I Spent 3 Nights Locked Up in UK Jail and it felt like A Month.. Jeeeez - Louise.. Praying For the Innocent.. Those With Sentences Way to ' Heavy ' For Crime - Committed.. Also Folks whose Addiction led them down A ' Unlit ' Path.. People Whose Start in Life Gave them A ' Unfair ' Start.. All da Best Folks..
Other prisons should watch this video and adopt a program like this to have the prisoners that are on good behavior and stay put of trouble should be able to work in the grounds of the prison the capital or highway work they need to work out outside to get back into the work place after they serve the time they need to be supervised but they need to be trusted
It sound good to you but better never go to jail in Louisiana you turn into a real live slave outside that prison. Prison in Louisiana is pressure and Pease don't find yourself in Angola.
These punishments compared the the UK are insane ...we are soft as shit over here. A man local to me, his house was raided, 3000 images of children found on his pc ...he got a fine and community service !!!!
It’s deeper than that but that’s you opinion you know people only see what the media puts out you don’t know a persons mind frame or what a persons been through or goin through everybody has broken law some just haven’t been caught so I wouldn’t just judge people I dont
It’s just for the cameras , if u haven’t been there u wouldn’t understand , they ain’t nowhere near trying to help not one of these people , they just doing they job
Joey did time at DCI from 1995 till 2004 I had good job and had a good time for what it was met good people and the guards respect me and I respect them so we had no problems
They just showing you the good side it’s a program for the tv show but in real life things can go very deadly in prison you got prison gangs and drugs in there things can get ugly
I did three years at DCI. I went through the youthful offender program and graduated. I stayed focused in The Word and also worked out a lot on those very same workout benches. I had a 7 year sentence for first degree robbery. I got our May 19th 2013. I now have a beautiful wife and four boys. And also own my own business. I went back to DCI twice over the years to speak at various programs they have. It hasn’t been easy out here but I thank God for seeing me through. I was at DCI from 2009-2012.
In Swahili..
Ubarikiwe..
( Bless You )..
Kewsi Yehboah Thank you. 🙏🏼
Louisiana is racist pit. That's 21st century slavery. There is no god.
@@clarencegreen113 lol you have no faith because they're racist?
@@frankdeesageswamiofficialm6924 I just find it odd that states with the most churches. Also have the highest prison populations and they are also death penalty states.
That guy who got 68 years for selling drugs should not be in prison. That’s is so crazy and stupid. Mandatory minimal sentences for drug charges should be abolished!
@@jefferyepstein9210 Everybody deserves a second chance and that time they gave him for that drug offense was absurd! And this is coming from a black man..
Right. Seems really harsh
They only going to do a third of that 68 years, as long as the charge isn’t violent , they will parole out in a third of that time
Yeah that's what I was thinking he must have had a truck load of shit
samantha I agree....... partly on the basis of something(s) I maybe shouldn't say here; I guess it's at the discretion of the channel host and other viewers.
First, use of anything is a conscious decision.......except the opioid medicines, used legitimately as medicine, AND WITH full understanding of what the doctor means when he/she advises as to the addictive nature of a given deemed-addictive drug. Unfortunately, the stigma attached to opioid analgesics prevents informed and lucid discussion between patient and prescribing professional. There are very many people in long-term opioid-based pain management ensnared by a serious but underappreciated mess; beginning with opioid tolerance, over time the analgesic properties of the opioids seem to flip polarity, eventually generating the very pain they once managed so well. I'm unfortunately qualified in the issue; for 13 years my mantra was:
"The worse the pain, the more I need
the more I take, the worse the pain......"
It's just electrochemical facts, not a morals issue. Unless and until people knock off the character attacks attached to addiction, we'll see ridiculous treatment of the entire issue of substance use.
Consider long-term use of antacids and nasal sprays........ sudden cessation of use will result in a condition that can be remedied ONLY by restoring use of the subject substance.
Now consider the opioid analgesics (legit medical use) AND heroin (street) use....... same EXACT outcome........use a prescribed industry-standard medicine for say 45 days and then stop use........ let us know how that goes as the nervous system goes literally into shock in the absence of the once-adequately-effective opioid and activity among the receptors. With the opioids' "beneficial" effects comes diminished activity or heightened activity of certain hormones such as norepinephrine, dopamine, etc.
MANY MANY people among us were snagged in dental care, fractured bones, burns, surgeries, etc. upon first use. Others, curiously, get through the initial opioid medicine experience with no continued "interest".
The one most common account I've heard from my brethren in recovery from substance addiction: the effect of their first-ever use was tantamount to discovering the secret key to control how they feel, on demand. Amazing how many forms that secret little key comes in....... liquid, powder, pill, and/or for smoking or chewing. That first beer is so often the one the recovering addict wishes they could have known where it'd lead........ how differently life woulda gone....... yet, WHO would decline euphoria of all things? It's not the substances that are illegal, but the enhanced sense of well-being they bring that the authorities are after. As Gomer Pyle, USMC would say, "fer shame, fer shame, fer SHAME!!!!!!" In the mindset of the enforcers, nobody has a right to control their sense of well-being........ cut off access to the means by which to achieve that effect, and pursue further shall the seeker.
Those "mandatory minimal sentences" are certainly part of a system that's a conduit for untold and countless $$$$$, from bail bondsman to corporations running prisons, every piece and part of it all is driven not by human(e) justice but never-enough money.
sorry for ramble!!! you started this :)
I know people don’t often think so but jail did exactly what it was designed to do for me. Long story short, I was a heroin, fentanyl and crack addict and an escort for about 10 years. I got arrested for the last time on a warrant on April 26, 2019. When I got to intake that night, the nurse told me I was pregnant. I’ve been sober ever since and have a beautiful 2 year old son!
Edit: thanks for the support and kind words. I'll have 4 years sober July 2023 and my son turned 3 in December 2022! Still going strong 💪🏻
@@bakenumber4 relax she's retired simp.
Spicy Chicken Sangwich so proud of you. I know that’s not an easy thing to shake. Keep up the good work
@@jimmydean5663 lmao
@@yoshy6546 good. Buy.
You got arrested on my 21st birthday!
I SERVED 4 YEARS IN MANSFIELD (OHIO) THE PRISON IN THE MOVIE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION N THAT PLACE CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
WAS RELEASED AUG 6 1986 N HAVEN'T BEEN BACK.
Good for you!🙏
congrats. but why are u yelling??
Went there on a tour a few years ago. I couldn’t imagine how bad it was to do time there!!!
IT WAS CRAZY.
GOT THERE IN 82 N GOT OUT AUGUST OF 86.
WAS BORN N RAISED IN CINCY.
WAS ALSO A DUMB CONFUSED 18 YEAR OLD KID.
SCARY FUCKING PLACE NO DOUBT.
I WAS ON THE SOUTHSIDE.
@@jeffemerson6122 Does it look just like the movie?? I know sometimes they can change scenes and shit in the movies!!! Shawshank is one of my top 5 movies!!!
The first inmate has 64 years for crack cocaine he is being railroaded he needs to be let free
Fa real!
He’ll be iight . Keep his pale ass there
And the white boy who just crash his Benz killed a whole family he’ll get 10 years 😂
The privilege of it all
@@ephraimcampos5232 fake Israelite
Hope peace and harmony comes to these folks ❤️❤️❤️ greetings from the Northern Peruvian Amazon Jungle 🌴🌴🌴
My brother was in D.C.I. for almost 2 years I remember the first time going to visit him I nearly cried I couldn't stand to see him like that he left in 2005 went to see him in 2007 saw him again in summer 2008 when he got moved to Rayburn brought back so much memories I wish I could've been there when he graduated and got that diploma
I made some horrible decisions in my youth that took me from a promising career in communication intelligence for the United States Army, to a 22 year sentence in the Tennessee prison system... There's no doubt I deserved to be there but I never hurt anyone or committed any violent offences or any kind of messed up charges.. so for my first offense ever I think 22 years was a little extreme.. but that's Tennessee for you. Lock em up and throw away the key! Anyhow, you're sent to prison AS your punishment.. not FOR your punishment. One of the prisons I spent the most time at (6½ years) was called Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility. Whew, ikr.. try putting that on every envelope you send out lol . But, I never really saw any kind of corrections.. what were they supposed to correct? Me? No, none of that.. they mostly just treat you like crap and make you feel less than human. Then if by the grace of God you actually make parole, you have to have a job and a place to live before you can be released. Good luck with that after spending over a decade in there and losing most of your family in the process.. it took me 3 times meeting the parole board until I was accepted for release. Most people in there aren't just animals or horrible people.. there are some really good people that just made a bad choice or two. Everyone needs help at some point in their life.. I wish I had the means to start some kind of after care for people being released. Something that could help with jobs or housing. I have so many ideas in my head it's crazy! It looks like it'll all have to stay in my head tho.. or maybe someone that does have the resources and that can talk to other people that can help, will read this and do something! Idk, but if that happens I'd sure like to know about it. Ok, sorry for rambling on, I'm sure most of you stopped reading this a couple paragraphs ago lol. Have a blessed day and I'll be praying for the ones still in there. 🙏🏼
Why so much time what's it that you were charged?
You wasn't rambling on.....Your story should be told
@@mikeypiros6647
Conveniently left that out.
drug charges more than likley.
The entire Criminal Justice system is criminal. In fact, justice doesn't belong in the title, just plain Criminal System.
I've worked with enough defense attorneys whom have all said, "It's a racket and you're just a number with dollar signs attached".
Murderers, rapists and pedophiles receive less time, only to get out and continue their life of crime, some of them leading to murder in order to not get "caught" again.
I personally feel that drug offenders, particularly first time offenders, do not belong in jail or prison whatsoever. Jail nor prison rehabilitates. They simply make better criminals while further damaging an individual in all facets of life.
The problem is that most Louisiana guards are barely literate themselves.
Lmao. Very true
Their prison sentence alone is their punishment. If these men are not being properly compensated for their work… this is nothing but modern day slavery… period
Nope
They dont even get backrubs or milkshakes
My son is at Avoyelles Prison, in min security, he is expected to have a job, he mows designated areas of the property and landscapes. He works for pennies, but he doesn't say it's slavery. He says inmates need to realize it's all about learning how prison life is, and that you chose to break the law. If you want the luxury of working for the appropriate wage, then live your life right.
Lived in Louisiana my whole life, close to New Orleans. These young guys don't want to be playing and slaying on the streets but the city treats them like they don't matter because of the color of their skin. It's shameful. It's racist, it's very sad. But honestly, how else are they going to get money to even eat, or help their Mama's and families with money? Our New Orleans youth is forced to choose that lifestyle and stay in it. We have an extremely high crime rate, I wonder why. Duh?😢
After three years in DCI ( 2004-2007) they gave me $12 and a bus ticket back to New Orleans
See slavery is alive and well. A shame. If ever released might be a good time to, like, move out of state?
Slavery fucking degenerate scumbags, you dumb fuck!!!!!
Yes it seems that way . 64 years for drug dealing. It's just corporate slavery. Dirt cheap labour. Typically American.
64 years for selling cocaine? Crazy
Those two dudes cleaning the highway are frigging blessed. Beats marinating in a cell 23 a day. Eating lunch out in the world. Man their lucky
Please keep uploading. Love the content
You bet my friend. Looking through the DVD collection!
When I was a kid I was in The Louisiana training institute ..LTI Bridge City ..Where I really learned how to fight..A training camp for Angola...
The Afro-centric art and the portraitures are magnificent. Such an exquisite talent. I hope the artist is successful. 💝👍💖
The majority of my three years in DCI was spent in the Cell blocks and Work Cell Blocks. The deputy's made it their mission to make my life a living hell for even the most minor infractions. It got to the point where I would drop my tool and say "sarge, call the truck because I'm not gon make it." Looking back on it though, DCI helped make a man out of me when I had no sense of direction. Even though it was only three years, it felt more like five in those cell blocks.
Damn..
Amazing documentary. The prisoners tell you what they go through on daily basis. Let ppls know prison is not a place you want to be. Plus they took responsibility why they are there and not blaming someone else.
I WANT free housing, bed , pillow, blankets, free heating and air conditioning. I want 3 free meals a day, I want free medical care and free medications. I want free books, television, . I WANT free education. I WANT free dental and vision care. I want a free gym membership and access to machines, I’m busting my ass for these things, so are you. Prison is a vacation.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderlandOh, you are so very wrong. You pay to live in a nice, heated and cooled place, and medical care when you need it, and dental care that is not only pulling out teeth, and as for the food❓You pay for decent food that isn’t baloney six days a week. It is worth every hour of slogging not to have to eat that food❗️That alone would keep me out of prison. I have NO sympathy for criminals. I think Angola is the ideal prison. A vacation? Uh, uh. Horrifying. I do think Louisiana youth do deserve a break. The economy there is awful. Corruption. Historic inbred corruption.
@@annamarielewis7078 my retirement plan is prison. When I get too old to work I’m going to start robbing banks, eventually I’ll get caught and sent to the ease and comfort of prison, nothing to do but eat, sleep, read, watch tv and relax. I’m looking forward to it.
64 years for drug distribution, he must have been Pablo Escobar's right hand man.
Nah, that is just LA's arcaic sentences for drugs. Couple pot plants carries the same time as distribution of heroin. The statute is written as manufacture, distribution, and or cultivation of a schedule 1 cds. Distribution of cocaine gets less time because it falls under schedule 2. Its wild, the laws there need to be revamped for real. People loosing decades for bs, do less time on a body in alot of cases.
Yes if this guy has received a paralegal license, he should be released.
Lots of innocent folks in Louisiana jails just because of plea bargains and not knowing your legal rights. Take these hoes to trial if you innocent and do not get state appointed Lawyers cause you going to prison. It's possible the prosecutors and the point appointed rep. is family laughing at the case they won.
@@michaelguillory5003 Paid lawyers aren't exactly cheap
Basically life sentence it must have been hundreds of pounds lol crazy lot of time for a non-violent offense
I’ve been looking for this documentary for quite some time over the years. I was there when the camera crew was going around filming the different units on the compound. I worked the Capital building as trustee when this was being filmed. 2001 I remember because the whole 9/11 happened during that time. Good depiction even though they edited out a lot I witnessed them film.
glad u are outy brother hope all is well and blessings to you
When are you going back there ?
Stay home brudda
Glad you free
Stop with the lies
It’s a dirty game, but we still in it. Some real spill right there 💯
Great videos hope to see more of these.
Yes Sir, I will do my best. I am going through all my DVD/VHS and recovering everything I can/ Thank you for watching my friend!
I'm often amazed at the talent some of these inmates have. Most often it's artistic talent, but sometimes it's vocals or instrumental or something else. This guy has amazing artistic talent. To think of the money he could make drawing/painting instead of committing crimes. He just needs guidance and opportunity. This is an old video, so hopefully he got some of both and is living a successful life out of prison.
Shee-it! After watching this I wouldn't drop a dirty Kleenex on the sidewalk in Louisiana!
Might be a 7 yr lockup like everything else!
Great video love guy helps fellow prisoners 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Robert is fortunate to have a wife standing with him over so many years.
The guy who got the 64 year sentence, Clifton Thomassie III, must have gotten out early because I found some arrest reports for him in LA. In 2019 he was arrested on 3 counts of contempt of court, and in 2021 he was arrested for driving on a suspended license. He has a Facebook page, but there are only posts up until 2013, so he must have given up on that. His dad died in 2011, probably not too long after this video was made.
Angola prison in Louisiana is no joke
More prison documentarys please
64 years for possession with intent to supply cracked cocaine?,That's the definition of excessive,was he caught with multiple kilos of the stuff ?,Here in Scotland someone convicted of a similar offence as a dealer caught with street level quantities of crack would be sentenced to a maximum of 6 years,getting out after serving 3,but more likely getting a 3 year sentence being released after serving 18 months.
Everyone of them inmates at ( DCI ) Dixon Correctional Institution is and Should be very Thankful that they are Not doing their Time at Angola State Penitentiary .
Straight up
@@concernedemployee6679 Burl Cain changed the prison, though most are lifers.
But u gotta also think they will shuffle them from Angola Hunts DCI etc.
@Real Deal Spill 🎶 it's quite apparent that you want and need to see and read the obvious realitys that i did not comment about , IF YOU , Ever did Time for your Crimes and was dammed to server it out at Angola State Penitentiary , you and your grapes 🍇 would know the difference between what is called purgatory ( D C I ) and what is HELL !
wow this is a great doc, thanks for uploading
The inmates and this documentary who wanted to change be in the light. God bless them.
This prison seems a lot more humane than a lot of other ones. The warden appears to be an intelligent man who wants to help people.
It's a minimum security prison. But they fail to mention this in the first one and second one here
@@alexcorrea4828 they said it was a medium
Did he say 64 years or 6to4. If 64years is nuts. When pedophiles get less time
It's not, I worked there to many years
You hit the nail on the head bro! I know him personally and he actually cares. He is now the Secretary of Corrections of Louisiana and has helped facilitate new laws that have released thousands of people for being unjustly sentenced. Seek Truth!
64years for some crack is insane. In my country he would have get a few years depending how much it's like 6months a kilo. People bringing in tons per container get 6 to 12years max!! ....And people don't get extra time for an escape if they do it smart,... kidnapping and hurting people, that's something else and you will definitely get some extra time wich is fair.
10yrs for a 4th DUI? A friend of mine was killed by a dude, he was drunk, it was his 4th and he got 19mos. This was in the 70s.
I've heard stories of people getting less time for shooting someone 65 years for selling crack smh
Take a look at individuals, some are salvageable and many are not. Spend time and resources on people interested in changing
10 years for a DUI.... outrageous
Oh so the 1st 2nd and 3rd weren’t good enough? So a 4th should be let off with what probation to commit another one lol. You are either a 10 year old kid or a dumbass adult. Grow up be an adult
Oh so the 1st 2nd and 3rd weren’t good enough? So a 4th should be let off with what probation to commit another one lol. You are either a 10 year old kid or a dumbass adult. Grow up be an adult
Sometimes you’re the windshield.
Sometimes you’re the bug on the windshield.
But I gotta say my truth! Some of these drug dealers have gotten RIDICULOUS amounts of time!
Hell, even murderers get less time!
I know what some are gonna say, “Them selling drugs killed like mass murderers!”
Really? I’m a addict clean 26 years! And my choice to use WAS MY CHOICE TO USE!
Best they think about that really hard! We are just humans! Everyone deserves redemption! ❤❤❤
I would keep watching this to see Cat and Terry.
Keep the videos updated love watching them
Thank you so much ma'am. I will do my very best to upload new videos as soon as possible. I had no idea the videos would get even 1000 views and a few dozen "likes." It makes me so happy that so many people would enjoy them!
My dad was here now he is a pipe line welder
Nice
What i got from all of this, is that not all inmates that are in prison, belong in prison!! You'll get to meet some of the real-est people in there, who just happened to screw up at some point in their lives and got into whatever it was that they were doing, got caught, and now they must either: a) answer Uncle Sam, or b) reap what they have sowed back when!! Although, there are some who actually truly deserve to be in there, and never released into society due to their charges and the severity of it. I think that "Sex Offenders of all types and degree, especially "child molesters" and/or rapists of any other kind, shouldn't be released back into Society!! When it comes to these sorts of criminals, they are among the most hated and despised, even by other inmates...to the point of willing to harm one or some of them whenever the opportunity presents itself!!
More Dangerous Folk's in the ' Free World ' than in Prison..
Estimated 10 - 15 %..
Folk's inside are Innocent..
Vlad, (and sorry for the long-winded response) a cherished friend in high school---phenomenally talented guitarist---saw a guy walking down the street with a rifle in this Baltimore suburb....... simply asked him what kind of rifle it was. The answer was a few rounds that killed my friend in less than 5 minutes. He'd been playing his guitar on the second floor of his brother's single-family home. A couple of those rounds had gone through part of the window sill before spinning from abdominal entry to exiting his upper back....... it was described as "carnage".
The murderer received a citation for reckless use of a firearm. Period. The police were quoted in the news article, describing the perp's van as "an arsenal", replete with ammo and weapon racks. And all he got was a ticket that was tantamount to being sent to his room for a timeout.
Interestingly, and certainly in the same year as the murder, I had an encounter with a cop from the very district where the murder took place. With about 20" long hair, buckskin coat, ripped jeans, and bare feet, in line at a pizza joint, I asked the cop in line what make and model his sidearm was. He took it from holster, handing it to me to check out.
Always seems to be some insanity attached to weapons. I'm beginning to think that the nearly 100% efficiency of guns is the actual point of violent response to any threat to gun laws in America. Don't dare mess with those near-perfect appliances of persuasion.
About molesters and abusers and the apparent leniency in the penal system......... what's been missing is CHARACTER ASSESSMENT. A perpetrator may win leniency by accounts of an abused childhood. What the judges and juries need to be asking is "really? So you decided to share your misfortune with another." Yep, it was so bad ya just had to share. We're not paying much attention to the fact that CHARACTER is behind every bit of it. Want to make a career in a federal, state, county, city, military, or community law enforcement agency? Pass the character assessment.
In the lengthy and thorough testing that led to my nearly mandated application for disability (SSDI), I learned that a significant portion of it determines the truthfulness of the applicant. The tests are designed to reveal inconsistencies, which are of course indicators of opportunism. When the report was written I was required to visit a psychiatrist who'd coordinate and certify the application prior to actual determination by Social Security. The FIRST thing he said to me: "I have never seen such consistency and honesty". I do take some pride in that, if nothing else.
The point is that character assessment is a real thing, but underappreciated in terms of judgment of the accused. What might it reveal about so many molesters and abusers who've won leniency by their accounts of hideous childhood making them incapable of understanding the consequences to others.......???? This applies to those repeat offenders that shouldn't have been released....... it is a fact that there are horrifically wrong charges inflicted on plenty enough people accused by some disgruntled fabricator.......
on a Monday morning a woman I'd known since high school described her weekend liaison with her estranged husband....... how great it was, sex without strings attached........ on Wednesday morning: "Remember what I told you the other day about me and my ex? Well, it wasn't consensual........ it was rape. I just got back from the hospital; they've got evidence now.......".
My hair shot straight up in terror........ she was the disgruntled fabricator unhappy with the final divorce terms of months prior, and now I've been fed "knowledge"........ and oh no, my DNA is certainly strewn about her kitchen and living room. I'd re-tiled her bathroom about a week prior, sat on her couch, etc. This is where character assessment needs to be implemented........ SO MANY people who wouldn't and couldn't commit alleged crimes, and are equally incapable of lying and are therefore completely truthful about their innocence, yet have been killed in prison when marked as CHOMO, etc.
Your awesome haha. i totally agree with the child molesters or rapers they never deserve to be released from prison. and baby killers deserve death.
Idgaf if you do 20 years in prison that’s not going to cure you. That’s a sickness that can never get better. I don’t believe Pedophiles need to be in prison for life , I believe they need to be killed on the spot. It’s not
Redeemable. It’s worse then murder to me almost. You take someone whole life from them , but leave them alive to live with it and replay the horrific things that have been done to them . When you prey On innocence you are the most disgusting sick fuck on this planet. I definitely don’t want my hard earned tax money going to house these sick fucks for life. They fact you can go to jail for life or weed, but walk free if you sexually abuse a child just shows you how fucked up Humanity and society is. It’s boarder line saying it’s bad but we accept it. It’s Sickening
@@oneworld9071 A cop who didn't know you unholstered & handed you his weapon? A loaded weapon? What planet was this on?
It’s amazing to me as we set here watching this Documentary, there was not a single fight!!! Pffffft, yeah right. That shit happens every day in the pen, no matter where or what pen you’re in!!!
It's plenty of fights there, we just kept it quiet and in the cut, I notice they didn't spend much time in the worst part which is unit one dorm G and H aka the project's.
64 years for drugs is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. It’s not murder Jesus Christ
I agree . But if you don’t do drugs you don’t have to worry about it
That guy who's brother will be leaving in roughly 6mnths will be very bitter sweet. He's happy for his brother getting out, but sad for him knowing that he's prob got to do another 20yrs. 😨😰
5 years for some WEED?!?!?
Yes welcome to Louisiana
it was for distribution, not personal use. distribution always carries a heavier sentence.
America, land of the Free.
THATS A DAMN GOOD FATHER!!!
Compulsive viewing. Deeply interesting, and I hope the lads who expressed a desire to go straight managed it
What year was this? I see my homie lighting up inside the pod.
Louisiana needs prison reform!
"You got shrimp gumbo, shrimp kabobs, shrimp scampi, shrimp jambalaya, shrimp creole..."
Warden is all full of lies
The warden's in TDCJ in Texas are full of it nothing but lies.The hold system.
So you must have a few examples then?
Yep, and his deputies are his henchmen.
Nice documentary. Interesting to see how the mentality has changed from then to now. Quite different. Really enjoyed this.
It’s very different now from inmates and guards
Part 2 of 2 friends. Enjoy!
My brother Terry Washington
We out want to see us Desmond Joseph and Gabriel Williams
To work with animals on the farm would make doing time bearable
yah I'm sure letting them work at the capitol is all about giving them exposure. Louisiana be milking that free hard labor.
64 years for a drug charge that’s a life sentence call it what it is ….
Deserving sentence
that old dude...come on. no one in power has recognized or cared to recognize that this man was totally railroaded and should be set free now? i swear. i hate our government sometimes from the lowest branch to the highest branch.
Wow I’d say a lot a Drug charges! Yet a pedo or child sexual abuse get nothing! crazy!!!
More prison documentary or true crime like drug dealer or gang type suff but these old school prison docs are great 👍
keep em coming
Words of wisdom, " I AM MY BROTHERS KEEPER ".
Love all the Docs Been dwn tht road Never goin Back Enjoying the Free World
When I found out my son had been transferred from jail to prison I literally broke down. Then the Deputy told me it was just due to a shortage of beds in the jail, and the specific prison was a very well run prison that worked on the principles of respect, and would only accept model prisoners! As a bonus, he'd be able to take extra good time classes and he'll get released earlier than expected!That's my son! When your son is a heroin addict but never gives the other inmates or C.O.'s trouble, as his mother, yes, I'm proud of him because that's a step in the right
direction. The first thing he told me was that if the inmate shows respect, they are treated with respect. "It's not hard to do, and the C.O.'s and teachers are easy to communicate with. They encourage us." He's at
Avoyelles Prison, and I thank God for that. ❤
I hope all these dudes got out and found peace in life.
Mad love to all the men and woman out there that beet there environment ,the muck and mire!Furnace of affliction!! Then you Jesus!!
Thfuck are you rambling about
Man I Spent 3 Nights Locked Up in UK Jail and it felt like A Month..
Jeeeez - Louise..
Praying For the Innocent..
Those With Sentences Way to ' Heavy ' For Crime - Committed..
Also Folks whose Addiction led them down A ' Unlit ' Path..
People Whose Start in Life Gave them A ' Unfair ' Start..
All da Best Folks..
I spent a year in Birmingham prison, felt like ten years
What year was this filmed the mid 90s?
4:30 The respect, the love.
Other prisons should watch this video and adopt a program like this to have the prisoners that are on good behavior and stay put of trouble should be able to work in the grounds of the prison the capital or highway work they need to work out outside to get back into the work place after they serve the time they need to be supervised but they need to be trusted
It sound good to you but better never go to jail in Louisiana you turn into a real live slave outside that prison. Prison in Louisiana is pressure and Pease don't find yourself in Angola.
And they should be able to live in their own dorm
These punishments compared the the UK are insane ...we are soft as shit over here. A man local to me, his house was raided, 3000 images of children found on his pc ...he got a fine and community service !!!!
they throw decades around like years in other states.
The brothers love their father..good family
Robert seems like a solid guy. Wonder what he's up to these days.
You see the users VS the ones that are providing. 👌🏻 The game is cold
Amen Brothers
Any updates on Robert (Bobby) Ellis since this video?
I Was Surprise To See Robert Ellis My Cousin, I Watch These All The Time Never Saw Anybody I Know
Kevin is doing my dream Job and I'm not an inmate, I loved working on a farm 20 years back I miss it.
He's got a bulls eye around his brown eye !
Why did you stop these types of uploads?
The realest thing they said the struggle ain’t in the inside it’s the outside that’s why so many of us keep goin back
It’s deeper than that but that’s you opinion you know people only see what the media puts out you don’t know a persons mind frame or what a persons been through or goin through everybody has broken law some just haven’t been caught so I wouldn’t just judge people I dont
@wendy simmons you’re a privileged troglodyte
It's nice to see that these prison officials. Are really focused on helping these men.
It’s just for the cameras , if u haven’t been there u wouldn’t understand , they ain’t nowhere near trying to help not one of these people , they just doing they job
Burl Cain's influence.
That was in 2003 it ant the same trust me
@@dondada1020 let me guess….you a pessimist!?!! 😂😑🤣
All for the cameras. The COs deserve to be behind bars just as much as the inmates in some cases.
How tf ol boy got 60 years for procession and distribution?
Like damn 64 years this system fuck up
@Real Deal Spill 🎶 😂😂😂😂
This free state labor is why Louisiana Governor doesn’t want to release non violent offenders.
Every single jail or prison documentary has two thing, inmates and a random black guy who'll see the camera and start singing or rapping!
Joey did time at DCI from 1995 till 2004 I had good job and had a good time for what it was met good people and the guards respect me and I respect them so we had no problems
Wasn’t there a part 3?
If u commit robbery you are a criminal for life I am sorry
64 years for selling cocain you might as well gave em life , that’s VERYYY fucked up
Back when you could do your time working and smoking.....they took all of that out.... work and tabacca
They just showing you the good side it’s a program for the tv show but in real life things can go very deadly in prison you got prison gangs and drugs in there things can get ugly
Anything over 2 years for drug charges is completely ridiculous and wrong.
Terrence he’s 27 looking like he’s 45 damn
Right? I was thinking he meant he’s done 27 years so far
Lol
Long sentences for nonviolent people is absolutely ridiculous
this shit is modern day slavery its crazy how its soo blatent
Salute to YOU