BEHIND BARS - Germany's Most Dangerous Jail | Full Documentary
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- Aachen Prison is both Germany’s most dangerous and most secure prison. It houses murderers, sex offenders and pedophiles. Their cells are inspected regularly. It offers space for over 700 prisoners. Who works here, who is serving what for? And how do relatives deal with the arrest of a family member? In our prison documentary we take a look behind the bars.
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Well this is gonna be a banger
Smart blurring the keys.
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Im wondering wat life means in Germany plz, like does it mean that u never ever get out or does it mean 25 years like in many country's.
Jbl kill 0 0
I've stayed in Hotels and lodges worse than this place.
What kind of lodges? Ski lodges?
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My point exactly!
Lol I wanted to write German prisons look better then some whole countries.
It's like a normal college dorm. That is exactly what it should be. No more and no less. Anything else is against human rights.
These guys are being treated better than a lot of the elderly in nursing homes out there.
Not in Germany
@@sandroinocencio1623 Yes also in Germany ! Many people who are working in low paid jobs, and people in nursing homes live under much worse conditions than these prisoners.
That's a fact. Specifically here in South Africa
For sure, and what does that say about your elderly care and general governmental aptitude?
@@wolfgang2291 in Deutschland gibt es jedes Jahr mehrere tausend mittel und schwere Gewalttaten gegen Personen die älter als 60 Jahre sind, fast 90% dieser Taten finden in der Familie statt, der Rest in Pflegeheimen, das Personal welches diese Rentner verletzt(Knochenbrüche und stauchungen zufügt) wird oftmals nur gekündigt, bekommt aber im nächsten Heim einen neuen Job, bei Kindesmissbrauch ist es noch schlimmer.
If this is the most dangerous, I'd love to see what minimum security looks like.
Have one in my town, if they are on good behaviour and partake in the offered courses (drug rehabilitation, psychological therapy sessions, anger management, vocational training if needed and the likes) they basically have normal lifes, go to work, meet friends and family but have to show up in the evening and sleep in prison. Plus they get some holidays per year so they can celebrate e.g. christmas or their children's birthdays with their family and stay over for the night
It’s probably a 5 star hotel 😂
man give me 4 year sentence, I will do a degree here, competition in Germany is Minimum, but expenses are very high
@@zzaudeean get your sentence king, nobody can stop you
@@slaggerthord31 they will rather deport me instead of giving sentence
It’s amazing how culture plays so much into society. In a maximum security prison in Germany the prisoners live like kings because they have a level of civility and respect. In the US, the vast majority of prisoners can’t be trusted with a cup of water.
We don't have maximum security... We have 14-16 yo, 17-25 and 26-64... but yeah this achen prison is one of the worst if you so will
American prisoners are very wild. Cultural differences separate them from the rest of the world. Old folk said if you are in a room where there is a poisonous snake & also an American prisoner, you have to kill that prisoner first.
Bro they literally keep you in prison after your sentence is complete.
@@antikommunistischaktion
Yes, it is called protective custody, protecting the public from habitual criminals.
It is used only in severe cases.
In Germany, prison terms are by law often limited, unlike in the USA , were a similar crime might attract a 15 to 90 year sentence.
In the US...3 strikes and you are out.
In Germany....10 strikes and we give you one more last chance.
@@norbertschmitz3358 Sorry, but no, you should in under no situation be kept in prison after your time is served. You've paid your debt to society at that point, and it shows how much of an utter fail the German system is that there's no halfway houses or ways to keep tabs on offenders after they've served their time.
Also, the 3 strikes policy is not universal in the US, it varies state to state but most of them only count it as a "strike" for very serious offenses such as kidnapping or rape, you're not getting struck out for drugs in most cases. I would imagine that in Germany the 10 strike rule is much more liberal in what counts as a strike.
The only Max prison where people try to break into.
Lol that's right. I watched the videos of Madagascar and Philippines and I must say that this is a 5 star hotel in comparison to them.
😂😂😂😂, totally agree.
I live in America and I want to live there and work for free just to feel safe in a clean space with the guards treating me with dignity and respect it’s sad but I really mean what I’m saying peace love and compassion for all💜💜💜💜💜
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@Sheena Folsom Well , it sure ain't Folsom prison. Mrs. Folsom. Love your name.
"Germany's Most Dangerous Jail" They literally live in luxury compared to U.S prisoners. Dangerous jail in Germany must mean a prisoner gave another prisoner a mean look.
There are the same "evil" people in this prison as in US prisons, murderers, rapists and so on. Germany just doesnt take away their human rights and does not treat them like animals and germany does focus alot more on rehabilitation and making them "non-criminals" once they get out. USA is just focused on harsh outdated punishment basically.
What difference does it make? Alot less violence and a much safer space compared to other countries.
But dont be mistaken. When they dont behave well while inside prison, all the "luxury" is taken until they behave.
lol
nah germany like other european countries norway etc care a lot abt their human rights. they will not let them live in filth and they get to watch tv listen to music read books write etc bc our countries just believe that no one deserves to live the way prisoners do in some jails in the US.. the inmates in europe behave better and norway is also known for supporting ppl in jail for minor drug offenses etc to help them move back into life by preparing them for work etc. they make it possible for ppl in poverty and in jail to get back up on their feet and they have nice “cells” more like rooms w a normal bad a place to sit and a tv etc and it just looks sm better than the prisons in the US. no wonder american inmates r more likely to reoffend if they aren’t given proper care
@@salatwurzel-4388 Meh look at the inmates in this prison. They are all geriatric which is not surprising considering that the majority of Europe's population are old people. You couldn't do this type of system in America, Russia or Latin America. Those countries have really scary hard core gang members and super aggressive unpredictable criminals. And the criminals in those systems are actually made up of mostly younger men.
@@Taffer-bx7uc You have basically the same privileges in EVERY german prison (and behave good), hardcore cases like terrorism and forbidden right wing groups aside.
The "immature violent youth" gets kinda seperated from the mature ones (Youth Prisons, age ~16-25).
We also have gang members, rival guys stabbing/shooting each other on the street from time to time and so on. (turkish clans in berlin for example, kinda like the "italian mafia" stereotype in new york).
There are alot of indications that all the brutality and "3rd world feeling" in the US prisons is mostly the goverments fault, because your "style" of rehabilitation and the way you are trying to reintigrate criminals into society is one of the most inefficient and cruel ways to do it, compared to other western nations.
After watching US prisons documentaries this German prison is so well organized and calm. It's a breath of fresh air! Well done Germany on how you conduct your prisons!!
US prisons are made for punishment, german prisons are made for rehabilitation
Same here
You think this is good, just watched a video on a Japanese prison. Now that's something else to behold.
After watching Singapore Prison, these murderers and rapists definitely had it way better than Singaporeans Maximum prison. They can't even have personal items in their cell, they can't draw, can't fold origamis, dont modify their cell like adding an extra hook, don't get tvs, don't get proper beds (they sleep on concrete floor). I guess the easiest way to describe is like living in a solitude confinement cell but thats the standard cell.
So true. American prisons are shit holes
These prison guards are so incredibly friendly and that place is really set up nice for a prison.
Till the cameras are off
@@Thor.867 It's like that in all prisons
If you look at the number of guards and the number of inmates that might tell you why.
@@robslade2571Yup. Thanks Rob.
@@Thor.867yeah. They certainly would not beat a prisoner in Front of the TV cameras. At least Germans know how to hide their thought in front of strangers
After seeing the Worst Prison in Madagascar, this looks like a vacation in St. Tropez.
Right!! I just mentioned Madagascar in another comment. That prison is horrible!! No basic human rights or needs available there. Plus, most of those prisoners haven't even been to court yet and they've been locked up for years. Very tragic!!
I just commented about this too!
Even covid is scared to go that prison in Madagascar.
Hey thanks I just watched the madagascar documentary because of you comment
Madagascar was sad😭😭
These prisoners live better than people in third world middle class let alone the poor class
It's paradise when you see other prisons in America , South America , Mexico ect... I watch many prison shows Russian Prisons Are The Top Scary Ones.
@@timmyjones1921 you are absolutely right, i am russian, and my friend work in jail, and several my friend unfortunately stuck at prison, and what a have seen in this film makes my laugh)))
that is so true
@@user-wu2qh4wg4n I've longed to visit Russia & tour it's vast land area , however my sister is against it & said she will diss own me if I travel to Russia & says they likely would toss me into prison just for the thrill & fun of it . We have several military members of America in Russian & Iranian Prisons .
Except the freedom, but who cares about freedom?
I can't believe how docile and calm the prisons are in Germany. I've seen people being attacked while visiting incarcerated family members as a kid here in the US.
different countries different laws my guy. we all aren’t the same.
They're calm because they're treated as humans
@@bmxerqf882 Amen!
The prisons in the United States r prob close to being the worst in the world, cause of gangs.
Treat people like animals and they eventually turn into animals..
As someone who has spent a few years in jail here in the US, and lived without basic necessities, with gangs controlling everything, with administrative segregation, with violence and a lack of hope or any sort of exit services, seeing this.... just blows my mind. My life would have turned out so much differently had I not been sent to jail at 18 for possessing .2 g of marijuana, or if this had been the model of REHABILITATION and incarceration used here in the US. Wow.
Your life would have turned out so much differently if you didn't use weed when you knew it was illegal. It's not hard to avoid illegal activity bruh. In fact it's incredibly easy.
Weed never should have been illegal in the first place and the us prison system is a joke, but you can't blame anyone but yourself.
@@AdelineCowgirl I guess you never do or did anything stupid 🙄
yes...crazy..watched so may prison documentaries and they are ALL MADE TO FAIL....except this one..Well German thinking is different...since 1943
@@mathildewesendonck7225 Everyone can do anything stupid, but not illegal!
*Stupid ≠ illegal*
so wrong!! system MUST CHANGE! I sincerely hope your life is positive now..really do
This prison is a 5 star hotel compared to Madagascar prison .
5 star? Even San Pedro Lapasa prison in Bolivia is 5 star. This is more like luxury 100 star hotel...
@@kaaarchajdm 5 stars is as high as it goes referring to hotels and restaurants. A luxury 5 star hotel is the highest lol. 100 star doesn't exist.
Drakoak haha
For real that Madagascar shit hurt me. THAT would deter my ass. If American jails were like this I'd really be going nuts. This is a free apartment.
How do you know?
I am surprised that the guard does not give a good morning kiss to the inmates.
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Lol
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She should take their breakfast orders and ask them how they want their steaks for the evening meal later, and whether they'll need a towel for the jacuzzi.
The man that said, "As long as there's uncertainty, I don't want to be out free. I don't want to HARM ANYONE ANYMORE."
That statement is the most honest and thought provoking statement I've ever heard! He has been rehabilitated in his thinking patterns, putting others above himself and even his own freedom, that says more about his character and empathy for others than anything he could ever do or say. I wish him well, health and eventually freedom.
You wish a beast well? You suspect 😬
I think it's it's more to the fact that the prison is cozy and he probably has nothing to go home to. We obviously don't know what his crime actually was of course. Could have been a 1 time thing that he would never do again.
@@killerbeen773 depends really as some people do things bcuz of medical issues and some people do something really bad then change but then again he could be Just saying that as he’s on Camera and could be just telling lies, we can’t really read peoples minds
Medical 🤔
@@avae5343 they can change and in some countries they have to be released one day and it’s there job to convince them to release them, to be honest he was saying he doesn’t want to be released and I’ve watched documentaries and never heard any of them respond like he did but it could be a act but he could be genuine
It’s amazing to see how prisons are managed in other places. I appreciate the fact that there is an extension of housing after a sentence has been served, if the person is still likely to reoffend for whatever reason.
Yeah, if you get a 10 year sentence and don't behave, it turns to a 15-20 year one... most people are old at that point and no danger anymore
Well if they get five years for murder than who cares it’s extended to 11 years
You should also go prison
@@user-nd3wy3hc2gJesus is king
This should be called "Germany's Most Dangerous Nursing Home" SMH
Right?! These cupcakes would not stand a chance upstate here in Florida.
A lot of prisons are like this but you have to pay for your stuff some prisons let you work depending on your crimes but you have to pay rent for your cell and for your food
@@FloGrown863 yes but we Europeans are far more civilised
@@andrewfox6631 aren't you cheeky one. I'm a Southern Gentleman and believe that scum that has done horrible things should be drawn and quartered and put up for public display not put up in hotels on tax payers money.
The cells should be bigger .
The prisoners basically live in rent free studio apartments.
correct, but i feel it's the right approach.
@@whatever5575 treat a man like a man he behaves like a man, treat a man like an animal you get an animal
yeah well welcome to European Union
@@GeekRaj What in the hell are you yaping about, they were animals before they came to prison, moron.
@@nenadpopov3601 Talking ignorant nonsense. They are convicted criminals, but remain German citizens and human beings which implies inalienable rights they even retain as prisoners... that is not the EU, that is western human rights and the foundations of free societies.
It is this animal talk which shows a complete abandonment of Western culture and values. It also elevates criminals to some inhuman monsters. In the German/Scandinavian system they are just failed human beings that need help at life which flushes a lot of incentive to be a tough guy out of the entire system because a tough guy attitude just equates to self harm, not a good prison reputation
well, I just watched a U.S. high-security prison documentary. they treat people like livestock and they behave like that. in this facility, they really prepare people for an "outside life" they keep their hope and dignity, and even if there is no chance to get out, they behave more like any of us. all the respect for Germany!
Well said with you 100% and people say U.S.A the best country in the world and I will say YEAH RIGHT,THANK'S COMMENT FROM CHICAGO...
It’s a big difference in the living quarters as well. I see that overpopulation is not an issue like we have here.
Well, when you have an nation that abolished traditional slavery, EXCEPT in the event of a person committed a crime and was convinced, what do you expect?
@@jemsar2 Maybe because treating them well and promoting rehabilitation successfully drops the reoffending rates, and therefore there is always a manageable amount of inmates. Overpopulation is a vicious circle
@@counterleo There are murderers, rapists, and other violent offenders that 99% of any legal system would declare unfit for rehabilitation. You think you know more than them? Wow.
I went to jail for 4 months in Florida. If you get sick you don’t get seen by medical for about a week. Dental problems takes about a month. The guards treat you more or less like a caged dog; Indifferent to everything except that you’re in the cage. We were allowed to go to a concrete room open to the outside by a big iron fence for fresh air once a week. They would do group punishments (shutting off the TV, lockdown, withholding all commissary, etc) for things like if someone wasn’t wearing their clothes properly, sitting on a table, exercising, playing with a ball made out of a shirt. Officers constantly threatened us with DRs which are disciplinary reports that could extend our stay in jail. They looked the other way when there was fights, thefts, harassment, threats, etc. Their random searches involve throwing everything you own on the floor and pushing it around with their shoes. The mats we slept on were about 2” thick with no weight on them and those were on steel trays bolted to the wall. We all had sheets and only some of us had blankets; pillows aren’t allowed. We couldn’t have anything on the walls. It costs our loved ones .50¢ a minute to talk on the phone and about 30$ to do a video call. In person visitations aren’t allowed. I worked in the kitchen and was accused of stealing food and even though they couldn’t prove i did, I was kicked out of the work program and lost its benefits, because I was in the area where they noticed food was missing. If you’re on medication and you don’t hear the call, you’re SOL. If you’re on medication and the nurse misses your block, forgets about your block, or just doesn’t show up for their shift, you’re SOL. If you’re showing signs of hurting yourself or talk about hurting/killing yourself, they take away all of your personal items, strip you naked and give you a “turtle suit” (like a green mover’s blanket with holes for your arms and legs) and they put you in a smaller cell with nothing but a toilet and usually one other person for 72 hours after which you then get to talk to a “psychologist” who pretty much just tells you to not hurt yourself or you’re going back into that small cell.
TL;DR Florida has shitty jails.
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
Or how the citizens teeth look
True.
Then Germany is very civilized.
I beieve it's true. True civilization reflected on how a society treats even on an under previledge individual.
@@elviejongko5201 but on the other side these prisoners have better living standards than the homeless and poor people of Germany. Is that that fair?
I am here after Madagascar. I can say I am literally seeing heaven
You lucky bleeder, you could be living in the Philippines.
hahaha Madagascar man
You could also be living in America which is not good for justice or jail systems
Hahaha I just watched Madagascar prison. So true!
You are seeing a first world country.
This is why prison reform is needed in my country as well as the US and other places. Why should it suprise us that treating people like human beings might actually make them better people.
I agree but Americans have it engrained that crimes need to be punished as severely as possible. People want justice not ten years at this spa.
@@amazingsupergirl7125 No. We do not have that engrained. I am an American and I can tell you that JEWS control the USA and UK and RUSSIA. Jews are the enemy.
@Robert Defoe Treating sex offenders, murderers, child abusers, & woman beaters do NOT deserve to be treated like "human beings". Your statement misses the mark, big time.
@@jimsmith2844 white ppl control America lol
Too many US criminals can’t be reformed. They are psychopaths.
Reading the comments makes me wonder. The intent behind a prison sentence is "loss of personal freedom" and not "incarceration in a inhumane hellhole"
I'm currently waiting for the apartment manager that runs this place to call me back about available units.
haha true
Well, there's a way to a fast entry.
Good post!...Roflmao....😆..haaaaaaa🤣🤣😂😂
Top comment ! 😂😂😂🤣
😆 lol
Waiting for the “dangerous” part 🥱
Hahah
Here: " Dangerous "
There was nothing dangerous about that prison..... I wasted 50min 💤💤💤
@@alicat4115 same here I find it boring after 20 minutes. The prisoners are too well behaved! It's like a holiday camp
You waiting for tomass to use the orange scissors lol I’m still wondering what contra band is there’s weapons everywhere like that blue crate hanging on the wall shanks heaven but the 🧈 knife takes the cake they do things backwards a gun is not considered a weapon in this prison
A sex offender being honest about the fact that he isn't ready to leave prison yet because he knows he will still live a pretty good life in prison is real rehabilitation
I think this is what happens when rehabilitation is the goal... Some honest reflection becomes easier
Or maybe he likes the facilities there 😹😹
Why not an annual trip to Disneyland?
@@blackcoffee. You're completely missing the point. But thanks for the stupid comment
Hey, if it keeps him from doing any more harm...
This is close to how it is in Sweden. You dont need to treat prisoners like animals for it to be a punishment. Rehabilitation is so important so they have a chance to do better when they get out.
This is a luxury prison
Even El-Chapo didn't had this luxury lol
Hehe yeah. There are still some primitive prisons all over the world, unfortunately.
a rehab facility.
Does anyone not want to leave prison?
That one guy was like nah im good not even going to try not gonna lie even the inmates were honest
To see how she as a woman can walk freely with the inmate while having no weapon is remarkable
That’s how it is in US jails as well. They don’t carry weapons and walk around freely.
No guard walking freely among prisoners anywhere, in any country that I'm aware of wears a weapon, would be way too easy for inmates to overpower the guard and take the weapon, just the guards up in the towers etc..watching the prisoners have rifles and shotguns..
@@willissudweeks1050 they don't walk around freely by themselves. Always in numbers.
It depends on the inmate I think and also the time. In the us you got people they know they never will leave prison, doesn't matter what they do or time. In Germany a life sentence is 15 years.
Don't treat them like animals and some of them might not act like animals
That "terrible" jail looks like a five-star hotel compared to the prisons in the United States
Remember that even though it may not be as "satisfying" to see a criminal get treated with dignity, in the end its going to be better for society. It isn't based off of "revenge" or strong emotional response, and rehabilitating prisoners into functional members of society is going to be better than creating animals that end up going straight back to prison after a few months, even if it seems too fair.
For the US, we benefit by removing our hard criminals from society.
The punishment is having your freedom taken away. It shouldn’t be a daily humiliation and no rehabilitation. They have the right idea. In North America we are short sighted on this
@@cl5619
But they dont in the US.
They just let prisoners live in the most inhuman conditions. Then these convicts do their time, get out, hurt someone else and commit crimes and go right back
I hope you are joking
United states can learn from this system and set up rehabilitation programs ,punishment is needed but human treatment is a must. But our judicial system makes to much money off imprisoning Americans and usually unjustly.
Wow these inmates lofts i mean cells are interesting. I was just waiting on them to show the spa area
Compare that to US, where they're treated like animals
Looks better than some of Bay Area apartments
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@@shawntheone8827 many of the assholes in prison are animals. Very few actually want to change.
If you ever commit a crime make sure its in Germany 😂
Homeless people are trying to break INTO this “prison”.
lol thats what im thinking im wondering if the beggars & poor people from my country Phillipines, see this?😂 hehe they gona say i wana go to Germany and comit crime!😂🤣
Its better for society to have good prisons. Us prisons are gladiator schools and con colleges. Unless we just impose universal capital punishment we gotta do something better and treat them like people, even if they are monsters. We do this because we are not them.
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Have you seen
Prison Stories - Getting Jumped Over Jelly Beans
It’s hilarious! 🔪
Its really happening, people ride the train without ticket to do so
One of the best facilities i have seen.
In my previous employment i did work at some of these facilities and got mentally sick 😫.
Not Germany.
So far, I am actually impressed with this Jail/Prison. There's silverware and nice bathrooms. Their allowed to have pictures on the walls. I've done time in Michigan Jails/Prisons. We have to use the given sheets and blankets. This doesn't look tough at all. If I'm not mistaken, I seen speakers in one man's cell.
Wow. Plus, visitors and the inmate(s) get to visit in a private room. I'm sure there's cameras, but in Michigan it's ONE huge room where it's loud and CO's walking around. The Staff seem respectful, which is different from where I come from as well.
There are ALOT of rude CO'S in the Prisons here in Michigan. The Power goes to their head. So, all in all, I'm impressed.
There is no point in treating prisoners bad. Most of them know they did something bad. No need to punish them in excess. If you treat a prisoner you usually have less problems with them in return. But... not every prison in Germany runs this smooth. You can have many things in prison if you behave and work with the system. There are therapy courses for drug addics, special couseling and work programs and schools. You can even get a GED in prison. It's up to the prisoner. As in most prisons around the world certain things are forbidden even in german prison. Things like alcohol, drugs, pornography, weapons and other thing you can use for break out or a weapon. Bear in mind this is a long term prison. A jail or short sentence prison looks different. Nonetheless most CO are professionals.
Cant believe this is really a prison, the inmates looks so happy & comfortable then getting free outside, the only thing missing is room service
True, it looks like they are enjoying themselves. Some inmates choose to stay in prison rather than get release because they feel like it is their second home.
THIS IS THE KEY IN INPRISONMENT. Turn a criminal into a part of the society again. We are all the same, with the same rights. Well, in germany at least ;)
They do get food brought to them I’m sure haha
I watched another when they bring them hot water for coffee in the morning. Kinda room service.
@@NomadLife777 They have hot water for coffee in US jails as well. That’s not a big deal.
Wow, that's a prison? Looks more like a hotel.
I know of hotels which can’t reach this prison standards
a hotel you cannot leave for a long time and where your benefits and opportunities depends on someone else judging your behavior honest and you have no access to your money or communication.
Yes but statistically it works.
@@thegreenguy8837 statistically, does it bring back the life that was taken? Sounds good until it's you right?
@@SkippaMcHavn And revenge does? Most stupid argument I read all day.
I love how in this prison it looks more like an apartment complex you can’t leave rather than cage-like cells with bars
I lost it at cooking cookies for family visit 😂😂😂😂
I understand as to why this is, but I love that the keys are censored but the nudity posters aren't.
Nudity is not seen as bad in Europe unlike in the US so they weren't censored.
TeamHolden💪🏽
Nudity is perfectly normal in most of Europe
I'm from Scotland and when I went to Germany I was very surprised to see that in public parks there are just naked people walking around like it's nothing, it's really normal there but you would never see that happen here
@@weirdstonk729 Wow, had no idea!
When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in jail.
No truer words have been said oh my friggin head I do not miss that hell hole I was in ...FREEDOM is GOOD!!!
Kill all child molesters as fast as possible done with the freeing them only to see there next step up to murder...
My granddad always used to say, "As one door closes another one opens."
Lovely man, but a terrible cabinet maker.
Lmfao
Within less than 60 seconds of watching this I can say I have a little bit of respect for at least the man that says that he doesn't want to be released and he doesn't want to be free because he's afraid he'd hurt somebody else I don't have respect for what he did or why he's there but at least he knows that there might be a chance and that right there means something
Wow! Second to Norway you could call this a resort. In the U.S. they wear uniforms, can't have piercings, and can't smoke. Commissary is limited to food, toiletries, and postage. And forget decorating. It's a bare, cold, hostile system in the U.S..
Yeah, I've been there, don't judge.
The mannerisms between guards and prisoners are astounding. I’m in a wheelchair and several times people won’t even get the door for me let alone say hello.
Well if you were wearing a name tag that said “Mr. Stiffcock” I’d be apprehensive about helping you as well. 🤨
@@TheBrianFlanagan I was just making a point about...ahh nevermind.
This has absolutely nothing to do with mannerism, or with what you see in this video. People will open the door for you to be nice, or because they think you cannot do it yourself (whether they are right or not). She opens every door because she HAS to. They don't let prisoners do that.
"I've an appointment with the barber" 😂😂😂
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I COULDNT BELIEVE THAT...AND ANOTHER CALLED IN SICK TO WORK....THEY MIGHT MAKE HIM SOME CHICKEN SOUP TO FEEL BETTER....!!
@@debbiefinn6483 a prisoner here in norway sued the state because he couldnt stay in prison to finish recording his album in their $200k recording studio. He won too. 😂
@@SOFFtv if all prisons were like in Norway the world over, I'll be a bad career criminal.
I love the philosophy of German, Norwegian, and other civilized prisons. The attitude is that simply being in prison and deprived of freedom is punishment enough. I wish the US had this mentality, despite never being in the criminal justice system myself. It’s just more civilized.
"We are looking for security hazards..."
Puts aside a knife, spoon and fork. 😅
these prisoners live better than I do. Cooked food, washed clothes and paid to study. Never heard of prisoners having a key to their cell and being free to walk around or take lunch break from work until now. Library, free health care and they still complain. Ended up here after watching Russia's toughest prison, no term of comparison.
They’ve lost their freedom, friends, family, job etc. *That’s* the punishment.
Compare reoffending rates between Germany and Russia and you'll understand that the Germans are doing it properly
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This makes me want to move to Germany and commit a crime. Can you imagine? Free studio apartment for life, free food all day, TV, belongings, no one bothering you except a nice guard that says good morning and good night. Some people strive for this.
If you commit a crime in Germany, you'll be deported back to jail in your home country. Oops!
I think most people prefer their freedom
And don’t forget you’ll get paid to attend classes 😂
@@laespada501 then how are there foreign prisoners at the jail?
Why would you do that? Germany is NOTHING like the US, it’s clean, safe, they have an incredibly high standard of living. The USA is now about 30% very wealthy and 70% Third World living conditions. 15 mile line ups down the interstate for food bank hampers?
This is so interesting. i enjoy learning how each country runs their facilities and the rate of return on prisoners . This prison appears very nice , organized well .
That’s a nice prison, it even has plants in the corridors. Those one man cells look like small studio apartment, if those guys saw the U.S prisons they would be very appreciative of what they have.
So calms, nobody throwing gangster sign or fight for a cup of ramen like in usa.
small group and not thrown all together lol much easier
Because they're not dumb or retarded, they're smart and hardworking what a great society
Having watched all prison documentaries from all over the world this a five star hotel.
You kill me 🤣🤣🤣
Seriously, I think the German government is still embarrassed about the nazi situation. I mean, they're kind of not allowed to imprison people under inhumane conditions anymore.
@@franny5295 maybe.
@@franny5295 I think less because of the shame for the past but more, Germany is completely financially and morally screwed and the country has to change completely, if it wants to belong again to an accepted society. Changing the country was the only solution to success
IM THE SAME..IVE WATCHED LOTS OF PRISON DOCUMENTARIES....THE ONES ABOUT PPL BEING IN SOLITARY FOR YEARS ARE HARD....THE PPL LITERALLY LOOSE THEIR MINDS....NO WINDOWS..NO CLOCKS...BARELY ANY SHOWERS ETC....JUST NOTHING FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT ....FOR YEARS....I DONT KNOW WHY...BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TERRIFIED TO GET LOCKED UP....THANKFULLY IF NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE...BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT I WOULDNT MAKE IT...I HAVE NIGHT MARES ABOUT IT.....I WONDER WHY??
People really think it’s wrong how "nice" it is for the prisoners?
Being locked in is the penalty the Court decided them to serve, not being treated as an animal
Freedom being removed is their punishment, nothing else.
In my older years I prefer to stay inside my room and watch tv, collect timepieces, I don’t go outside unless I need something. This would actually be ideal for me. Not gonna lie, the accommodations look pretty dang good to me.
As a German, I don't know what I expected (having watched a lot of the other high-security prison documentaries), but this was quite interesting! I honestly had no idea how our prisons look from the inside
Your prisons are a joke,I'm just surprised they don't get morning hugs from the guards.
well, you're paying for it!
@@gregjohnson298 but your still trapped there all alone and can't communicate with other's that depresses most people and give's them suicidal thoughts
@@gregjohnson298 Lol the prisons in America are a fucking joke. Locking up prisoners* who have done horrible things like raping and murdering with people who committed “lesser“ crimes.
How do you know English if you're from Germany?
After watching the Russian “Fire Island” prison documentary on this channel this place doesn’t seem half bad.
Or the Black Dolphin
Haha thanks for the recommendation, this doc is rubbish
Try the madagascar one
I just watched that! I agree. This place is like a studio apartment at best.
Yeah no shit right...
This is the best one I've seen so far while browsing through prison documentaries, the worst for sure is Madagascar.
I am from Aachen 😀 but I didn't know that we have the most dangerous prison here... luckily also the most secure one lmao
It’s call dangerous, the only dangerous part is the inmates may lose their own keys...
LMAO
Lol
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You don't see the "dangerous" because people are treated like people, not like animals. Makes a huge difference in how safe a place is, feels or looks like.
“We’ll, it depends. Sometimes I can’t help but feel bad for what fate has dealt them.” (11:27)
The empathy in this statement hit differently.
I find it important to treat prisoners with dignity and give them a chance to be respected.
If you tret a human like dirt, they have no reason to ever feel like they are not.
If you show them, that being treated with respect and that society at least believes that you can do better, gives one (not all but some) the confidence to try and do better.
This documentary was very interesting and it didn't take long for me to get into it, unlike other documentaries I've watched.
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I would much rather serve a Prison sentence in Germany than the USA. The German Prison sees the prisoners as people first and the are treated accordingly. The American Prisons seem brutal in comparison.
Prisons in the USA are a business. And the inmates are the commodity. Something as civil as a German prison would hit the bottom line too much.
These prisoners are being treated more like royalty.
@@kingkobrajoe7 I know it looks like that but the fact is reoffending is much less than in the USA and UK Prison system.
American prisons turn petty criminals into lifelong criminals.
@@danielmartinezdowsett4776 Similar in the UK. The European Prison are miles ahead of the USA and the UK.
Honestly for a dangerous prison. Its actually quiet fancy in comparison to US prisons
US prisons just like zoo
It's not fancy, it's humane. USA prisons are really poor.
you know the goal isnt like in the US to keep them locked away the goal is to reintergrate them into society and show them a better way to live most of them are in jail cause they start crime early without knowing you can do your money with honorble work
There are also murder, but many people in US prisons should be better put into a closed lunatic asylum and treated with psychotropic drugs,
@@Rick2010100 psychotropic drug was used to person who has mental disease . Read DSM V first
As a former inmate here in the US I feel that if prisons here were more like Aachen not as many people would reoffend. The ability to buy pretty much what ever you wanted would make life locked up easier to deal with. Here in Michigan so many items have been removed over the years that it's a surprise that inmates can buy a music player for MP3s.
Yes, Prison should be more about Rehabilitation than soley for Punishment. Most of the Inmates are going to be free eventualy. So treating them with some kind of dignity and preparing them for the outside world again is beneficial. Of course not all of them will behave once released but the percentages are relativly high compared to other countrys.
It looks cozy in this Prison, but make no mistake, they have no rights left, no privacy rights, except their basic human rights. There is also solitary confinment if you dont behave. And yes, violence inbetween Inmates also happens. But i guess its no comparison to US Prisons.
Im german and when i was in prison for 3 months we had a Minigolf course. It felt like on holiday with alot of addicts.
😁 That's funny 👍
'a lot' are two words.
Amazing to see how each country treats its citizens especially when it comes to prisoners
This is joke of prison, treated like kings
I feel like they finish high school then go 5-10 years in this hotel for free to earn some money and get out and live like normal human
@@jasam6483 You have a hard time finding a job as ex-prisoner. Also: Prison is made for taking your freedom, not your rights. You still have to right to be treated like a human, not some animal. This method of inprisonment is also way better for society. Look at shitholes like the US or Thailand and you'll see why people keep being criminals.
@@jasam6483 Prison in Germany is no fun - yes, the inmates are treated in a civilized way since they are human beings, but this is still a prison, you are not free to go anywhere or enjoy your life. And also you are not able to make any real money in there, those few bucks they might be able to save would keep them alive outside after their release for a very short time only.
And also you want to keep the inmates mentally stable as much as possible and not have them becoming crazy weirdos, because one day many of them will be released and you want them to be able to integrate again, or at least not commit crimes again.
@@jasam6483 That's kind of the point, though broken down to a crudely simplified state. I wouldn't want them to get out and continue living like monsters, so I'll gladly take the rehabilitation-route when it comes to prisoners.
The US treat prisoners like animals and that’s how they act.
Coming here from Fire Island? Welcome!
for some reason i am watching all this prison footage
How do u know it
@@samuelkilik8233 imma also addicted
@@ask_yo_girl_about_me8160 yea i think i finish watching all of it lol
Bit of a difference eh? This is like a 3 star hotel compared to that in Russia.
This prison is the best l have seen, the inmates are treated so well unlike here in the United States where they are treated like animals, Great job Germany 🇩🇪
Very interesting comparing prisons around the world. I just finished watching a documentary about a prison in Madagascar. Seems like the total opposite of this one. I think a society's prisons tell a lot about the society as a whole.
"The degree of civilization of a society can be judged by the condition of its prisoners."
(Fjodor Dostoevsky)
and the cemeteries
Magnitude of hipocrese in highly civilized societies is also on high levels. Germany is a good example.
Perhaps the germans are over compensating on the prison reform because of their own past during the 1940s and how they dealt with prisoners.
@@christopherallen8930 a lot of european countries have prisons like this. The uk could do with some. Considering the concept of concentration camps was formulated by our own gov during the boer war. Except they used it to starve about 50,000 women and children to death.
@@redblackeagle13 The living need land space more; not the stupid dead!
Dania Emundts does a fantastic job and remains professional at all times. Big props to her.
Is this an example of German efficiency? It simply does feel like a dangerous prison. But I do appreciated that people are treated humanly and with a pragmatic approach
This is the nicest prison I’ve ever seen!!!… in my home country when the screws ramp your cell… they take EVERYTHING apart and leave it out side on the landing… then you have to re do your whole cell…
Treating the inmates well is a good investment for the society outside, when the inmates will be released to freedom one day. Thank you for the interesting and profound report!
It's great. Trouble I'm having to come to terms is I'll have to stab someone to get to stay there....i guess itl be worth it in the end.
What do they do with the psychopaths? Every prisoner I saw cares about something. Their team, their family, their craft, something. A psychopath doesn't care about anything. That's why they're so dangerous. There is no fixing a psychopath. They're wired differently from a normal person.
@@RMartin631 Head transplant.
@@RMartin631 First there is the so called "Sicherungsverwahrung". It is meant for inmates that still pose a threat to society even after their release.
But real Psychopaths are locked away in closed psychiatric facilities and not in regular prisons. But even these facilities aim towards releasing them some day. If they really get released is of course a different story.
Yeah, spend billions of hard working people taxes, to rehabilitate the monsters that killed those people’s family members...sounds right
This is the equivalent to a mom sending her kid to his room (with Playstation and TV inside).
So I guess locking the prisoner in a 6 x 8 concrete box, with hay on the floor, bread, water or gruel three times a day, and a good fire hosing (and a good blast of de-lousing powder) once a week for sanitation. I wonder what kind of an end product you get when you treat prisoners that way. You do realize that about 95% of prisoners in the United States are released back into society. I hope you get one of “your” prisoners as a next-door neighbor.
@@glornporklongton7338 Prison should always be undesirable, it’s a punishment not a vacation spot. If my neighbor is an ex con then good for him/her, that simply means they served the time for the crime and made an effort to reestablish themselves back into society as I live in a wealthy middle class neighborhood.
@@glornporklongton7338 considering i worked in one of the worst jails in the United States, I am unhappy with how soft US jails and prsions are. Prison is a punishment. You should hate life when you're in prison so you work 3 times as hard to stay out. Id love to bring back the 1930s aspects of chain gangs, hoses, and beatings. And before you pop off with your dumbass, inexperienced opinion, I have family in prison, I think they need beat down.
@@furfeelins just living in your wretched country (200,000 COVID cases a day? ) is punishment enough.....
@@furfeelins LOL, dont say inmates in US prisons are not tortured on a daily basis by the sadist guards.... cell extractions, etc etc....
that's the best looking jail I've ever seen in my life. Also check out the jail in Norway. It looks like a holiday resort.
I've lived in Germany for 10 years now seeing this documentary as a civilian you're not surprised much this is right, this is very human the way they treat and handle the inmates is almost next to perfection although the inmates have crossed the lines, and defined the established laws.
But this is Germthey've come a long way in history this country is an example and must be an example for every country to learn from I'm impressed by the manner in which human life is now being handled in Germany both in prisons and outside I'm amazed how everything is put in place it's beyond my comprehension how this beautiful country is doing things. Keep it up my German people respect.
Interesting how people are suprised about their cells. Prison isn't only about "you have done something bad now suffer". It's also about rehabilitation.
people do not seem to grasp the removal of liberty and agency as punishment while throwing a temper tantrum when during a pandemic the state enforces some easy to follow lockdown procedures for a while.
@@mangalores-x_x I don't know how you get from prison to the pandemic but if a whole year not being able to work is "a while" to you the you are not in the position to judge about a person's "temper tantrum". Let's see how straight you stand when you lose your company, job and money.
I see people saying rehabilitation often but what exactly is that rehabilitation? They know if they get caught with their crimes they will end up in basically hotel
@@robinwood1963 I defenitely agree that those cells are way to comfortable. But if this person will be free in society again they have to make sure to not make them worse then they are at the moment. Torture doesn't make a bad person good. It rather drives them to do more crimes when they get the chance. Saying that I also know that some criminals are just evil and will never be good. Each case is different
@@ronA8te That ... was exactly his point. Removal of agency and liberty (which the lockdown procedures are) are percieved as a huge punishment - yet somehow, having somebody sentenced to that for 10 or 20 years isn't seen as sufficient punishment. There also needs to be a complete removal of any comfort or luxury.
In Germany this is a "1 star Motel" *
I'm joining the woodwork class. Looks like fun.
n america that's a 3 star lol
Now that is a relaxed prison.
If you want to teach people to show respect to others, and interact in a constructive, peaceful way - you have, at the very first, start to treat them in exactly this way - to give them the constant opportunity to learn from experiencing & to train and get used to these ways of interaction.
I’m a Corrections Officer in Texas, living in the bachelor Officer dorms. And these inmates have way better accommodations than I do!
Sorry for you.
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Wait, corrections officers live on site?
Good documentary. What really struck me was the silence in the cell blocks. The US prisons seem to be one solid scream of different voices.
Madagascar Prison: *Wanna go to the Hell-Hole*
@@kevinisenzo7945 Those prisons make the rest of the world prisons look like a 5 star hotel. Watch Solitary on HBO. People think that is cruel in America but it is hard to say that after watching the Madagascar one.
I'm betting cuz they have shit to do, stuff to keep em busy, they're comfortable. Definitely doesn't seem like a prison!
That's because in the states they go backwards by making ppl into animals so they get stuck in a system.
Look up a prison like San Quentin. You’re fighting just to stay alive and half the prisoners are in a gang. I’m sure if you go to a rural prison it’s much nicer.
Man we are doing it so wrong over here in America...
A strong focus on rehabilitation. The US could learn a lot from this. UK too.
These cells look comfortable especially when compared to us jails. Nice touch of blurring out the keys.
A furry won't survive prison if he drops the soap
some of us living in big cities around the world are almost getting jealous of the nice conditions these guys live in rent free.
Phuc Yu ( LOL) You want to switch your "tiny" accommodation in a big city with an inmate in this prison? Just try it and do that for a few years. You won't by happy and will dream of your small place in a major city!
TRY PRISON and let's see if you will have the same perspective!
@@udornyc dont assume you know anything about me and whether or not i spent time incarcerated. these guys live like in a club med including gym and wellness area.
@@snoochpounder I don't know anything about you, but I know about incarceration from different perspectives! Your nonchalant remark shows me that you, even if you did time, you didn't do long enough time, no matter what kind of level of prison you were in!
If you really think that those amenities in that Justizvollzugsanstalt Aachen are enough to compensate for the lack of human interaction with people outside, to eat when you are hungry, to go to the movies when you want to go with friends, the no-contact to your girlfriend or wife, or boyfriend and the freedom to do whatever you want to do on your own terms... and the regulated and regimented routine where you are being told when you can take a shit, eat and how long time you can spend in the yard, than you have not been doing time long enough! By far not long enough!
So, yeah, I don't know you and your story, but I read your comment and KNOW that you don't know what you are talking about!
Easy as that!
It's not rent free, some are paying for it with their lives
@@landshark1191 One of the few intelligent remarks that I have read.
Europe seems to understand showing humanity heals a criminal mind more than animalistic treatment like here in the states. The recidivism rates alone are exponentially lower than here. (U.S.A)
I remember seeing this before the one on Madagascar, and I thought 'that German jail is paradise'. Now I found this clip again and saw the title. Well, I still think it's paradise compared to the Philippines or Madagascar
I'm sorry I know I keep commenting but as a American that's spent a little time locked up here you just cant imagine how shocked I am at how these guys are treated. Its 100% the right way to do it if you want the guys to get out and live a crime free life. Amazing
I've been reading / watching a bit about prisons in the US, and what really, really turns my stomach is that whatever problem is being discussed - people catching diseases, sexual abuse, dirty water, cells too hot / too cold, ... - _somebody_ is going to say "ah well, if they don't like it, they shouldn't be criminals".
Where's the line in the sand? Where's the concept that there are things you should not do to any human being, no matter what?
Where are the "visit the prisoner" christian values?
And then of course there's the complaint that prisoners cost the nation so much money, when most of that money goes into the pockets of private companies charging 5 /minute phone call.
I don't exactly like the thought of, say, a rapist having a comfortable cell and free meals. But I like the thought of prisoners being used as cheap labor and then still being housed in over-crowded cells a lot less.
@@Julia-lk8jn well Julia i can tell you are intelligent and have been paying attention to what you've been reading and watching. I can't argue with anything you said, you're 100% right in you're evaluation.
@@kuwaitisnotadeployment1373 its different cultute, Germans are different breed. Everything about their country is like this prison, emaculate
you got it. the aim is to teach people how to lead a regular life and to give them structures so that they can integrate well after imprisonment
To everyone saying that "these guys wouldn't last in a US prison" yeah that's because these guys are treated like humans
Try a Russian prison, these guys would literally attempt suicide after their first night in a Russian maximum security prison.
@@kingkobrajoe7 And? Because Russia and the US treat their prisoners like garbage, every one else should do the same? Is it a virtue to be brutal in Order to survive a Russian or US-American Prison? Or is it a virtue to treat your prisoners in a way that they don't need to be brutal?
Exactly! It is most factible to addapt to society
....germans.....and prisons....come on yall...
Too bad this criminals didn't treat their victims like humans, and they instead get a better life. Wow what's the fair in that
Very interesting how prisons are managed
Wow. Tv, computer, coffee, milk, plants in the corridors. I wonder if they also have a movie theater
Lets be honoust: “dangerous” is a relative term.
* honest...
@@macmike5384 Gesundheit
@@Alexander711 good health bro you too my friend...
Yes, its just a normal german prison like any other, we don′t call prisons super max security etc. its just JVA = Justitzvollzugsanstalt = Justice execution institution its just hyping this vid.
True
These kind of jails/prisons always blow my mind! Its crazy that our jails/prisons are so much different here in the U.S --Packed to the brim in nasty, inhumane surroundings not even getting basic hygiene products such as shampoo and even pads/tampons for woman on their periods! I think we need serious reform in this country!
Thats why the crime will never come down, if you treat people good they start to realise what they have done wrong and get help but is you treat them like caged animals the day you let them out they will strike again because they're inmune to pain no more soul left
I've seen one or the other documentary on US prisons, and pretty much everything - the (lack of?) training for the guards, the over-crowding, prison cells getting too hot or cold depending on season ... it's like somebody sat down and _designed_ a hot-house for violence.
Citizens in all European countries live better the here in the U.S..too clarify...even their ghettos are better!
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It's almost as if the system does it on purpose
@@Julia-lk8jn yeah exactly just seen another episode about a us prison i dont think you can come up with much that would worke worse on "correcting" peoples bahavior
and they are called correctino facilitys
what a joke
It’s a bloody hotel compared to other prisons around the world, they are pampered so much.