I feel so sorry for that young mexican kid that was crying. He doesnt belong in jail for smoking weed. He had me almost crying with him. Jail is the worst place for someone with depression. Weed in a small amount shouldn't be a jail sentence! Poor kid!! 😥
I feel bad for him too, but the law is the law. You play the game, you have got to be willing to accept the consequences if you’re not slick enough to evade arrest. Don’t forget, it’s someone who looks like him, talks like him, and has similar issues who is selling people you love fentanyl
He didnt want the hug, didn't you see him pull his head away then reggie realizes so he backs up and just puts hand on shoulder? He hugged him like you do a girl or your child.. don't put another mans head to your chest, just because hes being weak doesn't mean thats cool.
@@mandelorean6243 🤣🤣🤣 yep yep Youngster had every right to be suspicious... Under normal circumstances, anyone trying to give out hugs in any county jail would be DP'd no doubt. This dude walking around with a camera crew que la chingao... Gtfoh dude
I've been to Texas jail williamson county. I had a misdemeanor, I was scared to death but honestly the inmates were nice to me. I was so depressed and dehydrated an inmate bought me a Gatorade. I was blessed in all honesty.
Yep. That's pretty much how it is. As long as you don't cause problems for yourself or others around you, the inmates in your pod start to build up a relationship with you and you look out for each other
I’ve recently turned my life to the Lord and that’s something that He has been showing me. I used to struggle like that and I’ve prayed about how to use my gift of uplifting people. God’s first lesson was to humble one’s self. Cause when you do that, people are more open to hearing you and therefore open their hearts as well.
prisons must be reformed and the laws shouldnt be that punitive. Norway gives THE example. So make sure not to vote Biden or trump, but Bernie Sanders supporterd in these elections
But some people don’t understand is that the law is the law. It does not matter how old or how young you are. States main legalize marijuana however, it’s still federally illegal if you want it legal vote in the right legislative branch to make it legal.
My son is in Bexar County right now. It will be 3 years in July. He has been found incompetent and also insane at the time of the incident. He's bipolar and schizophrenic. Almost 3 years just to get a court date. Please pray for him that he receives the help he needs. His court date is April 15th. Thank you for doing this documentary Reg!! 🙏❤️
Today is your son's hearing day. I really hope your son gets the justice he deserves. If you have time to drop an update in following weeks i'd greatly appreciate it. Stay strong and don't lose faith!
Reggie great doc... Our system is broken... Being someone who was incarcerated with mental problems ..i dug myself out if it, with conceling and apstaining from alcohol.. I know live a rich life. All my charges were dismissed. I went to treatment.. and the court acknowledged, my crimes were comitted in bad mental states... When i was mentally healthy, i finished a college degree, when not ..i was a drunk out of control guy... Its important to get help ... Thanks for this ... Great insight...
🤣🤣🤣 Our system is NOT broken... It may appear broken to those incarcerated and in the system. It's working just the way "they" want it to work, financial abundance is its core. ¿Si o no?
@@Sid_VivaciousOur system is broken. There's no working system, we're constantly trying to improve it. We're not gonna be perfect overnight. We have a lot of issues. This comes from someone who's never been in legal trouble either, for what it's worth.
@@mgray1609 I agree with you 100% I was simply implying, a no priors person who got caught with less than oz shouldn't need to go to jail. Lot of people in prison deserve to be there. I'd also argue that there is a decent amount of people who dont. Just sad to see people who dont necessarily need to serve time are.
@@mgray1609 this young man who got locked up for possession because he found the only thing that help him. Meanwhile Texas lawmakers and Republicans continue to defund mental healthcare resources.
You can get a prescription for medicinal marijuana in Texas, but aside from that, most people - even law enforcement - don't care to enforce that law too much from my experience.
38:00 that part really got me. More than blessed to be able to be in a house with my mother and siblings and have the little things in life I forget to be grateful for. Definitely gonna start praying more.
As someone who has been to jail before, they left out the truly worst part of county jail: Going to court. Getting woken up with hundreds of other guys at 3am, having to be handcuffed on your hands and on your ankles, getting on the bus, waiting all day to see a judge, all while wearing the shackles, and all you get to eat is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and some milk or juice. Then having to go back on the bus back to the jail at night after the hellish day, and repeat this court process multiple times until you get sentenced.
Waive your appearance. They can't physically make you go. It would likely be to your detriment to do that but at least you wouldn't have to go through all that court non sense. Lol
born and raised from san Antonio Texas i pass by this jail everyday going to work. i never imagined it being like this from the inside. this is so sad and i want to help this men alex being arrested for weed is ridiculous. in the stare of texas correct me if im wrong the law has changed and now having over an ounce of weed you get arrested.
It’s 2 ozs+ is most likely going to jail. If it’s less it’s officer discretion. I got caught with a personal grinder full and a pipe. The officer simply gave me a paraphernalia charge rather than a possession charge which was super badass of him. I’m also Hispanic lol so not white. I was just talking to him with respect, because I already knew he got me so there was no point in trying to lie or anything. Just prepared myself to take my charge on the chin like a man.
I been in bexar county a few times in my younger days I spent about a total of a year and a half total in their and I can tell you it's hell in a cell literally. Thankfully I've changed my life since but there's days I have flashbacks and it's hard to shake them.
Same here I went to Dallas county jail, in July last year. Literally my definition of hell, it was mentally exhausting, but I’m glad I have improved and changed after that! Happy to hear you’re doing much better than before!
I was in for a misdemeanor at one point due to one of the episodes of my own mental illness, and another time for a probation violation, in which I failed to notify my probation officer of my out of state railroad employment. Both times, I was in with those who committed crimes from aggravated assault with deadly weapons, to one murderer that was only just brought in, after being discovered in a 20 plus year long investigation. All the inmates of said offences in my block were surprisingly kin like to me and as long as none of us disrespected each other and the CO's treated us with all just the same, nobody really had much of any issue on either side and I made it pretty smoothly up to my court date in which the judge thankfully saw I was trying and let me get back to work with reinstated probation. Only got one more year to go till I'm off the hook for good.
I feel very bad for Alex. It's absolutely ridiculous locking someone up with mental health issues for a small amount of weed. Hopefully he's not there for too long and he gets the help he needs.
my heart breaks for that nineteen yr old … praying he is strong enough to keep fighting his mental health issues it’s tough enough outside in real life, can only imagine how he’s suffering in there …
When I did my first time in Pima county reality hits when those doors shut, it humbles you it does man you up and it’s just you and you only rely on yourself it sucks not to show weakness or the fact you can wear your emotions on your sleeve COs look threw you and if you don’t learn from the experience your just a lost soul. My advice is to stay strong and keep your mind busy and your time will go by fast and best part of advice just stay out of jail think twice. I love documentaries like this it really opens your eyes and now it’s been 10 years since I was locked up looking at this gives you a better appreciation for your life cause you do forget what it’s like to be locked up
That's true. I work at a county jail in Arkansas in the intake area and sometimes the housing unit we will put people in from intake be full. Good thing more are being released and have less people coming in.
Great doc I'm a female in was in bexar county m state jail several times due to my heroin addiction Thank you Jesus I been clean n never want to go back it's depressing ASF .prayers for the men n women behind bars 🙏🙏🩷🩵
Thank you for taking us with you on this journey. It’s important for people to know the reality behind getting arrested. I hope it makes people think twice before getting themselves in trouble. Every one of the guys you talked to suffers from depression. So sad 😞💔 Thank you for being kind and respectful to them.
You ain't seen the worst jail conditions till you go to Harris County Jail (Houston). It's over crowded all of the time, takes a couple of days to be checked and get on the floor. You end up huddled in large holding rooms so tight, you can't lay down. It's loud in those rooms, everyone is steady talking, and you can't sleep if you wanted to. The worst of it all is Inmates are dying in there almost every month.
RIP RICO!!! Died in Harris county jail begging for medical treatment. Never got any. Died alone in a cell at 32 years old. Had 5 kids, a mother, a father, and little brother.
Its actually its pretty relaxing, considering youre living with another person for a long time, when your celly goes to court or leaves it feels nice having it to yourself.
It's great getting a cell to yourself, especially here in UK jails where 2 to 5 ppl a cell in jail. I had nearly 2 weeks in jail with a cell to myself before I got a new celly, I could watch what I want on TV and pee and shi t in peace, and I even knocked 1 out watching some fit birds on TV knowing I was alone 😂 obviously a few mins after the screw , guards last few hour check was done 😂 I remember getting caught knocking 1 out in a single cell open prison in the English countryside years ago after spending a few years behind bars and on my last 6 months 😂
Welcome to San Antonio, Texas! I sure hope you were able to enjoy some other food and activities here other than our Jail. Great documentary! Most of us here in San Antonio have never been in that building and are blissfully unaware of what happens and what these inmates go through. While I am proud of Texas for being harsh towards felony assault, murder, child abuse, and drunk driving, I have always thought it's a bit ridiculous that we'll lock away a 19 year old who can barely make ends meet as it is. Gainful employment is necessary for anyone to succeed and that isn't possible from behind bars. We should all be looking to our Legislature to make criminal justice reform and bail reform a top priority in Texas.
They're lucky to have control over their own light within their cell. Some prisons have their cell lights on 24/7 with no way for the inmates to shut them off.
I actually feel very sad for these kids going to jail and having a record for some of the smallest stuff all this tells me is America is far to hard of their youth i mean going to jail for a small amount of weed is crazy hope these kids carry on and have good lives.
its not all of America so thats wrong. Many states it wouldve been a fine. Its state to state basis and most states its a fine not jail. Im just so sick of everyone shitting on this country yet reap the rewards and want handouts and wanna be oppressed yet are spoiled little brats its disgusting but i digress. You are right tho we need to guide our youth better in america and start teaching men to be men again not men to pretend to be a woman thats where it starts. F*** this entire alphabet cult pushing this propaganda and grooming our children somethings gotta change.
As a 17 year old i was put in bexar county for 28 days and it did result in alot of tribulations for 3 grams of mj i was left with them making me take medication and a year after of probation , its the laws here that make things this way . im 24 now and i still cant wrap my head around why going to Colorado seems like a diffrent world than my home state next door
@@CynthiaW-jr7bc the part where the law is stupid to begin with and was made to put the max number of people behind bars, which is pretty much a fetish on texas laws , thats the part you chose to purposefully ignore
@@CynthiaW-jr7bc I agree it’s the law but is it really worth locking up people for weed. In my opinion it’s costing the taxpayers money that can be used other places.
Magistrate don't have wooden benches , or do they give u toilet paper . And then processing , booking and classification takes 3 days . Lol then your locked up with a over 100 inmates . Then the best sandwiches ever with soggy cookies . And slop . Lmao then shitting and showering in front of everyone was so much fun . Let's see oh shakedown was a experience getting naked on front of everyone even male officers ( turtles ) . But bexar county is hard time the worst of tdc is the welcoming to your new home . The bus ride and shackled to another stranger and having to go to the restroom in a bus that's moving shackled to another person . But the most memorable moment getting to hobby unit ... they make 60 inmates stand against wall in lines all around the walls . Then strip and stand there naked one by one bending down opening your ass and your kitty lips lmao . Then getting powder thrown on u and taking a nasty ass cold shower . Then the fun of them yelling to get ur shit . Your cot all ur scrubs then having to carry it to ur dorm and if you let it touch the floor you have a guard in ur face screaming and making everyone go back and start all over . Then how they believe prison is rehabilitating I went in with some stupid charge and came out with a criminal degree on how to break the law even worse . Meeting new connects wow and if u want the truth the guards are the ones that bring a contraband in . And have no shame in there actions and say ur the idiot that caught cuz ur stupid . But we are the criminals . Women got raped by guards at night and basically could get away with unimaginable acts . Then the tdc does not separate the medically sick contagious inmates from gen. Population . It's fun .. so much fun .
You won't survive in any California county jail let alone the pin lmao texas jails are nothing compared to the ones in California, ud get murkked in the holding cell they don't care in California it's ruthless
I felt the pain in that young man's cry prison/gaol is a horrible place to be I hated every second of it but I'm better for having gone stick strong young man you got this
I rember when i was a kid and i couldnt do 30 pushups in a row my Grandpa would call me gay and make me eat sardines for dinner. Sometimes make me sleep outside with the dogs because he said im weak. I cant imagine what he'd do if i only ate mac & cheese or talked to a therapist
Also currently working on completing chronic pain support counseling training. Then, I plan on helping inmates and parolee’s. Untreated pain causes many personal, societal, and monetary damages. Every little thing is beyond important to address if we want to see a turnaround in high inmate populations.
I liked the part where he acted shocked about the crimes that can get you in jail in the US, when meanwhile, the UK be like, "oi mate, you got a loiscense for that telly?!" Lol
Man, the young 19-year-old, who is in jail for smoking weed. It’s like that feels like a crime to throw him in jail for that! I think Texas needs to wake up and take a look at what they’re doing!!
@@alphaomega17 yeah they’re doing a lot of things right I’m not saying they’re not. I’m talking about minor stuff with their justice system. It’s my opinion!
I live in Massachusetts and you can buy weed right off the Internet. You can also go right to the dispensary and buy a OZ a day. What a joke to be in jail for a little weed.
The advice Alex was given around 22:47 was sound advice, and although Alex later expressed not thinking there was any help inside the cell, I believe that advice given was in good taste and said out of good intentions, intentions to help another human. I sincerely hope it helped and that you have found your path, brother.
cruel and painful. I cant believe the EU is collaborating with a country like this which goes punnitive on its own people. Everyone makes mistakes, but punishment should be humane, like how Norway does.
Texas is a scamming State looking for ways to scam taxpayers by throwing people in prison for any dumb misdemeanor. I am so glad that I don't live in that racist ridiculous State @@donnaray9304
@@donnaray9304no one arrests you for drinking in your own home. What idiotic logic. Its illegal now but its so easy to see how the system is flawed and why other states are legalizing it
Putting someone in jail for an extended period for marijuana possession is incredibly dumb. No one gets jail for possessing alcohol. Not that my own state of NC does much better. Btw, defunding public mental health has consequences.
@@jordyshep5237 much of the time yes. If the backwoods didn’t rule the day in Raleigh things would be better. There was a time where the right wing morons didn’t have a complete chokehold on state government but after 2010 we’ve been screwed ever since. But then again enough people were dumb enough to vote these morons into the general assembly so this is what we get.
@@davidsilveiradamota4531 Well. That is because we have people running the show here who like to profit off of other people any way they can including their punishment. No lenience or mercy where a dollar can be made. Also, many prisons and jails in the US are private contract corporations and they lobby for harsher sentencing on capital hill so they can hold more prisoners and make more money. There is a conflict of interest there of course but the politicians get paid big money to give the prison companies (and many others) what they want. And now even the highest court in the land is in their hands. Much of this happens on the state level of course not just in Washington.
I spent 2023 locked inside a cell over at Tarrant county correctional facility in Fort Worth Texas. You have to adapt to it or you’ll be one of the few who’s time will go by extremely slow. I seen a bit of everything while there. I was sent all over the jail due to getting in trouble. I ended up in 59A. I was locked up with nothing but murderers. I was one of the few who didn’t have a murder or capital murder charge in there. I was facing a little bit of time but nowhere near 25 to life to even life with out parole like mostly everyone else. Me knowing that I was going to go home and still live my life with out losing it to the system is what kept me going. You can’t lose your mind in there because in jail/prison your mind is all you have.
As someone who was charged with murder as my first charge and having to spend 5 days in this jail was kind of surprising atleast you didn’t have to wait a day and a half to just finally get to your cell and the CO’s are complete shit you definitely had it very easy
Alex ❤❤❤well everybody in there , stay strong , the world is starting to see what's happening behind those walls. Uffff America always finds away to make me cry
Health care, education, decent paying jobs, and a justice system that actually _upheld_ "innocent until proven guilty" would ensure they don't go there in the first place. But no, _helping people_ is socialism, so instead we burn billions of dollars incarcerating people.
A film crew following someone around all day is a dead giveaway that they arent convicts and shouldn't be there.. They need to start making these "undercover" jailed people more believable, any real convict would be telling them to get the camera out of their face and not accepting interviews because having those interviews are going to label you automatically
The video is propa*anda, at least for me.. I believe the politic is abt ready for a slice of the pie and by pie I mean industy, I’m assuming this video is to butter up the commonwealth for what’s to come in the coming decade
Real inmates would have already beat the crap out of him for that. They would call you a rat or a cop for having a camera on you constantly. This show is bogus!
Wow, little bit over the top with what they throw people into prison for in Texas. The19 year old kid Alex had a small amount of pot, not even for sale, just for self use and he wound up in there. I'm an Aussie who has done a few years in prisons here in my younger less wise and wild days, but even though pot/grass is illegal here I've been busted numerous times over my 60 odd years with pot/hashish, growing plants outdoors and hydro indoors and not once went to prison for any of it. I was only ever fined, even back in the 1970s when they thought pot was as dangerous as other serious drugs, they still never jailed me for it despite me having a fairly serious record and many years of prison behind me
The USA holds five percent of the world population but is responsible for twenty-five percent of the world's prison population. LA county jail is considered the country's largest mental health facility. Privatisation, wirh its perverse incentives, has a lot to answer for.
I totally understand this 19year old guy......I really do.....he's smart this guy is smart, he's in a rough times right now...right now, it's temporary. When he gets out, well while he's on the inside if there's classes available for his anxiety, and mental health counseling, he should take advantage of that. If not, which is likely not, it's Jail. Soo, yeah do your time, When he gets out he'll be ah ad not behind ... hang in there guy .. your going to be fine , get yourself a job, if not continue with coun ling, medecation. go on temp. disability, until your right. 👍💖
I feel so sorry for that young mexican kid that was crying. He doesnt belong in jail for smoking weed. He had me almost crying with him. Jail is the worst place for someone with depression. Weed in a small amount shouldn't be a jail sentence! Poor kid!! 😥
I feel bad for him too, but the law is the law. You play the game, you have got to be willing to accept the consequences if you’re not slick enough to evade arrest. Don’t forget, it’s someone who looks like him, talks like him, and has similar issues who is selling people you love fentanyl
He’s obviously done more than smoking weed. That’s not a prison offense in Texas.
@@ConwayTruckloadusing drugs should land you in a institution and rehab not prison
Cop's must be on a bonus ,locking people up for a small bit if weed
@@chrissnatchko7795 Omg fentanyl it's so scary just speaking the word can cause babies to overdose
Reggie is a good man for hugging that youngster when he was crying ,props
He lucky is reggie and not some other inmate with wrong intentions
@@timonjohn1002facts in certain places that would've made him a target straight away
Yeah, then he goes and snitches on him.
I guarantee you everyone on the block know what's up.
He didnt want the hug, didn't you see him pull his head away then reggie realizes so he backs up and just puts hand on shoulder?
He hugged him like you do a girl or your child.. don't put another mans head to your chest, just because hes being weak doesn't mean thats cool.
@@mandelorean6243 🤣🤣🤣 yep yep
Youngster had every right to be suspicious...
Under normal circumstances, anyone trying to give out hugs in any county jail would be DP'd no doubt.
This dude walking around with a camera crew que la chingao... Gtfoh dude
I've been to Texas jail williamson county. I had a misdemeanor, I was scared to death but honestly the inmates were nice to me. I was so depressed and dehydrated an inmate bought me a Gatorade. I was blessed in all honesty.
Yep. That's pretty much how it is. As long as you don't cause problems for yourself or others around you, the inmates in your pod start to build up a relationship with you and you look out for each other
Ketika anda mandi tiba² sabun terjatuh ke bawah 😢 Adakah anda tunduk mengutipnya semula atau biarkan saja sabun itu di bawah ??? 😅
@@jessicaburdell7779not in harris county jails houston tx 😂😂😂😭
And then you woke up from your pipe dream. Anyone gifting you anything 100% expecting 200 % back from you. Basic code.
@@RemyMartinVSOPis that what happened to you in jail?
Great program.
Sometimes all you need is somebody who listens.
I’ve recently turned my life to the Lord and that’s something that He has been showing me. I used to struggle like that and I’ve prayed about how to use my gift of uplifting people. God’s first lesson was to humble one’s self. Cause when you do that, people are more open to hearing you and therefore open their hearts as well.
We need to educate our young men. Stay bless everyone. Reporting live from Houston, Texas. Peace.
prisons must be reformed and the laws shouldnt be that punitive. Norway gives THE example. So make sure not to vote Biden or trump, but Bernie Sanders supporterd in these elections
Smoking pot is pretty much legal all over the country, the young Mexican kid doesn’t belong in jail for smoking weed.
Marijuana is not legal in Texas. Even medical cannabis is not legal.
If you have marijuana on you, you can be charged possession.
That's truly sad. Texas needs to stop this draconian law
But some people don’t understand is that the law is the law. It does not matter how old or how young you are. States main legalize marijuana however, it’s still federally illegal if you want it legal vote in the right legislative branch to make it legal.
This doc is also a few years old
@adeyowodunni5011 even if marijuana becomes legal in Texas, it's still not legal FEDERALLY.
My son is in Bexar County right now. It will be 3 years in July. He has been found incompetent and also insane at the time of the incident. He's bipolar and schizophrenic. Almost 3 years just to get a court date. Please pray for him that he receives the help he needs. His court date is April 15th. Thank you for doing this documentary Reg!! 🙏❤️
Praying for your son❤🙏 Here in San Antonio, Texas.
Praying for your son!
Praying for your child. 🙏
What is his name and on what charges?
Today is your son's hearing day. I really hope your son gets the justice he deserves. If you have time to drop an update in following weeks i'd greatly appreciate it. Stay strong and don't lose faith!
Reggie is a legit journalist. I liked this piece and his insights.
Reggie great doc... Our system is broken... Being someone who was incarcerated with mental problems ..i dug myself out if it, with conceling and apstaining from alcohol.. I know live a rich life. All my charges were dismissed. I went to treatment.. and the court acknowledged, my crimes were comitted in bad mental states... When i was mentally healthy, i finished a college degree, when not ..i was a drunk out of control guy... Its important to get help ... Thanks for this ... Great insight...
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Our system is NOT broken...
It may appear broken to those incarcerated and in the system.
It's working just the way "they" want it to work, financial abundance is its core.
¿Si o no?
@@Sid_Vivaciousyour paid,dumb, or just plain ignorant 😂🤣 it's DEFINITELY broken
@@Sid_VivaciousOur system is broken. There's no working system, we're constantly trying to improve it. We're not gonna be perfect overnight. We have a lot of issues. This comes from someone who's never been in legal trouble either, for what it's worth.
This really opened my eyes man, we as a country are throwing people in jail instead of helping. So sad...
Stop committing crimes 😂😂
We’re not Sweden we can’t send everyone to a rehab jail where they walk around freely whenever they want
@@mgray1609 I agree with you 100% I was simply implying, a no priors person who got caught with less than oz shouldn't need to go to jail. Lot of people in prison deserve to be there. I'd also argue that there is a decent amount of people who dont. Just sad to see people who dont necessarily need to serve time are.
@@mgray1609 this young man who got locked up for possession because he found the only thing that help him. Meanwhile Texas lawmakers and Republicans continue to defund mental healthcare resources.
Good
TEXAS is so fucked when it comes to marijuana. I feel so lucky to live in a state where you can go buy whatever from the store and smoke in peace.
You can get a prescription for medicinal marijuana in Texas, but aside from that, most people - even law enforcement - don't care to enforce that law too much from my experience.
It's a ticket
Native Texan here, back in the day cops were heavy on people smoking weed now in 2024 it’s not as enforced as it used to be
2 year of growing my own, and I couldn't agree more.
I live in Dallas, you can do delta which is 100 percent legal, or you can have a plug and risk getting caught up, at least they gave us the option
As someone from the uk I wasn't aware of how strict the system is in texas. People having their life ruined for a bit of weed is disgusting.
Then stay in UK.
Then stay in UK.
I thought Texans were big on freedom? You guys love to suck off the government: a bunch of wealthy creeps that dont give a damn about you.
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It's Texas, where the men are men and the sheep are scared😂😂😂
That awkward moment you see one of your middle school buddies in this documentary smh
38:00 that part really got me. More than blessed to be able to be in a house with my mother and siblings and have the little things in life I forget to be grateful for. Definitely gonna start praying more.
you should work and make more moneys to take care of them , prayers are useless
Big respect for this Projekt and all working in jail .
As someone who has been to jail before, they left out the truly worst part of county jail:
Going to court.
Getting woken up with hundreds of other guys at 3am, having to be handcuffed on your hands and on your ankles, getting on the bus, waiting all day to see a judge, all while wearing the shackles, and all you get to eat is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and some milk or juice. Then having to go back on the bus back to the jail at night after the hellish day, and repeat this court process multiple times until you get sentenced.
Waive your appearance. They can't physically make you go. It would likely be to your detriment to do that but at least you wouldn't have to go through all that court non sense. Lol
@@earlthepearl6414yea try doing that with a public defender.🤣
You were busted in murrieta huh? Taking the damn bus to riverside? I knew your story sounded to damn familiar. 😅😭
@@jaytico5835 no i was in rancho cucamonga san bernardino county, it sucked
@@ubermikesocal west valley? Yea definitely.
born and raised from san Antonio Texas i pass by this jail everyday going to work. i never imagined it being like this from the inside. this is so sad and i want to help this men alex being arrested for weed is ridiculous. in the stare of texas correct me if im wrong the law has changed and now having over an ounce of weed you get arrested.
If they choose, laws In Texas will still take you to jail for a gram
@@benparker136 Ridiculous.
It’s 2 ozs+ is most likely going to jail. If it’s less it’s officer discretion. I got caught with a personal grinder full and a pipe. The officer simply gave me a paraphernalia charge rather than a possession charge which was super badass of him. I’m also Hispanic lol so not white. I was just talking to him with respect, because I already knew he got me so there was no point in trying to lie or anything. Just prepared myself to take my charge on the chin like a man.
I been in bexar county a few times in my younger days I spent about a total of a year and a half total in their and I can tell you it's hell in a cell literally. Thankfully I've changed my life since but there's days I have flashbacks and it's hard to shake them.
Great to hear you made a change. Happy for you
Same here I went to Dallas county jail, in July last year. Literally my definition of hell, it was mentally exhausting, but I’m glad I have improved and changed after that! Happy to hear you’re doing much better than before!
I was in for a misdemeanor at one point due to one of the episodes of my own mental illness, and another time for a probation violation, in which I failed to notify my probation officer of my out of state railroad employment. Both times, I was in with those who committed crimes from aggravated assault with deadly weapons, to one murderer that was only just brought in, after being discovered in a 20 plus year long investigation. All the inmates of said offences in my block were surprisingly kin like to me and as long as none of us disrespected each other and the CO's treated us with all just the same, nobody really had much of any issue on either side and I made it pretty smoothly up to my court date in which the judge thankfully saw I was trying and let me get back to work with reinstated probation. Only got one more year to go till I'm off the hook for good.
So sorry to hear this. Hope everything goes well for you in the future. Hugs ❤
You got this brother
I feel very bad for Alex. It's absolutely ridiculous locking someone up with mental health issues for a small amount of weed. Hopefully he's not there for too long and he gets the help he needs.
In France WE have riots to free prisoners. French people are brave WE stand UP for thé people.
@@Andre-cl6xcif so brave why you always surrender?
They would've gave him the death penalty if they could . FFFF texAs
@@Andre-cl6xcthat's a lie , y'all didn't stand up when the backsseens were mandatory
@@Desockme old military myth, take history again bro
my heart breaks for that nineteen yr old … praying he is strong enough to keep fighting his mental health issues it’s tough enough outside in real life, can only imagine how he’s suffering in there …
I honestly think regie had a big impact on that young man's life and I hope he does good wen he gets out u are a positive and great man regie Yates ❤
I agree with you 😊
I'm from San Antonio! your documentary was very great, ty for doing what you do!
When I did my first time in Pima county reality hits when those doors shut, it humbles you it does man you up and it’s just you and you only rely on yourself it sucks not to show weakness or the fact you can wear your emotions on your sleeve COs look threw you and if you don’t learn from the experience your just a lost soul. My advice is to stay strong and keep your mind busy and your time will go by fast and best part of advice just stay out of jail think twice. I love documentaries like this it really opens your eyes and now it’s been 10 years since I was locked up looking at this gives you a better appreciation for your life cause you do forget what it’s like to be locked up
He didn’t deal with the worst part which is waiting to get a bed
lol facts
That's true. I work at a county jail in Arkansas in the intake area and sometimes the housing unit we will put people in from intake be full. Good thing more are being released and have less people coming in.
Great doc I'm a female in was in bexar county m state jail several times due to my heroin addiction Thank you Jesus I been clean n never want to go back it's depressing ASF .prayers for the men n women behind bars 🙏🙏🩷🩵
Thank you for taking us with you on this journey. It’s important for people to know the reality behind getting arrested.
I hope it makes people think twice before getting themselves in trouble. Every one of the guys you talked to suffers from depression. So sad 😞💔 Thank you for being kind and respectful to them.
Reggie is the man! Not a real inmate or even from Texas and he still looks out for the younger cats
yeah I noticed that...
You ain't seen the worst jail conditions till you go to Harris County Jail (Houston). It's over crowded all of the time, takes a couple of days to be checked and get on the floor. You end up huddled in large holding rooms so tight, you can't lay down. It's loud in those rooms, everyone is steady talking, and you can't sleep if you wanted to. The worst of it all is Inmates are dying in there almost every month.
Madagascar prison says hello. Every prison in the USA is paradise compared to that one.
RIP RICO!!! Died in Harris county jail begging for medical treatment. Never got any. Died alone in a cell at 32 years old. Had 5 kids, a mother, a father, and little brother.
They served Popeyes there to eat
Im just gonna stay out of houston. Bexar county is bad too though.
Bexar county jail is far worse than Harris county jail
Being stuck in a cell all alone is SO SCARY. IT "WILL" DRIVE YOU CRAZY.
Its actually its pretty relaxing, considering youre living with another person for a long time, when your celly goes to court or leaves it feels nice having it to yourself.
Agree.
It's great getting a cell to yourself, especially here in UK jails where 2 to 5 ppl a cell in jail. I had nearly 2 weeks in jail with a cell to myself before I got a new celly, I could watch what I want on TV and pee and shi t in peace, and I even knocked 1 out watching some fit birds on TV knowing I was alone 😂 obviously a few mins after the screw , guards last few hour check was done 😂 I remember getting caught knocking 1 out in a single cell open prison in the English countryside years ago after spending a few years behind bars and on my last 6 months 😂
Theres no tv in american cells
@@nickmendoza-uq9ei UNLESS ONE CAN AFFORD ONE. ALSO, CERTAIN ",,JAILS" Not prison COUNTRY WIDE... Have COMMUNITY 📺 amongst the inmates.
Welcome to San Antonio, Texas! I sure hope you were able to enjoy some other food and activities here other than our Jail.
Great documentary! Most of us here in San Antonio have never been in that building and are blissfully unaware of what happens and what these inmates go through. While I am proud of Texas for being harsh towards felony assault, murder, child abuse, and drunk driving, I have always thought it's a bit ridiculous that we'll lock away a 19 year old who can barely make ends meet as it is. Gainful employment is necessary for anyone to succeed and that isn't possible from behind bars.
We should all be looking to our Legislature to make criminal justice reform and bail reform a top priority in Texas.
FFFF SgA and Texas
Is the choices you make in this life that put you in jail.
Spent 2 weeks in there, and got 3 charges dismissed thank god and to my wife Rip
@@donnaray9304how am I supposed to know weed is illegal in Texas? if I smoked all the time in California
@@infamousxxblessed
This is not the hotel you wanna stay at on the holidays 💀😖😭
They're lucky to have control over their own light within their cell. Some prisons have their cell lights on 24/7 with no way for the inmates to shut them off.
I actually feel very sad for these kids going to jail and having a record for some of the smallest stuff all this tells me is America is far to hard of their youth i mean going to jail for a small amount of weed is crazy hope these kids carry on and have good lives.
its not all of America so thats wrong. Many states it wouldve been a fine. Its state to state basis and most states its a fine not jail. Im just so sick of everyone shitting on this country yet reap the rewards and want handouts and wanna be oppressed yet are spoiled little brats its disgusting but i digress. You are right tho we need to guide our youth better in america and start teaching men to be men again not men to pretend to be a woman thats where it starts. F*** this entire alphabet cult pushing this propaganda and grooming our children somethings gotta change.
That’s just how the United States is. We’re more focused on punishment than rehabilitation.
The us is stolen land that should tell you enough about this its slavery in another form
Cameraman has no idea he almost got demolished by the S.E.R.T team during that code 2 LMAO 🤣
I like how they told that kid man up lol mama ain’t here
As a 17 year old i was put in bexar county for 28 days and it did result in alot of tribulations for 3 grams of mj i was left with them making me take medication and a year after of probation , its the laws here that make things this way . im 24 now and i still cant wrap my head around why going to Colorado seems like a diffrent world than my home state next door
What part of "don't break the law" do you not understand? If it's against th law to have MJ in your possesion then it's against the law.
@@CynthiaW-jr7bc the part where the law is stupid to begin with and was made to put the max number of people behind bars, which is pretty much a fetish on texas laws , thats the part you chose to purposefully
ignore
@@CynthiaW-jr7bc
I agree it’s the law but is it really worth locking up people for weed.
In my opinion it’s costing the taxpayers money that can be used other places.
@@CynthiaW-jr7bcjust because its against the law doesn't mean you cant do it. I smoke weed everyday here in texas and I don't go to jail.
You are such a role model for those poor soles there should be more people like you in those facilities
Very humble documentary.
These young guys need guidance.
I hope they learn their lesson and stay clean throughout.
I’m from San Antonio I’ve been locked up in Bexar county a time or two. It’s nothing nice I’ll tell you that much 🤣🤣🤣
Facts
Magistrate don't have wooden benches , or do they give u toilet paper . And then processing , booking and classification takes 3 days . Lol then your locked up with a over 100 inmates . Then the best sandwiches ever with soggy cookies . And slop . Lmao then shitting and showering in front of everyone was so much fun . Let's see oh shakedown was a experience getting naked on front of everyone even male officers ( turtles ) . But bexar county is hard time the worst of tdc is the welcoming to your new home . The bus ride and shackled to another stranger and having to go to the restroom in a bus that's moving shackled to another person . But the most memorable moment getting to hobby unit ... they make 60 inmates stand against wall in lines all around the walls . Then strip and stand there naked one by one bending down opening your ass and your kitty lips lmao . Then getting powder thrown on u and taking a nasty ass cold shower . Then the fun of them yelling to get ur shit . Your cot all ur scrubs then having to carry it to ur dorm and if you let it touch the floor you have a guard in ur face screaming and making everyone go back and start all over . Then how they believe prison is rehabilitating I went in with some stupid charge and came out with a criminal degree on how to break the law even worse . Meeting new connects wow and if u want the truth the guards are the ones that bring a contraband in . And have no shame in there actions and say ur the idiot that caught cuz ur stupid . But we are the criminals . Women got raped by guards at night and basically could get away with unimaginable acts . Then the tdc does not separate the medically sick contagious inmates from gen. Population . It's fun .. so much fun .
You won't survive in any California county jail let alone the pin lmao texas jails are nothing compared to the ones in California, ud get murkked in the holding cell they don't care in California it's ruthless
I felt the pain in that young man's cry prison/gaol is a horrible place to be I hated every second of it but I'm better for having gone stick strong young man you got this
How's your life better for having gone, if I could ask?
Where’d you do time?
@@user-zx4ds8mt9b She learned the hard way to get her shit together, and stay out of trouble
I hope Alex is doing better. God bless him. I hope Reggie reaches out to him.
About 34 minutes in the cop was so professional
This shit broke me down seeing this young 19 year old dude cry ....i pray God bless him with a better futute
God ain't gonna lift a finger. Vote for better politicians.
Reggie is a phenomenal host. More of him please
So who is operating the camera the whole time he is in there.
i guess the camera is invisible to all the other inmates....lol
Ikr? Just like 60 days in. The literally got all kinds of side camera shot and different angles just like this one. The world is a stage.
who types ..lol.. anymore ???
@@olavwilhelm6843 I do. And so does the original commenter. Are you one of those followers 🐑 lol
You and whoever liked this comment are real geniuses'
I rember when i was a kid and i couldnt do 30 pushups in a row my Grandpa would call me gay and make me eat sardines for dinner. Sometimes make me sleep outside with the dogs because he said im weak. I cant imagine what he'd do if i only ate mac & cheese or talked to a therapist
Brilliant documentary
5 days, cleaned poop, but still didn't take a shower, great journalist, unhygienic human being, respect
he most likely Birdbathed, which is showering in a sink with soap and water
Also currently working on completing chronic pain support counseling training. Then, I plan on helping inmates and parolee’s. Untreated pain causes many personal, societal, and monetary damages. Every little thing is beyond important to address if we want to see a turnaround in high inmate populations.
If I were a defendant in Judge Boyds courtroom, I would be so star-struck.
Man up!?! Bulk up !?! A therapist said this.... Uggggh
What it means to be a journalist..
I liked the part where he acted shocked about the crimes that can get you in jail in the US, when meanwhile, the UK be like, "oi mate, you got a loiscense for that telly?!" Lol
I can’t wait too do something about this judicial system
The only I can say thank you bro you really had a good feelings God bless you family
Man, the young 19-year-old, who is in jail for smoking weed. It’s like that feels like a crime to throw him in jail for that! I think Texas needs to wake up and take a look at what they’re doing!!
Texas isn't Oakland, it's one of the most prosperous states in the US, so obviously Texas is doing something right
@@alphaomega17 yeah they’re doing a lot of things right I’m not saying they’re not. I’m talking about minor stuff with their justice system. It’s my opinion!
@@ogreen8475the whole American justice system is fucked my guy especially nowadays giving that this is a 2016 doc
I live in Massachusetts and you can buy weed right off the Internet. You can also go right to the dispensary and buy a OZ a day. What a joke to be in jail for a little weed.
Thanks for this reporting 👍
Yup he gone wash ur clothes now the mex dude lmaooo
The advice Alex was given around 22:47 was sound advice, and although Alex later expressed not thinking there was any help inside the cell, I believe that advice given was in good taste and said out of good intentions, intentions to help another human. I sincerely hope it helped and that you have found your path, brother.
Dude went to the lowest level in jail to "experience" jail bro go to where the gangsters and murders are at so you can truly experience it.
It's ridiculous these kids are being locked up for these petty crimes.
The way the kid still extended his trembling hand for a shake. Heartbreaking.
We need more documentaries like these raw and uncut.And how were you able to do this??
Camera man was on the top bunk😂😂
Nobody goes to jail for shoplifting t-shirts. Maybe truckload.
I'm from Texas, and Texas don't play with crime,it is sad,that they give you hard time for such little things,but that's the law.
It's too bad so many people confuse "the law" with concepts like "morality" and "justice".
coulda sworn this vid came out a while back
Yeah it's a few years old
13:11. Respect. Lots of Respect for this act of humanity. You never know who people's situations or thoughts
Props to UK, he told him tu pull his shit together. U CANNOT CRY in jail.. Take 10min. before u step out. U cannot be seen like that. 💯💯💯
Jail ain't no joke and a big business 😢 sadness in America...17 years 5 months behind the walls and fences 😢
cruel and painful. I cant believe the EU is collaborating with a country like this which goes punnitive on its own people. Everyone makes mistakes, but punishment should be humane, like how Norway does.
@@Urmapleleaf the truth is out there...
It sad to see jail is a business and they lock people up for the smallest crimes (like weed possession)
It's against the law in Texas plain and simple like drinking and driving we don't feel sorry for those people breaking the law.
Texas is a scamming State looking for ways to scam taxpayers by throwing people in prison for any dumb misdemeanor. I am so glad that I don't live in that racist ridiculous State @@donnaray9304
@@donnaray9304no one arrests you for drinking in your own home. What idiotic logic. Its illegal now but its so easy to see how the system is flawed and why other states are legalizing it
In Arkansas, if it's a small amount of weed you don't stay in jail, you'll be cited and get a court appearance.
There’s more people incarcerated in the state of Texas than anywhere else in the entire United States FACTS it’s definitely a for-profit business
*Excellent videos very well done*
Putting someone in jail for an extended period for marijuana possession is incredibly dumb. No one gets jail for possessing alcohol. Not that my own state of NC does much better. Btw, defunding public mental health has consequences.
Our state will be the last NC is just a bunch of bible belts and old aas by the book heads living in the 60s still in there heads smh.
@@jordyshep5237 much of the time yes. If the backwoods didn’t rule the day in Raleigh things would be better. There was a time where the right wing morons didn’t have a complete chokehold on state government but after 2010 we’ve been screwed ever since. But then again enough people were dumb enough to vote these morons into the general assembly so this is what we get.
NC needs to legalize weed
Completely dumb. Out of step with other states and countries… Backwards legislation.
@@davidsilveiradamota4531 Well. That is because we have people running the show here who like to profit off of other people any way they can including their punishment. No lenience or mercy where a dollar can be made. Also, many prisons and jails in the US are private contract corporations and they lobby for harsher sentencing on capital hill so they can hold more prisoners and make more money. There is a conflict of interest there of course but the politicians get paid big money to give the prison companies (and many others) what they want. And now even the highest court in the land is in their hands. Much of this happens on the state level of course not just in Washington.
Wow! I know Thomas. He’s a really good person. I’m sad to see where he’s at now.
I spent 2023 locked inside a cell over at Tarrant county correctional facility in Fort Worth Texas. You have to adapt to it or you’ll be one of the few who’s time will go by extremely slow. I seen a bit of everything while there. I was sent all over the jail due to getting in trouble. I ended up in 59A. I was locked up with nothing but murderers. I was one of the few who didn’t have a murder or capital murder charge in there. I was facing a little bit of time but nowhere near 25 to life to even life with out parole like mostly everyone else. Me knowing that I was going to go home and still live my life with out losing it to the system is what kept me going. You can’t lose your mind in there because in jail/prison your mind is all you have.
I can relate to Alex great documentary 🙏pray that he does well when he gets out to help support Family
As someone who was charged with murder as my first charge and having to spend 5 days in this jail was kind of surprising atleast you didn’t have to wait a day and a half to just finally get to your cell and the CO’s are complete shit you definitely had it very easy
Who did u kill
@@TheSantos173 I was charged never said I did it 🤷🏽♂️
@@e92joe97what about now?
Those were my exact thoughts, the CO’s were on their best behavior for the camera, didn’t hear one curse word the whole vid, what a joke
Why would any CO'S risk their career or job in front of a documentary film. 😂
Bro went n told alex do yk what time it is😂😂 bro was scared asf
Alex ❤❤❤well everybody in there , stay strong , the world is starting to see what's happening behind those walls. Uffff America always finds away to make me cry
Texas is the best for prisons but the worst for prisons at the same time.
My uncle worked at James V Allred Unit for 13 years and he hated it.
I bursted out laughing when he said I am not getting in the shower… 😂😂😂😂 I understood why he doesn’t want to take a shower….
Its true, some of those youngsters probably shouldn't be in there but a short, sharp, shock is often enough to ensure they do not return.
Health care, education, decent paying jobs, and a justice system that actually _upheld_ "innocent until proven guilty" would ensure they don't go there in the first place. But no, _helping people_ is socialism, so instead we burn billions of dollars incarcerating people.
So awesome. He got to see what it's like for Us inmates. It's tough in that MuthaFukah, but We're Tougher! 💯❤️
A film crew following someone around all day is a dead giveaway that they arent convicts and shouldn't be there.. They need to start making these "undercover" jailed people more believable, any real convict would be telling them to get the camera out of their face and not accepting interviews because having those interviews are going to label you automatically
Its a low level.
I cannot help to think Is this really real? Considering he's being followed around with a camera crew. how's that possible?
The video is propa*anda, at least for me.. I believe the politic is abt ready for a slice of the pie and by pie I mean industy, I’m assuming this video is to butter up the commonwealth for what’s to come in the coming decade
Righttttt u seen the mic on him when he was changing
Real inmates would have already beat the crap out of him for that. They would call you a rat or a cop for having a camera on you constantly. This show is bogus!
Easy really they interview everyone there at one point. So not too many figure it out but some do I'm sure they just don't show too much of it.
Been asking myself the same thing , I guess it's not real
You picked the right county to experience.. I did time here several times
When real gangstas find out youre doing that for fun. They wont be nice 😂😂😂💯
Wow, little bit over the top with what they throw people into prison for in Texas. The19 year old kid Alex had a small amount of pot, not even for sale, just for self use and he wound up in there. I'm an Aussie who has done a few years in prisons here in my younger less wise and wild days, but even though pot/grass is illegal here I've been busted numerous times over my 60 odd years with pot/hashish, growing plants outdoors and hydro indoors and not once went to prison for any of it. I was only ever fined, even back in the 1970s when they thought pot was as dangerous as other serious drugs, they still never jailed me for it despite me having a fairly serious record and many years of prison behind me
Reggie really puts himself out there
Yeah with a fucking army behind the camera
Really good show😊
Thank you for making Alex laugh
It’s crazy to see your city on here.
It is weird. I live in Tarrant County and it is weird seeing the county jail even tho you would drive past it every day when you visit downtown.
On god
The USA holds five percent of the world population but is responsible for twenty-five percent of the world's prison population. LA county jail is considered the country's largest mental health facility. Privatisation, wirh its perverse incentives, has a lot to answer for.
Agreed
"What you in for?"
"Breaking school projector"
We need a doc on Harris County.
Worst thing you can do in jail is cry, remember your in a place with wolves 🐺 and once they see you as sheep 🐑 …your done
You’re not your!!!! Aaarrrggghhh!!!!
I totally understand this 19year old guy......I really do.....he's smart this guy is smart, he's in a rough times right now...right now, it's temporary. When he gets out, well while he's on the inside if there's classes available for his anxiety, and mental health counseling, he should take advantage of that. If not, which is likely not, it's Jail. Soo, yeah do your time, When he gets out he'll be ah ad not behind ... hang in there guy .. your going to be fine , get yourself a job, if not continue with coun ling, medecation. go on temp. disability, until your right. 👍💖
Salute everybody on lock i am oart of yall im free now but still left parts of my life in them cells i want never forget the solid ones in there
“Murder case but I ain’t do it” 💀
My two love: going to gym and jail