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Woman Behind Bars Share Stories Of Pre-Prison Lives | A Hidden America with Diane Sawyer (Nightline)
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2015
- From a Little League mom turned drug addict, to a convicted murderer, how these inmates' lives have changed.
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I find funny it how a non-violent offender on to heroin gets 13 years instead of treatment for her addiction, but a rapist gets three months because he "has a bright future." That's the state of our prison system. It's repulsive.
Abi Wilson
The issue is not lesser sentences for drug offenders, the issue is harsher and more equitable sentences for more severe crimes. It's also important to remember it's most likely not her first offense. It's also important to remember it's not a victimless crime, though it may seem so. Drug addicts keep drug dealers in business, in our own neighborhoods, thus expanding the problem, while often times introducing substances to others. Would you want her out on the streets with your kids? I decidedly do not.
Abi Wilson
I'm not sure why this is viewed as an either / or scenario. Of course if we had to choose between a violent rapist and a drug addict, we'd prefer the drug addict be the one of the two who is set free. But, she shouldn't be set free and neither should the rapist. Both should be incarcerated for a fair and equitable amount of time proportionate to the crime committed. There are programs available to inmates while incarcerated designed to help them cope with their addiction upon release and maintain sobriety, often times reducing sentences for their participation. For instance the WELLS program in Illinois will deduct six months off of a sentence for satisfactory completion. Could there be better, more comprehensive programs to better equip inmates? Absolutely, everything can be improved, can't it? But, what are you and I doing to actually improve them, while idling time away in the comments section of UA-cam? And if she truly doesn't have the tools, skills, or willpower to resist the substance that's taken her down such a dark path, she has no business as a free, autonomous member of society when she's such a loose cannon, so very ill-equipped for life, and with such a startling lack of control over her own actions and choices.
I think she got into prison that long for stealing checks to purchase the drugs, not just for the heroin
Abi Wilson please refer me to the case where a man received only 3 months for being a rapist.
G | It was more than stealing checks... mail fraud, identity theft, and robbery, in three different states. 13 banks and over two dozen people were scammed by her for over $30,000. Impossible for her to not serve any prison time... www.wboc.com/story/15516868/salisbury-woman-goes-to-prison-for-fraud
Lengthy sentences for non-violent crimes like drugs are absolutely ridiculous. It's time to change the system.
Crap no one forces them to take that shit look at the lives they ruin fk there's put them on an island and to defend for them self wasters
Agreed and look at the mental health line even the guard knew it was a break down in the system. Dam glad I don't live in America "No offense " her drug crime here would be forced rehab and maybe home detention. 13 year's is like life here.
Theresa Mischeski Yes rehab. Like in Europe.
But I see another reason to keep so many prisoners in usa. Its the fear of punishment. Americas population is not disciplined by moral standards or reason. But by fear. They use the fear to keep everybody within the limits.
Carl Carus Agreed!
Darren Anderson did you see the part about a car accident leading to oxy? simpleton
*Oxycoton destroyed millions of lives. Thanks BigPharma. Thanks doctors*
@GonzotheGonz1 They could have prescribed you a non opiate pain killer. Plus, not all people are the same in regards to being susceptible to acquiring addictions.
#1 comment... Oklahoma just smacked bigPharma with a $572 million dollar sentence for knowingly driving opiate prescriptions when less addictive non-opiate drugs would've sufficed
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The end just made me sad, she told the truth about what the real cost of prison is. It isn't the time ,it isn't the guilt you feel, it's the things that will be gone by the time you get out.
If you get out
Kevin0388 you got that right and I know that pain
For those inmates who are mentally ill, treatment and rehabilitation are better and more cost-effective than incarceration.
Amen! I suffer with mental illness.
13 yrs for drugs? When male child rapists get so much less? Wtf?
Nour Eddine Anas mmmm where bish. Not in america
I get physically ill watching these stories. I had a bad heroin addiction for 6 yrs. Been clean for 4 yrs. Thank god I never was arrested or got caught. I could easily have ended up like one of these woman. Some of these sentences though are just way too much and does not fit the crime. So sad.
LP Moonstone+CONGRATULATIONS on your sobriety!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am 5 years sober myself,and I wish you many more days of sobriety.(One day at a time.) ;-)
+Twilight Symphony thanks dude! =) yes!! one day at a time. congrats on your sobriety too. Merry Christmas xo
L.P Moonstone+ You're very welcome,and Merry Christmas to you too!God speed to you my friend.
+L.P Moonstone Congratualtions! Way to go.
I have a friend now who is struggling with heroin addiction. She is an incredibly smart girl from a smart, wealthy family who somehow couldn't leave the drugs alone. Now every time she posts to Facebook, she looks more withered, shrunken and dead inside. It's heartbreaking.
Raven Blue I'm sooooo sorry I just read your comment now.
I too am an addict that went to prison. They didn't have rehabilitation, i created my own. I wanted freedom from the bondage of drugs or anything that i was powerless over the outcome. I had a me problem that needed to change. I have been out now for 30 months and started my own business. I washed windows and headlights at truck stops, i cut trees, picked up dog 💩, and cut grass. I worked as hard doing the right things, and harder, than i did seeking to do the wrong things to get drugs. I spent 1000.00 to start my company and in 30 months i made almost 200k. It's my life and i fight for it everyday to be the best day possible. Rehab amd recovey do happen we just need to love ourselves first. This is my story of LIFE OUTSIDE BARS!!!! Thanks for letting me share. Kevin J Moore
Fair play to you Kevin. God bless.
THE GRANDMA VISITING JUST BROKE MY HEART! 💔
betty looks way older than 53.... the stress of 29yrs of prison life has aged her so much
lillith193 ya way over 53 I’m 50 and I look 35
Right!
antonio gutierrez jr ok boomer.
She's still beautiful!!
She fucking took a life who cares what she looks like.
How can you go to jail for 13 years for drugs, but when a friend of mine was sexually assaulted as a young girl the man was only sentenced to 10 years? They have got to change this.
@They_Call_Me_ Pebbles ...What?
Freedom Is Priceless
PREACH. I'm forever grateful.
I sit on my porch and watch the birds. I look at the woods and the squirrels. Freedom looks beautiful!
It does just happen. My dentist pulled my tooth and prescribed me Vicodin for pain. After that I had a back surgery and That led to a 10 year addiction. But I never used heroin or any other street drugs. The doctors I had were stupid. Prescribing me anything I asked for. My life was a nightmare. I’m so thankful to be off them for 4 years now.
This woman's story breaks my heart. I could have been her. Drs need to be held more accountable for prescribing these addictive drugs to people then cutting them off. Withdrawal is the most painful thing that you can imagine. Would they put a cancer patient in jail for seeking out drugs to ease their pain? It's the same thing. It's unfortunate that this woman didn't seek medical attention for her addiction.
Nobody is questioning how she got addicted to meds? Health care providers have a role in this - where is their accountability?
Boom 💣
This is true. Who actively sought out heroin? She did, not the doctors. What did she think would happen?
@@shortyt6746 exactly
My doctor just cut me off of Klonopin cold turkey after 23 years of being on it. I am a recovering alcoholic, I am terrified of relapsing. My heart breaks for these woman!
Totally! It’s way too easy for them to prescribe opioids and claim their cheque!
The doctor who prescribed those highly addictive drugs should be locked up, not the patient.
we have a problem in this country.
We need to look at mental health more serious. Half of these women have some form of mental illness and need treatment for coping skills or just counseling in general by trained therapists. We throw people in cells for way too long and let out people worse than before they came to prison.
In pure tears when grandma came to visit
so much for the land of the free. More like the land of the never ending prisons
Should we just release them all?
the pootis flue No you should not. And you can not. I see your difficult situation.
The misery lies in your system. If you want to change it you have to change many things at the same time.
In my country there are less than 0.07 percent of citizens in jail. Our cops shoot ca. 80 bullets a year, all cops together. (82 million citizens total) And it is perfectly safe on the streets. We got a very low rate of car accidents but no tempo limits on highways. Prostitution is a legal taxpaying profession. Healthcare for everyone on highest standard. A woman can marry a women to found a family with 2 'mothers'. Thats happen in the 4th biggest economy in the world. So you see it is possible to make a better world.CC
Carl Carus what about all those Jews this peaceful country killed
Aviation lord For non-violent crimes, yea. But that nice old lady was in for second degree murder
the pootis flue >what about all those Jews this peaceful country killed<
Well we are NOT talking about our history now. But if you insist I can tell you more about killing by my ancestors. If you like to hear this ...
For example. You know the conquest of gaul (France) and later of britain (GB) by the roman empire? Unlike the british and unlike the gauls my ancestors defeated the romans successfully. By butchering every single one of them who came into their territory uninvited. They killed all of 3 invading roman armies. The superiour military at this time. Thousands of thousands roman troups. Germanians killed all of them except a hand full of survivors who should report in the city rome about what they saw. But in 1527 my ancestors invaded the city rome itself and show them what killing really looks like. They butchered everyone and everything they found. After the germanians leave rome there was not even remaining dogs, not even rats ... nothing. Germanians had always an accurate understanding about the meaning of the word 'rage'.
In the newer history my ancestors fought 2 world wars in a row. In other words: 2 wars against the rest of whole world. In the World War 1 my ancestors killed 10 millions; 20 millions wounded. Because of that in 1918 my country was completely destroyed by the British Empire. (Which started to fall apart after this war) At the same time in germany not a single brick was solid and intact. Everything was burned to dust. In the 'Treaty of Versailles' my country was narrowed down with a very strong corset. To make sure that it will never kill again. My country had to accept significant territory lost, reparations of an unpayable amount and economic restrictions. And many other things to assure a peaceful germany.
Well 21 years after 1918 germany had become the strongest military power ever seen at this time. It started the next war against the whole world. In result 65 millions killed. 6 Millions of them in 'killing factories' on an industrial scale. They even killed people's in aim to earn 'raw material' like hair, skin, fat, gold and so on. It turned out that germans are also good in counting. At this time it needs the whole power of the United States of America + Soviet Union + the remaining British Empire to strike germany down. 'Death is a master from Germany.'
In result of second world war. The British Empire falls apart; the Soviet Union comes under a terror regime of Stalin. And the United States of America rises up. My country was split in 2 parts. We are forbidden to build an army for every future time. But in the last 4 decades we become the 4th leading economy in the world so far. And we got no outstanding debts. My culture was never a weak one. The population is disciplined and loyal. Germanians always do as they are commanded. If you command them bad things, they will do it. As well as good things. Not much crime among the citizens. They stick together. In contrary to the inhabitants of USA who hate each other.
So the simple answer for your question is: The history has shown: If it comes to crime in germany, it is a crime against 'the others'.
Oh dang that made me cry when she was hugging her Mom & Mamaw
Hello
I feel so baddd for the girl who comes out when she's 69...
Maybe, but she did SHOOT someone. She has a long time to think about what she's done and hopefully get better.
Why ??
God bless 93 year old Grandma.
I cried watching her Grandma n her hug omg I'm in tears as if i know them...
The Pharmaceutical Industry should do the 13 years. Drugs are everywhere.
I feel so bad I can see that they have changed but they have to still there getting older. When that woman came out of prison and said "real air" I cried and spend her life there.😢
I would never want to work at a prison. I would feel so bad for everyone. When people treat me bad or something and they say sorry, I wanna stay mad but I just can't.
No matter which drugs are prescribed know them bf you take them. No one takes the first drink or pill intending to be an alcoholic or addict. It's after you know the effects that you make your choice. My heart is for these women and always has been and I can relate. If something hasn't happened to you remember to say "YET"...You're Eligible Too.....YET...
Oh goodness that granny st the end reminded me of my grandmothers actions exacly even the same words. I'm in Tears. I lost her past December shes so sweet
This is just wrong. IF a person originally became addicted because of treatment for illness or accident one cannot say that this was necessarily voluntary. They did not take the medication because they wanted to experiment in drugs but because they were prescribed to them. If they have not committed a violent crime but has done things like buying drugs on the street or using fake prescriptions or making drugs for personal use and not for distribution, they should be treated medically as an addict not criminally as an offender.
Drug dealers must take long sentences not drug consumers
Yes!
Agreed
@@andreaturnquist4855 in Morocco which is the first producer of cannabis in the world.drug consumers pass only 48 hours in jail.and in most cases cops let them go without passing that 48 hours
@@atlantageorgia2977 When I said that I was referring to Pharmaceutical companies and doctors that give out meds, people get addiction's to.
@@mediationmusic683 I believe it
sweet granny at the end fucking killed me
Some belong and some don’t it’s sad how the system punishes them all the same way
We. Need. To. Remove. Mandatory. Minimums.
+EmGrey Not for murder. The Criminal Code of my home country requires a judge to sentence someone convicted of murder to life imprisonment, albeit with the possibility of parole after 10 years from the date of arrest (25 for a single count of 1st-degree murder). Life imprisonment is mandatory for murder under Irish law, too.
I agree
It so great to see these women they interviewed have people to support and visit them. Too many do not.
13 years + kid is orphaned for theft? She played down the part about pistol whipping a blind elderly woman to get the checkbook.
That lady's husband is an angel. Lots of other men would've given up on her with a sentence so long. This is truly what love is. During the darkest most difficult times - you are still a team.
God bless them all!
So sad, I wish I could hug them. l know they are alone. In a lot of cases their families have given up on them. I mostly feel sorry for their families because their lives have been turned upside down.
the old lady she made it .I don't think i would made it .
I spent 23 days in jail and I was crying every single day/night .
totti carl lol
Why
23 days in prison shut your bucktooth teeth up
Hello
I felt for the woman who had a car accident that lead to an oxy addiction following heroin. Thats my story except i came out tbe otherside without ending up in the prison system... Like realizing that could be me in there... Damn... An overdose that nearly took my life stopped addiction for me.
Bullets pierce, handcuffs are tight, cells are lonely. Regrets lived out hourly on a daily basis. Sad.
mae hidell a real sad story for a killer..my heart breaks
The thing I like about this is that they called it her room at 5:26
For as long as I can remember, Sawyer always did prison interviews.
That grandma at the end of the video got me emotional
13 years for stealing checks? Couldn't she repay them with interests and agree to rehab and community service, or something?
I don't think it that simple. The people she stole checks could have massive amount of debt that could easily ruin their lives.
This take place is MASS? There’s a book called women behind bars about Frammingham prison in MA
Did any body else notice the girl who said its like a tunnel vision. When she looks like Kodak Black 😂😂
This so so harrowing. The very idea of so many women being jailed for drugs and then doped up on drugs like candy is mind boggling.
That made me cry when her mom and grandma came to visit.i would write her
I'm not sorry for any of these woman. You make choices in life. You must live with those choices. If these were men that committed the same crime, no one would care.
Why is it always about race?? Surely it's to do with the crimes?
The doctors who hand out pills like it was candy should be held accountable also, ive seen it first hand rather than help patients with other methods of dealing with pain, they instead give a prescription for pain killers and why not they work hard in hand with the pill manufacturers! Its their bread and butter!
When did this originally air?
This is what happens when doctors take way opiates. This “epidemic” is because of the doctors abruptly stopping them. Now not all cases, believe me. But there are chronically ill patients who now can’t get the medicine they need. I’m one of them. I have a serious debilitating disease and for the criteria for pain medication and can’t get them. I wouldn’t turn to anything illegal, but my heart breaks for people who do. And these lengthy terms for opiates, please.
Why not do a review of the people who are affected by the woman who are in prison
Who is the criminal who is the victim?, between a judge sending for 13 years a mother of 3, prescription pills addicted after an accident and stole checks? This seems so unfair
These incarcerated women with drug offenses,should not be in jail.
Why isn't rehab an alternative? Especially for first time offenders.
Thus scared the shit out of me! I’m going to be a good girl!
Good Choice girl drugs are destruction even pot or cigarettes are the worst 1 thing leads to another that's why i never touched any of them rather die of pain than take a pain relief
Keep them lock up!!! I don't feel bad!
I wonder why such powerful and addictive drugs are prescribed then. If there is such a huge occurrence of people who can’t afford prescriptions and turn to illegal street drugs, who is responsible? 13 Years?? How about drug rehab. That’s messed up.
This was a very gooood video.
I was in jail for 3 fucking days and I didint know what to do with myself . I was depressed , I was thinking of my kids , I was alone & bored . I can’t imagine being In jail for all these years these ppl have been in there .
13 years for a stolen check? Damn what is this North Korea?
Her story is more elaborate here... www.wboc.com/story/15516868/salisbury-woman-goes-to-prison-for-fraud
@@MoniqueFromPlymouth Yeah, exactly, she's a piece of garbage.
Prison is not the answer to the drug problem.Nor mental illness.
I feel for the main lady speaking. Tough!
Say No to Sin,. Sin means Doing Wrong.
Oh to have the wisdom of the old lady at the end of this. It just goes to show how life’s pathway can branch off in many different directions.
Can't blame her... Blame the legal drug dealers that get them hooked then cut them off
Eraina Pretty was released from Prison in December 2020 after serving a 42 year sentence, it be nice to see ABC News to give an update.
Sympathy piece for people who have hurt others and caused destruction to others. Theft in large amounts causes pain too, it can cause the victims life to spiral out of control. Addiction doesn't excuse the damage you cause others.
Selling lethal addictive poisons (drug) to people is a 'non violent' crime.
why doesnt the justice system address WHY these people commit crimes (often poverty and mental illness) and seek to help these people change and become better members of society? especially for non violent offenses. putting someone in prison for X amount of years, and then having them leave with nothing but another obstacle in finding a job doesnt benefit them or society.
There is correlation between intelligence/creativity and manic depression
Sometimes prison is so much better for alot of peaple, i know the circumstances are wrong but it gives most of them time to think and reflect and express themselves to themselves in ways they wouldnt have if they were out. And also sisterhood where they'll look at each other but still have a bond that they wouldnt have if they were out
13.5 years for an addiction that has clearly been handled.
Lord Prison is soooo full of shit
I'm crying 😪
Our highschool gym teacher was dependant on oxycotin because of his back... We called him coach cotton lol
Noooo lmao thats funny xD
A lot of "non-violent drug offences" are actually violent. Say you commit an assault for your drugs, you will then plead down to just the drugs. So on paper, it's non-violent. But if you look into some of the cases, they're quite violent.
U RUINED YOUR LIFE! Don't blame anyone ELSE..YOU DID IT TO YOURSELF..
Go to hell , people make mistakes
Jordyn J mistakes to other mistakes differ..there is a difference. You got a brain to think. Go to hell
***** happened to me..a car cut me off & i crashed it to him. My friend died. On my bike...I've been through hard time, piece of shit
A lot of these women were molested and physically abused as children. Have some empathy
Other people died because of their 'mistakes'.
Any life sentence should come with the possibility of parole, and should only typically be levied for repeat violent offenders (but should always be slapped on anyone convicted of murder).
13 years for drugs. VICTORIA MARTENS mother will spend just 12.
Break the Law and get to have a Talent Show and Dance 😕 what in he hell is wrong with our System 😒
This is sick a woman who has an addiction needs help not 13 years of prison this needs to change this is wrong God help us.
Shes getting help, in prison
I work at the State Hospital, including the forensic unit.. mentally ill is real, but there are ALOT of people who FAKE it to come to the hospital, instead of going to prison, which in turn, we get so full we have to turn others away, so the people who really need the help, dont get itn very sad!.. why does the USA have more people in prison than any other country in the world? The system is broken.. people don't get the help they need & our broken system causes poverty & crime. The people in the white House are the true criminals! They set us all up to fail.. & this is the outcome!
Seems like a life wasted, few crimes are worth a life wasted in a cage for 20 years plus.Its nuts.Has to be another way.Raise your kids well people alot of these stories start from broken homes and abuse.
Self control should be a subject that all children learn in schools.
No one should be in there if they have an addiction. It isn’t their fault, arrest the people selling drugs
I think it'd drive them crazy not to have an outlet
Abc news i love your intertainig/moral/political news... though I'm far >>> love and respect all the way from kuwait city! ☺
"You my baby" after continuously kissing her face.....man that hit me....beautiful
And why is it that being mentally ill a crime? Because our system of justice is still uneducated. This truly makes me ill. Addiction is not a crime. It is something we all have. Coffee, sex, gossip, etc. Thanks God for those who dare to be informed, educated and determined to spread a higher level of thinking. Prayers for all. THANK YOU FOR REPORTING. THANK YOU FOR STANDING FOR SOMETHING.
We have to decide what we want prison to do. Punish? Rehab? Protect society? Sentencing should reflect the purpose. Maybe even tailor prisons to accomplish these goals.
13 years for stealing some checks due to an unfortunate drug addiction is hard core! Money can be replaced. This woman has 3 kids. Damn. Put her in rehab.
people in for drugs need rehab not sit in a cell.
I used to work as a nurse in a female prison. Did you see that nurse/staff/whoever dispense those pills in her nasty ass hand? Prison medical services suck. WTF, the woman with the teardrop eye tat is trying to cry confusion? Please. Live by two rules. Stay out of trouble or if you must and you get caught, never be taken alive. Prison is for animals. Better to go out in a blaze.
Fuck that 13 years for a non-violent drug crime. Thats bullshit.
Always somebody else’s responsibility. Big pharma, doctors! What about personal accountability? Did somebody else forced you to start using OxyContin/ heroin. It’s your decision.
Clearly non-violent drug offenders should not be incarcerated. Indeed, a strong case can be made that there shouldn't be any drug laws at all.
As for the statement that black women are incarcerated at a higher rate than white women, my immediate reaction is to ask how many of these women grew up without fathers.
In my country even consecutive life sentences is limited to 30 years. The usual life sentence served is between 15 and 20 years and they even receive days off the prison on leave! Which is the best system I dont'