BEHIND BARS - behind the scenes in SA prisons - 1997

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  • Life "behind bars" in South African prisons across the country in 1997.
    A documentary by Kevin Harris. [1997]

КОМЕНТАРІ • 172

  • @pierrenel77
    @pierrenel77 9 місяців тому +33

    I am in shock. The man Riki in the beginning of this program saved my life. I was 17 at the time. I lied about my age because I was told that the juvenile section was crazy. Hectic.muderous. youngsters comming off heavy drugs with raging hormones. I was there for 3 months. 1995.Suncity. Oh Jesus you got no clue about that nightmare place. I never got any visits. Rikki robbed me and then helped me. He has his own code. A giant amongst men. I say no more. But Ill never forget. And ive never been back.amen

    • @leratoannettesekele9901
      @leratoannettesekele9901 9 місяців тому +1

      It's true when they say never judge a book by its cover he does not look like the kind that would protect someone, I'm glad you never went back to that place ❤

    • @pierrenel77
      @pierrenel77 8 місяців тому +4

      Thank you, Lerato, for your comment. Over the years, I've thought about him often. I very seriously doubt that he gave me a second thought when I walked out the door of that hell hole and into my life. And yet it had such a profound effect on me. I also pause to reflect that the only reason I met him is because I had chosen the wrong path. I must also add this in conclusion. What happened to me was in itself inevitable. I unfortunately had no good role model in life. My father, being a very complicated man, didn't teach me the cold truths and values of life. I had to learn them the hard way. Luckily for me, it did not make me bitter and resentful. Ricky would be one of a few good men who came into my life and made a huge difference. I believe they were sent by the Almighty and is the main reason for my conviction of belief in the divine. When I look back now, almost an old man myself, I see the hand of God working his ways in my life.
      When I am finally one day in God's presence, I will first ask him for forgiveness for doubting him, and then I will thank him. Afterwards, I will glorify his name. Amen.

    • @leratoannettesekele9901
      @leratoannettesekele9901 8 місяців тому +1

      God bless you 🙏 ❤️

    • @IntroducingMrLucci
      @IntroducingMrLucci 3 місяці тому

      I went thru a similar situation, saved by the squirrel master or I would likely be wearing a permanent adult diaper today. Mash'Allah

  • @iyesha3738
    @iyesha3738 Рік тому +5

    9:21 that "no exercise" was like a choir. Everyone was in harmony

  • @sad_vegan507
    @sad_vegan507 Рік тому +1

    Finally some one shines a light on SA prisons

    • @cocksure8430
      @cocksure8430 Рік тому

      Oh no, no no. Search for Ross Kemps documentary.....deary me. Tut tut.😏

  • @caverecordz
    @caverecordz 2 місяці тому +1

    Krugersdrop looking like paradise

  • @princemothiba799
    @princemothiba799 2 місяці тому

    The only thing most of this man needed was love and guidance. I wish them all best. And I want to say to them I love them all regardless of the crimes they've committed. And God loves you

  • @susanbiagi2377
    @susanbiagi2377 Рік тому

    The extreme reality of a bad situation and no solution to resolve this issue.

  • @ralebakengjan9412
    @ralebakengjan9412 Рік тому +2

    I know some are wrongly accused of crime but please people try by all means to stay out of crime since it doesn't pay.

  • @philanimncube7364
    @philanimncube7364 Рік тому

    Yaa this life teached me a lot in life

  • @lillianvandenberg3698
    @lillianvandenberg3698 Рік тому +1

    And so since 1997 things have just down spiraled...

  • @kewsiyehboah9514
    @kewsiyehboah9514 Рік тому +1

    Nothing Has Changed - Maybe Worst..
    All da Best Righteous Folks..

  • @InnocentSkulupati
    @InnocentSkulupati Рік тому +1

    guys I'm standing at a balcony right #Freedom for those who do good

  • @ElmaMangalie
    @ElmaMangalie 4 місяці тому

    1 of the youngsters in Worcester prison looks just like my late brother in law

  • @tshepomotau4354
    @tshepomotau4354 Місяць тому

    They should have all thought about these conditions before they committed crimes

  • @armandliebenberg7895
    @armandliebenberg7895 3 роки тому +2

    It's sin city tho not sun city

  • @lilgreenman9519
    @lilgreenman9519 4 роки тому +14

    "Kentucky " i knw i going to hell for laughing but Eishh!LoL

  • @dave.sniper3145
    @dave.sniper3145 Рік тому

    Only 7k in suncity.... Im shocked!

  • @htprince3729
    @htprince3729 6 років тому +4

    It is traumatizing to see a woman in prison

  • @truthsearcher596
    @truthsearcher596 3 роки тому +8

    Just an idea, throwing it out there, don't commit crime 🤷‍♂️.

    • @wandagordon1319
      @wandagordon1319 3 роки тому

      It's a crime to be black

    • @damonnewman651
      @damonnewman651 2 роки тому

      @@wandagordon1319 Really? Under ANC black rule for 27 years and still complaing..... eish, get a life.....

    • @hailesankara480
      @hailesankara480 Рік тому +2

      Imagine if you had no money for food or shelter .. nbd, just roam about n starve right ?

    • @maxasaurus3008
      @maxasaurus3008 Місяць тому

      Ooo that sounds easy!

  • @johanventer1452
    @johanventer1452 3 роки тому +2

    you had the time before u commit the crime to be a human been now take it as a man and start working on yourself not to do what u have done atherwise u wouldnt be there complaining

  • @tsokho_tube
    @tsokho_tube 6 років тому +4

    I don't know if prison is solution it works to others and to others it corrupt them worse and some people they are framed they did do anything I blame all this to apartheid government and corruption of leading partie ANC!

  • @no.commonsense
    @no.commonsense Рік тому +1

    Yes we aware rhey commit crimes and im not sayin what they did is right but at least give them councelling anger management and may have courses an companys that ca sponsor them or take them on a contracr ro booth their self esteems and they clever

  • @johanashonga1516
    @johanashonga1516 Рік тому

    One personer say they asked for young boy to do what? Please 🙏 find work for them to do
    That is why they start gangs to rebel against prison law .let them fix government buildings

  • @Prince-qr1te
    @Prince-qr1te 2 роки тому +5

    "No games to jol, nothing" 🤣Where does that white ou think he is? I think he has the wrong address💀

  • @Jandries-jt1dn
    @Jandries-jt1dn 10 місяців тому +2

    Yip, 1997 3 years into the "new south africa" and the wheels are already falling off, I was working there back then, Mandela's days as president, they took away the military structure and made the ranking system as grades 1, 2 or 3, like school children or like fruit, and if it was bad back then what do you think its like now 2023 with SA a failed state and way below junk status????????? I still know people that work there from back then, they said to me there are no words to describe the complete and utter mess it is now, 1997 was a picnic to what it is now.

    • @englishmenintown8622
      @englishmenintown8622 4 місяці тому

      BEE and corruption are the things that are fucking South Africa up.

  • @crazyworld8939
    @crazyworld8939 5 років тому +1

    This is sick not helping people at all scum government

  • @siyabongazwane5348
    @siyabongazwane5348 Рік тому

    Ahh mara ukentucky naye

  • @GontseMoshodi-lj8em
    @GontseMoshodi-lj8em Рік тому +1

    Hell hole

  • @sanelefakude3560
    @sanelefakude3560 6 років тому +4

    They must rot in there skelms

  • @sifisozondo3121
    @sifisozondo3121 3 роки тому +5

    There is a different section and treatment for whites.

  • @gailparkin5854
    @gailparkin5854 7 років тому

    totally agree with south Africa good

  • @nokubongamathwebula71
    @nokubongamathwebula71 4 роки тому +18

    And she said "I committed a crime murder just murder" with so much happiness in d face😶

    • @kgwadimoloto3831
      @kgwadimoloto3831 4 роки тому +1

      Shocking 😳

    • @Prince-qr1te
      @Prince-qr1te 2 роки тому

      That smile is a facade. Those are the 28's. They're the ones who rape and enslave the new prisoners who are non-gang members. He's probably killed more.

    • @susanbiagi2377
      @susanbiagi2377 Рік тому

      ASTHONICHING REMARK " I COMMITTED MURDER YEAH ONLY MURDER " no big deal for him/her. What a waste of life God forbid.

    • @lhizadadjofficialpage
      @lhizadadjofficialpage Рік тому

      Killing people is like, killing flies..in this generation. Shocking Indeed,I wonder how does one sleep'after taking someones life.

    • @phakisho6761
      @phakisho6761 Рік тому +1

      My reaction exactly, the "just murder" part got me

  • @shaunie7473
    @shaunie7473 Рік тому +9

    Stumbled across this, thanks to loadshedding!
    Crime in SA is out of control, the prison system is worsening the situation.

    • @paspaulinbozart8767
      @paspaulinbozart8767 Рік тому +4

      this was in 1997 3 years after the first elections. ANC was dumped in a pit and their lack of competence made it worst.

  • @johanventer1452
    @johanventer1452 3 роки тому +7

    you had a choice before you end up there they didnt invite you to be there so take the punch

    • @mrHighLifex
      @mrHighLifex 3 роки тому +6

      lol, you dont know anything about the choices they have. how come that 90% of the crime in cape town comes from the poor area and not from the city area? this time you can not blame on their black colour. THE DIFFERENCE IS SOME EXTREME POVERTY WILL MAKE YOU HAVE TO COMMIT CRIMES. How can i know without knowing you IRL that im 100% sure you are not grown up in extreme poverty? its because you do not understand it and neither have tried to understand them. theese are our brothers and you and me could be the ones in their place thats something you have to understand.

    • @sad_vegan507
      @sad_vegan507 Рік тому

      @@mrHighLifex first educated person here! ❤

  • @reeah4536
    @reeah4536 3 роки тому +5

    the White guy at 6:26 looks like Freddie Mercury

  • @collenmhlabane7699
    @collenmhlabane7699 5 років тому +19

    Sorry for the members who didn't do anything

  • @ludacrees
    @ludacrees Рік тому +10

    I hope those who claim to hold a high moral ground in society can see y these people come back mentally unstable and then committing crimes again.

  • @butchmagnus1699
    @butchmagnus1699 3 роки тому +14

    I wonder how many of them are alive today.

    • @GoldReefCity
      @GoldReefCity 3 роки тому +5

      Now finally a good question. When you are in hell. You can't die. South Africa is like living in hell. Life is tough. When you are poor your world is tiny. You continue suffering in your tiny existence. If you lucky you die.

    • @queyoung754
      @queyoung754 2 роки тому +1

      @@GoldReefCity bro this was in the early 2000's imagine what it is like today

  • @kennysamson9422
    @kennysamson9422 4 роки тому +5

    They are all young wasting away what a shame.

  • @thamaethamae9384
    @thamaethamae9384 4 місяці тому +2

    I love where the social worker lady says " The State spends too much money on the custody of the prisoner and not on the rehabilitation of the prisioner " ..🤞🏾

  • @lebogangdlaminilebogangdla1691
    @lebogangdlaminilebogangdla1691 3 роки тому +3

    That gay guy said he murdered someone so easily no remorse nothing .
    I died when that guy cried whilst he was dragged into a cell
    Oh wait sun city prisoners have a TV? Wow

    • @sad_vegan507
      @sad_vegan507 Рік тому

      They have a tv wow what a luxury after they get raped they can watch basic cable stfu

  • @luyandaluya8660
    @luyandaluya8660 3 роки тому +4

    Ndyoyika

  • @thabangmakgato8643
    @thabangmakgato8643 3 роки тому +3

    with all the learning / skills that inmates are offered how does it going to help them while still having a criminal record who would hire them cos one thing for sure most companies dont tolerate when it comes to criminal record

    • @damianoreilly6577
      @damianoreilly6577 3 роки тому +2

      Specially when 90%of there crimes are murder and rape its actually going on so long it's nearly accepted it's sad an unbelievable ❤

    • @moyahabothoka8634
      @moyahabothoka8634 3 роки тому +2

      If the person is trained in vocational or technical skills they can start their own business to provide those services.NICRO can also assist in this regard.
      Another issue is that most employers do not find out whether their employees or prospective employees have criminal records.If one does not disclose , they don’t know and don’t follow up.
      If you are found out however, you will lose your job and will be fined/detained for a period.

  • @larrylazza3157
    @larrylazza3157 9 місяців тому +1

    Before meth and heroine hit the prison system

  • @MasroefaRaven
    @MasroefaRaven 2 роки тому +1

    Yinni, Criminals complaining, seriously. maybe Don't catch on k@k in the first place. So prisoners should get all the wonderful extra murals we struggle to get our schools to do, for free. It's the "I committed just murder" for me man, so our tax money should pay for him to sleep comfortably, I'm sorry, but I honestly have no compassion for adults who make horrible Choices.

    • @augustineminimbi5668
      @augustineminimbi5668 Рік тому

      Everyone's a tough guy till the circumstances they talk bad about are happening to them

    • @mapitsithamaga-xn3oi
      @mapitsithamaga-xn3oi Рік тому

      True. There are many innocent people who would love to learn aĺl skiĺls offered free in prisons, whereas expensive for the innocents outside. Rehab in a sick, divided and poor society as SA is required by all

  • @augustineminimbi5668
    @augustineminimbi5668 Рік тому +2

    No wonder Thabo Bester escaped

  • @Pringle_Lifestyle
    @Pringle_Lifestyle Рік тому +1

    Those gays are lying, they do get chowed😅😅

  • @no.commonsense
    @no.commonsense Рік тому +1

    I love the black lady the one stole car parts shes an inspiration too me and shes so strong an i love how open minded she is admitting she herself xan be troublesome

  • @TheProHunting
    @TheProHunting 2 роки тому +1

    The amount of times this documentary has been claimed and reposted and renamed...

  • @avumilemshosho2902
    @avumilemshosho2902 18 годин тому

    R5 had a value back then

  • @pinkycarol8414
    @pinkycarol8414 3 місяці тому

    The juvenals most of them they lost there teeth,I wonder

  • @thepienaars9895
    @thepienaars9895 Рік тому +13

    Been there. An experience I'll treasure forever. I know it sounds strange. I grew up an only child. No structure, discipline. Have you ever heard 2000 women sing at once? I found God there fast.

  • @christohunt5395
    @christohunt5395 4 роки тому +10

    R50 for a bottle of brandy, should have seen lockdown bru.

  • @kanykeitursunbaeva
    @kanykeitursunbaeva 6 років тому +21

    an informative documentary, thank you Kevin Harris

  • @crazyworld8939
    @crazyworld8939 5 років тому +1

    Like the way it's changed a bit half way through

  • @gailparkin5854
    @gailparkin5854 7 років тому +7

    every person has a mind to make a choice of your life

  • @sepribogranville8025
    @sepribogranville8025 7 місяців тому

    The place where they rehabilitate prisoners that have been sentences is porous. They denied them regular exercises, keeping them indoors for more than 20 hours in a day is not ideal.

  • @edwardjohnson1209
    @edwardjohnson1209 3 роки тому +1

    Wat does th pres do about ths

  • @no.commonsense
    @no.commonsense Рік тому

    Nico lotter you such a gem and i love ur perception of everything god blessss u how are things now im the prisom is nico lotter still working there appreiciate this video well done

  • @sbusisokubheka5029
    @sbusisokubheka5029 4 роки тому +5

    Kulula kungena kunzima ukuphuma

  • @johanashonga1516
    @johanashonga1516 Рік тому

    That bad so many people looking for jobs why there's a Short of Police

  • @ntuthukomhlongo4468
    @ntuthukomhlongo4468 4 місяці тому

    Really what happened to people whose there for nothing??

  • @mzolisimagatikele1136
    @mzolisimagatikele1136 5 років тому +6

    This is madness. A hell hole.

    • @connorhalim6257
      @connorhalim6257 5 років тому +1

      My cousin is there

    • @mrk3554
      @mrk3554 4 роки тому +1

      Your cousin Probably taking it in the biscuit!!

  • @leovanrhyn6113
    @leovanrhyn6113 Рік тому

    You put yourself there,suck it up Skelm

  • @astrognostic3670
    @astrognostic3670 3 роки тому

    So this is were Stogie T imported and chopped it from, that Ricky guy

  • @simamkelemqenge6519
    @simamkelemqenge6519 2 роки тому

    i think a person must have thought about prison life before committing a crime

  • @AngelNortje-wx6ww
    @AngelNortje-wx6ww 3 місяці тому

    4:04

  • @leovanrhyn6113
    @leovanrhyn6113 Рік тому

    Dis nie n Holiday Resort nie hahahaha

  • @ThembaMayekiso-vk7us
    @ThembaMayekiso-vk7us 8 місяців тому

    What is Malala stokies??? 2/2/2024

  • @phiophol
    @phiophol 5 місяців тому

    Whoosh, correct, nau6 👍👍

  • @davidvanzyl9006
    @davidvanzyl9006 4 роки тому +1

    12:02 jirrrrrre jasis nee

    • @ashbra69
      @ashbra69 3 роки тому

      5 years inside I am sure you will be saying the opposite - ha ha ha ha

  • @philanimncube7364
    @philanimncube7364 Рік тому

    A man who passed here knows a lot

  • @philanimncube7364
    @philanimncube7364 Рік тому

    Suncity D section

  • @leovanrhyn6113
    @leovanrhyn6113 Рік тому

    Jy hoort daat sharp....

  • @InnocentSkulupati
    @InnocentSkulupati Рік тому

    I recommend the video to go viral PEACE

  • @NondoKadzi
    @NondoKadzi 2 місяці тому

    Yhoo so many men in prison. Really sad maarn

    • @hlulid234
      @hlulid234 2 місяці тому

      I'm sitting here. Think I'll be there in the next few months. Life is something else

  • @vaniaholt
    @vaniaholt 3 роки тому +8

    Thank you Kevin for the well filmed and informative video.

  • @Trev9
    @Trev9 4 роки тому +2

    Those were the good days

  • @gugugumede3199
    @gugugumede3199 3 роки тому +2

    I'm sure every offender wants to go to Krugersdorp. It's the model facility!

  • @ZamileMagula
    @ZamileMagula 6 місяців тому +1

    You are not in a hotel vacation. Prisoners shouldn't have any rights

  • @nomsamathiba813
    @nomsamathiba813 2 роки тому

    Came here after watching Prison in Madagascar! These guys are having it really good !😎

    • @nkosinathilinda1879
      @nkosinathilinda1879 2 роки тому +2

      You really don't know what you're talking about. What you're seeing here is not the full reality of prison experience in Mzansi.

    • @nomsamathiba813
      @nomsamathiba813 2 роки тому

      @@nkosinathilinda1879 you are the one who have no clue cos you’ve never been to Madagascar. Do your research properly before you make a judgement on those who have the experience… tried and tested

    • @nkosinathilinda1879
      @nkosinathilinda1879 2 роки тому

      @@nomsamathiba813 Quick question: how do you know that I've never been to Madagascar? Is that an assumption you made by yourself, about me, a person you've never met a day in your life? Wow okay.

    • @nomsamathiba813
      @nomsamathiba813 2 роки тому

      This is just stating the obvious… never say to someone you’ve never met that they don’t know what they’re talking about …. cos it might come back to bite you. This is not a metamophor… mark my words and have a good night 😴

    • @nkosinathivince337
      @nkosinathivince337 Рік тому

      Nomsa can I have your numbers

  • @ronwyneking2763
    @ronwyneking2763 3 роки тому +1

    Good on the Commissioner, well said, get the corruption under control. Protect the young prisoners

  • @whoami7292
    @whoami7292 Рік тому +1

    Hey Ricky man up brother 🤣😂