Behind Bars: USA - Locking Up Children | Free Documentary

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Our reporter gained access inside some such 'juvies', and met with minors in the system. In Utah, the authorities are rethinking the conditions of detaining minors. In Texas, on the other hand, the principle is simple: major crime, major penalty. No excuses. Either way, the US justice system is very strict against crimes committed by juveniles.

[@jeffk7734]

I would think that both Texas and Utah would be really getting strict on things seeing as these are both rather conservative states.

[@Sambo_Doo_D12]

Why go hard on a first time juvenile,he is just going to get worse. Teach them ,work with them ,an hour a week exercise is inhumane ,90% of the world's jails give you at least 2 hours a day 1 in the morning after breakfast and 1in the evening ✌️

[@vivianmediona]

@@pyro7234 hi

[@vivianmediona]

@@pyro7234 hi

[@wistfulwish3242]

@@pyro7234 I swear I just had a stroke reading that. Very confusing.

[@KingCombo900]

"WILL I BELIEVE MY OFFICER OVER AN INMATE? ABSOLUTELY." Thats a huge problem in the law enforcement world today. She doesn't even realize what she just admitted. And its super crazy she doesn't see an issue with that.

[@Tbraves111]

She's a Jerk.

[@CaptainYokkiller]

You should always do your due diligence and investigate I know several people who would be on the other end of the spectrum where they blindly trust inmates/criminals over police

[@ballkans]

What do you expect from a woman who before became law enforcment was working in the night club.

[@julie.1081]

@@ballkans Are you serious? That's one of the silliest statements I've ever read on YT.

[@ballkans]

@@julie.1081 Yes I m serious. From being nobody ( working as a nightclub dancer) to being somebody. Persons like that are usually full of them selfs and narcisissts. Have a good day.

[@littleflower3665]

My daughter is a juvenile defense attorney in Baltimore. She has dedicated her life to serving these young kids navigate their way through the system fairly. Most of them, neatly all of them, come from terrifying family situations where the parents are on drugs, incarcerated or just very poor. They are in bad school systems and can’t afford the things they need to go to school. They struggle with parents who abuse them and mental instability, along with many different diagnosis they can’t get help for. They are lost with no guide. My daughter recently spoke before the legislature on behalf of these kids, begging the laws be changed so that when a kid is arrested, they must have an attorney present before being questioned. The law passed and on my daughters first weekend being on call for a juvenile suspect, she got a call that the suspect was 12 years old and being charged with murder of his father. My daughter told him not to speak. He didn’t. I’m time it was revealed the kid was being sexually abused by his father for years. The kid broke. Thank God he had representation and people like my daughter are there to fight for the rights of kids like this. My daughter says she does not want kids as the kids she represents are like her own. She is a beautiful light in this dark world and I thank God for her and her mission everyday.

[@yzumaya1515]

❤❤❤

[@lesliewhite9002]

Thank God for people like your daughter! ❤

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

What a wonderful daughter! You helped teach those terrific values to her. Any chance she'll consider running for office someday?

[@annabelegan8097]

She sounds like a wonderful woman. Has the 12yr old been to court on the murder charge? If so what was the outcome?

[@WJCTechyman]

Your daughter is one of many whom I think shows women are to be respected, admired and treated equally.

[@hiddenshadow2315]

Whats scary is someone u got beef with could put the drugs in your bag and you could end up behind bars.

[@overtheGarage-ue8lh]

That's crazy. A kid gets in a fight and it haunts him the rest of his life? That's just wrong.

[@kimkelly5512]

As long as no one is seriously hurt, I do feel that it should not be held against the student for the rest of their life. We all make mistakes.

[@lisaspencer1057]

Students who get their act together and prove to the court they learned and have taken steps to correct their lives they can ask the judge to seal their record. It’s up to them if it destroys the rest of their life. I highly doubt that this is this kids first time in trouble. Teenagers are being allowed to go on birth control, have abortions, take hormone supplants, medical castration, change their gender all without their parents knowledge. If they can make those type of life altering decisions they are certainly capable of being held responsible for assault. Toddlers know that there are consequences for hitting someone. I can’t understand and hope I never understand people who think it’s wrong to hold teenagers accountable for violence on other people or property.

[@sydneyconcerts902]

kid steals a backpack and is now dead thats just wrong as well

[@carrieanncancino5118]

Their record gets closed at 18 years old unless they are charged as adults for serious crimes like murder and kidnapping attempted murder etc.

[@wilkerwilkerbese905]

​@@lisaspencer1057you know someone is mentally ill when they start talking about castrations on a video about child incarceration😂

[@ripaday8695]

Felt SO BAD for the guy Austin. They didn't even care for the torture and humiliation done by his dad. They directly sentenced him for bloody 40 years, this is RIDICULOUS. When he'll be released at the age of 55 he won't be able to connect to the real world, everything will look unfamiliar to him. 40 years sentence is WAY TOO LONG. He'll have to spend the golden time of his life in prison? I don't know, but I'm feeling like crying for this young lad. 😭😭😭😭😭

[@annon-ski7985]

Texas is so backwards its sickening. They need to be removed as one of the states.

[@seank7413]

Thats Texas it's a terrible place

[@AnwesaChaudhury]

Just like Gypsy Rose

[@JadenBorn]

​@AnwesaChaudhury did he kill his dad or something, cuz if he did he deserves more than 40 years but unless that happened I agree with ya

[@krystynamotlasz2754]

​@@JadenBornhe did, after being abused and humiliated for years as a child and admitted that his underdeveloped child brain thought it was somehow rational and that his life would be better

[@stevensrocks798]

There's literally no rehabilitation at all, it's all just dehumanisation and humiliation. Plus that sheriff woman is vile, "If my deputy tells me I can hogtie someone, it's Christmas."

[@lcofficial3084]

yeah, wtf they expect from someone that's in there isolated for a few months? he's not gonna get out and be like "that really helped me, I know what I have to do diffrent in life"

[@brettnelson7518]

Worst system ever created. Police are worse than gang and have ruined more lives than any other organization in the US.

[@lcofficial3084]

@@brettnelson7518 Does not sound good, I live in Switzerland and if you go to prison here they'll do anything they can to try and get you integrated into the "normal" population again

[@Leonardodanguyen]

to be fair, she was talking to the kids. So she probably wanted to scare the kids by having that vile attitude. With that said, the thing that bugs me the most was actually at the beginning 2:25 where she made it clear that dehumanization and humiliation is the best method. And I love that the documentary shortly point out that her way doesn't work.

[@endangerdenglish]

@@Leonardodanguyen Would you choose for you and your family to live with these criminals? Just asking.

[@bryce4589]

The minor that killed his father was screwed by a lazy court appointed attorney. If he was being beaten daily and he finally lost it, a Texas jury would have shown mercy. He might have gotten something but nothing like 40 years. The justice system is so scary because it is so very far from flawless. I hate to even think about how many innocent people there are sitting in prisons around our country.

[@Noahboy8]

I'm lucky to have been born in western Europe. In my country, the Netherlands, we don't have a jury but instead we have three judges. A jury is easily swayed by emotion whereas the judges only listen to logic and what is the legal truth. If you don't have money for attorney you get one appointed by the government, this could mean you'll get an average skilled attorney but it could also just as well mean you get one of top 10 criminal attorneys in the country, as the appointed attorneys are basically random and I believe every attorneys office is obliged to do a fair share of these appointed cases a year. Also whenever you get an atyorney that forgets something or isn't doing his job properly, the judges makes sure to fix the mistakes so you will always have a fair trial.

[@ok-hz2ft]

@@Noahboy8 You can also pick a trial by judge, you dunce. It's up to you if you want a jury or a judge. If you're going to complain, at least educate yourself.

[@Noahboy8]

@@ok-hz2ft You literally picked one inaccuracy from my whole story and called me 'uneducated'. Well congrats for you. The rest of my story however still holds up.

[@ok-hz2ft]

@@Noahboy8 Literally all of the things you said happen in America.

[@shortyshark1]

​@@ok-hz2ftliterally you're obnoxious

[@BigDadGigaCHAD]

I grew up in fostercare and spent time in juvenile detention, had loads of issues and didn't care if I lived or died. Luckily for me when I became a dad I made the changes in my life so my son never ended up with a life like I had. He's on his way to college a year early for engineering. Kids need people who care about them and not just saying I love you but showing with actions, taking the time to teach them. I never hid my childhood for my son but wanted him to learn from my mistakes and I couldn't be more proud. Sadly some people just have a bunch of kids and don't care about their future or think about what kind of life they will one day have if they aren't focused on education. If you focus on education early and put the time in younger, you'll be able to have a much better life when older, taking trips, not having to work for little pay. Makes me sad to see these kids. They're in jail for doing wrong but they never had a chance. They were robbed of childhoods at a very young age. If they can't learn now from this, they will end up a lifer or dead from street violence.

[@chrystelwilkins9550]

Exactly. Ran away from a abusive foster care and ended up having to be rescued by police on a mountain from there I was done could care less. I was lucky and turned my life around and my children never endured what I did.

[@notsteve1475]

You are a inspiration

[@DrLuke49]

You three are all inspirations to the rest of us. Prayers up and MERRY CHRISTMAS 🙏🏼 🎄

[@DrLuke49]

@@laura-kn9qf *"he who saves one life saves the world entire"*

[@aprilausthetic443]

I’m adopted too!

[@cs4723]

"When I'm told I can hog tie a child it's like Christmas" ?? Why anyone would enjoy such a thing is truly disturbing. She needs discipline herself.

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

Another 2 gallon head in a 10 gallon hat.

[@douglasthedrakeDSD]

She is awful.

[@boozy8659]

She’s an insecure sadist fr looks like a bloke

[@alices.5367]

it's disturbing that they let people like that work in prisons, in a position of total power over inmates. I believe prisons are full of psychopaths but they're not necessarily behind the bars...

[@PerlitaLopezCarter]

I agree with you. She could have said something more differently, not liking it.

[@donutpredator4945]

Going to jail for punching someone in a fair fight is ridiculous

[@0stre]

In my country, there is only such a thing as "necessary defense" that can be justified.

[@8mondaymonkey]

Gong to jail for smoking a joint is even more ridiculous. God bless America!

[@chris.eskimo]

@@8mondaymonkey gong ??? Lmao

[@beardedlonewolf7695]

@@8mondaymonkey Not more ridiculous no, one isn't crime it's self-defense, the other is.

[@margaretthatcher6828]

INDEED.

[@e501csams3]

giving a kid a criminal record because he got into a fist fight is so wrong

[@itravisoni]

You don't get a criminal record just for a fist fight something else happens. People need to be brought up the right way old schoo

[@itravisoni]

I meant old school.

[@e501csams3]

@@itravisoni if you get arrested which he did and then convected you most defintily do get a criminal record.

[@3littlebirds729]

Land of the free! My goodness, the stress!

[@e501csams3]

@@itravisoni oh I got ya your right though back in the day get into a fist fight at school maybe you got suspended at worst the cops were not involved

[@storminnorman3990]

Such a heart breaking depressing documentary. God help humanity.

[@RandomBazooka]

American schools are giving me prison vibes. So bizarre to see since my schools were very relaxed. The only security we had, was usually 1 old lady keeping an eye on the students clothes in the hallway.

[@KyleRuggles]

Same here, I live in Canada, the past 6-7 years has been quite illuminating and shocking to us. America is imploding, it's a totalitarian country.

[@jeffk7734]

Are they learning or just treated like prisoners all day long? A simple fight with a punch impacts a 16 year old for life, come on!

[@jeffk7734]

@@KyleRuggles I’m so glad that I graduated in 1996 from high school. My mom has been in education all her life, but now she’s glad that she retired when she did, and it’s not just for things like this.

[@KyleRuggles]

@Donnell Okafor Yeah that's what you're programmed or paid to say. Go be with your white nationalist America first party.

[@KyleRuggles]

@@jeffk7734 I graduated HS in 2000, I've never known about guns in schools, never thought about having armed security in schools, we are lucky to have graduated when we did.

[@nikashsingh8608]

The sheriff lady needs a psych evaluation. She should be held accountable.

[@Tbraves111]

She belongs in Florence.

[@patkelly6349]

Yes she has a serious problem. Not appropriate for this job

[@GariFFUSA]

Especially saying when I hear lieutenant tell me to hog tie someone it’s like Christmas to me. What 💀💀💀

[@daleksupreme2913]

@@GariFFUSA hehe!

[@dawolf7784]

She should be held accountable for doing her job ? Humm

[@chudleyflusher7132]

That preposterous cowboy hat can’t actually be part of a uniform.😂

[@kabbyhearts]

It is though. Especially in Texas 😅

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

Only in Texas will they put a 2 gallon head in a 10 gallon hat and think it's fashionable.

[@lynnharris7102]

Lol!!! I thought the same! Didnt see anyone else with one

[@HiplessDoesIt]

Lesbians love it

[@chudleyflusher7132]

@@HiplessDoesIt Weird. I didn’t know they were so influential. Good for them!

[@rachelwithaface]

That one guy who killed his dad needs a jury trial. He was young and I believe it was an act of self defense.

[@Julmaa87]

Needs to stay in jail for life.

[@angelaschalz9937]

My heart hurts for these kids...I was adopted at age 3 by a minister's family....adopted mom hated me and beat me almost daily....my dad trained minister's so was gone alot...when he was home my mom acted like I was awesome...she was always threatening juvie..accusing me of drugs when I didn't even know what weed was til I was 20 yrs old....was always in my room due to trying to stay away from my mom...she even wrote me a 7 page hate letter saying I wasn't a dog she could return to the pound.....so was determined not to be a mom like her...my son when in 5th grade was staying off and on with his dad...leaving my son and daughter to get themselves to school til one day got called from the grade school that my son had been skipping school to play video games with his friend....he got truancy....he was in the back of a police car when I went to get him...5th grade and scared to death..option was truancy on his record which would damage him going to college someday....so instead of a fine ,truancy etc was to go to a weekend boot camp...he had to be there at 8am and was the youngest in the room...first day was classes to help control his anger etc...second was mowing older folks yards etc..the other boys looked out for him...after those two days which he even said was ok being there, never got in trouble again tho..but due to my abuse, stuck in my bdrm hiding under a blanket....mom running it like a military with a wire flyswatter to hit me with the wire end...would go to school with bruises...she broke my nose at around age 5 yrs old....she passed away but three yrs before she died she apologized for all the abuse...said she wish she had given me a chance and a mom like I was...told her she taught me what not to be....on full ssdi due to her with bone issues, severe anxiety stress disorder,depression,ptsd due to the abuse growing up...am 56 yrs old now and still trumatized from her abuse..my dad is 92 yrs old and still in denial about the abuse I went thru....wonders why I have the mental issues I have...I still stay in my room....watching this documentry hit home due to I was sent away last two yrs of high school...it's traumatizing...they need a better system to help these kids..locking them up for 40 yrs is just wrong etc

[@sabbirsobhani]

Heart touched to read your reality. 😥

[@melicecosta4775]

I’m so sorry for you .🥹

[@jeffk7734]

I can’t even imagine. I have been estranged from my dad since 2004. A major reason for it was due to accumulated abuse over the years, both physical and emotional. There are still some people who have tried to tell me that it wasn’t all that bad, and I always tell them they weren’t around all the time. This all started in first grade, and that was in 1983 and things happened on and off for years until in 2004 when I finally got the courage to stand up to him and tell him that I wasn’t anyone’s property, and that I couldn’t be forced to do anything. In my first grade year was when I really started to hate school, and things got worse over the years. I didn’t really appreciate school until high school when I was taken out of a school for the blind and put into public school. I went to a school for the blind for a few years, and I was glad to leave as my last year there it became more of a reform school with a level system as opposed to a regular school. What had brought that last final argument on was my mom had wanted me to try something and I had something else I had just started. This was after I left a training program for the blind that places people in with the IRS in a customer service job. As a whole, the early 2000’s were bad for me, and I even attempted suicide in 2008,and things finally got better after I moved out of state.

[@angelaschalz9937]

@@jeffk7734 So sorry....what alot don't understand and know you do...even tho you get out of the situation it stays with you for life....like right now I live in my bdrm mostly...it's my safety place...no chance of anxiety attacks here

[@jeffk7734]

@@angelaschalz9937 it just so happens that everything I need is right near me in my room. This includes the phone and other pieces of entertainment. When I had cable, I could operate the TV in my living room in my bedroom. It is great. I am looking for work though, and hopefully will find something in 2023!

[@stefanjohansson2373]

Ironic when they claim that there’s a zero tolerance against drugs in schools, but you find it easily in every prison! 😂 The “drug free units” are proof of their failure. The whole jail should of course be drug free!

[@Acteaon]

The “war on drugs” is futile. It doesn’t matter what level of society. People will find it and the way to do so.

[@adel19997]

Reality ✔️ there's drugs in school

[@novasiswanto3849]

DRUGS In PHILADELPHIA ?

[@whenindoubtmutemyownmouth5180]

I think what they mean by drug free is they aren't providing inmates with any medications which wouldn't be unusual.

[@texasray5237]

The guards bring the drugs in.

[@shadowslayer9988]

Locked up 23 hours a day only allowed to get out during showers and only 1 hour in the week for recreation yeah wonder why there is so much aggression and mental health problems.

[@aprilleerose]

I didn’t know that kids had to go through that. That’s absolutely crazy!

[@shadowslayer9988]

@@aprilleerose In Texas they do.

[@Julmaa87]

If they didn't commit bad crimes, they wouldn't be in that situation.

[@HiplessDoesIt]

@@shadowslayer9988they do it in California too. It’s like kids need their parents to be parents. Leaving it up to the government is not a good idea.

[@JELLY_EEEE]

Exactly. It’s inhumane.

[@terrishepherd3266]

This is not how you rehabilitate the already incarcerated juveniles.

[@desireeorozco9686]

They don't care about that.they rather institutionalize them.Many jails and prisons get payed per person.for profit lockuos.😒 Sure,some need to be locked up,but many of the crimes are just Petty and small.

[@Matty272]

Um…do you think the American penal system is to rehabilitate anyone? No no no … it’s designed to mentally destroy you and crush you,.

[@JELLY_EEEE]

Absolutely.

[@sydnayallen6762]

6:23 The way big dude says "put your hands behind your back" Then instantly realizes they're cuffed in the front and feels like a complete idiot.. lmao that was good

[@dominicgroomer2004]

I felt that 😂

[@johnhorton1879]

I have a problem when that savage said " It's Christmas day when a person can be hog tied ". I think that rip enjoys being mean, rotten, and nasty to people. Her poor partner, I feel horrible for them.

[@A..Shadow..]

If she didn't have a whole squad of 6ft dudes to back her, she'd be real quiet. Guaranteed.

[@HiplessDoesIt]

@@A..Shadow..😂 no kidding. That diversity hire was a joke…

[@CrashTestPrivate]

She lost me when she said “will I always believe my officers over an inmate? Absolutely.” Wrong answer.

[@jeffk7734]

ANC’s she first worked in a nightclub? I wonder why she left, or was she kicked out or fired?

[@RandysRides]

That's every cop, guard, teacher, politician and priest. They all think they're morally superior.

[@jeffk7734]

@@silversilver0 I’ve never heard of this experiment.

[@CrashTestPrivate]

@@jeffk7734 look it up…. Fascinating stuff. Explains a lot.

[@beardedlonewolf7695]

They go with the average, scums in jail will lie 95% of the time, not guards.

[@Jakub2]

This is just insane... I grew up in a horrible environment. alcoholic mom, drug addict dad that died at 4, abusive step dads (I can go on and on). it ended in me, by the age of 12, stealing high value items and money from friends, girlfriend, strangers, a step dad and stores. one time someone found out it was me and I spend about a week talking with an officer trying to coerce me into admitting that I stole it, but I stood my ground and just denied. he eventually gave up and I learned that this is not the life I wanted to live. What got me on a good path of good grades, jobs, money and a very happy life was the idea that I could make something of myself out of the adversity. I ended up having KZbin channels, businesses, tons of research and learning on the way. If I had gone to one of these programs or a prison like this, I doubt I'd ever really end up in a good place. It would feel like the end of the road, the same way I was feeling when I was doing all that stuff. I would immediately feel like my life is over and never stop.

[@Torqd_Off]

I’d love to know how they’re making all these arrests without an attorney or parents present??? They are still juveniles!!! Wtf has this country become?? A police state!!! Who’s paying for all this… I mean besides the kids!!!

[@siondafyddgriffiths]

There would be an uproar if this were to happen in UK schools.

[@allisonjames2923]

They can arrest them at any time, without parents present. They just can’t question juveniles until they have a parent/guardian or attorney. They mentioned that the kid that was arrested under a warrant, at school for drugs, is not considered a juvenile any more. And what of the kids who are raping, murdering, stealing cars, breaking into houses & businesses, assaulting people unprovoked & robbing people with violence etc? Do you think they should not be arrested but just told not to do it again?

[@Doofenshmirtz1088]

"It'll be difficult for this young man to get a scholarship, a bank loan or even a job" *beatbox music starts playing*

[@haddingtoniangcp2464]

Cold world we live in

[@nyxie1439]

I can't imagine bringing high schoolers role playing prisoners in an actual jail. I hope they had a good debrief. This seems extreme and messed up.

[@lukethedaydreamer]

If I were put into that situation I would most likely have a panic attack and try to kill myself on the spot, not even joking. Whoever organized this should go to jail

[@bubblemilk5351]

@@lukethedaydreamer That’s a understandable response, tho it would likely be the worst way to respond in that situation cuz then they will deem you as mentally ill & you would likely get sent to a mental health hospital, which are basically prisons too ( at least the ones in America are ) I’m not so sure about how other countries treat the mentally ill, It’s basically seen as a crime to be depressed

[@zombiefied7628]

It's meant to be a reality check, to show the teens what the conditions were (mostly) really like, and trying to convince them to stay off the wrong path. It's hard truths, but I'd imagine the program was created with good intentions. Those officers are psychos though.

[@kevinmeetin4797]

This is the way a jail/prison is supposed to be like. Not like a 5 star prison resort. It's supposed to be so bad, that you will NEVER want to go there again. Not an AC climate controlled, 3 meals a day bulls__t!!!! How are you to learn in an environment like that?!? You get a place that is safe (as far as jail/prison goes), central AC, nice bed to sleep on (as far as a metal bed with a piece of foam to sleep on), relative security for violence, get to go outside for a time. Real jails are nowhere near that level of privilege. Jail is punishment, not 5 star resort hotels. Clean floors, walls, smell good. That is why, I believe, is the reason people go in and out. Like I said before, jail/prison is supposed to be nasty, cramped, hot, insect/rodent infested. It's punishment, not a resort vacation!!!!

[@JadenBorn]

That's a weak way of thinking no disrespect

[@sky.the.infinite]

You don't get a black eye like that from the "floor assaulting you"

[@jasonthompson9872]

Took me 15 years to get outta the system. Started when I was 15 ,and I'm still having a hard time in my life because of the way of thinking.

[@crazymode341]

Yup me too my goal is to buy some property and live and take care of myself growing my food raise my meat etc. And give my excess to the community

[@unpeeledpotato6510]

keep staying on the right mental attitude bro, you can do it

[@margaretdale757]

Stick in there ❤

[@rat.cheese]

I don't understand how putting someone who's brain hasn't fully developed, in a small room, isolated for 23 hours per day wouldn't make them worse.

[@gryphon8023]

because by the point theyre placed in custody theyve had numerous chances to shape up, jail for juveniles is legit the last line a judge will take unless the charge is a serious felony charge

[@rat.cheese]

@@gryphon8023 yes, but they are children still. There is no rehabilitation in this type of punishment. Since the ability to think long-term isn't fully developed until 25/26 years of age, this only makes them more angry, more willing to act out. They need opportunities to better their lives with therapy, education, support. They do not need to be locked alone in a small room.

[@Brandon-mj4xi]

That’s the point to train their brain they don’t want to be here to change the way teenagers think

[@rat.cheese]

@@Brandon-mj4xi it would be so much simpler if that was the case. There are extensive studies that show how ineffective this type of punishment is. It leads to them being life-long offenders who never learn how to manage their emotions. This also harms fully developed adults in major ways, what makes you think that it wouldn't do permanent damage to a child?

[@rat.cheese]

@@Brandon-mj4xi that isn’t how their brains work.

[@elliehorning7577]

I don't understand how putting these kids in jail is going to help. These kids can't sign a legal binding contract,. We think it's a good idea to put them with adults! We should be ashamed of our jail system.

[@raymorales2053]

lIke I said Leos suck

[@sirkid8553]

It's really troubling to see this video. A kid got in a fight with another kid because of a girl. This is wrong, but instead of putting him on probation, making him do community service and getting professional help (therapy), they instead make sure this kid has this placed on his record for life... which prevents him from going to college, getting a job or doing anything that is productive to society. Basically what they do almost ensures that he goes to jail as an adult. One of the kids I grew up with used to get in trouble in his teen years, used to be in a gang, used drugs, etc... Today he is married, has a child, and is a registered nurse. Had they kept those records from his teen years and put them on his adult record, he probably would be in jail today. Teenage boys without fathers are a serious social issue in America... and let's not forget the fact that their brains do not fully develop until the age of 25... This is why guys under the age of 25 are more likely to take huge risks.

[@bradleylyle9607]

why does this town have lots of mexican officers

[@Tsukino1011]

He probably did more than that.

[@margaretpeabody243]

I love incarceration documentaries. Getting personal with several of the detained really helps one's humanity come into light.

[@pamelaheath4323]

Me too!

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@pamelaheath4323 The real reason why there are criminals and sick people among mankind is: WE ALL CONSUME DAILY THE TV - which were and is the greatest weapon against the minds of humans ever created. TV - promos: - stealing, - killing, - lying, - fornications, - destroying, - hate, - jealously, - un educated, - giving up thinking skills, allowing the thinking to be done by others, - giving up ones health, - fear. In short: Tv promos useing humans sinful nature against them, calling them to sin 24/7/365 until death. Tv promos to be as the father of lies, lucifer: John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. Who give us the TV and all other technical garbage? - the old devil through his puppets with different faces and names did. Once someone said like this: - you say you are good person? - then count the days you have been alone, away from other souls of humans and away from technical garbage, (TVs, phones,) , just you and nature. A soul who mange to live on their own without others nor the world, is the only one who can answer the question of :how good of a person they are. Cause you being good ain´t valued alone of how many and how you can help others. How good of a person you are also lays in your mindset, your though, how pure or unsure these are. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[@rickarra1833]

While I agree everyone should be held accountable, housing a child with adults is a recipe for future turmoil for the child. Nothing positive can come from that. Kids should be with kids

[@kaitlindryer9710]

The guy who killed his dad cuz he got beat and was afraid for his life is so dumb he shouldn’t of gotten 30 years that’s basically self defense maybe like 30 days or something I feel so bad he wanted to live and didn’t want to be killed by his dad but instead he gets to live the life he wanted behind bars for 30 years

[@kitsunegaming4136]

@@portnut7610 how is it murder if the dad was abusing him?

[@monaattianese9838]

This is a heartbreak. Only in America 🇺🇸 I am so disappointed in my own country

[@wideopenbros3196]

This is insane everyone please get your kids dirtbikes and keep them in the woods instead of the street

[@Paul4Krista20]

The children will just text while on their Dirt Bike and kill some single mother taking a peaceful walk out enjoying 5:08 nature until all of that GTA and COD MWF fried cranial sludge fires off an idea and gets everyone killed.

[@uhjeff3651]

Why not just buy them mansions instead?

[@mrs-dickey]

@@uhjeff3651 ??? minors can't own homes dingus

[@AndrewBarsky]

Yep, enjoy the backwoods and redneck mentality that obviously has payed off in spades. Just wait until they sleep with their brother-in-law’s wife. 😅

[@Cantetinza17]

Hobbies are important. After school programs are important too. Give them something to do watch who their friends are.

[@faegrrrl]

My parents threatened to send me to one of these. Why? My mother was beating me up every day while my Dad was at work and telling him that I was hitting her. I was defending myself and trying to stay out of her way. I was so tired of it that I told them that I did NOT care where they sent me. Since I hadn't broken any laws, their little plan didn't work. Eventually, they lost custody of me for abuse. They kept me out of school AND work, wouldn't feed me, my mother's beatings got so much worse.... But God saved my life by letting my Grandparents get custody of me. I got to to school where I was on the Honor Roll, work where I excelled, graduated, got my DL, 2 speeding tickets in my whole life. Got married and have been married for 26 years. I miss my Grandparents every day of my life. I thank God for them and the 2 hospitals that saw the abuse. My bio-mother has narcissistic borderline personality disorder. She hasn't spoken to me in 24 years. This is best for everyone. I don't ever need to see her again.

[@RandysRides]

God saved your life ?? The same god that sat by and let you get beat all the time ?? Then you THANK it ??? Wow. I went through the same thing, but father doing the beatings....and the hypocrites forced church the whole time. Kinda the same thinking as why does "god" give aids to African babies ?? For fun ?? Should the babies parents be thankful, too ?? There is no god.

[@TheDENTAGE]

You poor bugger, glad you won in the end!

[@faegrrrl]

@@RandysRides The same strength putting into believing that there is no God is far more strenuous than believing. I had a hard time coming to grips with it too man. And I did question God. We're not to question God but I did. He showed me by putting me in a place where I could help children one on one who were being neglected and abused, parents on drugs etc.... I fed and took care of them. When they watched their Dads died from ODs, I was there. The one thing they always wanted to know was if their parent was in Heaven. I'm so sorry that you went through that my dude. You didn't deserve any of it. I didn't deserve it. We didn't deserve it. No one deserves it. Big hugs. You're making it so as you do, make it right. Much love ❤

[@faegrrrl]

@@TheDENTAGE Are you winning? 🙏❤

[@swilleh_]

god believers talking nonsense again

[@Smileyson58]

Why would you sentence a child as an adult at 17 yet don’t let them buy alcohol or vote till 21. Absurd

[@turtlerunner5791]

Its not absurd. A crime is a crime.

[@turtlerunner5791]

@wheresImpreza i believe not. Idc about the laws about driving and drinking in the usa. A crime is a crime. And every driving school teaches not to be drunk while driving. So there is not point of even sqying that its absurd. So i think that u missed the point.

[@mattiemathis9549]

In the US a person is considered too young and immature to consume alcohol or tobacco until the age of 21. The scientific research says their brains aren’t fully developed. The US laws regarding “minors” are completely hypocritical. Juveniles cannot make decisions regarding substances, they cannot sign a contract because their brains aren’t developed, but juveniles can be treated as adults by the criminal justice system. And the jails are supposed to be for people awaiting trial. They have not been found guilty. I don’t think folks in jail should be living high on the jog, but basic accommodations should be provided. People shouldn’t be sleeping on the floor. They shouldn’t have to huddle together to stay warm…

[@kcrob1977]

So you think that a teen should be let go if they commit a crime, what if they murder someone? Still think it’s absurd.

[@ceecuz8444]

Ya the usa is an absurd concept. I feel shame and pity. Acab

[@kimkelly5512]

Condolences to Kalief's family!

[@TeiJay_]

did he die?

[@dylanharding5720]

@@TeiJay_ He killed himself after he was released.

[@lukethedaydreamer]

that sheriff deserves to be fired along with everyone else that works there. They aren't rehabilitating these kids, they're torturing them, she even admitted it. Those workers deserve to be put in that position if they think it's ok to treat anyone this way

[@SugaCxbe]

I remember when I was almost sent to a Psychiatric hospital by my school principal without letting me explain my story which caused me to follow the dark path and become the person I am my parents stopped them from sending me there they got me help and I have been getting better slowly recovery is brutal but is the only way I can heal from everything I been through I hate how broken the system is instead of helping someone you break they destroy them even more badly I also was nearly sent to juvenile for beating multiple students in self-defense they physically and mentally abused me for two years straight my life was made a living hell I had to starve to death cause they would throw my food away and none of the security guards would care so many horrors happened and I even told the school principal multiple times to save me from them but they didn’t believe me but when I had enough of everything I am the monster I never did smoking, vaping, drugs, skip school, or anything bad was a good student and had good grades but I had terrible mental health and physical problems from the abuse I didn’t tell my parents in fear of being caught by my bullies they got away with everything and I had live with everything I hope the system changes to stop cases like mines from happening instead of helping the victims they help the monsters escape from there crimes I wanna break down in frustration as this is way to common nobody cares about us victims into we have enough of it and we stand our ground

[@charlimurray5113]

I agree!!!

[@nick10campbell]

Poor mike, seems like he’s going through it but seems like a good kid at heart

[@iamqueenoftheworld]

Once she said if my lieutenant tells me I’m allowed to hogtie someone it’s like Christmas I was like wtf is wrong with her

[@raymorales2053]

Unlimited power for these jailers and you will never hear about the abuses because the grievances will never be dealt with.

[@dreamgymedits7198]

My heart broke when I saw the 13 year old boy Mike have a meltdown about not having melatonin because I know what it’s like to have so serious sleeping problems that you need a combination of different pills in order to sleep even a little. I have 5 different meds for sleeping that I take every night plus melatonin which isn’t really a medicine, it’s a hormone that helps you with sleeping and your body actually makes melatonin so yeah. But the point was that I really felt that kid’s pain. I really hope the best for him.

[@chrisbrandenburg3505]

In there you cry yourself to sleep..unfortunately I know.

[@adammiller9179]

The kid is melodramatic and craves attention. He doesn't need melatonin.

[@lukethedaydreamer]

@@chrisbrandenburg3505 I'm so sorry you had to go through that. No matter the crime, no one should be treated like that. I hope you're doing well now

[@Lala214]

There IS room for empathy when working in a prison, just depends on whether you feel like expressing any.

[@Kissthebrat]

"Did he assault you or did the floor assault you" is vicious work💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@laneiafelder2476]

I was waiting on someone else to hear that

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

The other problem is each state or judge/ jury all have different punishments/ prison sentences, which is ridiculous. One person can get 1 year and another doing the same gets 40 years?!??!

[@mah7961]

It wouldn’t be as ridiculous, if people would go and vote like they should. But a bunch of people don’t unless it’s a presidential or congressional election. A lot of state laws are passed by the state legislature representatives that are often elected on off year election cycles. As well as passing state mandated laws on those cycles. In fact just about every state does this doesn’t matter which party is in control. They really do count on people not coming to vote especially the opposition to whatever they are trying to pass into law quietly.

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

I've always said I'm NOT the same person mentally after getting myself locked up...! My longest time locked up was 284 days in Sarasota County jail in Florida... I'm 66+ months sober now from a 22+ year long heroine addiction and got locked up too much back then...! It 100% changes your brain...!

[@jamiebizness1]

This is messed up .

[@jamiebizness1]

@Metamorpheus if you believe these kids should be scared for life for something like a bit of weed then you're even more messed up . Twisted minds.

[@jamiebizness1]

@@Wanderersea there's kids in this video in these prisons for weed in case you weren't paying attention . Petty theft. Vandalism can get you in there and potentially be raped? Come on. Shake your head . These kids deserve better mist uave been traumatized even to end up in that situation.

[@Ioioio439]

Imagine going to jail for punching someone 💀💀💀💀💀 lmao

[@tatianaquiroz4615]

This system is creating damage to help kids reach a potential where they can be at their best. Limitations likes these for a fight is crazy. I can see if a kid murdered or severely injured someone then I can see where they need to be incarcerated. Why not help open doors and deter kids from crime instead? I do like the drug free programs and keep encouraging children to attend classes to graduate and go towards a higher goal to reach for success. Programs that distract kids from crime have been found more successful than the prison programs. I agree with the rehabilitation programs because evaluating the entire situation may pose an insight not looked into previous times. A prime example of the boy that is in prison for murdering his father after surviving life long abuse from his father. That is self defense at its finest. The kid 25:20 based on his body language he has anger issues that need resolving. There are flaws there too such as teaching about DNA easy way for them to think of ways to attempt to get away with a crime. Point system for good behavior is good.

[@clarencegreen113]

They are really proud of this. Has it affected crime? I doubt it. Look at how crowded that place is.

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs]

it gets them money they don’t care

[@yoyou3168]

Sarge Stephanie: if my Lieutenant says I can Hogtie some it's like CHRISTMAS.... SHE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM...VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE!!!

[@creature_of_the_undergroun261]

Yep. Sarge Stephanie is a brainwashed order follower

[@KnottedByNature]

Not just her, the head SERT guy is part of the problem as well. The jailers are just as bad if not worse than the offenders.

[@gaxnemo6833]

@@KnottedByNature The victims of these offenders might beg to disagree...

[@darthcrowley5561]

You wanna bet the sheriff is gonna transition soon to play a boy 😂😂

[@Gamermnm]

I feel suffocated after seeing this

[@johnnybravo9096]

That was the feeling I got. Cant believe that school had that many police officers etc yet they continue with the policy, despite it clearly not working

[@jhapurari]

It's like a nightmare. Now I'm afraid of USA. Never gonna get there even If I get a chance

[@tracymcdonald8440]

It's a sad fact that once a juvenile commits a serious crime then gets imprisoned they will never ever get better they will always have the institutionalized mindset...forever criminal. Very sad.

[@pinkfluffydino8217]

And once you’ve made a mistake and have a record they target you and try to keep you in the system.

[@aliceumo1109]

If u can’t take care of ur self pls don’t bring a child into this bad world. And if you do have kids pls take good care of them. Be patient pls be careful of where they go but watchful too pls . This place is no good thing for any child. It really break my heart

[@iratozer9622]

No matter what steps you take, you haven't even begun to see where it all goes.

[@jaimieseejaimiedo]

I dont know whos worse...the criminals or that sheriff...feeling happy to get the ok to hog tie a human doesnt sit good with me...i agree with being strict but someone who seems happy to humiliate another person should not be in charge...

[@tracymcdonald8440]

You are forgetting the criminal knows they will get hogtied but doesn't care they gotta get they crime on, dog!

[@DanielleRubi90]

Omg yes I felt the same way… 😣 it’s not right at all

[@jaapnijenhuis7477]

Well spoken, Jamie Hill.

[@karayoung4411]

She’s so gross that Stephanie taking it out on the kids cause she was bullied her whole life 😢

[@g59ellie]

that’s how basically all officers in bexar county are it’s rare u ever get a decent one there’s been since i last checked 11 deaths in the county jail

[@thuglife1628]

That “sheriff” who thinks she a male should be locked up there

[@MichaelHerring1968]

💯

[@chocolateface4885]

Exactly

[@chitlynn5181]

😂😂😂

[@flarescareb]

By the way, the county for San Antonio is pronounced Bear County not Bex-ar even though it has an x in it. That gets so many people when they first move here or visit here.

[@lauradavis4848]

Came to see if anyone was gonna tell them lol

[@jackoffjack]

THIS IS SICK , WE DO THIS TO OUR CHILDREN. PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT SCHOOL HAS BEEN TURNED INTO PRISON.

[@El_Hexicano]

This is necessary

[@ErikS-]

Is you capslock stuck?

[@sammiesue3556]

Enable much?

[@sammiesue3556]

@Duke of Lancaster when they commit CRIMES??? It is ENABLING

[@kcrob1977]

It’s not sick at all. Having people enable kids to become prisoners is awful. There is zero accountability for actions, parents believing their little angels can do no wrong. Wrong.

[@zachariahrichard2754]

"put your hands behind your back!!" shouts before he even gets into the room

[@8058074]

There is an airy feeling and likeness to prison ethics with the schools

[@TetraDizzle]

"Did he assault you or did the floor assault you" imagine saying to a judge "it wasn't me it was the non living non breathing floor".

[@cannowuppass8214]

I just started laughing at this when I saw the boss. Hahaha. What a joke. She is just a tour guide.

[@Garbeaux.]

Did you hear Sgt Stephanie sigh when the tv crew asked if the people were innocent?! She soo wanted to say no but it took every ounce of her being to say yes, technically they’re innocent. Then goes on a big thing about how they’re trying to make people not want to come back. Please. You can tell she’s the type you gets off on that little bit of power she has. I bet she’s a nightmare when those cameras aren’t rolling.

[@gypsysoul5172]

I believe that Austin got the very bad end of the deal. Maybe 15 years, but 40 YEARS??? THIS young man was physically, mentally, and EMOTIONALLY ABUSED by HIS OWN DAD. I'll compare it to a dog being constantly tortured, that ends up biting or attacking his owner. I just don't and will NEVER agree with these type of situations.

[@artemisluv2690]

Thank you 🙏 for shedding light on the problems in our country 🇺🇸

[@amazon4716]

Send those guards that abuse their powers to prison.

[@delvingoddard2359]

Great videos thanks for up loads guys. 👍👍

[@errickjones4995]

This is why our justice system is so broken you just heard her say she will always take the word of an officer over and inmate

[@jrambo7495]

16:12 drug dog stopped at the teacher's desk!!🤣 The way the dog popped his head up at the end was adorable!!

[@daleestep9518]

The prison in jail system in this country is all about the money that's all it's ever been about from the start and that's all it'll ever be about

[@VOCatie]

Exactly! DOC’s make over $7k a month in my town and they feed the inmates bologna sandwiches and release the addicts back to the streets early- days before treatment starts… just so they can be re-incarcerated when they relapse before making it to treatment. Insanity.

[@daleestep9518]

@@VOCatie I did almost 10 years in Maryland so I know how it works from personal experience

[@nikkikennedy7834]

Great documentary thanks 👍😊

[@Nomadsland83]

People will never be rehabilitate when treated like animals.

[@Nomadsland83]

@LadyKate False!! They will only get more violent the point is to rehabilitate them not make them worse.

[@RealMTBAddict]

Animals are animals by nature

[@Nomadsland83]

@@RealMTBAddict I hope nature don't give you carma and somewhere along the way you end up locked up.

[@retrospecative2454]

@@RealMTBAddict what you are something special or any different

[@RealMTBAddict]

@@Nomadsland83 I've been locked up many times. And?

[@allisonjames2923]

Meditation & relaxation exercises should be used in all prison systems & schools. Even workplaces. Until you actually do it (& often enough to really be able to relax your body & mind), you don’t realise how much tension you constantly hold in your body.

[@taffykins2745]

😂😂😂 Glad that works for you! It doesn't work for everyone. A lot of people use exercise for stress relief. Personally, I'd be pretty ticked off if someone cornered me and made me "meditate and do relaxation exercises".

[@rhodes1948]

What an absolute picture of a society on the way to destruction…high school armed police …a record to follow you for LIFE for punching a kid during a fight…drug sniffer dogs …the mind boggles

[@AndrewBarsky]

“I’m gonna tell you I’m not joking around with you.” Damn, so intimidating

[@ayejay4028]

This is horrifying how they treat the kids in school , the lady sheriff “ill always believe my guards over the inmates” like , uh okay

[@tracyfowler6955]

Oh my goodness that 15yr boy who was abused and shot his father 💔 why on earth is he serving life in an adult prison? He should never have been allowed to sign that order. What's his full name? 🤬

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

He should get an appeal due to ineffective counsel.

[@seank7413]

Seeing the guard with the cowboy tells me everything I need to know

[@fakenamerton2568]

racist

[@seank7413]

@@fakenamerton2568 no what's racist is the criminal justice system

[@russellknippel1877]

Yeah, when I see someone with sagged pants and a hat on sideways it tells me everything I need to know about them too. So I know where you are coming from.

[@seank7413]

@@russellknippel1877 I know what you're trying to do but I do agree with you. I don't have a double standard I agree appearance matters. That being said I would not judge people for having cheap or damaged clothes or how they physically look but how they choose how to present themselves

[@russellknippel1877]

@@seank7413 See, what I saw was a person judging a member of a sherrif department for wearing a cowboy hat. Which is as much a part of a sherrif's uniform as a helmet is part of a football player's uniform. Kind of makes you look like a cop hating Democrat.

[@bluesevern]

a teenager was dub enough to punch someone. I agree that´s wrong, punish him accordingly but the boy now has a record and might not get a scholarship or a job in the future? that´s just out of line, come on! rest in peace Kalief.

[@TeiJay_]

did he die?

[@maxdout564]

“Will I always believe my officers over an inmate? Absolutely.” This is why they need cameras everywhere because neither can be trusted.

[@elin_]

Giving kids mental illness isn't helping. The juvenile departments, if anyone, should focus more on rehabilitation and education.. not violence.

[@joey6451]

thats the usa for you... its sad. very sad how that country thinks old fashioned attitudes work

[@piplup10203854]

As much as I believe in holding them accountable for their actions, they're also minors. They need guidance, they need positive role models and giving a kid a criminal record over a fist fight is wild. I do think we should have more scare programs or reality check programs, teach them there is real life consequence to their actions and yes there are some kids or minors who commit atrocious acts and should be treated appropriately but a lot of times those minors didn't have examples that would keep them from places like Jail and all that. That sheriff just blindly believing their officers over the minors is crazy. Do proper investigations, get as much information as you can and make an informed decision there are a lot of things that can go wrong with just accepting whatever they report.

[@wilkerwilkerbese905]

First documentary to ever make me tear up

[@edwardlissack1297]

It would be good if all the young offenders places like the one in Utah can be spread out nationwide. I feel hard prison for young people isn’t effective

[@Dre2Dee2]

Me as a kid: Go down to detention hall! Kids today: Go down to Cell Block C

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs]

it’s insane that they’ll give kids criminal records for just fights. kids fight it’s just something that happens. it’s a teaching moment not a moment to ruin their life. same for drugs and theft. it’s something a lot of teens end up doing and it’s something they need help with not punishment. they’ll just reoffend in the future when treated like this.

[@Julmaa87]

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. Prison is there to punish crime.

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs]

@@Julmaa87 they’re children

[@Julmaa87]

@@AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs They’re criminals.

[@Rafa-ke2id]

@@Julmaa87 you're idiot, when you're underage you're emotionally unstable, therefore it's very easy to get into a fight, and for this simple thing they will get criminal record?! that's ridiculous

[@megfear2862]

America is backwards man. One punch and the kid has a criminal record for life?? That's vile.

[@jaycho6747]

Damn. The principal is the warden. 😂

[@RitzStarr]

American schools having armed guards and sniffer dogs is seriously dystopian. It's wild anyone thinks the US is a developed country.

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

Surprisingly this video makes me want to help youth more that go through tough times.

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

Absolutely ridiculous giving a juvenile a permanent record, their brains don’t even finish maturing until they are 25! It’s absolutely absurd putting something someone did as a kid on their permanent record for life. Being a kid is learning how to behave or to control their emotions. They are kids! I can’t imagine having things I did as a kid following me for life. That school is like prison not school.

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

Arrest a 10 yr old? Oh my goodness. They aren’t adults, they can’t do anything as an adult but get punished as an adult.

[@virgbarger]

So by your philosophy, Christine Paolilla, Erin Caffey,Craig Price, etc., shouldn't be held accountable for their actions and it being on their permanent record, because they were under 25?

[@wilkerwilkerbese905]

​@@virgbargerwhat a dumb retort😂 you know you're wrong when you have to bring up fringe examples

[@abelincoln9026]

Very sad

[@robbiejsemperfi1033]

As an introvert, solitary confinement seems like heaven to me. Then again, i've never been subjected to that kind of confinement.

[@RowletGod69]

I don’t think you understand what Solitary confinement is if you’re saying that

[@Pppr-yf2hu]

WOW! big brother is watching.

[@momo43momo66]

Humans have a lot to answer for on their day of permanent rest! If you move to the U.S. With no mental issues, you are guaranteed to inherit one!

[@yarajax5023]

💯👍🏾💯👍🏾

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

My mother emigrated to the US from Canada in 1993. When she left she had to leave half her brain and her Canadian citizenship at the border. She went from a kind, giving Atheist, who would help anyone who needed a hand-up, as long as they were willing to help themselves, to a mean, racist Christian, who won't help anybody unless they look and act just like her. It's hard to even talk to her.

[@Nottsboy24]

Austin who killed his abusive step dad needs his case reassessed 🎓 to many kids are abused and nothing gets done about but yet when they defend themselves it's a crime :(