Frederick Tucker, 61, Angola Prison

[@cedricbutler4348]

My heart goes out to u OG … My Dad died in Angola after doing 36 years before he Past from Baton Rouge His Name Was WEEMAN KAUFMAN Who was what OGS CALL BIG BIG TREE ARE TIMBER .. We brought him home to Rest in PEACE

[@CurleySam-e4k]

My cousin killed himself in Angola,I would talk to him on a regular told him hold on,but he couldn't take it

[@legalgreenmusic7860]

My condolences bro

[@rondas7772]

​@@CurleySam-e4kwhat we're u telling him to hold on to you

[@SkylerRoy82]

​@@rondas7772 You can't tell him how to honor HIS deceased father, rude b**tch

[@DanielZimmerman-qv4pv]

@@rondas7772do you know what OG means?

[@regalherbsman]

I can't tell you how much I enjoy these old lifer interviews

[@mettleheart3014]

Every second that I feel my heart going out to him….i realize I have to remember the victim also. The example hard time sets in society to criminals. It’s sad but necessary. I hope that dude has some semblance of peace the remaining years of his life.

[@clayoreilly4553]

Armed Robbery? Did he kill someone? This is state-legalized slavery. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@douglas-hughes]

The ironic thing about Angola is that you as a prisoner could be working in a field on the farm on prison property that your great, great grandfather worked in as a slave. Yes, Angola was a slave plantation. At one time well over 95% of the prisoners who came to Angola died there because of the life sentences (not to mention the executions) and many are buried on the prison property because their bodies were not claimed.

[@Dit1160]

There are many accurate books about the history of Angola and many biographies of inmates past and present

[@jacksonlee3771]

Who cares?

[@judahlion3330]

​@@jacksonlee3771I do

[@goodfella8143]

What you mean was a slave plantation. They still have them working in the field, either that or they in the hole

[@Maximus-zr3im]

Same way in Mississippi & now they have their old commissioner,Burl Caine

[@Loyal3000]

I remember going on a tour to Angola when I was a teen.. some scared straight stuff.. show us where we gonna end up if we continue the route into adult life.. that tour change my whole outlook on life..😮😮😮

[@patandersen4271]

Praise God. I'm glad you were scared straight.

[@jeremycarmouche7697]

I toured there as a teen as well with the church. Same feeing

[@carlmayjr1]

God Bless you and hope prayers makes your days a little more blessed

[@davidglove6017]

You go to Louisiana there are cops everywhere. They spend their tax money on cops not roads. It would be so easy to get in trouble in Louisiana and get sent to one of their prisons.

[@Hippie-i8g]

Appreciate you and your story! 💕

[@mom16x91]

My heart goes out to him!!❤❤❤ doesn't seem like he should be there forever 😢😢😢

[@dwigg7700]

Ask his victims what they think.

[@pgppe9488]

Why not? Why should they not have to work to support themselves? Maybe if they believed in working they wouldn’t be in Angola.

[@TammyThurmond]

Sir no matter what u did u are a human and should be treated like a person and not a number

[@prestonking5736]

I agree all these peoples cases should be reviewed and the ones that are good release them

[@pgppe9488]

Why???

[@xlady7772]

They will never do that they make money off of prisoners from every end

[@debbierennox931]

Yes agree as people can change for the better

[@Pwretties20]

Especially when your 88 yrs old and did 71 yrs let them pull go and enjoy what lil life they have left

[@toriahopkins5771]

Angola is modern day slavery its so sad hearing these stories.

[@kevindurand3237]

They're all innocent. Whites go to work and keep the wheels turning for everyone else

[@krabwafer3895]

Hi

[@laurenmallon4963]

Its so sad one mistake can screw up your whole life so badly....kids, young people do things with out stopping to think of the results of their actions....you mess up...... jail....

[@bryantjones8286]

This wild as hell man!

[@williebanks4165]

We need longer videos

[@latoshahill1055]

My dad been home a year from Angola they give him life for drugs, He got very sick and they send him home

[@20johnhall]

So glad they put the music in so that I couldn't hear the man talk !!

[@davidthornton8490]

Tucker after hearing what you went through my heart goes out to you.The most encouraging thing I can say to you is put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ he is a friend that will never let you down.

[@debbierennox931]

Amen to that

[@BlackIsBeautiful-qg1lx]

Since 1959 oh my God and he was 17 ! Wow wow

[@SyedAli-r4e]

Crazy eh

[@fframer1]

He said he was 17 when he joined the Marines in 1971.

[@1stinenergylimitedmdevelop533]

He’s not talking g about himself if you listen

[@blueamenaa749]

Beautiful documentary.❤❤❤

[@TooSmoothGaming337]

My uncle died in Angola a couple of years ago

[@Cheersthewinners]

What did he do?

[@dondada1020]

Wow 30 years for a dam armed robbery

[@lisaed4336]

God Bless You ❤Praying for better days for you ❤

[@jamesphillips5868]

Where can I purchase those chairs?

[@jamesphillips5868]

@@susanstamper9813 …I checked the website and don’t see anything for purchase. I’m located in Texas. I’m guessing they have some type of wood shop program where the inmates sell the stuff they make for currency on their books. I’ll keep searching, thank you though.

[@johnyoung8559]

Annual rodeo at the prison

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative.

[@284Winchester]

What’s up with those chairs do they make them for state offices or do they sell them or what?

[@johnyoung8559]

They sell chairs and other wood and leather works at an annual rodeo at Angola

[@donnat2062]

I kept yelling turn the music down,my so sais its the video,why?

[@lfw641]

"Some of the crimes we did don't deserve the time we been here." Maybe, but if you murdered someone you should be required to forfeit the rest of your life.

[@jamesmcgathon3084]

GOD have mercy. 😢

[@henrytolbert-g4c]

The more times change, the more they stay the same !

[@rodneyfennell6118]

Oh my God this is tragic as hell because of small mistakes in life they will never get out and when they do they come right back

[@ultimatewarrior9611]

He went in for arm robbery, for 30yrs & caught life for stabbing someone in there 😢

[@yungsorrow7145]

Sounds like he still got an issue with accepting responsibility for what he did

[@suezqblackhouse802]

So so sad..smh

[@RealTalkWithGaryM]

I believe all life sentences should be reevaluated after the age of 60. It’s a known fact that people are totally different physically and mentally after 60.

[@RealTalkWithGaryM]

@tonythomas1010 is that going to bring my grandmother back. if he is released after spending 25 years in prison.

[@rondas7772]

I totally agree

[@RealTalkWithGaryM]

@tonythomas1010 did I say 5 years. Also, I stated re evaluated after 60 years of age.

[@RealTalkWithGaryM]

@tonythomas1010 you might want to re read my original comment. Key words were reevaluate and sixty years old.

[@DonButerbaugh]

Could do without the banjo. Made it hard to hear

[@garrison3675]

... we have to build a bridge across to give those who wish, and who will, another chance at Freedom !! ...

[@TammyThurmond]

This young man has more sense than most young people now days yeah he messed up once but hes human and should be treated with respect he knowed he messed up when he was younger but now he just wants to be treated like a person and not just a number of a person that did wrong once

[@SyedAli-r4e]

Very very sad

[@MaryPratt-fn3qq]

That’s not right

[@lorrainegartrell1907]

That music tho makes it all seem so quaint.

[@cedricraphiel3339]

Sad

[@Maymaymayok]

Please add Louisiana to the title to avoid confusion with Angola, which is a country in Africa. The national official language is Portuguese. The capital is Luanda.

[@Trackratz-zl9di]

I would rather be in the one in Louisiana then the one in Africa.

[@Maymaymayok]

@Trackratz-zl9di Angola is far a much better country than the hole you are referring to . No wonder you can not speak and write English!!! And it is "than" not "then" like you wrote!! What a big shame! You are illiterate! Go to school!!

[@ultimatewarrior9611]

@@Trackratz-zl9dilol

[@rudybrooks3722]

​​​@@Trackratz-zl9di😂😂😂😂.

[@mr.mr.4772]

@@Trackratz-zl9di no you wouldn't.

[@evangelineward9980]

This is so sad, unfortunately racism has a lot to do with the sentencing. No opportunity to reform, some of the crime really don’t deserve the time. Pray for our bias judicial system .

[@rondas7772]

​@tonythomas1010racism because black males have harsher and longer sentences than white males who commit the same crime, that's where racism comes into play

[@ikewilson4500]

@tonythomas1010 Not for a 17yo

[@bigiron8831]

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time....

[@ikewilson4500]

Yeah. You can easily say that when you didn’t grow up in poverty. The politicians stealing all the money. The prison system is big money in Louisiana.

[@ba1100string]

Everybody in Louisiana knows that life means life but yet they do the crime.

[@banzy5387]

He said “some people in here should be given a chance.” If you k!ll someone, you don’t deserve a chance or freedom…no matter how old you are. Your victim didn’t get a chance to live their life, so why should you.

[@Tbrew-zd6xb]

@banzy. Do you believe in God?

[@billf7062]

God sees all, knows all, judges all. God’s justice awaits all men in eternity. God may have a better place for some of these men than some that have wielded earthly power.

[@itzroslynsTV]

did he get out I coudnt watch the whole thing smh

[@zeniyawellsprettygirliscut2571]

My GOD!

[@rondas7772]

People have Been in jail since 1969 😢

[@MrSanford65]

That’s got to be an old film because you can’t be 61 years old and be 17 in 1971

[@billf7062]

I’m 61 years old and graduated HS in 1981. If he went in Marine Corp out of HS in 1971 he’d be ten years older than me (if he wasn’t held back in school). So, he could be 71 years old or the film is from ten years ago.

[@MrSanford65]

@@billf7062 I figured as much because I’m 57 and graduated in 84 . I actually went into the Marine Corps at 17 myself.

[@billf7062]

Considered The Marine Corp for a minute. The recruiter called my house for weeks. Hope it was a good experience for you.

[@pttn975]

Louisiana don't play

[@ikewilson4500]

Louisiana still leads the Nation with incarcerated people.. Big Money 💰

[@ascensionjourney1042]

At all!

[@correctionalofficer4lockdo763]

Angola has some of the greatest and biggest bbq pits in the world! When they have barbecues they are always well attended!

[@godsqueen9437]

Everything he just said was basically the structure of Louisiana's mindset. It's stagnates time. As tarnished the growth, the economical growth in this society. It is literally deadweight in its mindset and way of thinking. It's literally deadweight mentality. There is no growth as a whole as a government as one body With this stagnation Economical stance. There is no time it freezes time and takes time away by doing so.

[@timolexsey341]

Should have a prison like this in every state.

[@GeorgeKennedy-p8b]

Bla blala

[@jeanheard4615]

We need a prison like this in every state I took my Sunday school class on a tour they got all kind of excerise machines and a commentary store to buy anything they want as long as money on the books sad the jails are a home away from home

[@garymaccue8956]

It is sad people get locked away for life when they made a mistake as a teenager. He is not the same person that committed the crime so long ago. Although I doubt he could adjust to living outside now.

[@west0498]

Committing armed robbery and then murder is not a mistake. It’s a choice. He made his choice and prison is his consequence.

[@antonioguiden2201]

🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@JillABaker970]

You can’t hear

[@columbuspalmer846]

The brother talks about time. Inconsideration or being in slaved. It restructures the mind. The hold pattern is the same.

[@katiecampbell9191]

If these people had a chance at freedom things would probably be a whole lot easier in the prison. I hope Louisiana really takes a look at how they’re condemning these people regardless of the crime instead of giving them a chance at redemption especially when it’s a charge they got when they were younger.

[@krabwafer3895]

Jpay #322870 Angola

[@jamesbrantley8105]

They had to keep one plantation around. That goes to show you true American history. These guys be getting charges like 30 to 60 to life sentence without even getting trials

[@tomburke8817]

Do the time or don’t do crime

[@tyondra]

Go find my daddy he’s in there

[@tiredZAR]

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@asmith9088]

We are some of the most sympathetic people towards criminals. What about the victims, and their families...the murdered victim can't come back, and their families have to live with that forever. They can be forgiven, but their convictions need to stand, even after 60 years old!

[@bettydaye5399]

God bless 🙏 some deserve a second chance at life the laws in Louisiana are awful 😢😢

[@andrewhenry671]

It’s so sad. I don’t understand why they sent us people to life, but my family members told me that’s what I used to have slaves it so I know they real races. I just feel like enough gonna be enough free everybody.

[@Glockenstein0869]

A common thread with all of these inmates is blaming others and a victim mentality.... Even at 61 he is still blaming other people......

[@Beencouraged777]

Think this is bad, the real Hell is worse. This earthly prison is just a shadow of the real thing.

[@RickeyToney-s5n]

How you know,,, you been there

[@CoheffLove]

damn

[@reginaldgreen6221]

I stay away from St. Francisville

[@SyedAli-r4e]

?et this manfree

[@coexist1018]

30 yrs go by fast even on the outside

[@ehunt]

There's no such thing as a fast "30 years"

[@jefflitchford1422]

All these people on here are feeling sorry for him. Had he not been locked up at Angola? He would’ve been out on the streets, robbing and stealing, and probably killing so in someways, Angola saves, lies, as well as having people die there.

[@hotorcold4835]

The LORD knows all about it 🙏

[@juliewoods6534]

He's 61. I'm 69. We are both where we need to be. If you are doing life you have not done your time. That's what I like about LA. Life usually means life.

[@sylviarosario6503]

What’s with the annoying banjo instrument. Geez😡

[@vanHenry66]

They make some cool jewelry there.

[@allenquinn5489]

💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙏✊✊✊

[@capoislamort100]

Angola bound now!

[@godsqueen9437]

Somebody come get America. I mean "God Bless it aka America"so that somebody can come get it PPLEASE

[@darnellhall8173]

Military. You suppose to know better 😢

[@SyedAli-r4e]

Shut up

[@rondas7772]

No not true, doesn't mean you'll do better

[@K.A.K22]

22

[@MegaPrincess43]

Angola is horrid😢😢

[@darylb5564]

Who benefits by keeping killers alive? This is pointless. How many kids could’ve been helped with the money spent on someone that is holding society back. This is just horrible

[@williammatthews6386]

If only 2 little words Jesus Christ 2 little words that can change your whole life Which one would You choose amen 🙏

[@deanwheeler5969]

Two Words huh..JESUS CHRIST,,,A fairy story,,this is real life..

[@glendawood5188]

Jeff Landry has the power to improve conditions in Angola prison, to release prisoners on the 10-2 ruling and see prison as a place of rehabilitation not life long punishment! He needs to move away from the Jim Crow mentality, modernize and believe in redemption!

[@dorothy7382]

Let them people out of that place

[@johnallen7807]

Would you say the same if it was your mother they murdered?

[@dorothy7382]

@@johnallen7807 hello today I do have a right to my opinion

[@johnallen7807]

Did I say you hadn't? but I notice you don't answer my question.@@dorothy7382

[@west0498]

@@dorothy7382as long as they come stay at your house and you support them.

[@dorothy7382]

@west0498 nope no way

[@tolt1776]

Wheres all the white dudes?

[@nathanielwilson1899]

Knowing are rigid Louisiana laws are on black peoples why would any black person commit a crime in this state And then complain about the time given to you.

[@ikewilson4500]

@tonythomas1010 Not true

[@ikewilson4500]

Do you know that most of those inmates have been convicted with little or no defense. Louisiana has the most overturned convictions in the nation for prosecutorial misconduct. Just think of all the inmates that can’t get back in court.

[@ikewilson4500]

Have you ever had a Louisiana Police arrest you because they have to meet their quotas? Stop thinking everyone committed a crime.

[@nathanielwilson1899]

@@ikewilson4500 again why put yourself in harm’s way. I’m a 74 year old black man, was always told by the men in my family, you always have to choose what best for you. Don’t be a follower. Because the law is not applied to us equally don’t to do bad. We have to except responsibility for our actions,and stop blaming it on the SYSTEM. As I said the laws don’t put black men in prison,doing the crime does. Knowing how the legal system works against you why commit a crime.

[@ikewilson4500]

@nathanielwilson1899 Good for you. But when you're in poverty, it is survival.

[@sgturn1500]

They need to let these people go