No Second Chances: Inside Alabama’s Parole System

[@VICENews]

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[@gjhazard]

Bring back Old Sparky ⚡️

[@SpeedUpThatComputer]

It doesn't meet the cruel and unusual punishment standard if the execution is done correctly. However since medical professionals aren't used due to them taking an oath to do no harm it's likely that botched executions will continue.

[@adotholland22]

ask the victoms

[@neptunedawn7121]

Use the Russian Method: a bullet behind the ear.

[@NateBullock-ow6on]

​@@adotholland22hush nobody asked you troll

[@bradburke8232]

For those who may not know this, 11 infractions over more than a decade in prison is actually a low number. You won't survive in a prison environment without doing some things to protect yourself or to send the message to other inmates that you're not to be walked on without getting some infractions in the process. Those with no infractions are the ones who get beaten up, stolen from, potentially killed, and/or raped on a regular basis. The only way to prevent a decade or more of that kind of hardship is to handle it yourself. Sad but true and those infractions are literally the grounds that the state used in that hearing to deny that poor man's parole. Disgusting.

[@frontierproloteriat]

Exactly 💯. I watched several stories of inmates such a Larry Lawtons and I came to the same conclusion.

[@j.cutrone]

Wow

[@facediaper09]

Exactly correct. 1 infraction a year is nothing. Especially if these are just bs infractions which apparently they were, or DA would certainly bring up specifics.

[@williamyoung9401]

The fact that Alabama still has the Confederate flag on their State seal should tell you everything you need to know... (14:48)

[@jalen6188]

Not to mention most infractions likely happened when he first got in there at a young age. That should be something factored in.

[@DixieTwisters]

Born and raised in north Bama. This state is such a nightmare. Period. Dirty cops, judges, everything.

[@atheistinalabama4206]

Same here 🙋‍♀️ I was born & raised in Huntsville Alabama & this entire state government is corrupt to the core!!!! The state politics here are an absolute joke & the conditions of our prison system are a disgrace to say the least!!! The number of inmates serving 20+ years for crimes committed while they were teenagers is truly alarming!!! We need some accountability with the quickness for those in power here💯

[@jacksdad734]

I have a buddy can lives clean as a whistle who says the same thing about the dirty system.

[@brysoncherry9884]

Almost like those positions are voted for and accepted.

[@jiveassturkey8849]

@@brysoncherry9884 that's the problem, anyone who wants to change things for the better don't vote. The people who vote are the boomers who have lived in this system their whole lives and it's ingrained in them. They have been brainwashed by society to be cold to anyone who commits any crime, it doesn't matter if it's a victimless crime.

[@kenosabi]

​@@brysoncherry9884almost like people are voting but it doesn't actually translate to anything. Voting is a ritual for show. Winners are predetermined. Anyone not completely re tarded can see that by now. But mfers would rather play this "my side vs your side" red vs blue nonsense without realizing there are no sides - we have one party and it rules us all. You sitting outside but I promise you still aint free.

[@jennisunday5933]

I have never heard of a parole board not letting the inmate speak on their own behalf. The whole process is flawed. Prayers for the Goins family.🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@AcidDaBomb]

The South is ran by white people who hate black people and want to find a way to keep the black man down and I'm a white man from the south saying this.

[@Xlapiranaprx]

No mercy for criminals it doesn’t matter the color of the criminal. You don’t get a free out jail card for been black

[@lonesome3958]

@@Xlapiranaprx you should however get the same chance of a get out of jail free card as people with other skin tones. That is not the case right now

[@dionnad5117]

Thank you for your prayers.

[@Lord_Zore]

Free Goins, need to be with his sick mom before its too late and start a life to support his mental health.

[@kathryncumberland]

Five years in between hearings, yet people only get two minutes to speak. This is absolutely insane!

[@nunyabuziness8421]

4 years

[@christo930]

He could have not stuck a gun in 3 peoples' faces. How insane is that? Frankly, he's lucky because he will go home eventually. "Robbery gone wrong" is very common. He rolled the die 3 times and got lucky. He could be down for murder with life without the possibility of parole. Everyone commenting on this video has all the sympathy in the world for the guys doing the crime. How about we think about their victims? I do not believe they are rehabilitated. If they were, they wouldn't be feeling sorry for themselves and whining about their inability to speak at the parole. What good what do anyway? E very single one of them will say the same exact thing..."I'ma good boy now, if you send me home, I won't do nothing...."

[@dereknelson3080]

Cause f*** em that's why.

[@deadhand8819]

​@@dereknelson3080I feel you on this if you do some heinous crime you spit 10-15 years in prison and you think you're going to get out on parole for a heinous crime I'm glad that they denied all these hearings.

[@sararice2914]

Yes they denied my son on a25 year sentence. He has to wait five more years! They need to let him work at a regular job

[@user-ox3me2qt7c]

What a lot of people using his 11 disciplinary infractions as a reason to keep him locked up is that those infractions can range from rioting and violence... to charging pocket change to do someones laundry for them or being late for work. Not to mention he could've done most of those infractions at the beginning of his sentence, which doesn't reflect the person he is today at all.

[@doctorbigsmiles]

Not to mention many infractions are handed out for literally nothing, a guard just doesn't like you and lies, writes you up for anything just cause

[@deejvalde437]

y'all need to stop being stupid

[@D-E-S_8559]

@@doctorbigsmiles And your opinion is EXACTLY where, how and when we require the statistical analytics of CRT to review the actions and outcomes of this so called "parole boards", under open data access laws....

[@iPeeOnBabies]

@@D-E-S_8559 Thank you for the great point. I reworded it to maybe help others understand what you're saying, "And your opinion is exactly why we require the statistical analysis that Critical Race Theory can help provide. CRT would help us understand where exactly the system is broken and abusive towards black people. For example, reviewing the actions and outcomes of parole board hearings with the help of open data access laws would help bring understanding and improvement to better the quality of life of our black citizens.

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

Infractions are still infractions and violations and doesn't help your case ANY!!! When are people gonna learn this and learn that there are consequences for your damn actions and you WILL be held accountable dammit boy?!!

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

The irony of this video is Alabama has the worst prison system in the US right now. There's even talk of a federal takeover because the state has failed. *Born and raised in Alabama

[@biometal770]

Talk by who?

[@shroudedgrove4679]

How is that irony? 🤔🤔

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

@@shroudedgrove4679 probably should just say the "shocker"

[@antwan6744]

Louisana, Georgia and Florida included

[@jiveassturkey8849]

There has been talk of a federal takeover of the Alabama DOC for decades. It still hasn't happened. The federal government is either the laziest people in the world or they are willingly turning a blind eye.

[@meesert]

Good on vice to spread awareness. Politics over human lives. Disgusting.

[@williamyoung9401]

The governor of Alabama was a Democrat until 2002. Then she switched. Never trust a flipper.

[@TheSMR1969]

@@williamyoung9401 not if they switch to the republican party

[@misterx6276]

They idiot who upset the apple cart was a dummy paleface... yet whites are granted it twice as often still? Backward thinking. AL & LA need to have all elected offices cleansed.

[@thetruth5914]

So sad..

[@wafflez7143]

What awareness? These are criminals that will rob the shirt off your back. They never did nuffin right? 😂 keep these scum bags in jail for life. 80 percent go back to jail with in a year.

[@houstonswisha143]

they are so mad at the system but not their own son who chose to do crime

[@llokissl5878]

Thank u thank u thank u

[@OrangeBeans]

👏👏👏

[@HyperHyena88]

If it's a for profit prison system that's the reason right there.

[@williamyoung9401]

If Alabama paroles all of these poor people, how will they get their slave labor to do any work?!

[@mastersitorou8289]

Actually that happened during the times of the slave trade and civil wars, even American Union soldiers do labor as POW's, just a little dark history of the South.

[@firstlast8258]

@@williamyoung9401 🙄

[@D-E-S_8559]

@@mastersitorou8289 And your opinion is EXACTLY where, how and when we require the statistical analytics of CRT to review the actions and outcomes of this so called "parole boards", under open data access laws....

[@mike48084]

Alabama doesn’t have a privatized prison system. So no, you are wrong

[@janeayre96]

That mom 😢 …my heart hurts listening to her cry.

[@kalui96]

a mother crying > crime committed XD yeah I know that's not what you are saying but waaaayy too many people equate a good cry with innocence lmao

[@misaelgarcia6105]

@@kalui96 ok Mr keyboard warrior

[@mike48084]

Then don’t watch that part buddy! Look up Schadenfreude, bc you have it bad!

[@frankbeasley1261]

Just imagine how he felt seeing his mother crying for him, that's the reason I stopped getting into trouble when I made my mother cry 😢 mother's love is something special 💙 ❤️

[@gabrielpick8774]

you know what i wonder also how she raise that kid :) HONESTLY Because been victim of violent crimes is the worst that man is paying a hi price for his crime thanks God

[@devinbullard7304]

Those of us that are in Alabama have the responsibility to vote tomorrow to change the corruption in our local government.

[@firstlast8258]

Good luck with that

[@devinbullard7304]

@@firstlast8258 I know, but if we don't try then it's a guarantee that things will just stay the same.

[@firstlast8258]

@@devinbullard7304 change is the only constant

[@dasuta5047]

This system is fine, keeps the criminals off the street for good.

[@JohnSmith-bx5fg]

@@devinbullard7304 that they put criminals on jail, yeah deff need to change that, lol good lord.

[@magicworld3242]

This woman has the audacity to say, after her son got convicted of 3 robberies, she now knows what heartache feels like ? Does she know how much heartache her son caused when he was sticking a firearm in someone's face, robbing them ? She's got a lot of nerves. Her son is not THE VICTIM.

[@biblereadingmum1239]

He was 19 and he clearly reformed since then

[@kitno6415]

its not a murder. he already served 10 years

[@p.j._staten]

Stfu. U don't know what heartache is

[@LuLu_0815]

People are still traumatized by robberies. My grandpa's house was broken into multiple times and it nearly sent him looney, staying up all night with his shot gun by his bed.

[@RoseanneSeason7]

Absolutely 💯

[@HunterTinsley]

Born and raised here. AL is a national embarrassment.

[@williamyoung9401]

Ohio is fast catching up! All of the dregs of the South are moving here.

[@williammuse9748]

Born in AL and hard to see people getting out of embarrassment

[@PeterPan54167]

@@williamyoung9401 Funny, I could say the same thing about how all the dregs of Ohio we’re moving South. Yankees from Ohio and Michigan are the worst, you think you’re better than us when really your just moving cause your states a dumpster fire.

[@houseplant1016]

But I thought Sweet Home Alabama was a warm place?

[@armeegetton]

Go vote today!

[@High_altitudee]

As someone from Montgomery, this has been a problem for years and most likely will not change. The state of alabama is a set back as a whole. No lottery system to generate state funds, a state with a HUGE amount of private schools receiving proper education (full of a lighter race) and public schools with outdated education as well as a prison like way of handling kids (full of kids of color) most of state funds going to prisons, gambling is allowed but no table games because slot machines generate more profit than payouts, its a sad case within the state and it is one of the least technically advanced states in america.

[@PilgrimOfTheMostHigh]

I can’t believe people still want to live in this slow state.

[@airassault1151]

Alabama seems like it’s still stuck in the 1800’s tbh and it seems like the only one

[@darlahays2471]

Ohh they actually get treated like inmates

[@samariathornton9110]

@@PilgrimOfTheMostHigh trust me, we hate it here 😂I was born in Montgomery Alabama and now live in a richer suburb called Pike Road, but Alabama is a terrible, lonely place

[@brianlacroix822]

Well if it's of any consolation your state has the same economic output of Ontario Canada which is pretty good yall are equally performing a giant welfare state where people are way poorer but they can get free taxpayer funded suicide and abortions.

[@kaythornton9701]

I have a friend who has been up for parole since February in Alabama and the hearing keeps getting pushed back. He’s 33, and has been locked up since he was 18. I’m trying to encourage him but after watching this, idk what else I can say to him .

[@doctorbigsmiles]

Encourage him, even if you don't believe it. Believe me, he knows better than you how hopeless things actually are. ✊

[@roccoy5982]

Some people don’t change. Be there for him but don’t waste ur energy on him.

[@kalui96]

shouldve been more mature at 18 "im just a kid yolo" OOPS!!

[@lindseyyoung9149]

I hope your friend is given a second chance. Prison is meant to reform and rehabilitate and yet most don't view it that way. It's absolutely ridiculous! Again, I'm hoping for the best for him. 🙏

[@MrLTLB]

@@kalui96 Unless you're "white", right?

[@BV9429]

I live here in Alabama, and I just want to say to Black people to please do not put yourself in a position to get in trouble, because obviously trouble is hard to get out of. The odds are already stacked against you so please think before you act in your lifetime.

[@sexytrinny52]

No LIES DETECTED.

[@Human-Equals-Garbage]

Cops will arrest POC for anything. If a person is literally NOT breaking the law, the cops will arrest them for resisting arrest, then put other bullshit charges on top.

[@UnknownData_]

color don’t matter in Alabama make a wrong move you going to Prison.

[@reallydude111]

What odds are stacked against me? I’m doing just fine.

[@brandonknight7240]

Good luck with that message

[@williamespinosa9094]

I understand that this is very difficult and surprising to the people who are not from the deep south, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi South Carolina and Louisiana. For the people who have lived in or close to these states know that the jails and prisons make money by not giving a bail or not releasing a person on parole or terminating probation because that's how they make money to pay the people who work in these facilities

[@misaelgarcia6105]

Fact’s

[@techkpd7681]

This right here! They are banking. It's so inhumane!

[@bigjon.6258]

Still the Rascist Slave South..Nonthin has changed

[@makslargu5799]

Hey now, you didn’t include the un(der)paid labor of the inmates in your calculation. When you also factor that a lot of labor contracts are with the pentagon for things like personnel uniforms, the government is literally paying them money for housing their captive workforce. It’s kind of genius how evil it is.

[@houseplant1016]

Because there is nothing to understand. These people aren't banking notes to keep in your "bank" to earn money. This is why America is one of the only country where jails are private and earn money.

[@kevinsargent]

Her crying "I'm so sorry." Was heartbreaking.

[@friscodom2451]

You know, this video really makes me think about how big I think my problems are and how much I believe I'm suffering but coming across the video like this makes me realize my problems are peanuts compared to having to deal with this psychological torture. Imagine counting down the days with your family to your parole date and praying so much to God and your family praying so much to God that he will deliver you from that prison and to get there on that day and the devastation of the disappointment to you and your family or wife when you thought this is the day it will happen........ and we think we have problems out here in society.

[@joejoe2928]

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[@thiziriii]

I agree partially with u . Both problems of these inmates and problems we encounter in society shouldn't be minimized .

[@crimsoneffix3171]

Well said....👍👍

[@brianlacroix822]

Imagine being the victim of a armed robbery and having nightmares of that moment where you didn't know if this serial armed robber was going to kill you or your space is being invaded by someone with a gun. Then imagine that this robber had been convicted before 5 years before this all happened and he only got 3 years. Imagine what you think his sentence whould be. Then imagine 9/10 gullible vice viewers say that the real victim here is the guy who committed three armed robberies before he even turned 19. Imagine what you would think is more important: feelings of the good boy's mama? Or protecting society?

[@StoopidMonkiy]

When I was 19 I remember going to the beach late at night with my, at the time, friends. It was a fun night; we were drinking and had a little fire going. Out of nowhere we heard someone yelling in terror from the water, someone was drowning. It was pitch black and the sound came from all directions. In that moment I felt hopeless, and I did what everyone else did, just stood in the sand paralyzed with fear. I tell this story because, at the time of his crime, Alonzo, was 19. It’s been 10 years since Alonzo has seen his family. I'm sure they still see him as that young boy that they would hold in their arms, but when they hear Alonzo over the phone they're brought back to the reality that it’s been 10 years and he’s a grown adult. A smart, mature, uplifting one at that! My friend from the story was given a second chance at life that night, the tide brought him in. I hope the committee could be the tide for Alonzo and bring him home.

[@danielebrparish4271]

I don't think Alonzo knows that getting a job or an apartment with a felony record is difficult in the extreme. I think that most of these convicts will do what they know when the money runs out. I think violent offenders should not be released until they are too old to run, jump and climb. If we had a gun control system like the rest of the western countries it would greatly reduce the chances of someone reoffending, but we are not allowed to make such laws and our country is awash in easy to obtain firearms some of which can be made fully automatic very cheaply and easily.

[@LuLu_0815]

​​@@danielebrparish4271when you think about gun control laws, you're not considering the Americans who live in rural areas. The closest police department to my home, which is a 700 acre farm, is 35-40 minutes away. We had a guy break into our house once. Fortunately, my dad came out with his shot gun and the guy stumbled out and passed out in his car (he was high out of his mind). The cops had to call us to find our house because GPS stops in the middle of a pasture. It took them nearly an hour to get there. So if you're promoting banning guns, you're promoting taking away the only line of defense for some law-abiding citizens. In fact, knowing most people in rural areas (at least in alabama) have a shotgun by thier beds is the biggest deterrent of home robberies we've got. The police simply won't make it in time to help if they're needed.

[@danielebrparish4271]

@@LuLu_0815 I considered all humans in all rural areas in every country on earth. You changed the topic to a gun ban which no person in any democracy has ever proposed for debate much less for legislation because the idea is non-sensical.

[@LuLu_0815]

@danielebrparish4271 a gun control system is opening the door to gun bans. Once gun ownership is treated as a privilege rather than a right, it can be taken away.

[@danielebrparish4271]

@@LuLu_0815 No one has a right to a car in any country in the world yet a person's car is never taken away even in cases of someone with more than 3 DUI convictions. The world has had gun control in effect since 1328 yet none have ever considered a gun ban. It makes no sense to anyone to have a gun ban. There isn't even a dynamite ban despite all the murders committed with them. Unlike a gun, dynamite can kill someone when the killer is hundreds of miles away and months after they left the area with no way to retrieve any DNA that may have been left behind by the criminal. Yet no proposed a ban on dynamite. However dynamite controls have virtually eliminate the use of dynamite in committing crime.

[@tupatshakurtis5195]

One of the hardest parts of being locked up when I was doing time was knowing the pain I was causing my momma. This video brought a tear to my eye. The injustice in Alabama has to stop.

[@youngcoco510]

Man 100% I thought I was soft for almost shedding a tear when they showed his mom

[@tommytwotoes3880]

How is that unjust?

[@tupatshakurtis5195]

@@tommytwotoes3880 uhm… did you watch the video? They’re clearly not granting parole to people to keep their prisons at over capacities for profit…

[@tupatshakurtis5195]

@@runinl8agan855 not all crimes have victims homie. I went to lock up for robbing someone that owed me money. Mfer ratted on me.

[@michaelbradley7621]

@@runinl8agan855 lol most people who are incarcerated are locked up for victimless crimes. You’re just intellectually lazy and it’s easier for you to believe that all these people are murderers and rapists vs accepting the truth. America has not benefitted from mass incarceration, only the criminal justice industry has. Prisons are modern day slave factories that turn petty thief’s and drug users into violent criminals and old white people into million/billionaires. We have more prisons/jails than schools in America and 40+% of the population has a criminal record. That’s ridiculous and it’s a side effect of the “lock them up and throw away the key” attitude. We live in a democracy so this is only allowed because of simple minded people such as yourself.

[@bigchungussippindrank]

Hearing the pain in that lady’s voice after the denial was heartbreaking. The system is broken man

[@ryanmeans1475]

nah fr I don't even cry but almost did

[@dionnad5117]

That was my aunt 😔 I have never seen that much emotion in her and It was so hard to watch.

[@wesbrannick8269]

Should've been a better mother.

[@scdipper8649]

Being sad doesn't take away a person's responsibilty to be held accountable for their actions. Guess who won't be breaking into people's houses, the guy who just got done serving 20 years because he know's he don't want that time again. He stood on his decsion to commit the crimes, let the court stand on their decsion for how long he should serve.

[@spidermonkeynuts3851]

yeah how dare someone do the time for robbing 3 people 😮

[@MohammedLiswi]

That lady that was crying in the car teared my heart. This is not fair!

[@dionnad5117]

That lady is my aunt ❤️🙏🏾

[@MohammedLiswi]

@@dionnad5117 I'm so sorry for what happened. I hope things will become better. Please send her my love and support 🙏 ❤️

[@dionnad5117]

@@MohammedLiswi Thank you. I will. Prayers are definitely helful. 🙏🏾

[@wesbrannick8269]

Be a better parent in your kids life. The dad literally showed how shifty he was when he said no one was home and it wasn't violent.

[@scdipper8649]

Sounds exactly fair, actually. He was given 20 years by the court, let him serve the 20.

[@artiecon97]

Another reason to avoid Alabama. A horrible parol system like this disincentives people to reform themselves during their sentences.

[@jensgronning4436]

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard

[@mikekennedy5470]

I'm going to be taking a 10,000 mile motorcycle adventure soon as I have congestive heart failure and I have a list of states I will not travel take a guess how many are poor red states ? ALL OF THEM.

[@ZoneGlazed]

​@@mikekennedy5470So you voted for Biden?

[@mikekennedy5470]

@@ZoneGlazed no I voted against another trump administration.

[@ZoneGlazed]

@@mikekennedy5470 That makes sense. Typical.

[@Bham205northside]

This is soo true I’m from Alabama. I was charge when a crime that happen when I was 17 and they denied me youth offender and I didn’t plead to the case until I was 20 because my lawyer said I would get probation in which I did. I never serve anytime in prison nor had any other charges. It has been over 20 Years and yet they keep denying my pardon. It’s like I was living in prison but living on the streets. That’s why I moved to Georgia. I finish college in 2002 with a mathematics degree and couldn’t do anything with it because of the felony on my record and being in Alabama. When God move me to Georgia everything open up for me. I’m in the engineering field making great money and I have even open and started my own engineering consulting firm. You have to have thick skin to go through and survive what I went through in Bama. It’s sad that they don’t really believe in second chances in Alabama.

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

You're a success story. Good work.

[@cashapark87s25]

No where in the south believes in second chances

[@jerrywinters388]

Salute Champ🙏🙏💯💯

[@jivonniasmith9770]

To accept a pardon you have to accept 100% guilt for the crime so you are better off with your current situation and if it is expungeable i would do that instead

[@kevinfisher466]

no one wanted to hear your life story ... .

[@Xavier-uknonada]

Wow. It's difficult to ever think about setting foot in Alabama. My heart goes out to all the families. Both victims and of the offenders that are stripped of humanitarian rights.

[@mrweazal1911]

Good don’t

[@mrrilz11]

Or most red states. Draconian laws that benefit only the rich. This is insane.

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

You do the time if you do the crime homie!

[@mrrilz11]

Let's not overplay the situation. This man committed those robberies when he wa 15 years old. Of course, the taxpayers funded his rehabilitation. The state is supposed to be penitent in this regard, not lifetime enslavers. A nation is judged by how she treats her weakest and most vulnerable. Additionally, one must ask what created the conditions that would make a 15 year old commit 3 robberies. Perhaps a legacy of... Alabama.

[@aethulwulfvonstopphen8013]

@@mrrilz11 I was from a poor broken home, was abused as a child, and dealt with mental issues for many years. I never violently robbed anyone. There's no excuse.

[@mr.nemesis6442]

One singe case should not be used to judge all parole applications. The right of due process is being denied to the prisoners because of the actions of a singe man. They did not have anything to do with the boy’s murder and yet they’re being punished for it. This is a gross violation of how the system should work.

[@r0ckstar666]

Can't do the time don't do the crime. Punk wanna play punk gots to pay.

[@ZivineYT]

@@r0ckstar666 Don’t smoke joints, it’s a federal crime. You should turn yourself in or just stand by your hypocrisy.

[@valu1827]

@r0ckstar666 According to your logic you should be in federal prison right now. You’re proudly breaking the law in your own videos, with your pound of marijuana. Which is enough for a trafficking charge.

[@lukas3606]

The lack of paroles just tells me they don’t believe in rehabilitation, which means they don’t believe in their prisons… which means the prison system needs reform.

[@badazzbarbiePOV]

Alabama is the jail that gave that guy heart surgery and threw him in jail a day later no pain meds nothing he literally looked like he was dying . we had to call to get some kind of help it’s disgusting

[@user-dk8oe8cd2u]

😂

[@gabrielpick8774]

why was he inside for??

[@RoseanneSeason7]

Didn't my cousin Vinny take place in Alabama?

[@dionnad5117]

Alonzo Goines Jr. Is my cousin❣️✊🏾. This is so hard to watch my family go through this. I was young when he was arrested but it still hurts knowing how much it has affected those in my family. Seeing my aunt cry like that shatters my heart. My heart goes out to anyone involved and the victims and their families. I miss and love you Peewee!!!! ❤️🙏🏾 God has a plan for you!

[@badgalkia10]

Hearing his mother cry like that brought tears to my eyes 🥺💔 i just cannot rn! Praying for you guys 🙏🏾 please be strong ❤️

[@wesbrannick8269]

I wonder how the victims of the robberies felt. I was appalled when the dad said there was no in the house, it wasn't violent.

[@dionnad5117]

@@wesbrannick8269 I'm sure they felt ways anyone would feel after something like that. Robbing is wrong. It's scary. It's not ok by any means.

[@mike48084]

Yeah, Vice News is just using the crying scenes of your relatives to get views. There is no informational value to showing your relatives in that state. All I can say is people enjoy seeing others suffer. Schadenfreude at it’s best.

[@dionnad5117]

@@mike48084 Praying for you 🙏🏾

[@futbesnake5438]

I mean, 11 offenses should be separated by severity.

[@doctorbigsmiles]

We're forgetting the fact, that those people do. not. give. a. sh*t. About any of these poor folks

[@repeater08]

It was argued that way as a negative against the person. They don't care. That's why there was no detail. So the board could make a checkmark by it and deny him.

[@beegwan1893]

Its like they failed to acknowledge that 11 infractions over 10 years is one a year on average.

[@pelon7109]

@@beegwan1893 that's bad that's like someone in the free world committing 1 crime a year

[@aussibroker93]

@@pelon7109 No it is absolutely not, a infraction is not the same as a crime. Its a small rule break, not equivalent of breaking a law. If he broke 11 laws in prison, he would have been convicted of another 11 crimes during his prison sentence.

[@michaeljohnson1576]

There's just an air of 'it's strictly business' in Alabama's courtrooms that really bears down on the families there. When that lady was announcing the 2 minutes that they had to speak, I was just thinking how I'd feel knowing that my pain and heartache was only worth 2 minutes of your time. I understand that it may be similar in other courtrooms around America, but it doesn't mean that it's okay....

[@brianlacroix822]

oh boo fking hoo the serial armed robber who picked up 11 violations on his second prison sentence for his second and third armed robbery convictoins has to serve more than half his 20 year sentence. criminals like him cool down once they get in their 40s he clearly is a danger. why waste taxpayer's or the prosecutor's or the family's time?

[@lc6636]

I am appalled by the fact the mom gets up there and wants her son out. He had serious crimes. He has VICTIMS.

[@ericawood9714]

I just watched a parole hearing for a 24yo female in Utah who killed a 43yo mother and her 16yo son in an automobile accident whilst she was driving drunk. She was sentenced to 10 years. The parole hearing took place on third year of her sentence and was 30+ minutes long. Shocking to see the differences from one state to another back to back on KZbin videos.

[@sugarhieroglyph]

Prisons for profit is the worst thing. Our owners are truly cruel.

[@mspence5555]

This stirred my PTSD up. 2011-2016 ADOC. This didn't even scratch the surface.

[@TexasAlabamaBoi205]

Bibb or Elmore?

[@mspence5555]

@@TexasAlabamaBoi205 Fountain

[@JahWontPayTheBill]

Did you get took

[@wizardofahhhhhhz]

I have mixed feelings about what the guy said- he feels like 15 years is too much for a first charge of armed robbery, I don’t. If you’ve ever been the victim of an armed robbery, and had a gun pointed at you, your life is NEVER the same again. It is one of the most violating crimes that can happen. Also, it sounds like he got 5 years for his first conviction. It was the second conviction that got all the years added on. It is so much better to focus on preventing our young men not to get themselves wrapped up in the system…

[@johnhardy7764]

That’s subjective. I’ve been the victim of an armed robbery. It messed me up good for a whole. Paranoia, anger, jittery. But to say i will NEVER be the same, which is the same as saying I will NEVER overcome is a stretch & that also has nothing to do with person who commuted the crime as far as rehabilitation.

[@joejoe2928]

Veteran Scots GUARDS Royal Scots.. Please Watch 23 MINUTES IN HELL BY BILL WIESS SUPERNATURAL NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE DOES LIFE EXIST AFTER DEATH? Watch this THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY AND FIND OUT..

[@joejoe2928]

@@johnhardy7764 MERCY MERCY MERCY TIME PASSES DIFFERENTLY IN PRISON 15 YEARS IS AN ETERNITY ,.I BELIEVE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN IN JAIL OR YOU WOULD BE MERCYFULL TOWARDS THIS POOR SOUL WHOS SPENT AN ETERNITY IN PRISON ITS A HORRIFICLY LONG SENTENCE I WISH I COULD PUT U IN PRISON FOR ONE WEEK BUT DONT TELL U A RELEASE DATE YOU WOULD SOON CHANGE YOUR MIND.

[@lc6636]

@@joejoe2928Alonzo had every opportunity to turn his life around when he was charged with first-degree robbery the first time. He only received three years. He committed two more and received 20 years. Right decision!

[@LisaNoGiving]

Sometimes they really do change. Yes u got rob. I have too. But if we don’t forgive them and move on. Then you gonna have watever you say you been having. You gonna continue to have those flashbacks and be paranoid all the time. My father above said we should forgive. No matter what.

[@BOSSMANBUDDYLEE]

Stop committing crimes. Victims have rights too

[@guesswhat-chickenbutt]

You'd think you wouldn't have to spell it out for people.. But here we are. Blows my mind!

[@joelm4847]

you’re going to be really surprised when you go to hell for your sins also

[@joelm4847]

@@guesswhat-chickenbutt why should God give your mercy on judgement day with your mindset?

[@Drellio684]

I'm from Alabama. Did time in Alabama state prison 2x. Got out and never been back period. It actually changed my life 💯💯...

[@rebeccathornton821]

Powerful reporting. Well done. Thank you.

[@christinfranklin1333]

I am so thankful that somebody outside of our local news cares enough to put a spotlight on this(especially being VICE my favorite place to watch documentaries on World events ) our system is so corrupt from the prison to the police to the politicians the whole thing needs to overhaul and us boycotting nd standing outside with signs only goes so far...thank u for this

[@kenosabi]

Vote. Vote and remove the woman that is actively guiding the parole board from a distance.

[@gunnermccormick3957]

Pretty good documentary overall, although I would have appreciated getting to hear the details of Alonzo’s 11 infractions. I don’t know what constitutes an infraction in prison, and it would have been informative to know how serious or trivial his infractions were.

[@jonaskastner4270]

This literally broke my heart. My heart and wishes go out to their families!

[@lueyR]

Lol they're criminals. Get over yourself

[@e3engraving]

mine also, they should never let these criminals out if my kid was killed.

[@christo930]

Why don't you go watch a fluff piece that has the victims in it to push back against the "I'ma good boy now" act? Listening to these guys, my heart is hardened. Every single one of them did the whole "ima good boy now. I learned my lesson. I was young and made a mistake...." routine.

[@brianlacroix822]

Alonzo John Goines has committed multiple robberies. Goines was sentenced in 2013 to 20 years in prison for two counts of first-degree robbery in Russell County after he and an accomplice robbed a store at gunpoint. Vice never told any of yall that Goines had already been sentenced to three years in prison in Lee County back in 2008 for another first-degree robbery.

[@tier1solutions28]

​@brianlacroix822 see? Nothing but manipulators. Most of these 20+ year sentences are for using weapons against others or trafficking.

[@web88554]

The American prison system is in desperate need of reform, we have more incarcerated individuals than any other country in the world, and aren't any safer for it. It's insane that someone can get 25 years for 3 non-violent robberies. The conditions of our prisons are cruel, and do not rehabilitate, if anything they do the opposite. Other countries actually manage to treat their prisoners like human beings.

[@DanielRuiz-oo1ix]

I think all robberies are violent. You're violating someone, that's not a nice feeling.

[@RS-mx2yf]

Non violent? Forcing someone to give their money is non violent? This system already serves for criminals screw vice and its proegenda people kill and go out like it's nothing

[@web88554]

It was a home robbery, and nobody was there. Literally non-violent.

[@mastersitorou8289]

There's a foreign country that have prisons looking like hotels, a safe mentally tranquil environment helping the prisoner's mental health not poison it and use the prisoner for profit. American prisons they're the second secret hub for organ transplants for the black market to cater the rich and powerful having organ failures, so that the rich keeps getting richer. Poisoning the mental, bodily, and spiritually based individual for a perpetual amount of time. There's still incurable diseases out there still in inmates without even noticing, that's the thing that grinds my gears as a self educated individual for the human body and cells/organisms. STD's that can potentially kill a human being, HIV and AIDS is a concoction of the cell from hell to be present in a males healthy immune system. Selling a life for silver and gold is the highest offense to Allah.

[@scdipper8649]

@@web88554 It was a home robbery. Literally violent. How do you rob someone "non-violently"?

[@brandont4941]

I teared up when they denied Alonzo's parole, and we know why they're doing it. You have companies that are investing in these prisons, and they're working the inmates like modern-day slaves, this is systematic racism to the max. Black and Brown people already start off with a disadvantage, and just like any other kids would do, they make stupid decisions when their young and they have to pay the price with their lives. They need to keep people like Alonzo in prison so they can keep making money off of them, and it's disgusting. We have to call it for what it is. This motivates me more to go out and vote and make sure this system changes. BTW, a Black man was on the board like my guy WTF!!!

[@firstlast8258]

Good luck with that

[@D-E-S_8559]

And your opinion is EXACTLY where, how and when we require the statistical analytics of CRT to review the actions and outcomes of this so called "parole boards", under open data access laws....

[@ropeysubstance1719]

did you also tear up for the innocent victims he robbed in a violent home invasion?

[@brandont4941]

@ropey substance I see you don't believe in second chances

[@ropeysubstance1719]

@@brandont4941 not for people who invade people's homes while armed. not at all. they can rot.

[@wolfgangk1]

Keeping it real: Alonso said that he only had an infraction "here and there" while incarcerated but his record shows he had 11. That doesn't sound like a person who is reformed. It should also be noted that he was charged with THREE robberies. He was originally sentenced to 5 years and 20 years for the other two. It would've been 15-years if he had received 5-years for each robbery. But there is an incremental increase as the number of crimes increases. Statistically, it was probably not his first foray into robbery. It continued until he was finally caught. The family minimized by saying that it was a nonviolent crime rather than just accepting that if you do the crime, you're going to have to do the time.

[@kimharris7429]

I had to deal with the law over an infraction here in Canada. I was horrified by the incompetence and lack of communication. Being put in these systems puts you at the mercy of legal systems that can’t tell the left hand from the right. I’m a middle aged white woman in Canada. Being a black man in Alabama must be incredibly scary. They also base so much on religion which is a huge mistake.

[@lifewiththesteeles2672]

I'm a Black Man that lives in Bama all I can say is that in Bama if you a Black man here that's 1 Strike , if you do anything that's not Right that's 2 Strikes so you have to move and do what's Right or just move cause once you in you are in Forever. Kim Harris you a Canadian its a Big Difference not saying you haven't been through nothing but our Governor took our Money to Build Mega Prisons and it's gonna be Hard to live here frfr.

[@joejoe2928]

Veteran Scots GUARDS Royal Scots.. Please Watch 23 MINUTES IN HELL BY BILL WIESS SUPERNATURAL NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE DOES LIFE EXIST AFTER DEATH? Watch this THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY AND FIND OUT..

[@jiveassturkey8849]

If they were truly basing it on religion, or Christianity, then mercy would be on the forefront of their minds. What would Jesus do in this situation? Would He give people another chance? Absolutely. There is a lot of false Christianity, people who go to church because it's a social thing and who know absolutely nothing about the gospel, and if they do they are blatantly ignoring it.

[@mr_sir6563]

@@lifewiththesteeles2672you’re a black boy. Being a White Man means you take care of your family all you black boys do is sell drugs

[@brianlacroix822]

@@lifewiththesteeles2672 LMAO you criminals are so fking whiney. Goines was a serial armed robber he deserved 20 years, stop blaming this on race and take some fking accountability boy if you think Bama is worst place go live in NY or Canaduh or Cuba see how they treat black people there.

[@dt089]

Our system is such an embarrassment. A 20 year sentence for 2 robbery convictions when he was only 19 years old and has no other violent crimes? It's absolutely reprehensible and what's even more upsetting is that he'll be in the same environment with actual violent offenders that have killed, raped and have committed actual violent crimes and he'll be forced to take part in the prison gang system which could lead him to serve more time if he's coerced and intimidated.

[@btcunanan8928]

He still committed a crime.

[@dussreynolds2992]

Should have got life

[@Nothing123Battle]

These comments are disappearing...I wonder? Is it because there is a narrative going on here?

[@dussreynolds2992]

He should have gotten the death penalty. If you get 2 felonies you should get automatic death sentence. I bet the crime rate will drop off real quick

[@perrysims3320]

Don't f*cking steal. 79 years old and never had to worry about the prison system. Just be a decent person. Color is NO excuse.

[@laurenkillough4273]

I have lived in and around Montgomery my entire life (40yrs) and I 100% agree our prison systems here in Alabama are in need of serious reform. I also feel that non violent offenders should be given seconds chances. I have an extremely hard time when someone who took a life is paroled or given a light sentence. In 2004 in Montgomery my cousin was shot by her husband, he was denied parole this year but will have served his time by 2025. It's just not right, my cousin is not paroled from the grave. Alabama needs A LOT of changes, starting with our governor.

[@messier8769]

Absolutely, 100% full revamp from ground up because that's how you rebuild anything you tear it all down and rebuild from ground up to make it better 👍

[@LisaNoGiving]

U probably should speak on that. Do it for your cousin. And one more thing , maybe he have change. I believe he did. Plus, we have to forgive them. No matter what.

[@user_343]

16:40 that looks like is from some dystopian post apocalyptic movie.

[@johncase1353]

The sad part is the guy who killed the kid was granted parole a second time after his triple murders just to murder again.

[@EG-bl5hc]

Excruciating to watch these families try to convince this board only to be denied over and over. Families really need to rethink how they approach their 2-minute plea--emotions clearly won’t get through to these people. Families need to be quick and concise re: living, work situation and very important: address with honesty whatever trouble their loved one got into in prison & why

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

Using evidence to support a claim is probably not going to resonate with some of these parole board members. They've got it in their head to just 'deny, deny, deny' and nothing will alter their stance.

[@brekedekdang39]

I am grateful to have access to this heartbreaking story. I am also grateful that I am not from Alabama. I sincerely hope that stories like this expose these corrupt government officials and helps to reform the prison system to make it about rehabilitation rather than incarcerating people as long as possible so all the Corrections Officers and Wardens, and contractors can keep making money off of this system.

[@midwestmike613]

It's disgusting that it's an actual racket in this country locking as many human beings up for as long as possible all for money. I honestly don't know how some of them people sleep at night.

[@r0ckstar666]

Just be grateful these prisons keep these rac1$t criminals locked down

[@stephanier.tinney343]

It is just horrific here. They are turning everyone into the prison industrial complex out here. Over policing, over Policing, and over policing. Plus Kay ivy is a horror story

[@r0ckstar666]

@@stephanier.tinney343 it's not over policing you take punk b1chez off the street who are robbing black folks. Especially when those punk b1chez get to the penitentiary then claim rac1$m is why they are in the joint. No, it's not rac1$m why they are locked up. They are locked up because of the crimes they committed. Need death penalty for all robbers

[@midwestmike613]

@@r0ckstar666 for being such a fan of prisons you do realize your smoking hobby that you flaunt at one time put hundreds of thousands of people in them? And in some places still does to this day idk just a thought maybe you shouldn't be so quick to judge other's. Especially when those people paved that road with their lives so you can smoke and post videos of it online today without much fear of ending up in one of those places genius ✌️

[@whitleysmith1669]

What the mom said at the end was straight facts and my heart aches for her

[@whitleysmith1669]

@aquarius3867 omg what a revolutionary thought.. sooo groundbreaking.. 😂

[@cawheeler27]

My heart breaks for the people they victimized. But I'm not a sociopath.

[@IsmaelC-m9g]

​@aquarius3867it's not that bro it has nothing to do with that some ppl are young and dumb some ppl don't have bad intentions just the hunger and struggle are real

[@lc6636]

@@IsmaelC-m9gNo. You don't first-degree rob another person who is working and struggling. Alonzo has victims. Let’s ask them.

[@aal2206]

Violent offenders, those who hurt someone or abused a child, should NEVER be released.

[@deidrajames4258]

I’m in Alabama and nothing will be done. These shows aren’t put on television, they aren’t put out there every week or every month. Netflix, Amazon, it amazes me how much discussions is on Atheletes, celebs but the stuff real people going through gets little no discussion they still talking about Nia Longs fiancé and Brett Fabre and Donald Trump

[@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS]

I lived in Alabama for one year and it was the nightmare of a lifetime. i felt nervous and scared just watching this. The harsh hand of the merciless law does not deter those people from committing crimes. Not sure what is scarier, the state and its laws or the criminals who break them. I wish to never set foot in that state again from fear alone. If you only knew how hateful and evil these people are, you wouldnt feel too sorry for them.

[@biometal770]

Prison most definitely deters people from committing crimes. Only idiots are not deterred

[@voltrondoji7439]

PLz share some examples of what happened to you or others that you've heard about

[@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS]

@@voltrondoji7439 fear is a powerful tool. I rather just return home

[@hood_nation_tv]

It ain't no reason for people to ever go to Alabama.. if your reading this get out while you can 🙏🏾

[@Haveyoueverbeenswallowed]

I passed by there driving back home from Mexico. I wanted to just experience new things and sights. I was nervous asf driving through Alabama. The cops there are extremely racist and intimidating.

[@theflamingo2968]

The dirty little truth is these dudes have already had at least a dozen chances and now their chickens have come home to roost. If you can’t stand the heat, don’t play in the kitchen 💯

[@hannahbananamarshall]

“Society needs to be honest about who we’re scared of and who we’re mad at”. A quote I heard in another documentary about juvenile offenders that has stuck with me.

[@Pucksndeep6]

What does that mean ? Do you think all whites are racist ? I agree that this parole board is disgustingly flawed and racist. However, I choose to believe that most of society is reasonable and conscientious. Don't let that hate eat at you. Judging people because of the color of their skin is wrong it doesn't matter what color is doing the judging.

[@ropeysubstance1719]

The people who commit the most violent crime per capita perhaps?

[@davidchristian8447]

@@ropeysubstance1719 I hear dog whistles...

[@ropeysubstance1719]

@@davidchristian8447 I hear "violent crime statistics"

[@hannahbananamarshall]

@@ropeysubstance1719 Your sentence is grammatically incoherent. What is it that you’re trying to say?

[@johnnybennett9591]

This is absolutely ridiculous! I too have been incarcerated before. I didn't however do anything that would have me go to prison. My time was spent in county jail. That being said, that system is completely broken. And I hate to say racism issue but race is an issue. May God bless each and every one of those individuals that were denied their parole. I will pray for each and every one of the families and the inmates which is all we can do for them right now. That is the only good that can come out of this at the moment.

[@firstlast8258]

Muh raycism

[@rickyray2794]

Racism is not the issue here. Classism is the issue here. The scary poor people are being kept in lockup regardless if they have been rehabilitated.

[@stephanier.tinney343]

@@rickyray2794 you nailed that. I’m from birmingham and i experienced moving from one class to another rather rapidly and they sick the cops on everyone here .

[@oggleme3071]

Why would they grant them if they make $150-$300 per inmate a DAY. It's a business the only benefit of it being privatized is AC for both the CO's and inmates.

[@MekD614]

I literally broke down watching this. God please wrap your arms around this family 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@rustyshackleford1908]

Bruh, listening to the members after the parole was denied was legit heart-breaking.

[@messier8769]

It's a system that takes a toll on the prison, inmates and their mental health, the family's health too, mostly kids growing up without a mother or father, However I believe depending on the circumstance of how it happened by evidence, murderers and kidnappers also definitely rapist should remain behind bars but not 23 hour "lock down" aka "max" aka solitary confinement. They need learning programs in a safe environment for guards, and other inmates. Build better prisons that can house inmates, without them being crowded, and knock down the old ones to reclaim land. Let's not forget the many of people who are incarcerated for non violent crimes. Whether it's drug related or grand theft, Maybe it could be bank fraud or tax evasion. These type of human being offenders can definitely be rehabilitated if multiple programs were available to them, and not crowded, in a peaceful environment instead of jamed packed inmates of all crimes in one big open room, that will always fail as it forces that population to have popularity contests. Who's the strongest, who is the toughest guy, then under him and so forth. To put it simple a "Hierarchy". The ones at the bottom will always suffer the greatest like today's prisons. If we have a large enough prison with fewer cells, so that there're kind-of a small bedroom. With fair size classrooms, the chances of actual rehabilitation, and lower chance of repeat offending, would be 50 % better or higher. That should be the end goal for all prisons and jails. Alot of men and women get released back into society without the necessary skills to be successful at a job, or a career path and a good support system. Instead it's here is a $100! or a tiny bit more if your lucky, and get out! after 10-15-25 years and expect them not to repeat offend, when alot of them are institutionalized, is an extremely dumb thing. These men and women need structure, good support & good level of skills. Guidance in the form of someone who has been to prison and got out, and is successful at a job even if 9-5. Prison reform is needed so bad in this country so you need to vote for it please 🙏🏽. And Bama needs to band together and force the board of parole to resign and get some decent people in that position. We also need justice reform BIGTIME!

[@D-E-S_8559]

I would love to see Arlo take on more assignments, he's exceptionally talented and underrated as an investigative-journalist by vice, and that is not a demerit to the other brilliant team....

[@iPeeOnBabies]

Do you know what topics he covers specifically? I've never seen him before and I was amazed at how he did

[@D-E-S_8559]

@@iPeeOnBabies He doesn't seem to have a specific designated journalistic genre---however, just like all the other vice professionals, he seems to follow assignments more on the humanistic sand social realities.... I once watched an episode of him interviewing far-right white supremacists in Russia, that was a harrowing watch for me...

[@danielledomingus]

I am so glad to see Vice bringing attention to this topic. I used to work in the AL prison system and it is every bit as awful as you can imagine. These people in power enjoy keeping incarcerated individuals behind bars just for the hell of it, and vote against anything that could possibly advance our state forward. My city just voted against a measure to raise taxes to build new schools. We are truly backwards.

[@r0ckstar666]

Punk wanna play punk gotta pay. These criminals need to learn hard times.

[@thetruthhurts131]

Did you sleep with any of the inmates?

[@r0ckstar666]

@Marty Yo nobody is a slave. The south did not force these rac1$t criminals to commit crimes and you are not forced to work in the penitentiary. It's all voluntary

[@r0ckstar666]

@Marty Yo Also inmates get paid between 25 cents to 75 cents an hour. When I was locked down in a different state than Alabama I was told work was a privilege and if I did not work could sit in dorm and find a way to kill time in the pod. These rac1$t criminals have to serve hard times

[@brandonpacheco9713]

@@r0ckstar666You really think our current prison system is effective? If so why do so many people end up back in jail? Isn’t prison there for redemption and redevelopment?

[@tjbooker9948]

Your son was never worried about you. That's why he had no problem with engaging in criminal activity.

[@marias6583]

In my country it’s the other extreme, they let people out too easily. ”Life in prison” means you get out after 15 years. There was a shooting in my town where a guy shot at least three people. That man had been in prison for several crimes like murder, attempted murder and assault. Absolute madness to let him out. Don’t let it get to that point. With all its imperfections, America is in some ways our last hope of sanity in the world.

[@kenosabi]

You delusional if you thinking that. I'm sorry your country a sht show but I assure you - so is mine.

[@joelm4847]

which country

[@sierrachoco5271]

The issue is the extremism we are facing in our nation. NY would parole Charlie Manson and Alabama would send someone to prison who was hungry for stealing a loaf of bread. WTH is happening to us as a people???

[@LuLu_0815]

As a native alabamian, we have TONS of churches and soup kitchens who will gladly help someone in need. There is ABSOLUTELY no reason to steal a loaf of bread here.

[@joelm4847]

@@LuLu_0815 too bad you don’t have christian’s in your government or voters because this is an abominable government you people have implemented merciless and predatory

[@OffShoreSniper]

I got parole and got a pardon from these same people after 7 years. Full restoration of rights. The bad part is I can’t ever get expunged. Alabama will forgive but they won’t ever forget!

[@shawnp7832]

Omg man I’m so blessed to be a square law abiding professional. I seen that hurt in my mom one time when I got put on probation in high school.

[@Grateful_wolf]

Bro same. I was a totally knuckle head, got 4 years for robbing a drug dealer with a BB gun. Ain’t looked back since. Screw alllllll that street stuff. I ain’t tryna be tuff. I ain’t tryna chase fast women or fast money. God is good and my job pays me pretty decent so for that I’m beyond grateful. Amen 🙏🏼

[@terrancecobb6802]

This is a phenomenal example to stay out of jail. U will get NO sympathy from the public. U kids who feel left out, and want to commit a crime, once u in u are stuck. I tell all my younger associates, "the inmates isn't what going to run u crazy, loosing u freedom is!"

[@scdipper8649]

Well, yeah. Why should the public have sympathy for a man who even admits that he knew right from wrong and still made the decison to commit these crimes. It's good that it sounds like he's learning from his mistakes, but that doesn't mean all is forgiven. He's served the 5 years for the 1 charge, but he's still got 10 years to go for the 20 years he recieved for the latter charges.

[@terrancecobb6802]

@@scdipper8649 like I was sayn, "no sympathy from the public."😳

[@valcomments3045]

The fact that the father said noone was harmed by his son committing three robberies is disturbing. Of course people were harmed. Maybe they weren't harmed physically but robberies harm people mentally and monetarily. When people make excuses for their children's behavior this is what happens.

[@Sheisneika0976]

I’m from Alabama and I sent this video to my son. He has never been in trouble but I want him to see what he would be against if he ever got into trouble in our state.

[@Nomadsland83]

I hope he stays out of trouble babe

[@kui_maina]

You did the right thing, this is heartbreaking.

[@joshwells4280]

They guy only got 5 years initially and we don't know if that was even his first offence...it was the other 2 robberies that bumped him up to 20 years

[@Essays4College]

You did a good thing. There are far too many young people committing these violent crimes. Also, if you live in a state with a racist history or shaky justice system that's even MORE reason for these guys to be on their best behavior!

[@makkliff]

Parole should be based on behavior and other requirements that have been met. If you’re in jail for murder beyond a reasonable doubt then you should do life.

[@p.j._staten]

That's not the case at all

[@jayringo77]

I doubt anyone behind the increase in denials even considers the down stream impact on programs like the ministry you visited. Those programs are essential to transitioning people back into society post-incarceration and incredibly difficult to establish. Amazes me how short-sighted politics is becoming.

[@AmSpam]

And this doesn't even scratch the surface about how bad the Alabama prisons are. Not only are they keeping them unnecessarily in prison but they also aren't taking care of them either. Some of them aren't bad and then you have the majority that are pretty bad. It's one extreme to the next

[@ruso3122]

It’s hard being locked up in the south period but ALABAMA is one of the places I damn sure wouldn’t want to be incarcerated 😪😓

[@highlymedicated2438]

Why wouldn't you want to be locked up here? It's fun

[@onestarabove7027]

What is the crime rate in this state? I’m sorry, but three armed robberies? The attitude of the mother is the primary problem. This guy could have gotten a job, gone into the military, gotten a college degree. You see it over and over again, drunk men, drugged up men, men with guns. Then they don’t want the punishment. You can only cry wolf so many times. One in fifty blacks are millionaires. Work three or four jobs like many people do.

[@nkosiphilempofu3798]

Hearing Alonzos mum crying and saying I have nothing to give you I’m so sorry that made me shade a tear 😢

[@brambigdeli5021]

Even the “lady” who was explaining how the so called “process” went was real weird and had a bad vibe!!??…

[@williamyoung9401]

Because they're all part of the problem! The ENTIRE System needs a re-write.

[@brambigdeli5021]

@@williamyoung9401 - I mean good point I don’t know why it’s highlighted reply it wasn’t like I was saying anything other than the truth or other than what you see as well I was just pointing out that even a tiny clip or video I can tell how horrible the whole thing is not to mention the department of justice federally should be looking into practices by the Alabama parole board

[@nvrslps]

There is no reason that this country should incarcerate more people than any country in the world. The system is meant to warehouse people and profit off of it. Not just the prison's themselves profit but also all of the ancillary services that leach off of them too.

[@xxdakid]

Looks more like a dmv than a parole hearing. 2 mins to speak and the offender can’t speak is insane. This process needs an entire overhaul with citizens serving on the board to determine if they want these folks back on the street living amongst them. This process also needs to be held in private.

[@johnjones9901]

This is so ridiculously disgusting and so sad for so many people, I pray and pass my blessings along for so many people affected, I really hope for a change 🙏🙏

[@mikedarrah6945]

Thank you Vice for bringing this to all of our's attention.

[@witcheshour9718]

Thanks for what? All they do is stick up for criminals immigrants and drug pushers

[@joshthehulk7241]

15 years for robbery committed 3 times. What if he kills someone the 4th time? Then everyone goes crazy for not putting the guy in jail the previous 3 times. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t is how I see it. I don’t make the laws, I just make sure I don’t break them and I prosper.

[@user-ox3me2qt7c]

The only reason he committed robbery was to fit in with other kids, a dilemma common for younger people. He's older now, has skills, and has the ability to get a job.

[@joshthehulk7241]

@@user-ox3me2qt7c maybe the prison system can give him a job so he can prove his skills and that he’s changed.

[@progerrard]

By this logic why even jail them? What if he comes out and kills someone the 4th time? Your train of thought doesn't account for the fact that jail is to be a form of rehabilitation.

[@user-ox3me2qt7c]

@@joshthehulk7241 he's already proved his skills by going through the classes, though.

[@roccoy5982]

@@progerrard it’s a form of punishment for acting against the law it’s a deterrent. These people commit their crimes on their own will no one made them do it

[@anlace3447]

simple solution to this problem: do not break the law and then you will never end up in prison.

[@hhwippedcream]

Amazing families... The degree of denial is heart-stopping.

[@hhwippedcream]

Excellent reporting and interviews. Thank you!

[@hhwippedcream]

How much does that prison guard get for Mr.Alonso?

[@bradphillips6081]

It hurts getting fucking robbed too

[@williamyoung9401]

Next time, just give him the money, lol.

[@firstlast8258]

@@williamyoung9401 🎭

[@Starhopper6]

It annoying when people complain about being In jail. Like what do they expect? A 5 star hotel? Shouldn’t have committed the crime

[@NoorAlam-qf8rf]

The psychopaths that run these organizations will have to answer to god on the day of judgement for all the lives they have ruined

[@kieranwhite9130]

Ahhh alas they won’t, because god is fictitious

[@donnydarko6042]

Lol nope they wont

[@surfgreen60]

What about the psychopaths who spend their existence hurting people? Your empathy is misplaced. No concern for victims. No concern for the people who have to manage these animals inside the prisons. Just a lazy, ignorant, knee-jerk virtue signal based on a one-sided, propagandized version of the situation.

[@djchino774]

criminals ruined their own lives

[@shopaccount8909]

But they all ask for forgiveness from the lord so they won't have to be punished. God always grants forgiveness

[@pjm8433]

I had a life long friend who was doing a 45 & a half yrs sentence & just quit going to his parole dates in Texas because he was denied every time. He got cases for not going but he said why bother they deny me anyways. Needless to say as he told me prison raised him & that’s really all he ever knew. Very sad. It was the victims chief of police that kept him locked for over 35 yrs. His crimes were not violent he was just a minis .

[@cwill2127]

What nonviolent crime fest you 45 years as a minor…..

[@stephenmurphy2212]

The 2019 film _Just Mercy_ for me was a real eye-opener about the true reality of the American (in)justice system.

[@meetcarter]

I figured out a way to avoid the whole situation stop breaking into peoples houses I don’t feel sorry for these people

[@systemchris]

How can someone be denied their right to put their case to the parole board

[@wsol80]

Imagine expecting criminals to serve the sentences they earned by their actions...

[@robtarqs4647]

Stop committing violent crimes !

[@CHITOWN8072]

Why are people so opposed to serving the time they were sentenced to?

[@Josh-kn5wn]

That's hard to watch. Couldn't imagine living through it. Prayers up for everyone involved in this corrupt system

[@spiritwarrior2942]

People need to remember that this whole situation could be avoided by not committing serious felonies and violent crimes Now we all break the law to some degree, but if you're going to rob a bank, or going out robbing people at gunpoint or murdering someone you better realize that you are going to get call and you're going to put yourself at the mercy of the prison-industrial complex

[@taieshamurry458]

ONLY GOD CAN PASS JUDGEMENTS. HE WAS WRONG FOR ROBBERY YET OUR PRESIDENT TRADED A BASKETBALL PLAYER FOR DRUGS WITH A BOMB MAKING TERRORIST.. EVERY SITUATION IS DIFFERENT MAN

[@joelm4847]

why don’t you stop sinning everyday also?

[@yahmadoss6860]

Another Fact is that you have cheap Labor for Corporations that have a Financial Investment in these Institutions. Now that Less People are working outside in the General Public these Entities will grant little or no Parole. It's going to take the Hand of The Most High Creator to pop those Prison Bars and it's coming ⚡⚡⚡

[@firstlast8258]

You mean people don’t want to work for minimum wage with zero benefits?

[@andrewoldacre1683]

I am a truckdriver..I have seen this Country...America is so Beautiful...but these people make it so ugly..