No Second Chances: Inside Alabama’s Parole System

Since 2018, paroles in Alabama have dropped to unprecedented lows. VICE News looks into what caused this change and the human impact it's having.
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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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@janea4777]

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 💙 ❤️

[@mspence5555]

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

[@TexasAlabamaBoi205]

Bibb or Elmore?

[@mspence5555]

@@TexasAlabamaBoi205 Fountain

[@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.

[@jordanhess2061]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?!!

[@kevinsargent]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

@@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.

[@vanadar00]

I laughed at this whole entire thing. 🤣 lock em all up and throw away the key. 👍

[@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.

[@christo930]

They are acting like these guys are never getting out of prison. They will get a "second chance" after they complete their sentence. The guy whose parole was denied only served 1/2 of his prison term.

[@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]

😂

[@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.

[@sharktv3000]

We are talking about 1% to 2% of the population who end up in prison and who also commit 80% of the crime. It’s the same people over and over getting arrested - so it seems like prison is statistically inevitable.

[@FurbyGender]

I’m so sick of people claiming that it’s because they’re black. They happened to be black & they committed a crime they knew would be punishable in prison. I don’t care what color you are & whether it’s your first offense or not because he knew that if he robbed someone there would be consequences & he did it anyway. Be mad at your son ma’am

[@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 😮

[@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.

[@singularseeker]

Excellent work....

[@Petruskinhap972]

If you don’t want to stay in jail, don’t commit crimes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@megamonke2195]

You’re not them, so it’s easier said than done. If you were cultivated in the same environment as them you would end up the same way.

[@Petruskinhap972]

@@megamonke2195 Dude seemed to have a loving family with a father who was present. He committed a crime and now he is paying for it. The justice system’s job is to enforce laws, ensure public safety, and deliver justice to those who have committed crimes. They are doing their job.

[@roccoy5982]

@@megamonke2195 Michelle Obama was from the hood and she didn’t so none of this

[@DixieTwisters]

honestly, just stfu. i LIVE here. I've seen em clear the whole house out in cuffs and charge everyone for one person saying it wasn't theirs. And your name is just minion gibberish.

[@BeneGesseritSaya]

@@megamonke2195 he literally said he was raised in the church. And that he absolutely knew right from wrong and was taught it at home. He stated he ‘wanted to fit in’… Missed that part didn’t you boo boo 😂

[@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.

[@Biblereadings2024]

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]

@@Biblereadings2024 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.

[@batgirlp5561]

I'm in tears and my heart is breaking.

[@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]

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[@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.

[@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.

[@haydenriggsnz]

This was really sad to watch on all levels. Prayers, love and hope to the family, and changing of the system.

[@r0ckstar666]

Screw the family. They created this rac1$t monster. Out robbing black folks then when going down to the penitentiary blame rac1$m for why they are in the joint. Hopefully one of these inmates shank this rac1$t criminal so the family gets to see their son buried in potters field.

[@Roberob1189]

The man who raped and murdered my aunt did 20 years and got out because of “reform” yet a man who robbed a joint can’t get out.

[@sugarhieroglyph]

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

[@rebeccathornton821]

Powerful reporting. Well done. Thank you.

[@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.

[@user-os1lo6mv3o]

​@@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]

@@user-os1lo6mv3oNo. You don't first-degree rob another person who is working and struggling. Alonzo has victims. Let’s ask them.

[@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.

[@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 ... .

[@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 🙏🏼

[@roxannedesvergnes8080]

This is so upsetting to watch - my heart hurts for these families and wish I could help.

[@FussyPickles]

society is judged by how it treats its lowest/poorest people

[@fdfischer]

Then we are truly a cruel and miserable society

[@jays2551]

@@fdfischer we are a heartless society teetering on collapse. all of these cruelties and injustices you see are symptoms of that. every empire throughout history eventually fell apart and washed away in time. but it's not the end of the world! just the beginning of something else.

[@kalui96]

society should be judged on how lenient they are towards criminals and let them back out to oppress the peaceful families

[@williamyoung9401]

“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” -Fyodor Dostoevsky

[@firstlast8258]

@@fdfischer speak for yourself

[@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]

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..

[@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?

[@joshuaa262]

Omg this is sooo heartbreaking 💔

[@TheSit0]

no at all

[@josephrichter9411]

I really fellt.bad for this family. It was heartbreaking to watch that mom talk about how it tore her apart. It's sad

[@webg6512]

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

[@webg6512]

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]

@@webg6512 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.

[@MekD614]

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

[@sleep2dream_]

Great documentary. 😢

[@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.

[@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 🙏🏾

[@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.

[@84CORVETTEBILL]

The offender caused all those tears and anger... The man is missing in this inmate... He's an excuse making CHILD.

[@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!

[@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.

[@John-shreds]

This made me cry

[@twincities60]

Wat frustrates me is the individuals who are putting they mothers an families through these heartaches I mean I’m no Angel shii I’ve been in an out the system myself but on my last bid I woke up an noticed I was being selfish an dat I was only hurting those who loved me apparently it didn’t bother me to go in an out them walls but if anything it killed my parents slowly so when I got out I instantly changed my life and ways and I truly hope these individuals get a chance and when Dey do they stay on a right path. Because I get it we all humans and make mistakes but aye it hurts to see them moms cry like dat an I’ve always said this I’m from the Midwest but Louisiana an Mississippi and Alabama are states I’ll never ever in my life visit due to there racist ass laws an how there court system works . Totally mind boggling to me .

[@Drellio684]

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

[@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???

[@dannyjomacowan6409]

Man in michigan we got it way better . I did 6yrs in the mdoc and omg if i had to do this to get my parole man it would of been so stressful

[@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…..

[@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

[@patrickcunniff5936]

People should serve their time. I was twice a victim of completely random violent crimes both happened as I minded my own business walking near my work one time and then near my house the next. My skull was cracked the second time even though I totally cooperated with the robbers. I lost half my hearing in one ear and half my sight in one eye. I am deformed and have headaches constantly. My life has never been the and I have to spend years of my life to work to keep one of the offenders behind bars for the rest of his life in Florida. Because I know that bastard would kill someone if released. So screw them.

[@mrtomato5132]

yep agreed. sorry that happened to you. animals should be locked in cages and kept there, regardless of their karen families trying to get them out

[@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

[@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.

[@Cerceify]

The minimum wage in Alabama is something like $7.25. No wonder they have so many people on SNAP and families living under, way under the poverty line. The prisons have hardly any programs to teach prisoners a skill. A friend who taught in prisons said that went out with Reagan. Probably not available in High Schools either due to lack of insurance.

[@richcast66]

7.25?!?! They are stuck in 2007...

[@boinkohh8394]

@@richcast66 Yeah we are. Anytime we ask for the minimum wage to go up, they tell us to go get better jobs; something about the working people being lazy and always want handouts. It's stupid

[@richcast66]

@@boinkohh8394 That is such a dumb argument. Minimum wage jobs have to be fulfilled by someone. How do you expect these people to live off of so little?

[@boinkohh8394]

@@richcast66 a friend of mine lives in an apartment complex that just raised its rent up 300 dollars, it was 1300 now 1600. She has a dang good job but at the same time, it's not enough for her rent. She's now looking for a house, and its difficult as hell

[@firstlast8258]

So move

[@monicahindman4010]

Thank you for this documentary. I do not see any justice in the justice system. I have a nephew that was convicted of a crime that he did not commit. He was the only one hurt. He was 18 when he was convicted and he’s been in prison 10 years. he Has received his business degree since he’s been in prison he has written over seven books. He has had training in many areas, including welding, and BUSINESS. He has a very large support group and a very stable family, including a mother and father and siblings and aunts and uncles that surround him with support. He had his first parole hearing today and was denied. By the way, we are a white family in Texas.

[@Marshall_Weber]

Don't commit violent crimes, and you won't have to worry about this, and it shouldn't be about the color of someone's skin.

[@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.

[@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.

[@tspiv]

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

[@rodlong1802]

Good god this is absolutely heartbreaking

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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."😳

[@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?

[@Sadia_Moon]

Omg that woman bawling in the car has me in absolute tears. She and her family are in so much pain and are left feeling so powerless and broken because of a political agenda and, let's face it, systemic racism.

[@Biblereadings2024]

This is sad and ridiculous. I happen to meet a gentleman through phone conversations, that my best friend is dating and he is in an Alabama prison. He has been incarcerated since he was 16 years old and he’s now in his 40s since I have known her he has been up for parole twice in the past six years and both times he was denied. Meanwhile, he goes out of the prison every day and does hours of work for the state so you mean to tell me you trust this man enough to be out in the public every day and giving you free labor but you don’t trust him enough to give him another chance at his life ? All while sitting in front of a panel board full of white people why they discard black and brown bodies like trash. We all make mistakes in life and there have been several people who have gotten away with huge mistakes because they just have not gotten caught. This is the tragedy of an American system.

[@joshwells4280]

One of the parole board members in this video was black....they still got a unanimous vote?

[@lc6636]

@@joshwells4280The majority of the prisons are run by black people in Alabama. I can't understand of all the people in the Alabama prison system, this man picks Alonzo, the serial first-degree robber. We need to ask the victims first.

[@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.

[@Creationsofmyown]

2:05 "Goines was arrested after a sting of three robberies, originally sentenced to five years for one of them, but later convicted and sentenced for 20 additional" Family: "But it's his first offense..." Which one of the three is his first offense and why does that matter if he's done two more. No responsibility

[@bodombeastmode]

15 years is a long ass time man for not even hurting anyone.

[@GeeGunMan]

Alabama native here, an old classmate of mine was given 5 years for drug charges meanwhile my ex’s father was killed by a drunk driver who was only given a 2.5 year sentence with probation.

[@bmxnc22]

​@@GeeGunMan not that I'm heavily involved in this argument, but was there a race disparity? Or perhaps age? I feel like these judges are never consistent and are biased in different regards.

[@GeeGunMan]

@@bmxnc22 the drunk driver was white and my exes family is white if that’s what you’re asking, this is the south there was some politician in my town who said if he was elected he would “Publicly hang drug dealers as entertainment.” which i thought was absolutely insane considering the amount of child predators/rapists/cold murderers out there who most would agree do not deserve a second chance.

[@ClaribelRamirz]

The question are they rehabilitated and can they curve their complusions? What kind of assistance/supports is there to prevent redicivism?

[@stanleygachihi4553]

thankyou vice for showing the injustices in Alabama

[@cobeslim6938]

I’m from Auburn,Alabama and I have a lot of family and friends in different prisons around here in Alabama. A lot of them I haven’t seen in like 13 years and they are still down there. It’s no lie when u get locked up down this way it’s nearly impossible to come home!!

[@user-dk8oe8cd2u]

😂

[@mayito9100]

Years of living a dangerous life and being on the wrong side of the law has taught me that a tough man knows when and how to get out of a situation, but a smart man never gets himself into one.

[@WJWeber]

No smart not tough. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others

[@doctorbigsmiles]

And we all fall short in one way or another, everyone has a struggle

[@kalui96]

You didn't want to call that nerd who did his homework and didn't cause any trouble Tough though... I agree, people who can see where a life of criminality ends, people who have the vigilance to not associate with career criminals, people who don't glamourize criminals and their legacies, are tough. It's a shame it took you all those years, all those consequences, all those risks to come to this conclusion... some people, too many people... are still working on it... if only their dads would come home with the milk...

[@misaelgarcia6105]

@@kalui96 your saying a whole lot of nothing! I know plenty of nerds in prison, and yes they did their homework….

[@kalui96]

@@misaelgarcia6105 you're right. they need to stay in there, too. lowers the housing prices. never let them out please, less paperwork XD

[@robbarron4066]

love it -- listening to these crimes, zero forgiveness is deserved. These criminal harmed others. They do not deserve any relief, regardless of the emotion displayed by their families.

[@avsterbone]

Breaks your heart watching this

[@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

[@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!

[@FrankHeuvelman]

We in the Netherlands had to close prisons due to a lack of inmates. The Netherlands are number four on the list of happiest countries in the world, mostly because people don't have to fear crime and/or violence. It exists, sure, but it is so rare that almost no one ever has to deal with it. Fun fact: according to UNICEF Dutch children are the number one happiest in the world.

[@adamkwiatkowski4107]

Finland , Denmark and Norway are same

[@kenosabi]

Cool. That's really helpful for everyone sitting in the US. 😂

[@FrankHeuvelman]

@@kenosabi It's about hope, my friend. We prove that it can be done. That's hopeful for the US.