Tehachapi: California's Deadliest Prison

[@itcantbetruebutis7778]

Your retelling of pieces of your life there, you show many emotions in your deep recollection of days and events that myself could not imagine if it were not for your amazing ability to relay them to us.. much respect! You got a gift in your ability to captivate an audiance straight up. First time here on your channel.

[@LordOfThePancakes]

You’re *

[@orlandosilva1295]

Another good one Dubs... with each one of these video's, you are capturing the attention of someone who will learn and take your advice. Keep them coming!

[@ezequielrodriguez4736]

I went thru there in 97 ,it was a reception for basically Riverside and San Bernardino counties

[@michaelescoboza7732]

"It was a Reception for Los Angeles County Inmates sentenced to serve a State Prison Term".

[@danielpadilla4251]

Real shit this joint is no joke spent 61/2 years there and don't know how I made it out

[@mq9893]

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[@emilioc8393]

Ranker

[@richierich4538]

Worked in old Folsom,and new Folsom......then transfered to open Tehachapi in `86. Level 4A and 4B...(housing units 1-4 were GP....5-7 were SHU and 8 was Ad Seg. A lot of young C/O`s😊

[@mattkenny7974]

My brother got sent there from Old Folsom to ad seg about that time. Place was crazy.

[@paulstevenson8705]

I was an officer at CCI for nearly 20yrs. I knew Tiny Contreras in DH-4. Used to talk to him all the time before he transfered out. He had some old A number named Dacey, out of HU-2 or 1, who was a major pruno maker, writing his memoirs.

[@WestEnd_Nightmares818]

Some girl I dated back in the day had a lifer dad and he got got in there. Broke her heart to this day, it's RUTHLESS in there

[@xavieresquer5929]

I opened Tehachapi Max 4A in 1986. Caught a hot one there in 1987

[@smith2781]

Did he survive? I’m not American but saying he got got sounds bad.

[@Durchii]

​@@smith2781If someone says another person 'got it,' that means they're no longer with us. Dirt nap.

[@smith2781]

@@Durchii Ok, thanks for taking the time to explain this to me. I’m English so don’t understand some American slang.

[@RichardFerret-oz7jh]

Cheek bustathon in there!!

[@ChrisNigro-z4g]

I never heard of that prison before thanks for the info brother God bless you

[@callencharles7523]

This is one of your best dubs. I'm glad you made it home and I'm glad God's face is shining on you!

[@BVonBuescher]

Callen said it. You probably don’t hear often enough Dubbes. The fact that you’re here, on the side of the wall, with the mentality you have in your ability to positively change the world around you nothing short of a miracle. In my mind, you are a key to us figuring out criminal justice reform. The problem is the people in power would rather work on bill reform and crime prevention. We really should be thinking about how we treat people when they fall.

[@njones72]

G😊😊😊😊😊

[@Leosfamilymatters]

Dubs your a real O.G I LOOK Up TO u. ME AND ALL MY KIDS GET TOGETHER EVERY SATURDAY AND START LISTENING TO ALL YOUR STORIES. MY KIDS ALWAYS PICK ONE TO WATCH AND LISTEN TOO TOGETHER

[@Dubsv]

That’s crazy. Thank you for the support

[@LordOfThePancakes]

You’re *

[@stevenbittikofer1522]

Another classic. Keep ‘em comin

[@sameemas1723]

My Dad did 6 balas there . I believe it was level 3 yarda . He never really said much about what happened there , just that he would always say "He didnt like that place , it was awful" . . .

[@alextijerina1284]

I guess living in any prison is awful especially the people you are forced to be around.

[@kellyrenee2173]

Also in summer supposedly they ran the heaters and in winter used the air conditioning on the inmates.

[@thee_abstractionist3917]

The c/o's are corrupt. They let bad stuff happen. I was there on the 3.

[@alonsogarcia5605]

Appreciate the story's listen to them at work while jack hammering concrete

[@jeremiahcastillo7933]

Love the stories keep em coming

[@cesarsimental38]

Hey Dubs can you tell any prison paranormal stories you have... Gracias G 🙏

[@McKeeNJackson]

Yeeee we want ghost stories from the scariest place on earth. Prison

[@berzerker1100]

The HOUSE OF DRACULA ; Folsom & Quentin probably are Haunted 👻👹☠️💀👿

[@cirilomedina1474]

I’m sure there’s thousands of them! Some I know off hand; Indian walking tier at SATF. Relief OG guard at bottom of Soledad tower but he disappears. Knocking on SHU door at Salinas. Young C/O (died of aneurism) still doing count at SATF SHU

[@antone916]

My boy is there now. He said it's the worst most violent one he's been at.

[@AgaiNStthaGraiNwaccduce]

Yup!!! Caught two shu terms in tellahachepei… was on 4A n 4B 2000-2002 then went down to the old PWC yard and opened it into a 270 … u talk about rocking n rolling…. Sheeshhhhh

[@gabrielcortez770]

Pelican Bay, opened in Dec.1989, first bus to arrive to open the (SHU)came from Tehachapi, am was told TV stations were out of Denver, kitchen was not opened yet, so inmates ate food brought from the outside, i was told Denny's 😂, now don't hate the messenger, but this was relayed to me by a firme camarom😊

[@Dubsv]

That was what I meant to say

[@emmettlewis2312]

My homie open up Salinas Valley State Prison in 1996. The same thing happened there. No Kitchen they was eating McDonald's for like a week.

[@richardadominguez522]

I remember visiting my uncle Brown Bob at Tehachapi - this man knows what he talking about…He laughs is similar to what my uncles was like and he ever rata….

[@stevenbittikofer1522]

Watched this one twice. You got almost 5k views in 8 hours. Fire content

[@anthonygriego9658]

I respect your page bro. You speak straight facts. God Bless you brother: keep the facts coming.

[@alishawilson838]

I hope ur day is blessed Dubs🙏🏽 it’s the weekend😅 Thank goodness

[@Kidpyro451]

What’s up Dubs! I got lots of respect for you Bro! This is Mark from Long Beach. I paroled as a lifer in 2020. (1997 -2020) Sorry to say I fucked up again and I’m looking at Fed time. Getting sentenced in June. Love your videos and glad to see you doing well. L/R Mark

[@larrytripp7396]

Straight up homeboy, love your channel. Tehachapi was all the way live and cracking’. Keep them coming brother. Much respect’s always 👌🏻 Happy Cinco de Mayo!

[@xavieresquer5929]

I opened 4A Max in 1986

[@familyfirst2888]

I went threw there in 06 it was a reception for San Bernardino and riverside county’s

[@RL-pm1dw]

Dubs, saludos carnal. Real good story’s & videos etc….. God bless brotha 💯🙏🏽

[@LorrieTayaba-sm8ur]

Man I’ve watched this same story like 2 times it’s just so interesting to listen to !!😂 and got me laughing!thank you for sharing your experience with c

[@LorrieTayaba-sm8ur]

I meant to say the CDC😂OOPS❤

[@acespencer1972]

Great channel MY BROTHER 👍🙏🙏👍

[@felipemartinez8988]

respects Dubs 🤝happy cinco de mayo carnal viva la raza keep doing what u doing OG blesssing 🙏

[@bodystomp5302]

This channel is captivating.

[@brownboy9099]

I was in Tehachapi back in 99'. It was cold as hell in winter time but the snow in the yard was really nice. P#.

[@holdingcopsaccountable6554]

I was in Calipatria from 1992-95. CDC flip D Yard in 1995 and sent us all to Lancaster prison. Paroled from Lancaster in 1998.

[@toryleblanc2551]

Bro you ain't lying. I spent my first term there in 2004-2006... I touched reception yard, level 1, level 2, level 2 Hole, level 4 hole ... Adverse transfer to ironwood ...

[@Popesontour]

P57202 went to reception on the three yard there in 99. Then did pwc building one for a couple years at Tehachapi! Got out of prison in 10. It sucks!!

[@DavidRichardson-e7c]

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[@gabrielherrera502]

Great Video!!

[@SPANKS54CONTRERAS]

Good story dubs these videos are pretty good homie

[@madeinthe562]

Aye Dubs keep the prison profiles coming! Got any stories about Old & New Corcoran?

[@goodtalker]

Hello sir. Have you ever done time at Calipatria or Centinela? BTW, very good vids.

[@robertalvary6157]

Tehachpi prison was opened in 1955 I was 12 years young when our school took us. On a trip to see where our license plates were were made.

[@Dubsv]

The level 4s there, 4a & 4b were built in 1986.

[@carloflorez8697]

@@Dubsv That's true. The 1 yard was built in 1932. The 1 yard was a women's facility.The 2 yard was built in the '50s. The 3 was reception for Riverside an San Bernardino counties. Built in the '90s. It was 270 design. I was there in '98. Tellehachapi referred to the 1 an 2 yards. Back in the '70s Tiny from Pacas ( Deceased ) Picked up the first muerte there. '72. But it was good till The 4a an 4b were built. The 1 yard was Always a funny place.

[@carloflorez8697]

@@Dubsv . Yes they were. No Doubt. It was a Krazy place. 4a had alot wanted people. 4b was solid. I don't know what is happening there now. But the state is supposed to close the 1 an 2 yards. The 3 I don't know. We go to North Kern for reception from Riverside county. An I believe Wasco. Chino Central is supposed to stop accepting New arrivals. It's a grimy place. Wouldn't be a good Program yard.

[@ManuelRivera-wu9pm]

License plates for only made in one prison that was Folsom prison to this day

[@joesanchez5356]

I did time there, beautiful scenerie!

[@efrainarreola9233]

I remember the beige color snow jackets they gave us there in tehachippe

[@antonioespinoza3472]

Enjoyed the video very interesting

[@blessing90]

Thank you question Im just wondering why would they put in a transfer my husband to tehachipi from kern Valley prison after he was stabbed several times when he was letting someone borrow something when they came from behind & stabbed him I almost feel like these officers are just settling him up & can I call and fight against them sending him here

[@wolfpecker5710]

Happy cinco de mayo dubs! As always, thanks for all you do!

[@MrScrewz13]

I caught the chain from West Valley to Tehachapi in 2001. Never went back thank God. ...

[@AD-fz77]

Gracias Carnal you be safe , and happy 5 de Mayo too....

[@Heavy_Distortion]

PB opened in 89 not 99. But you knew that already:) I was the first civilian many PB inmates met fresh out at Greyhound station in Eureka. The stories. The look in their eyes.

[@Dubsv]

Yeah, when you listen to the video you see I got out of PBSP SHU in 1997. I meant 1989 when I was talking about when it was built

[@alextijerina1284]

It would be great to hear some of the experiences. We had a new jail built in our large city and a group of people of I knew from their ministry told me, you could feel the evil in the air.

[@josebernal6875]

Happy cinco De mayo carnal, wish you much success keep doing you , hope to see on TV , radio sometime

[@SWP805]

I was going to ask you why all the dudes that were alright driving up to the yard i was on in 2001 were all bad mouthing CCI calling it like you said "Tellahachapi" or Tell it all at Tehachapi. Thanks for explaining cause i was 20 and kept my mouth shut about things i didn't know about at that time(still do).

[@TkFam4040]

I was in Tehachapi reception only in 08.

[@josephurbina2614]

Ive been binge watching Dubs content

[@quanumphysics]

I love the heartfelt laughter at 16:47

[@ChefRu805]

I heard a similar name for Avenal I think it was "tell it all-Avenal" 😅

[@carloflorez8697]

Yep. Tell it all AVENAL!!

[@ChefRu805]

@@carloflorez8697 so it's true lol gracias for the verification

[@Jake_RF]

I just know everyone was dying of valley fever there lol

[@ykthemayor]

IT’S SO MIND BLOWING HOW MANY PRISONS ARE IN CALIFORNIA ALONE. THE AMOUNT OF LEVEL 4 MAX’s CALI HAS IS WILD ! WHERE IM FROM THEIRS ONLY 1 STATE PRISON AND 4 COUNTY JAILS. 🤯🤯🤯😊

[@ykthemayor]

Can someone explain what 180 yards are, 360s and all the other yards please. I’m curious and don’t understand what they mean. I’m not from California I’m from CANADA 🇨🇦 and are certain yards when you say A,B,C ETC. better ???

[@Dubsv]

There are 2 types of level 4 prisons in California: 180 design & 270 design. 180s are the highest level. A 270, if you walk in is set up like this: l_l. Each line indicates a section. There are no walls seperating each section. In a 180 design prison, there is a wall separating each section, more secure basically. Each section is its own enclosed area basically. Don’t know if you can visualize it…

[@ykthemayor]

@@Dubsv naw I get it man, good explanation 👍🏽 hahaha I was always so curious

[@UnitedCorporationsOfAmerica]

I live in Tehachapi. It's fkn boring.

[@DavidRichardson-e7c]

180 and 270 it's the design of the buildings

[@UnitedCorporationsOfAmerica]

@@ykthemayor I think it means how far the gun tower has to look to see the entire yard.

[@jvandergriff13]

Great story Dubs, I've heard stories of that place from a few of my older Homies that passed through there back in that time frame. Even my Tio who had an 'A' # told me some crazy ass stories from his times back then, a lot of 'Veteranos' from my Hood who were 'A' 'B' #'s had some crazy stories to tell me when I was growing up. CMR 100% Gracias for your time Hometown

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Never heard of Tehachapi.. thanks man

[@josephrandolph325]

Much love and respect Dubs.

[@michaels908]

CDCR needs to shut down CCI instead of just closing yards and dorms. The place is a disgrace.

[@mandocastillo7582]

In the mid 80s Tehachapi was notorious

[@frankmorris3220]

Good video Dubs! Im guessing Tiny would be the dude involved in the hit in palm hall. Just guessing tho.

[@paulberumen2720]

What’s up big dubs? I was in Tehachapi late 80’s caught a sticking right there. on A yard and a pretty big fish went to the hole then went to Corcoran it just opened up After there just opened up so I stood eight years back-and-forth three right will be there with the gladiator school. A lot of stories give me a call let you know on some stories you keep pushing and I like your style

Maybe i already missed it and it may seem self explanatory, but you should do a video explaining and defining the term "legend".

[@rickyjoe3049]

Did a year at Tehachapi in 2016. Guys that had been there for a minute told me stories and warned me about the Green Wall. The CO'S didnt take any shit. I was on the one yard so it was pretty easy as long as you showed proper respect. Actually got the play alot of guitar and was a member of every band on the yard. The guys on the 3 and 4 yards were obviously in a hard spot. We on the other hand had a lot of freedom for prison. Reception was Delano for me.

[@stevenfulton1563]

It was California first women’s prison from 1933-1952 it got shut down after the 1952 Tehachapi earthquake then in 1954 it reopened as a low security prison for men till it 84-85 they added a maximum and minimum security prison.

[@exorcist2000]

Another banger 🔥

[@aparicio55177]

Dubs, I’m pretty sure pelican Bay was opened in the early 90s going through reception at Chino. I remember people getting endorsed to pelican Bay.

[@Dubsv]

Pelican Bay opened in 1989.

[@g.fizzle]

Great Estoria Ese.,No One Puts It Down As Realistic As You..,Me & Probly 50 Others Are Scared Str8 Now...Gracias..Lol

[@999across]

In the late 80 or eraly 90s before the riots i went to visit ww my primos, tias y tios. Im from E. NY so it was a culture shock i got off the plane w a yankee cap timbs baggy jeans & a polo bear sweater & different slang. Family picked me up & took the hat off & told me we got to give u a makeover otherwise u going to stand out. But they Pro era hoddie, chucks, & some 501. Then they broke down the gang line & situation mind u im 13 or 14. And i thought i was hard & knew how to move but la familia taught me so much in that 1 week that i still carrywme whether they be the way i carry myself or speak to ppl. Tryuly thankfu for the fam cus l cus i was just a wild kid w no direction. And while i love ny i easily fell in love w LA culture. Yall get down on the street & what i hear about the prison is some next lvl shit dont get me wrong we get down too but it was totally different politics.

[@Jayy777]

We built snowman when u was in the shu there, that place was ruthless but it’s all where they the ran in the program office and hit the top co’s from what I remember

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

Dubs Lookin like the Cholo Terminator in that Screen Cap 😎👉

[@toritopihuas]

Saca un video en español, homie porfavor! To show the lil homies aca en mexico!🇲🇽

[@christhemexvet6652]

After watching so many of your videos, if I ever do somehow end up in prison I’ll know without a doubt that I won’t last a day.

[@ak47brands]

1986😂 🤦🏽‍♂️In 1933 California’s first women’s prison was established in Tehachapi to provide an environment more conductive to rehabilitation than San Quentin State Prison. Two-story buildings were constructed of reinforced concrete in the French Normandy style, with three residential “cottages” for inmates. Two of the cottages were complete living units, each with its own kitchen, dining room, living room, bathrooms and supervisor’s quarters. A larger cottage had one complete segregated living unit on its lower floor for black women. The upper floor became a housing unit for older women.

[@aparicio55177]

I can’t remember, but it was in the early 90s they use4Aor4b and the gym for overflow for reception

[@aparicio55177]

I also remember the showers had a sliding door with bullet dents on them

[@Dylan-g5e2s]

I heard of tahapchai from a c bo song song called dedication

[@shelbyadkison6861]

Techappii was the reception for san bernardino i was on that levell 3 yard in crowded gym then they sent me across to the levell 2 yard every day levell 4 yards were killing people it definitly was as you said dangerous i believe eric or lyell menedez was there at that that i went in 97 too

[@larrymorales8673]

Was there in 2010 reception before it went bad was in the 3 bld for 12 months no transpack

[@ykthemayor]

Yo DUBS ! Is there a Legend or 2 in every prison? And what makes a person a legend ? Are all Legends in the SHU or ADSEG ?

[@masterdivineallah6758]

I agree. I was on 4B 1997-98

[@chessjess510]

What you think about them closing Tehachapi this summer?

[@Dubsv]

I think they are only shutting down the lower level yard

[@ThePatrick51]

I was there, assigned to 4B from 86 to 2014. Yes, Contreras along with many others had earned respect for many reasons, the murders I witnessed, many I understood, some I did not! Curious if you remember Trejo or 99/Olivas? You're articulate, informative and accurate to a point. Choregraphed, pre-planned murders? In my opinion, that's a stretch...

[@adrian_gdl_jal16]

A lot of green wall there!

[@thee_abstractionist3917]

On the 3 yard

[@goyungdj7195]

Tehachapi was built in 1932 as a women’s prison. Flipped to mens in 1954

[@Dubsv]

Yeah, but the max yards, 4a & 4b were built in 1987. They were the first 180 design prisons in California

[@tierracaliente3914]

One thing I learnt in Tehachapi 4b in Youth offender Program Dubs is that it is one of the most racist and or Violent intolerant run administration I witnessed in my stay.

[@GabrielMartinezZamudio]

I have been in Tehachapi for eight years 2014-2022. It was not the first 50/50 yard this is false. Tehachapi in fact within the level three, two, and one became one of the safest recognized facilities. It had college and many programs only the A and B yards were of violent nature and even those inmates worked their way down to the more peaceful yards

[@holdingcopsaccountable6554]

Tehachapi was built in 1954, with maximum security add in 1986.

[@bobbylopez789]

C.C.I. Tehachapi. Originaly opened for service in 1933 as in Institution for Women. In 1952 it was closed due to an Earthquake & Reopened in 1954 as a male only prison. The original adseg was is on the level 2 yard. 4 A facility B facility & those other bldgs were added in the mid 80's.

[@holdingcopsaccountable6554]

@@bobbylopez789 okay. I can easily go with that history. Good looking out. I’ll remember that.

[@bobbylopez789]

There's old photos in some of the voc shops on the 1 & 2 yards of the Prison & the female inmates when it opened in 1935'. There's probably old photos on the Internet aswell.

[@danielglenn8976]

When we was in lockdown with low riding weirdo we making fun of him LMFAO!! No doubt And I gotta say I’ve never heard of tallapachee. Con saying that. Truth in your words much appreciation!!

[@doom8944]

@Dubs aye you ever heard any stories in your time about Alcatraz?

[@user-si2dq4uk9x]

4 A or 4 B in tehachapi has always been the shu ..in that institution I'm a J 65661..#. At the end of 94 tehachapi 4A yard was the shu then ..I was on the lower half of 4B building 1 B section cell 22 L..yard was locked down white and the blacks got off over the weight pile..that's when they took the weights off the yards because man lost his life over the maylay..at that time the 9mm riffle shooting rubber bullets was all they had then

[@RoyAlexander214]

My mom lived in tehachapi in yhe 80"s. Mu grandma was in a relationship with a guy who was a guard there. He was fresh out the CDC academy. From what my mom tells me he was a real piece 🧩 of shit.

[@margarethernandez07]

🤙🏽. Good. Video

[@j.kittredge]

Tehachipi much older than that, no? Perhaps it was rebuilt at some point. Ex inmate family friend told me about it in 1968. Said it was his favorite cause the view. R.I.P. Charlie McB.

[@westcoastmirelez8160]

Let the commercials play out . Its the least we can do for the homie.

[@Ianbond21]

For sure

[@kyleporter6688]

I heard tehachapi is on the San Andreas fault line to one bad earthquake and it’s going straight to hell.

[@eternalwoozieinternal853]

Dubs would you be opened to make videos about our Aztec culture there's many Interesting stories like cuauhtemoc the last emperor of tenochtitlan

[@Dubsv]

If you go thru my old videos you will find a couple. To me, the most interesting person in our indigenous history is Tlacaelel. He was known as the King Maker. And I believe he was the first Cihuacoatl.

[@ojonielcntreras780]

Chicagorillaz 🇲🇽 we in the yarda😶‍🌫️

[@westcoastspunnion5001]

I was on the high drama bus and I remember tellahachapi and the four seasons and the fucked R and R cop stripping my property and stealing my super 2

[@OllieLove-x1x]

Pelican Bay " SHU " OPENED UP IN NOVEMBER 1989 , I WAS THERE IN " C " FACILITY " C 1, 201 "

[@Dubsv]

I know, when you listen to the story, you hear me say I got out of the shu there in 1997. I meant ‘89.

[@jimboyd7784]

one of my brothers did 3yrs at Tehachapi