What It's Like To Be A Kid In Prison | Raised In The System

“I gotta do like, I gotta do a long time.”
This is what it’s really like to be a kid in prison.
VICE on HBO returns for its sixth season with “Raised in the System,” an extended special season premiere featuring Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams as he embarks on a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system.
“Raised in the System” offers a frank and unflinching look at people caught up in the system, exploring why the country’s mass incarceration problem cannot be fixed without first addressing the juvenile justice problem, and investigates community efforts that are resulting in drastic drops in crime and incarceration.
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[@youngjojo3052]

Listen to this people: they are willing to pay 200k a year to keep you locked up but won’t let you borrow 70k to go to school and better yourself

[@dperc6740]

True. 200k a year per kid but won't deploy after school programs. And not teaching this kids today anything in school of values.. just colonial BS and basic education

[@blackcomely2537]

Why do people have to get caught up in the system before they can get any real help? Smh

[@stones802]

Big facts 💯

[@RARA64HUNNID]

@sliversurfer that statement is correct. the problem is the domino effect. if the system drains the taxpayers of resources , then lack of resources in the long term only produces higher poverty rates and in turn “more killers”. take in account that this is being done intentionally, it’s simply inhumane.

[@isis8055]

Of course they won’t give you fucking 70k because there are a lot less people locked up than free

[@pm0913]

It makes my heart smile seeing the Director of the prison speak positively about the kids, and with hope. He hasn't left them to rot like rabid dogs in cages. He's enriching them, involving them in positive activities to attempt to rehabilitate them. People aren't their crimes. And yet, some people in the comments have already written them off as hopeless criminals or tax liabilities - abandoning their humanity.

[@ragz2454]

UndeterminedName .

[@benpayne4815]

Agreed lad x

[@uncapabrew]

Your being sarcastic right! Meanwhile the director's salary Im sure more than mine.

[@ll-nm4fw]

he is smiling because he is collecting a paycheck. what can he do? he can't call them animals and criminally prone obviously. damn you are naive.

[@610vatorspeed8]

Funny these kids some have been incarcerated for killings are you serious lol smh your delusional there is a wrong and a right some offenses are less harsh then other murderers should stay there!

[@muslimaminu1]

Give that Director a Noble Peace Prize. You can see, literally his good heart and sincerity.

[@maxd.1757]

Ur expectations for Nobel peace prize winners are very low, i gotta say

[@jacob9673]

@@maxd.1757 I mean, Greta got it

[@human_hope]

@@jacob9673 yeah the award is a joke now

[@linusjohansson3379]

@@jacob9673 She was only nominated, she didn't win.

[@txic.4818]

Pick another award

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but *REST IN PEACE MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS* 😢😢😢 He was so talented as an actor, but in this documentary you see his heart. You will always be missed, bruh...

[@mrwallace4308]

He was high on dope here

[@aaronbastian7572]

@@mrwallace4308 what’s the relevance? Does that change anything Jimmy just said. You mfs gotta get some hate out of your heart not everyone is a villain

[@mrwallace4308]

@@aaronbastian7572 Didn’t say he was a villain he was just high that’s all

[@aaronbastian7572]

@@mrwallace4308 1. He looks really focused and attentive for someone “high off dope”. 2. I know what you said, but you said that in some attempt to coop this man saying a heartfelt Rest In Peace. There’s a time and place, sorry for coming across so aggressive

[@MeekoBourous]

He visited and spoke at my high school in Brooklyn New York

[@xTysonThatsHim]

I actually went to middle school with Jabar, he was in my earth science class. we knew each other but we never really spoke and i dont ever remember him being a trouble maker, getting suspended or anything, he was seemingly a good guy. so crazy how life takes us all down different roads. keep your head up man. -tyson

[@tysonrain]

Siobhan Fraser no problem man. 2nd account here btw

[@tysonrain]

some news on jabar, me and some classmates that actually knew him better than i did are actually looking to get his case looked at again and hopefully MAYBE get a re-sentence. we believe 50 years is a bit excessive to give to a 15 year old, but we also understand someone’s life was taken. if anyone is interested i’ll keep you guys posted on this thread.

[@ollie8904]

@@tysonrain Yo thats cool man keep us informed

[@anahinunez1554]

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[@yoboitim7624]

2 counts of murder and 50 years?

[@nicolecary791]

Life at 15...that's excessive...however I wonder if I would feel the same if I was the victim's family member🤔

[@brookefuqua8787]

Nicole Cary well that kid didn’t commit murder he either helped or didn’t do anything to stop it. 2nd degree murder.

[@nicolecary791]

@@brookefuqua8787 oh I re-watched it...I meant 50 yrs at 15 is excessive

[@williehardiman6766]

@@brookefuqua8787 2nd degree means that it was impromptu, not thought it, in the moment.

[@williehardiman6766]

So if he got 2 counts of 2nd degree murder he could've been in a fight that went left or something.

[@nicolecary791]

@@williehardiman6766 I see I see👍🏾

[@adlenemomant3512]

RIHeaven Michael K. Williams, his heart was with the kids. I loved this series, this was his purpose. #Godspeed ♡

[@adlenemomant3512]

@@Diggyoz REST IN HEAVEN SWEETIE

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@Diggyoz I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that!!! hahahaha

[@LuxeLifestyle]

"We ain't meant too survive, because it's a set up." - 2pac

[@ryanjones3128]

If only people internalize that fam we will be a whole lot better off💯

[@TheNaijaboy007]

...Tupac also said if he had a father in his life, he wouldn't have been in the situation he was in!

[@Chachoes]

Capitalism is a set up for everyone

[@northeastjerk6381]

@@TheNaijaboy007 You mean the situation of becoming a millionaire rapper?

[@daithiocinnsealach3173]

2pac was confused about a lot.

[@alimadman6923]

America really need to change about criminal punishment. I was 17 years old charged and persecuted as an adult for a robbery crime that I never thought will be convicted of. Was I wrong 😕 The victim testified that it wasn't me who robbed him at trial. The jury asked for the 911 recording and still describes a suspect 32 years of age, short and skinny. I was 17 , fat , 6"1 feet tall. But yet I was illiterate and signed a confession written by a detective who claimed that he didn't see a need to record my confession. So the jury and the court were listening to these two dirty despicable fabricating detectives and convicted me. I was released two days before I turned 26. It was and still is a nightmare. Even the detective was cought in a federal court six years later fabricating another person case but the judge wasn't stupid. I suffer from a severe depression still till this day from it. I can't hold a job for longer than 3 months. Sometimes I sleep in Nyc trains, shelters and when I rent I be in dirty unhygienic rentals infested with rats and mice. I don't have friends because I'm always paranoid from nothing or angry at nothing. I hope and pray every day that I be saved from this darkness. The system is merciless and vicious. I don't trust them or their so called rehabilitation programs. People need to be careful out there for their kids. There's some evil criminals and cops who target them as easy pray.

[@yulizahernandez2007]

Justin Watson Hope you find light brother. Keep your head up. You made it out. Let's keep it that way. You got this!! God loves you. Trust.

[@keithwooten5832]

Be tough homie. Get you a chunky white broad and lay low! We are all pulling for you my dude

[@lebvlogs3007]

damn. keep ya head up. i couldn't imagine

[@GuerinGrad09]

Where exactly do you use a computer then to watch KZbin?

[@tinytt854]

@@GuerinGrad09 Library!? Smartphone with Wi-Fi hotspots!? You just wanted to comment and maybe get a response. Here it is.

[@mlagasse3436]

The kid in red in barbershop was very well spoken , such a deep thinker.

[@ma93guy]

really.....

[@martasanchez2651]

Mads Nilsson LG

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

M Lagasse thats because now he has time to think all the time he would ever need just sucks that he was around such shitty people and ended up killing someone

[@Wonderkid44]

He also thinks deeply while murdering...

[@evs251]

He sure was. Just like Ted Bundy

[@3foundation336]

50 years I’d never be ok with that. I’m crying for u shorty

[@stevehigup9511]

Well thats what you get when you think you're hard and murder someone .... he should be locked up hes a little scumbag whos sorry he got caught

[@fazegci3378]

@@stevehigup9511 i hope u get pushed into a situation u cant get out of. You dont know his situation or the stuff that happened right before the murder. PoS

[@rycesheek1419]

Randomly picked this video. Didn’t expect to see the facility I just left. Life is crazy

[@unleavenedbread]

Hopefully u stay out, Jesus is the way

[@acek2016]

oh wow, i hope you're doing well now!

[@ameenaahmad3279]

Alhamdulillah - all praised to God

[@JapanWalkerJJ]

Oh shoot, what was prison like? What did you do if you don't mind me asking.

[@wizzotizzo]

Are you okay now?

[@trinaija]

So you guys can spend 200000 a year to keep a child behind bars. Even if you split that money in 4 to help the community they wouldn't be there in the first place!

[@jamedraa8472]

Because wealthy are making money off them being there.

[@trinaija]

@xoxo lol are you dumb? Or are you mentally impeded from comparing actual comparables? They are keeping children in jail because they stole or did another misdemeanor. If they used the money to actually develop the community and provide opportunities to the citizens they wouldnt have to make the decision to steal to live

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

trinaija did you not watch the video? 2nd degree murder is not a misdemeanour.

[@africanamerican6936]

No, because these communities wouldn't even need that, if the government didn't destroy them by flooding all the drugs tearing down all the industries. Then giving people unfair sentences for petty offenses ^

[@queenme7401]

That's whyte people in power logic.

[@billgluckman8704]

My closest cousin went to prison when we we're 15, im glad i didnt go with him that night,but i wish i could of stopped him the both of us are 22 today i hope he come home one day 😢🖤

[@jinxxintraffic]

it sucks because just a night out drinking could end up in a murder. This is relatable

[@clownster456]

Where were you supposed to go??

[@jeep19]

Is he bustin cheeks yet, or getting his cheeks busted 🤣

[@docholliday514]

Prison changes people......my brother and I were as close as brothers could be....we did everything together,even worked together.....he got locked up at 26 yrs .old.....Five years later he was released.,..I lost my brother in prison,I still don't recognize the man that came home in his place....A Selfish,angry, violent,thief....overall...A con man..

[@SoSikWitIt]

jeep19 probably both 🤣

[@daleridley7653]

Sadly this happened to me. 1997 I was treated as a adult and sent to prison at 16 with a sentence of 18 years. I must say that prison raised me all the way to 34. It was hard and the animalistic mind state can destroy most people let alone a kid in his teens. They make money everyday one of us are locked up

[@jcashtheartist9369]

Blessing I pray you stay free

[@mumr4268]

You neglected to tell us your crime.

[@daleridley7653]

My crimes were 2 counts of robbery 2 use of a firearm in a Commission of a felony Unlawful wearing a mask

[@yupouveh2404]

@@daleridley7653 18 years for that is crazy

[@aalleexx1997]

damn thats sad, here in germany u wouldve got 2 years max

[@rojamillerover]

RIP to a legend. You will be missed Michael

[@ayanaj2508]

In jail from the age of 15 to 65. Can you imagine?! He's doing extremely well and it seems as though he has accepted his fate and knows what he did was wrong! This is soo sad

[@casingadreamw.nuecases1293]

I’m glad he didn’t allow that scar to keep him from living the dream

[@bratantm9385]

He is a legend for real i loved him in The wire and 12 years a slave ,its a shame i dont live in the US

[@Steven-nu7jc]

This made my heart hurt so much. Sentenced to 50 years at 15 y/o.

[@honeydew_milk_melonz0524]

That guy is an actor from “when they see us”

[@shadowdrift5574]

This is what happens when you don't have a rich family with $800/hr lawyers. It's wealth vs poverty not black vs white.

[@acidburn134]

Wrong. My parents were terribly poor and we made it just fine, even speaking little English. These people have no excuse apart from their shitty culture and shitty role models. They shit on anyone that tries to get out and then cry about how they are trapped in ghettos.

[@davidsandlin9686]

Yep. I have real world experience with this. It’s 100% true. I got more time for drugs than a lot of guys got for the same crime. Same color same charge. Paid lawyer vs court appointed lawyer and boom I get 4 years and they get probation. The courts are ran by money not justice.

[@stanleyc2978]

that's a dumbass view considering the people most affected by lacking representation in court are black. Coincidence? not really. After slavery, law enforcement found any reason to arrest black people. They have never had equal footing though many like to pretend that was that case immediately after the civil war. Do you really think the damage done to communities with things like Jim Crow has nothing do with a systematic attack on minority communities? Sure poor people and counter culturalists are targets but before that, it is hispanics and blacks. It's the reason a safe drug like marijuana is illegal. Not to target poor people but hippies, blacks, and hispanics.

[@acidburn134]

david sandlin The courts being ran like shit and you committing a crime are separate issues entirely. I had a very similar upbringing but I wasn't an idiot and actually thought about my future, in fact a lot of people around me grew up poor but now are middle class or higher. These kids just look up to shitty people and try to emulate their actions.

[@trevorprime2274]

acidburn134 - You don't know what you are talking about.

[@larrycobb5798]

I definitely will begin to look at myself in the mirror and I ask myself, "What can I do to be a positive and effective influence in the life of an adolescent human being?" I'm definitely gonna step up to the plate.

[@liiikosiiko5844]

God bless you 👍

[@wizzotizzo]

Thank you. Are you okay now?

[@daithiocinnsealach3173]

I would bet money this was just a thought you had at the moment and you've done nothing with it.

[@CarlosMartinez-rk2bt]

My son he’s only 17 years old and he’s in prison right now all because of drugs It’s just break my heart because I try everything to help my son The system want this kid to fail 😔🙏 if you one day reading this my son I just want you to know that I love you no matter what I’m still going to be here for you

[@joemama7089]

Hi Ma

[@y.4115]

If he in prison why would he be watching this ? Can’t you go see him in person and tell him that

[@user-bh6rq5hr6q]

Why yall talking about "the System". What country wants to have gangs and gangsters who are murdering etc.? I dont get it. And btw the Government wants to have as many successful People as possible. Successful people = good economy.

[@Moegz]

@@user-bh6rq5hr6q Excatly

[@raves93]

This is heart breaking

[@randellwright5713]

Really my Sister

[@Kujivs]

Don’t do the crime

[@arumba7345]

@@Kujivs You really cant say that man these kids dont have fathers cause they are in jail or dead and gangs are all over the place,

[@arumba7345]

@@Kujivs 11 year old shot dead in a drive by in chicago doing gang activity killing people on his part too and guess what he grew up in hell and had no father.

[@Josh-sg3pc]

If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime

[@QuezD8]

I started off from Youth Prison, and graduated to actual Prison. Due to the simple fact of the environment I was in. You can still live in great neighborhoods, and suffer from inside of the house by not being able to pay bills or nothing at all. This is a deep situation, I'm 20 now. I was in and out of the system since 15 years old. Some of it was due to my deicscion making, but someone needs to build community centers in a positive light for kids. It goes deeper, and deeper. We need a voice..

[@willbennett5645]

White boys don't go to prison FOR LIFE when they are teens. They are given second chances at redemption.

[@yellagirl419]

WILL BENNETT Ok second chances,3rds and sometimes 4th

[@zmantz40]

WILL BENNETT this was a stupid comment. My cousin is in prison in lincoln ne for shooting and killing someone when he was a teenager and he is doing life. Dont speak on somehing u dont know about

[@benjisero9272]

Or when schoolshoters gets second chance because they blame on deppresion or something

[@bigjon.6258]

@@zmantz40 Thats one out of a million buddy don't deny your white skin gets you by...

[@mr_sir1533]

WILL BENNETT bleach your skin and stop bitching. It’s awesome being white I can say things like thanks for the warning officer, and you can talk to your dad

[@nenelevy9925]

It makes me hopeful to have a director like him. He’s the change I want to see in our criminal reform system.

[@Geez01]

200k a year to keep a kid incarcerated but minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour... this is proof that Prison is where they want us!!

[@falloutnuke_9259]

I thought the white guy was the dude from law & order lmao

[@kingleocarson3388]

fallout nuke 😂😂😂 me too

[@bambibanks9699]

fallout nuke 😂😂😂😂

[@chosokamosgf]

Same!! Lmfao

[@Aprille999]

fallout nuke i thought the black guy was omar from the wire lmao

[@racialconsciousness7169]

Aprille M It actually looks like him LOL

[@SuperHoneyOil]

200k a year. Think about that. They could buy a house and pay for college for every poor impoverished kid in there. Stop the cycle. Welcome to America keep your head down and drink the koolaid while slavery exists in the modern prison system.

[@tater259]

so you want murders , rapist, robbers, etc going to college instead of being punished ?

[@SuperHoneyOil]

yes, how else will we prevent them from creating more people hurt by mental illness or violence? Kids born to a mom that uses crack instead of buying them food. They don't have developed brains at the age they are getting convicted. For 200K they could build an upper class neighboorhood of houses for these kids and pay for them to all go to a private school. Obviously some people are not remorseful and I'm not saying put them back into society. Its just you cant treat symptoms you need to treat the disease.

[@freedomfighter2463]

TK Why even keep them their, 200k!!!!!. These politicians don't serve them a complete meal. They see them as dollar signs

[@sheldonmontgomery2879]

TK your right but if you killed someone you lost all rights as a citizen & everything that comes with it I'm glad to pay for them to be there not everyone has it easy you should be asking what the community can do or your local church group can do I've struggled along time but grew up fine

[@SuperHoneyOil]

Tommy you're joking right. If you pay taxes, we are the ones paying 200k a year for this. It comes out of our money, that's why for profit prison exist. It's like our medical system, they can charge what they want. You pay for this already therefore should have a vested interest in stopping this system.

[@007private]

I love that they are focusing on helping our children , prison doesnt rehabilitate anyone in a positive way . It only makes people worse , they want to ruin us , and break us and then send us back out into society . If it breaks adults, what do you think it does to children ? Especially charging children as adults is insane to me !!! I pray things change !! Rip Michael

[@ethmasterrace4507]

Actually it's the gangs that ruin the system.

[@aaronhill3529]

Hearing him say that now after knowing how he died is so heartbreaking 😪 rest up bro you fought a good fight.

[@m.patsyfauntleroy9645]

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[@robertgoldstein6761]

He was a DOPE FIEND

[@BigBrosFilms]

@@robertgoldstein6761 So that means he's not human? Grow up

[@robertgoldstein6761]

@@BigBrosFilms That means He OFFFFED HIMSELF

[@robertgoldstein6761]

@@BigBrosFilms im grown, you broke peasant

[@erwantroester9669]

This director is a good man in arguably the most inhuman and ruthless prison system worldwide, we definitely need more ppl like him.

[@micraider81]

I spent 5 years at this facility. I obtained my GED and college credits. After this, I went to prison for 8 more years. Finishing college and getting degrees in dog training and computer system repairs and networking. So, places like this can help an adolescent...but it's on that child to make the change.

[@dannettejackson202]

Good News!! So proof positive that this system does work for those who choose to use it in the right way.

[@who_else_but_dee2821]

I'll never forget I was real close to stabbing someone in school at 16 yes old and the one thing that never crossed my mind was the consequences of that action and I thank God till this day that I didn't got through with it

[@SirManDudeGuy1]

Rage can blind

[@missmeyon]

My brother was incarcerated at age 17. Told to plea guilty to get less time (which is B.S.) screwed him for life. He goes up for parole every 2 years, and gets denied everytime. Currently at age 47, he's done more time than murders. He's STILL incarcerated today.

[@rapidemu2950]

I’m extremely angry for him. sending love for his freedom

[@jamaldee5414]

Free your brother I hope he makes it home one day 🙏🏽

[@fastlife7075]

your bros getting his cheeks clapped

[@basketballmaestro3518]

i went to prison at 19 for conspiracy to commit murder i did 6 years. i was gonna fight for self defense but i didnt want to go to trial and lose. so i signed my plea deal. got out last year

[@JohnDoe-fs6lz]

Thank god you didn’t fall for the trap. How was your experience in there?

[@chiefruiz]

Now it's time to live life. Have a good one g

[@AtheneHolder]

question, from a non American: I heard that when you sign a plea deal your name is still in the system as guilty... there is no such thing as clearing your record even if you are found to be inncent after... is this true??

[@queenelizabeth8145]

Good job on getting out. I hope that you live the rest of your life happy and healthy :)

[@aa-bo4ex]

@@AtheneHolder well yes. because singing a plea deal mean you’ve made a deal with the prosecutor to admit guilt and avoid a trial. usually you’ll be given a somewhat lesser sentence that way.

[@Hiphop_Love]

Y’all stop thinking everyone is the same ppl make mistakes higher levels than others but a kid shouldn’t be punish for the rest of his life esp when I hear ppl saying the human 🧠 doesn’t fully develop until like 25

[@GudJonnyCakes]

Fr

[@ericmoore5177]

Facts

[@owen_affolter]

Thank you

[@TinoT84]

Remember that if a kid kills your kid, I'm sure you will be screaming for the death sentence then!

[@Erikx03]

The director seems like he cares. He knows these kids made mistakes and should pay for the crimes they did, but he also knows their lives shouldn’t be completely over bc of a mistake they made when they were 13, 14 or 15

[@ahmadhedjasi727]

There are 13/14/15 year olds going around stabbing/robbing random people in the street. What do you say to that, should they still have the luxury of being free after taking innocent peoples lives?

[@dallrevenge9256]

It's great to see the Barber lost his street hardness in prison. I know it came too late for him, But he has a great attitude that can help others. I wish him and the others the best. This is a jacked-up world we are born into.

[@sheddrickkstraker369]

he made it a worse world. I wish he could actually feel the pain he has caused.

[@ad_stayfly7]

Me being a young, black man I really feel for these guys. Just knowing that this could have easily been me if I would have continued to follow the wrong crowds and not take my parent’s advice. I wish these guys the best and the day they do come home they can exercise the abilities and skills and make a nice living for themselves.

[@singhparminderfan9807]

We need more rehabilitative justice

[@loverice8259]

Thank you for up life another black man coming from a black sister. None of us is exempt from the trailer and tribulations of this world. Could have been us

[@boohere2]

That kid talking at 1:50. I just want to say to him the courts/judge/jury all know what the person did to commit that horrible crime. Plus most of us should know the difference between RIGHT and WRONG. Some of them don't even care if it is wrong and do it anyways. You see- with me.....i could never do a horrible crime to even commit murder. Ever. I have better morals. Also if you are that pissed off that you want to murder someone or do another horrible crime, go let your anger out in other ways like go to the gym. Go punch a punching bag....etc. Go to therapy!

[@jxsh8691]

@@boohere2 out. of. touch.

[@SkyHiGradtrw]

They should give them mandatory appeals at 25

[@braydenhamilton4982]

At age 20 even

[@ChickenNugget-dk9hp]

Tarik Walker naww they shouldn’t, don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time

[@thekidernie2834]

Chicken Nugget well they were just dumb kids like you who did dumb things...not everyone that kills are bad they just made a decision and learned from it of course you wouldn’t understand cuz you probably had mommy and daddy around while most kids don’t who went to jail or prison real young

[@ChickenNugget-dk9hp]

ThekidErnie Doesn’t matter if the parents are there, it’s about being mature and having morals. Respecting people and not committing crimes isn’t hard.

[@derekweinerttv4163]

Do the dead get appeals?

[@ughhh4790]

its people like these young men that get out maybe 5-10 years earlier and when they do they come out with so much knowledge and wisdom and they spread that to the youth who might end up where they did. hope all these young men get out very soon god bless

[@aliciaalmonor3326]

The guy talking about his scar is Micheal K. Williams. He’s in When They See Us. Nice to see him advocating for wrongfully incarcerated black youth.

[@MsBowe100]

Alicia Almonor He's very known from the show The Wire

[@AnalystTosh]

That’s Omar Little 😂

[@queenelizabeth8145]

I recognized him from Community (he played a biology professor) lol

[@aliciaalmonor3326]

Riyan Ali Oh fr that’s cool. I love that show but I haven’t gotten to that episode yet.

[@queenelizabeth8145]

@@aliciaalmonor3326 I love it too, it's my favorite show. he appears in multiple episodes season 3!

[@mrhadaray]

These are really excellent, thanks Vice

[@corpsecandy2076]

200k a year? I am on disability and get 12k a year to live off of. Are you telling me if I want a better life I should go to jail? Something is fishy lol.

[@dannettejackson202]

Not every criminal is a "career criminal". This is an excellent example of how rehabilitation still works in the justice system....especially if they are taught while they are still young & willing to change their ways! Don't be so callous & cold hearted !

[@subhabratadas4087]

Get a job

[@courtyrae11]

My mom works as a rn at a prison and says the medical care is the best in the nation. They get the top of the line, brand name medications as well as a check up three days after their initial visit. Whether it be for allergies, ingrown toenail, constipation, or dry eyes, to insure they get the best care possible. They get seen the day they make a request and not a penny of their own money is spent. Some people that come in have committed a crime to specifically get medical attention and not go into mass amounts of debt. It's crazy the amount of money spent per prisoner compared to the amount spent per child in the education system. The amount of repeat offenders prove that rehabilitation programs don't prepare those going back into society what it means to actually survive. Food, shelter, and medical expenses are things we as ordinary citizens deal with everyday. Meanwhile those incarcerated don't deal with these major worries for years and for some their entire life.

[@subhabratadas4087]

@@courtyrae11 premium medical care for inmates on the public tab sounds like the medical industry for one profiting from the prison industry.

[@jamesjames4015]

dauði sigla ahahahahaha your funny

[@gutchiespencer1227]

I know when those kids who have grown to adults now, hear about that actor's demise, it must have been soo disappointing to them, and a learning experience at the same time......

[@sukotaf3463]

That shot of a basketball stuck between a wall and barbed wire was very powerful.

[@wizzotizzo]

Yeah.

[@pauljones8218]

just give em the ball back ffs

[@racquiawest3270]

15 years old and given 50 years in prison ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ come the fucc on man.... u mean to tell that was the only and best option????? GTFOHWTBS

[@storm_boston]

He kind of reminds me of Sam Waterston from Law and Order

[@Allergictocatstoo]

His doppelgänger!

[@mikejacobs2385]

First time I've seen this documentary (shame it's so short) but I do hope that there are people in judicial system in America that will listen to this Governor. This man is making an awful lot of good sense so stop for a moment and take in his firsthand observations. Sounds like a win win situation which doesn't come around that often!

[@ELBONYBEAUTY27]

Absolutely breaks my heart ❤️ inspite of someone just as young killing my nephew 6 months ago. Absolutely the worst thing anyone could ever experience. I pray these children find God seek salvation and change:

[@gus305]

Vice, you've been killing it with these documentaries and journalistic videos lately, great job. Please keep it up

[@joelcunningham792]

Thank you for the awesome work you guys do. Always amazingly done and be safe and careful

[@Forgeddaboutit_718]

One of the only ones to go where others wouldn't to bring light to the situation. The world misses this man. RIP

[@dallinp1034]

He tried to have his sentenced reduced earlier this year but the judge denied it so he and another kid escaped back in July by choking out a staff member, they were caught a week later, I used to live in the Fredericksburg area where he committed the murders and it was pretty gruesome. Its sad he's gonna be locked up most his life but he did stab two people to death.

[@keld80]

Yea I understand but for a few days of freedom I would choke out a staff too if I know the next time I see outside am gonna be in my 60's

[@charliec1968]

@@keld80 You would choke someone out too???You should be locked up too!!

[@Pugkin5405]

The second you decide to end somebody's life, whether or literally or end then through prison because they killed someone, you screwed up. If they can be functioning members of society, they should be

[@truman5838]

When the guy cutting your hair tells you he's a convicted murderer

[@Jomskylark]

Convicted of making a mistake that he clearly regrets deeply*

[@topacybits3576]

@@Jomskylark a mistake.... would you say the same thing if he shot your mother? He took a life man.

[@The_-_-]

@@topacybits3576 I mean even if the crime affects you personally, you should still see that the kids truly deeply regrets what he’s done, and for that he should be rehabilitated, and be given his life back. It’s just not his life that we’re wasting here, it’s all the money spent housing him, and preventing him to go back to the workforce

[@noabsolutelynot3660]

@@topacybits3576 Second degree murder. He either knew the person who committed or he didn't do anything to stop it. He didn't pull the trigger/hold the knife.

[@alumsey4013]

@@noabsolutelynot3660 second degree means it wasn’t premeditated, not that he didn’t do it.

[@Vilkkuz]

In the cellblocks: "Omar comin Yo!"

[@alonzoboyd8636]

Aayyyyyyyooooooo!!!!!!

[@anthonynoy3425]

Bro 🤣

[@imsmarterthenurso7247]

Vilkkuz I can hear him whistling now

[@Whatsayoutuber]

those kids in the beginning were better groomed and better dressed than me and my college friends lol. that really does a lot for your self-esteem and confidence. This is a pretty short video, but if they can wear clean clothes in good condition and have nice haircuts on a regular basis, then that's a really great thing. all kids deserve that opportunity. it made me really happy to see that barber shop segment

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Hopefully the Justice system can get it right. Its got to be hard with so many people breaking the law. I was locked up at 20 for weed and spent 5 years in federal prison. Can say that I earned 82 certificates in 55 months, 4 of them from colleges. There are a ton of programs that can help you if you go and take them. Just easier to stay out of trouble. Seen a ton of people leave and come back. I did it myself. Been free now 18 years and share some my experiences on my channel you looking for something to watch. Got a new subscriber. Was interesting to watch. Great video

[@flyingcolors96]

Why do people believe that God is right for forgiving our sins, yet these same people don't believe in forgiving?

[@stayenyolanebigsby9632]

Real talk, the same government who use God in everything.... Please

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

Tron Bigsby fun fact. A special emphasis was put on God in the u.s. government specifically to spite the Soviet Union, which was officially atheist.

[@daithiocinnsealach3173]

Start asking those questions and it will never end. They just have whatever beliefs their parents gave them and they also are terrified of dying. Figure it out.

[@J.D.M-JUNKIE-520]

I didn't kill anyone but I'm a white man that got charged as a adult when I was 15 for home invasion and possession of a stolen fire arm. I got out right before my 21st birthday. It's been 7 Years now and I've never looked back but my past is still bitting me in the ass till this day. Kids can change more then adults ever will. #facts #nowhiteprivilage

[@andrettitalk9535]

Statistics show that most juvenile's will return back and actually make the jump to state or federal prison, nice try though. We have way to much info out there for you to be lying like that. So once you understand those numbers of who tends to go back to their prison cells than that should give you the perspective of what age bracket usually stays out. Lol instead of trying to make sappy post about irrelevant shit like kids changing more than adults you should stand up and man up that what you did was a very foolish act that 7/10 times home invasions turns into a homicide due to multiple variables. You're so hype toshow the world that white privilege doesn't matter. I ask any African-Americans or Latino's this question. If you or your son went into someone else home, would you feel like you escaped death? Black men in home invasion's have a likelihood of getting shot due to their skin color, starting with that black on black crime that seems to be picking up in Chicago. The way I see it is that your white privilege ass is probably why you're sitting hear giving a update on how you snuck into another man's home WHILE YOU WERE ARMED WITH A STOLEN WEAPON. Than live to tell the tale on KZbin and probably Reddit. Sounds about white no? You act like you really changed. Nobody cares about that shit except business establishments and imo deserving so. You're the last stop in line to get a Burger King job or loan from the bank because there's a shit ton of folks with a HS education or beyond who never once decided to run up in someone's house where they could have had a intent to injure a baby, little kids or crack open a safe filled hard earned cash in it etc. See legally management can't go into detailed questions but no matter how you try to spin it, you were once a scumbag who clearly had bad intentions. Deserving so that you're in the back of the bus with the rest of the jail birds aka Pedo's included. You make the 9-5 workforce go hand in hand lol, GED student's are better than you lol.

[@americusdeville865]

The system needs to be stocked with fresh bodies. The maintain a dossier on every one of us, just like in communist USSR. This is an affront on all freedom for all people. It's a way for the the power Elite to keep tabs on everyone throughout their entire lives. Government is the enemy.

[@jdelarwelle]

I worked as a Juvenile correctional officer for a year. It was probably one of the worst jobs I've ever had. There are good kids that made bad decisions but there are also a lot of kids that are just bad. It's sad when trying to understand how they got to that point. Most of them will repeat and end up back inside. These kids act great while on the camera but wait until something doesn't go their way. Unfortunately, some are a product of their upbringings.

[@mcdan2696]

Those children became a product of their environment because their government FAILED THEM and BETRAYED THEM! They all have trauma and long for a better living! Their local Schools are intentionally under funded while the Correctional System is over-Funded! This is so EVIDENT!

[@jdelarwelle]

@@mcdan2696 I find it funny you didn't once cite the parents as the problem. Its always someone else, aye?

[@eekay3646]

Yup. Leftist propaganda. Very few of them are contrite. When things don't go their way, their sociopathic tendency comes out.

[@nstv23]

You will only understand what a “little evil seed” means when you have faced it and have seen It with your own eyes what they are capable of. Most people are clueless. I totally get your post !

[@kiuk_kiks]

I honestly believe that behaviour is inherited from parents. If your father was a career criminal, there’s a high likelihood you’ll be one too. If your father was a raging temperamental violent man, you’ll be one too, even though he didn’t raise you. If humans can breed dogs and other domesticated animals for their behaviours, we can do the same thing with human beings too.

[@WakeAndBakeWithUncleRay]

We all have vices yet can still be beacons of such light!!!! R.I.P

[@tashamarie2327]

Thanks Vice for something worth looking forward to 😁

[@jpribbleNY1]

I deal with ptsd, anxiety and claustrophobia from spending a year and two months locked up in those youth prisons up in NY. I was sentenced at 17 for stupid shit I was accused of at 15, city police dropped all charges cuz there was no proof I did anything... And yet I still got sent away to these prison facilities for kids just because I was a young dumb kid who got in some trouble cuz I had to family support all my life. I won't get into my story, but I'm now 32 and the father of three awesome boys and I'm still dealing with these issues from being there. Those places took something from me I can never get back.

[@Hue_10]

Praying for you! Stay strong!

[@colebaker644]

Bless this director, he’s trying to fight for these kids and we need more wonderful people like him.

[@Aroy_711]

RARE & A GEM

[@visionmediaproductionsnz]

Thanks for all the hard work.

[@johnnyboy4444]

I feel like there needs to be a re-evaluation at a later age depending on the crime. To take someone whole life away from them is a crime within itself

[@montinyek6554]

"But still homie, keep it real, how does it feel? To lose your life over something that you did as a kid?" (c) Tupac

[@anthonyroberson5199]

If you murder two people whether you're 15 or 50 years old you have to realize there's going to be some type of consequence to that action. It's not like we're talking about a speeding ticket he killed two people and now I'm supposed to feel sorry for him. I feel bad for the victims families they will never get to see their loved ones again

[@bellenicks3879]

This makes me sooooo Angry... That young guy made a mistake, but he still has so much hope in his eyes!

[@vonnababeimyamansfantasy8436]

I'm from VA and have a 15 year old son...this breaks my heart man

[@yankeeyobaby]

VonnaBabe #ImYaMansFantasy just pray and pray some more God bless you

[@tylerrocko7469]

@nodamnusernames1I know, her poor child.

[@investedfemelle7564]

Man i did so many stupid at that age, sometimes i wonder how the heck i made it this far. My heart is with these children....That exactly what they are. Children!!!!

[@skar5541]

He was an Oscar worthy actor. Just needed more time. RIP. Great video.

[@queenshabazznoi3702]

This video has me so emotional, especially with the baby that did his crime and being sentenced to 50 years. completely harsh and my heart aches for him and plenty others. knowing what it is to be behind the wall at an early tender age at 16 and I am now 40 years of growth and in coming into those walls I was sent to prison in the only max prison in New York state, and in all that I underwent and all that I was exposed too I vowed once I was out, I will never return, and I remain free on all levels. it really breaks my heart knowing as a child you can make a mistake or be exposed to a life and not given a second chance at all/50 years is not no rehabilitation. we have an option to be a tomb or a womb..

[@ALI.MN7]

Omar!!! From The Wire👊👊👊! Very awesome documentary✊✌

[@swayytv4877]

lol I knew I saw him from somewhere

[@alonzoboyd8636]

Omar coming Omar coming

[@papes7442]

I’ve been 6 months in juvenile .. Makes me feel weird to watch this video . Can’t see how kids can get 50 years in prison .. would kill myself 1 month feels like a year in there

[@47gringo]

A lot of these so-called kids are killing people stop making excuses cuz where I'm from this kids would get hanged the whole family from the grandpa down to the dog

[@Raging_Bull1]

Damn! Rest In Peace King

[@Notsofatamerican]

If a kid kills someone, is that person less dead than when an adult did it ? Release them the moment the victim caught alive again.

[@OuterHeaven210]

this brings up some really negative memories for me. i had been in and out of institutions from age 15 to 23. seeing those walls and locked doors and beds and uniforms. it makes me feel sick. the biggest feeling i remember is just wanting to be home. many people dont know what its like to have to sleep somewhere that is not your home. wake up somewhere that you cannot leave.

[@yogaflame4128]

Gengar Jones bro that’s the entire point for locking people up, forcing them to deal with the consequences of their actions. I bet won’t do whatever it was you did ever again. Problem solved.

[@winterzz8729]

@@yogaflame4128 i’ll do it again n break all my nixgas out free all my nixgas

[@nayotorres111]

Sometimes it feels like things will never change

[@rndmukn]

"There's always a reason for everything" there is no reason to murder someone. Killing is different than murder

[@jarquice]

Yes there is

[@focused4841]

You sound dumb

[@whywelovefilm7079]

1:44 - 😂😂😂 You saw that kids face who was getting a hair cut when his barber said he was in for 2-Counts of Second Degree Murder? You can see him getting nervous AF…

[@djmikeskillzds9641]

This Hit too close to home for me.. 😢

[@moniquelove1167]

Its good to hear that he's building more treatment facilities all over to help the youth before they get to the jail system. This could save many from spending a life time in jail

[@kwfown]

RIP Michael 🙏 Omar Little and your other work will live on and inspire others!

[@famistudio]

Oh, i hadn't hear. So sad. RIP Omar.

[@jimmyramos1989]

That director is the kind of person we need in these kind of positions. Our system is deeply broken, but all it takes is people who actually care and want to make these men come out better than when they went in.

[@joseg2994]

The kid who had the 50 year sentence broke out of that facility with another kid lol about a year ago and hey were caught in Michigan 8 days later

[@jimmyramos1989]

@@joseg2994 damn. well, good thing I wasn’t talking about the kid. My point was that the director of the program was compassionate and doing a great job. Obviously it’s not always going to work but it’s always worth a shot for redemption. Or do you think once people make a mistake they are lost forever?

[@samsaw71]

I hate it for these young men. They were failed by their parents, not by the system. We are what we do. Build homes, and become known as a home builder. Kill, and be known as a killer.

[@twinitedkindle5159]

That's not true. It's not the parents fault every situations.

[@settrender]

4:57 he’s was in another documentary, he’s a very talented artist 🎨

[@Deeemcee94]

Damn I was tripping out about ole boy looking like Omar from the Wire for the first 30 seconds before I realized it actually was him

[@2rich4u41]

Wow, hearing the kid who cuts hair speak candidly and so maturely was striking as hell

[@plokijuh5830]

Over 200,000$ per year per kid!!!

[@rkan2]

would pay for 20 years++ in college :d

[@Jorich196]

I dont get why anyone on this earth is not a millionaire so much money to go around

[@sainticy4188]

Jordan Richardson The same reason you're not.

[@Jorich196]

Saint Icy You dont know what I am 😂😂 foh

[@theyoungoutdoorsman8252]

Saint Icy if everyone was given millions of dollars the world would be the same because the prices on everything would just go up

[@DankCommitted]

Can we get a follow up with the victims, victims families? How do they feel about the process?

[@patrickmorilus]

Seeing Michael is sad and tragic

[@karismatikkween08]

So sad that Michael K. WIlliams has died. This shows how he truly cared. He wasn’t just an actor. Wasn’t just Omar

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

F Omar, he was Chalky White!

[@struckfire-de7or]

I did time there ,and honestly my criminal carreer started in bon air correctional and the guards there were abusive and corrupt at least in 97 when i was there.

[@yosephog5509]

lee the homeless vigilante sounds about right hope these kids got it a little better

[@gg-oo4tg]

Juvenile facilities back in the day were filled with corruption, sexual, physical, mental abuse. Some still are, very sad.

[@fredt5584]

You from Va bra

[@struckfire-de7or]

Frederick Taylor yup richmond

[@struckfire-de7or]

Frederick Taylor what part you from,804?

[@Marvindlight]

Too short, real interesting.

[@siablo14]

What brand and model clippers is that at 1:32? I need a clipper that cuts that clean.

[@rajeshwarsharma1716]

Have you done a documentary on the kids whose parent(s) have been murdered and they struggle through life?