Lunch at Taiwan's Toughest Men Prison | Taichung | Free Doc Bites
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- Lunch at Toughest Taiwan Prison | Taichung Men´s Prison | Short Documentary
The Taichung Men´s Prison is the biggest and toughest prison in Taiwan. It houses four and a half thousand inmates. Among them some of the most dangerous criminals of the whole country. Over a hundred life sentences alone and more than a thousand prisoners are serving sentences of twenty years or more.
Monotony, confinement and around the clock video surveillance everywhere dictate the lives of the inmates. Only one time a week the inmates are allowed to spend time on the yard.
The prison works with what is known as progressive correctional treatment. This means that prisoners are divided into four levels. The better a prisoner behaves, the higher their level. And this determines, for example, how many packs of cigarettes a prisoner can buy and how often he is allowed to have visitors. The most important thing, however, is that the length of imprisonment is reduced with each level obtained. For most prisoners, this is a good reason to cause as little trouble as possible.
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The atmosphere in Taiwanese prisons is actually more calm & friendly as you might think. Between inmates, they address each other as "classmate", the guards would also address them as "classmate" and usually don't speak to them in an oppressive away. It's like a school that really sucked & class is never over.
Some could argue that is the real prison
5:00 the way the prison guard was greeted is super interesting. Every Taiwanese man learns it in basic training in the army, the prison system almost resorts back to what these men learned during their mandatory military training.
I am serving my military service right now and I completely agree especially the S 型報數
@@justinyang21114798 Thank you for your service, hang in there! I finished mine not too long ago. I noticed that his uniform has multiple 梅花 lookin things on it. A colonel (上校) wears 3 梅花s, and there isn't a rank with 4, so I'm not sure what that is.
They probably only "behaved" 'cause the camera crew was there
@@leeshenshun
As a prison guard in Taiwan, I can tell you that reality is not much different from the movies.
In order to control the number of people, the first thing every prison guard does when they come in is roll call.
and implement stricter militarized management.
That prison food is better than what my ex makes.
Lmao 😂😂
Because in prison they want you to be healthy, the last thing they want is you got sick and even died in prison.
Your ex on other hand.......
Is she an ex cause she didn’t cook very well?
😂😂😂😂
I recently started dating a woman who's vegetarian for religious reasons. She's not a fantastic cook to begin with. She keeps insisting on cooking me dishes with meat, to which I really appreciate the gesture, but I've told her so many times I'm happy to eat veg.
She really likes my cooking, but wants to cook for me.
She doesn't like when I cook for her because I clean while I cook, so there's nothing for her to do other than eat.
it's super humanistic for them to allow outside food in everyday.
not very humanistic to the people who lost their lives to criminals.
@@eleganz Eye for an eye will just lead to more hatred and no rehabilitation. Scandinavian countries are often considered models of successful incarceration practices, particularly Norway which, at 20%, has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the world.
@@eleganz whats not humanistic about locking up criminals ?
They do it to save money on food. Not to help the prisoners.
This place looks chill compared to the prison i was sentenced to in Michigan USA
America is the only developed country that uses prison as punishment; every other country uses it as rehabilitation, as place to better yourself and prepare you to be a good citizen. There's a reason why the US leads the world in incarcerated citizens; it's BIG business, most prisons are now privatized and for profit.
@@mksteele99 only?
@@LastBastion there aren't that many "developed" countries in the world. Some are in the "developing" stage while most will stay 3rd world for a long while.
@@mksteele99 Only America? I guess you don't see Russia as developed country then. That's cool too.
@@mksteele99bro , US should do that, otherwise, you know, US got so many immigrants from every parts of the world, if they use rehab, I bet every prison will stuck with overpopulation
This prison is 100 times better than any USA one
Not better, easier
@@tzoninghard2425 is easier not better in prison???
Ah, not sure about this. Most prisons in Taiwan are very overcrowded (just look at how many people in one cell in the last scene), and many don't even have bed: you have to sleep on harden wood floor for years with temp at 30C (about 90F) every night.
Bet they aren’t making tictacs in this prison us prison is a vacation compared to most countries
As someone who was in prison in china for 4 years, this is heaven…
Why were u in there
Forget about prison in Taiwan, Taiwan itself is like a third world country. No one wants to live there.
@@r.s7144Probably talked honestly about how corrupt and bad the CCP is.
How did you survive?
this prison is a lot better than many even in SEA
Singapore is better but I still don't want to go to Prison
Cigarettes, outside food, nutritional abundance. This is heaven compared to American prisons
this could be one of the world best prison
Philippines prisons..look it up.. shame
Try searching Madagascar jail documentary, they will thank god and their fate that they are in this jail.
Why?
I like to move it move it
@@ismailmuttaqien1203 mf go look it up and see for yourself. Lazy.
Awesome movie
Kek@@Darkseid.of.Apokolips
That is better than country club, outside everyday? That was great risk and extra work for guards. Those foods didn't look bad to me.
considering that manual labor may not be a thing for the prisoners, the food should do just fine.
I taught in a Taiwanese high school and elementary school for two years. The schools look exactly the same as the prisons.
Actually they are both modeled after army barracks and garrisons. A main double-sided stairwell sandwiched between two wings, with auxiliary stairwell on each end is the most common design, along with any topologically identical design.
Honestly how much public grade schools mirrored army is a little scary and sad. They even taught basic drill movement in PE class starting from 1grade(formation, attention, etc.). It's a product of our troubled past, and I only realised this when I was drafted into ROC army.
Haha the ciggy brand is called Longlife
It is the most popular cigarette brand in Taiwan
Head guard has a scar across his left cheek, that's badass.
Always enjoy seeing how prison systems work in other countries outside the US. Even if it's a small glimpse.
Looks better than a lot of prisons
Most definitely
1:52 "they search it thoroughly"
LOL
Lmao what an unhinged response when dealing with food
like that one scene from the grand budapest hotel
That prison-issued food looked really good to me!
Looks better than school meal in North America
Damn, having food outside regularly is such a good thing the prisons allow, in Vietnam, we're only allowed to bring food monthly and only some specific type of food for our family member, and the food they allowed are not that great too
Sooo instead of living in my car and eating nothing on some days (while working) I can come here and have it all? Sign me up!
Hav you heard of Norway?
24hr surveillance, surrounded by possibly violent criminals, being surveyed by guards every 2 hours.....you must be delusional.....
@@Horde334Some people are so poor that they don’t know how good they have it.
@riadyl3311 yeah prisoners in Norway live like kings
U wouldnt like it. Clearly u have never been locked up.
2:35 outside food? Whaaat? 😂😂
It's more like boarding school than prison lol. They get their own rooms as well
Pot brownies!
outside food is nuts. just mix the drugs into the food. not the pills just make a powder or liquid and mix into rice. prisoner will be able to dose it themself over time.
If caught, they lose the merit point for being able to make purchase from prison store and receive outside food, so why risk it?
Better to not end up in prison in the first place.
$150 per month plus that food in prison is comfortable living honestly.
better than any American school lunch
Way better than USA prison food 🙃
Hahaha you don't know what are you talking about
@@simplerelaxation9743 yes I do, in USA you don't get to just have as much as you want for starters. And in USA nothing is fresh like that, all frozen processed garbage. But please enlighten me
@@simplerelaxation9743 Do you?
@@harveythecat 😅😂
way better than USA school food
太美麗了，把監獄生活美化了
想到政府花錢拍的鹹水雞的滋味，超級寫實😂
I'm trying to make reservations for this hotel but I can't find it. I'd like to try all the delicious foods and activities! It looks like adult summer camp! Hope to see you there as soon as I figure out the reservations! Love from St. Louis!
Toughest prison? That's a free holiday lodge....
This is paradise compared to CECOT El Salvador 🇸🇻, Madagascar 🇲🇬, and last the fire island Russia 🇷🇺
Also include deadly Indian prisons
Nothing can beat Madagascar Prison.😂
@@darshp800 don’t forget North Korea prison camp
Thanks a lot for this informative video...that guy wqs lucky to get 2 visitors a month
That doesn't look too bad for a prison. I suspect a prison like that wouldn't last very long in the US.
Man, this is better than being homeless!
this just looks like my university but better
Damn they are eating better than I am 😢
If you have enough money, you can get lobster and steak the same goes for sorghum wine and Louis XIII the premise is that you are a gang boss outside.
i mean, would they want to break out of prison if some of them doesnt have any place to stay or food to eat outside?
Looks like a men's holiday camp.
Looks cleaner than the university I'm attending in Taiwan. A part or me wonder if it's at least a little fabricated
this looks more like a dorm than a prison lmao
No that would be Halden prison in Norway
Amazing system, so humanized
4:30 imagine having $150 leftover with every other living expense taken care of
I mean you can do that by having a job. If you have a good one, you can have thousands left over after living expenses.
'Most Serious Offense!'
For a country with an economy smaller than most, they have a seriously humane jail system. Don’t let your government tell you that they don’t have enough money or capacity to treat people decently.
The cigarettes brand is "Long Life" 😂
Wish my family and neighbors had these foods while we were living in Refugee camp for a full decade.
Alright toughest Taiwan prison vs toughest Russian prison.
What was Lai crime for 10 years jail term?
Probably murder. Not many crime can be sentenced 10 years.
Is this prison or hostel
You would be crying after few days.
This is the best jail I come across, i wonder was the crime rate is like in Taiwan.? Can anyone reply
We have a very low crime rate compare to most country, according to some reports probably the top 3 lowest crime rate around the world. 70% of the inmate in jail are drug-related. But there is another reason behind the low crime rate, most common crimes are organized white-collar intelligent crimes which is highly professional not only very difficult to catch but also hard to prosecute. Other than that, Taiwan is a pretty safe place to be, just dont easily trust anything you see on the internet or text or you might get scammed.
Madagascar prison: that's cute.
This beats having to pay rent in the U.S.
super humane prison, everyone is accommodated based on merit. Looks super chill overall, but i do wonder how guards maintain the inmates being so well disciplined and behaved...
Their food actually looks good. I dont know what they're complaining about.
That's Taiwan very kind to the people
Looks more like military selection
the food they eat is much better than what i eat daily....
I would miss pillows, music, good food, and conversation with family in prison.
こんなんで再犯率下がるんだろうか？監房が狭くて汚い以外は楽勝だろ。ウチの会社よりゆるいと思う。
刑務作業に刃物を使用させたり、差し入れを許可したりと刑務所が囚人に一定の自由と責任を与えて、すごく信頼してるのが分かる。でも看守長さんの顔面に傷があるのがすごく気になった。
Looks like a place I would willing go to get away from the wife.
Taiwanese prison grounds look a lot nicer than actual taiwan. No one is driving scooters around where you walk, no open sewers, and the buildings are wired internally.
Food looks OK?
Looks like Chuck-E- Cheese compared to LA County.
❤ The cheerfull laugh from joy of simple eating is beautiful ❤ Tuhan Yesus Memberkati 🙏
The moral of the story kids is don't get caught.
Too good already compare to Singapore
No Singapore way cleaner
Impressive
I guess nobody gets their tofu in one piece
They really need prison like this in the US.
Maybe except for the homemade outside food. That seems like a giant security and allergen risk.
My family business supplies food to prisons and I can vouch that the food is of high quality like the ones purchased by restaurants 😀
Taiwanese prisons*
Looks like a school
Where's the guy that beheaded a 4 year old girl in 2016? Or is he not locked up in this prison?
Allowing outside food EVERYDAY is just ?
I mean, like first of all, my first thought is the security risk. It's so easy to smuggle things inside.
Second of all, it's clearly an area of corruption.
Lastly, they're in prison for punishment. As much as you'd like to treat them more humanely, it looks like a maximum prison for grave crimes.
Plenty of ways to treat them more humanely that doesn't involve that degree of a security risk + corruption.
Cheap oriental food cooked locally usually is western world restaurant quality
Better than coffin home in hongkong
Lol you could just bake the drugs in to the food and they would have no idea. Cannabis-infused spaghetti!
thats like 3star hotel...and free sumnmore..
If I'm homeless in Taiwan i rather go to prison...
Subtitles would've been better rather than voiceover/dubbing, intonation of speech is important.
This place looks like a resort ahaha
They can smoke too?
in asian prison mostly yes u can smoke if u got someone pay for it. ive been in that taiwan prison, doesnt bad, the food is good, more like men camp and rehabilitation. and now i am a better man, with good job, spent 6 yrs
I wonder if those guys cooking in the kitchen if they are getting time off their sentences 🤔
toughest? this looks like a summer camp.....
"held accountable." Not in the US
kind of laughing it looks like a nice place to be, here in California there is no smoking in any prison by prisoners funny that they allow it there
He buys u toothpaste …
U gotta swallow his toothpaste.
They them rules in prison.
Anywhere u go…
It is known 😮
Bro they in a hotel not a prison lol
Not a bad place compared to the others.
No rapes here?
It's safe there, no fights, extortion, bullying or fear for one's safety
He looks like a movie star wow
That’s what I thought too! I can imagine him being in movies back in the 80s or something
look like高捷
@@fantana9481是
No
And they say Singapore is expensive
You can't get cigarettes in American prison anymore
Why allow outside food n making prison officers more work, and a possibility of mishap
Why does the prison look like a converted school?
Because both school and prison share design elements with army barracks in Taiwan. Usually a 3-5 floors of a long strip with stairs on both end, often with a main double-sided stairwell in the center.
I think I'd rather be dead that end up in prison.
That's a good attitude to have
How can they tell who’s who?
Ray is gonna end up in here 😂
That prison wall reminds me of North Korea
Doesn't seem too bad.