Leaving Prison: How an Inmate Spent Her First Day Free | A Hidden America with Diane Sawyer PART 5/6
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- Jessie Thomas' first stop was a fast food restaurant after being released from Tennessee Prison for Women. Diane Sawyer reports for "Hidden America: A Nation of Women Behind Bars" 20/20 on ABC.
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I think prison life aged her. I thought she was at least in her late 70s
Diane Bach Truly astounding
it happens when you don't have the proper way to take care of yourself
Its cause all they feed them is gmo plastic garbage ass food with chems and big PHARMA chems.
Same
Diane Bach me to
The system failed Jessie. She left with no meds. That was the first major problem!!!
Dumbass. Its not the states duty to give her drugs as she walks out of prison.
They have housing in michigan for inmates. Kalamazoo.....
@@giveagoodsong What? That sounded dumb.
Actually it is she is supposed to receive the meds she was taking while being a prison for those of u who did know
she also failed herself she got the medication before she robbed FOR STREET DRUGS
Well, when you miss 21 doses of psych meds...what do you expect? My heart goes out to these women.
I had inmates in corrections who were actually scared about being released, I had one woman request to stay longer at a halfway house to save more money for an apartment away from bad influences, and a juvenile who didn't want to be reunited with his family knowing he would be in trouble with the law again. No one should want to be in prison, that defeats the purpose, but some feel like they have nowhere else and will violate their probation to return
They make it too easy in jail! They need to make it where you will not want to come back
True
@@TheHALL2112 Bull. Jail is Hell. You don't know what you are talking about.
@@TheHALL2112 then when you get released and the real world is much worse for you than jail just what do you suggest then? You get released no roof over your head, no food to eat, no medication if you need it, danger of attack or worse. Just how bad would you make jail to overcome those? Oh and let's not forget you have no idea what's coming down the line in your life, innocent or not are you happy to accept what you propose knowing that there is some very, very small chance that you might have to face what you advocate for others.
It's like the guy from the Shawshank Redemption.
She was 22 when sent to prison in 1990. Missed a lot things.
Oh well, she did the crime.🤯🦄
@@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN right they are making a sob story but she is the one who broke the law and caused her to end up in jail
Well.. The person murdered missed lot more
I blame Obama
il34kz it’s the russians!
"Real air." *laughs* "Real air." *laughs*
sounds like that moment you leave school on the last day
xd
Not even close
can't wait till school ends
lol
WE'RE ALMOST THERE YALL!
Imagine getting out of prison, and half your family is dead or on drugs and the people that are successful have completely forgot about you.that’s the case for most people who do a long sentence 🤦♂️
Cry me a river - where is the second chance for the victims?
I remember when I got released from prison, I was feelingjust like Jessie. "Lots of choices, lots of freedom, and I was scared to make the wrong ones." And I did. I relapsed not even 48 hours after getting out. The freedom was too much for me to handle responsibly. I risked going back to prison but after a mental breakdown and subsequent detox (i had a trusted sober friend stay with me for a week at my house who comforted me when I was enduring the worst, God bless them) I am now 5 months sober. Its not easy at all but the support system I have gets me through my toughest days. One day at a time.
I sincerely hope that you are doing well, and I wish you a Happy, Healthy, and Successful 2024. ✨✨👌👌👍👍
I have 6 years sober, you can do it! ❤ Trust in the Lord.
*How is someone supposed to get back on their feet when they leave with no medication, and no family support, she might as well have never left* 🤦♂️
Welcome to Corrections. Most of those inmates are repeated offenders.
Wingstorm hustle like anyone else.. Who send her to break the law
Right they should just have given her a key 🔑 to come and go 🤦🏾♂️
@Ana Xotwod well it sounds like you actually DO get it!!the prison system is a big business.
@Ana Xotwod
Honestly, it's sad because all their life that's all their ever gonna know 😔
She may have robbed because She has more stability in jail. How can someone get back on their feet with no home, no support, no money. The odds are against them. Sad☹️
They can go to a shelter. There are organisations to help. People rob and kill because they choose to. Theyre not forced. Millions go without and they dont rob others.
How’s it sad are we meant say “hey killer I’ll give you a home and some money” how’s that fair
Yup! She’s completely institutionalized.
@@coole7653 she didn kill anyone
Tahts on her she didnt have to break the law
I never thought about them leaving their "prison friends" behind. Imagine spending decades with the same people day in and out and then you get released and leave them behind. That´s heavy.
Yah people that would do anything for you
It’s heavier for the ones left behind trust me on that x
Her release was created for her to end up back in prison! That's crazy!! No job waiting for her? No place to live? No medication to help her mental positivity??? No training in prison to help her understand how to make different choices??? There should be programs for release. Programs to help them know how to cope when they leave. They set her up to fail. Every government needs replacing with real people who actually care about others.
I agree it's a hell of a thing to lock someone in a cage with savages and let them live like animals at the damn pound and expect them to just fit in and fall in line in society when they get out... it's just sad.
Transitional programs ought to be available.
"No job waiting for her" lol there are people who aren't criminals and have a hard time finding jobs. No, there was no job waiting for her
REAL AIR...REAL AIR its priceless don't take it for granted.....
They breath the same shit we do.
Yeah, they still go outside.
You do know that without air, we would all suffocate in about 2 minutes?
I farted. 💩
You might want to hold off on inhaling that real air for a few minutes.
Facts!
She could only stay one night at her sisters? Sounds like a warm, loving family... *rolls eyes*
I am on the fence about it considering just a month later she robbed two pharmacies. They must know what type of person she is, and they may have small children in the household. But if it was my sister, she would stay with me until she gets on her feet.
I guess, whe dont know what happened and drug addicts tend to lie. If people dont want to be saved, they probably dont let other people save them. With my sis I would do anything humanly possible to save her, but then she never endangered my children, lied, stole from me or sth. like that (which could have happened with that lady... we dont know.). Its sad, nontheless. Obviously she wanted to be with her gf. Getting her from jail straight into some kind of closed therapy would have been good...
Then again families of convicts are usually dysfunctional to begin with... Its all just sad.
Not sure if you've had this experience, but one of my great uncles is a drug addict and a con man. My grandparents have tried again and again to help him on his feet but he stole from them thousands of dollars over the years. It's to the point where he's threatened them and the rest of the family. I'd be willing to bet that the sister is in a similar situation to where she just doesn't trust her.
+Lynda Harris bruh the pharmacy one wasn't her
The privatization of prisons in the US has created a system that is focused on making money for the investors and NOT on helping the imprisoned to get on track or succeed in life. Profits over people :(
So true.
It’s all an awful racket. The kind of money they’re spending on prisoners should be spent on housing them and actually rehabilitating them!
Well they are being housed. I do agree there should be education programs.
@Alex's Advice They've already done the time. They should have been rehabilitated while they were still doing the time.
*Is only thinking of orange is the new black
Same
Literally me
*ahem* not me🙄*sings orange is the new black theme intro in head*
Dimitris
lol yeah totally not you....
yesss 😂😂
When i was 26 i spent 3 months in jail.That was enough for me to realize that freedom is the most precious thing in one's life.I'm an old man now and never spent another day locked.
i’m so glad you’re doing better ❤️
Tirpitz19 what a realization...I haven't had your experience but man I fight each and every day I am alive on my farm to NEVER lose a moment of living free! I hear your words loud and clear and I'm kind of getting up in age now also and have made it thus far....Keep your spirit alive and there's more than you know rooting for your thought!
And so many people make themselves slaves to the bank
@@jamesringler987 This also yes...in the one second of signing your signature your in a capsule for so many years...however if your in position to accept that trudge and know you'll get past that date then do it otherwise don't!
may i ask why you got locked up?
These women served their sentences! They deserve another chance, just like everyone else. More funding is definately needed to help these women get on their feet. They also need responsible people around them. I would suggest going to meetings to stay clean. When you go from one extreme to another the shock is enormous! I feel so hopeful for all of them.
Ridiculous how our (no)justice system is so unfair! My wife is one of these women, currently serving in a federal prison! Never got help from her attorney and I was even under investigation as an educator who recently retired after 30 years. My wife’s crime was being the manager of a federal credit union which was the 13th shut down in 2012. We didn’t have the money to take her case to a jury and she plea bargained on the advice of her attorney who threatened that even if we tried to take it to court she could be locked up for 30 years. Telling her that being a first time non-violent offender the judge would go easy on her. Her judge recently passed away, during her first attempt at compassionate release. She was charged with eight counts of wire fraud and sentenced to 15 years and a ridiculous restitution at the age of 59. She was manager of the federal credit union for 26 years. The prosecutor likened her case to a ponzy scheme. To this day not one member of the credit union lost out on their money or life savings. I was eventually released from the investigation but at the time had been married to my wife for 30 years. The federal government takes 25% of my retirement for her restitution.
Okay but was she guilty? You’re not saying what she did. You make it sound like she was arrested for being a manager. They must have had evidence against her. In most cases if you don’t have money and an attorney that has a relationship with the judge you’re in trouble.
@@marriejames01 No, forced to plea bargain cause we didn’t have $300,000 that they were asking for! If we had any experience in legal matters we would’ve taken a public attorney. I was under investigation to begin with as well and when they found nothing they stopped on me. You don’t know how this (no) justice system works until you’re put up against it, and if you are guilty you know how it works!
@@renehernandez3712 $300 000 😱?
They are asking for way too much money
I served 10 years in prison. My first year out I was able to buy a car, get and keep a job, get and keep my own place but it was hard and well worth the anxiety attacks and fear
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anime freak uh
anime freak no
Same with my father but hes back in now till 2021, after being gone my whole life so yea actions dont just affect the person you made them.
@@mirroredrumor I'm so very sorry. My decisions hurt a lot of people mostly my children. You and your family are in my prayers. Keep your head up sweetheart
Orange is the New Black is actually realistic... who knew xD
why do some people not think OITNB is not realistic. (sure they're are some liberties I assume for television, but a few) I remember reading some comments saying that the gladiator stuff by the guards was so unrealistic, but in actuality it has happen in the real prison/jail system multiple times.
Everything you see in orange is the new black is what actually happens in prison
Of course you think they just made up the show out of thin air? Obviously there are a lot of female prisons where they took inspirations from for the show.
orange is the new black was based off of the book piper Kerman wrote about her experience in a women's prison, so it would make sense for it to be realistic.
When Sarcasm is an unfamiliar tone.
Freedom is literally the most precious thing I have my court date on May 22 and I’m facing 30 years and I’m only 21 years old knowing a big chunk of my life is going to be gone spent behind bars breaks me into two I know it’s easier said than done But always keep your head up look towards the positives and treat everyone in life with kindness, respect and compassion, and you’ll never end up in the situation I’m in
Dam that’s tuff
Yes. We need more programs.
Of course Jesse went back to jail fast. She had NOWHERE to go, no survival provisions or support! Nowhere to belong. Not even her meds! Omfg
What about an orphanage
+iiwatcher of coarse you mention men lol
Funny how you say that, if it was a man you would all say "throw the key and lock it away!" but because it was an old 'sweet' female she deserves to be released? Remember she took a life the victim gets no 2nd chance you damn hypocrites.
*****
You're a MORON. Separation of church and state is necessary. Religion has no business in schools, politics, or science. Substitute Islam, or any other religion for yours, who claims the right to be part of legislation, then think about it, if you can. I bet you're too dumb to realize the can of worms your world view would open. Keep that bullshit out of legislation, politics, schools, etc. You want god/religion to rule your life, go to church, keep it there, and fuck off, you fucking idiot.
+Legion Guidry It is also a sin to hate your brother. You know who also does not enter Heaven? Whoever does not have Christ.
I would rather die than spend 29 years in prison.
If I was like 50 and had to spend 29 years I would rather die, but if I was like 18 and had to spend 29 years I'd rather not die
She did that to herself, had to be said.
Every inmate in Vegas wishes the same thing
25 years
Me too
She has such a sweet voice.. bless her heart ❤️..
I can't imagine the severe loneliness she's to face in a world she hasn't been apart of for such a long time. I really hope she has a safety net on the outside.
Bet these people will get out and go on MySpace and be like "Where is everyone else?"
Omg right 😂
Did they have myspace 29 years ago?
Made my day 😅
+Joey Reed You must be very young.
The internet has been around since the 70s. It was put into universities, then in the 90s, the government turned it over to commercial businesses.
So when they get released they are essentially homeless. They are forced to commit crimes to survive. All part of the profit motive of private prisons. Why can't they release them and give them a job at the prison until they find a better one?
Movie Games It's so sad! 😪
Movie Games that's a good idea
Movie Games so what letting them free after they killed someone.
THIS IS ONE FUCKIN REASON WHY KILLERS SHOULD DIE. IF THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO KILL SOMEONE. WHY THE FUCK AREN'T WE ALOUD TO DO THE SAME BUT TO THEM . DON'T ANSWER THAT. THINK ABOUT IT.
They are not forced, they are encouraged by themselves. People do crazy things when they're desperate
Movie Games I
Nobody in this life has a clue what is coming down the line in their lives and how they will respond to the circumstances that they find themselves in. But so many feel they have a right to condemn people and assume they would never do such things and they are better. But there are many, many cases of people doing something totally out of character purely because of the unexpected circumstances they find themselves in.
A hypothetical situation but is often very real: a wife at home with her family happy in her circumstances and living a peaceful life. One night her husband comes home and tells her he is leaving because he has found somebody else. She is suddenly left to bring up say three children with no income and no experience to earn the money that was coming into the family before. Husband disappears and pays no support, she gets a job but can't keep up with the bills and loses the home. Finds a place to rent but struggles with the bills, social service gets involved because there are reports her children are been neglected even though she is doing her best. One day no food for her children so she steals to feed them rather than lose them, she gets caught and sent to jail, kids go into the system and she loses them. Think it can't happen? well think again it does happen and more often than you think and the next case could just be you.
❤❤❤ truth!!! Be blessed
Watching things like this helps me understand that many of us are already rich even if we are far from rich, we just don't see how others are less fortunate than we are.
53 years old?? That's 2 years older than me, that poor lady looked 73 or older.
Chan Roobi they said women behind bars age quicker
Se Ou lmao stfu tryna act smart
Se Ou your stupid I can’t even understand what you said,your the imbecile
@Se Ou stfu
Chan Roobi that's how white women usually age. it's about right
"This poor, kind woman! how can the American Justice system be so corrupt?!" Guys... this woman is a fucking murderer, she might turn a new leaf but it dosen't change the fact that she deserved to be thrown in there.
Douglas Murphy I agree it doesn't matter who even if you're a little child if you do something that bad like second-degree murder you deserve jail
its all about job security ,,the cops wives and husbands need employment to ,, guards are usually married to cops ,, its all part of the system to keep certain people employed ,, she might have taken a life in self defense and did not need rehab , the system however does need the criminal to keep them employed
what the fuck do you know, maybe she killed someone who wanted to kill her first.
Douglas Murphy Would u say the same if it was your family member she killed?
RepublicOfCatyes In that case it wouldnt be second degree murder it would be self defence or manslaughter, second degree murder is usually killing someone through lack of responsibility but not directly intentional, so not paying attention and running someone over with your car as opposed to intentionally planning it out and stabbing someone
Betty seems very kind. At any given moment, any one of us can make a mistake that’ll permanently change our life. I don’t know what she did to get sentenced to prison, but she served her time and now deserves a second chance at life. I hope she is doing okay now!
People that have never been to prison will never know the feeling of a new start, a new beggining. I came back better than ever!
That's wrong that they didn't give her any of her medication.
Stephen Murphy ya
It's wrong that a murderer only got 30 years in prison.
Jacob R you don’t know the details of her case tho, you can’t speak on her sentence.
confused teen what? A man who isn’t fucking stupid enough to fall for the old women tears? You’re the dumb one forgetting that she was tried, it doesn’t matter what the details were, because if they mattered enough she wouldn’t be in prison.
She can buy her own with the 40 dolars they gave her u idiot
There should have been a plan in place for that girl. She was set up to fail. Very sad.
I AGREE 💯
@Khalid Mahmood Khalid you follow a randomn Arab from the Stone Age as a prophet of god and they stone women in your country, relax.
@@backup9911 lmao caught an islamophobic in the wild
@@yousof8546 Jonathan I know you don't have an identity and you don't understand the world outside your bubble but don't make it so obvious using made-up political terms from 2012. It will always be cringe to defend an ideology worse than Nazism.
@@backup9911 okay joker pfp im sure youre a very wise person who I should listen to lmao. sad how defensive you get when you disagree with me but then again yall are always like this, now off you go crying
53 years old! My mom is 56 and this woman looks so much older. Sad how the prison environment aged her so much
Good lord, the system ruined her only chance. They knew she needed her medication and they sent her out without it. I also questioned the family for not stepping in to get her to a doctor. This breaks my heart.
So your telling me after she got done serving 29 years all she gets is 50 dollars 5 boxes of books and a thank you like wtf where is she supposed to spend the night, what is she gonna wear for tmrw, and what will she eat. I swear this shit is beyond me🤦♂️
Maybe criminals should think about that
@@ukmedicfrcs
But like that you basically force them to be criminals again to survive.
Countries that spend more money on rehabilitation have a far lesser crime rate.
@@etham1655 Thats BS. Many homeless come into the ER, some I have known for years and none of them have resorted to crimes. They use the resources available to them. Youre making excuses. They rob and steal because its easy and its their way of life. If you became homeless tomorrow, youre telling me you would rob someone?
@@ukmedicfrcs
If I don't have money to buy food and I would starve otherwise I would be forced to steal to survive.
@@etham1655 So you couldnt go to a shelter or a food bank? Seriously your only option would be to rob?
imagine being locked up in the 1980s and 90's where there are no smartphones and getting out and seeing what the world has become
Winterfell there are documentaries about those types of prisoners
Like after prison show
I always think of the old man who killed himself in Shawshank
Hell, if I got out of prison just to see how crappy the new millennium turned out to be, I'd get myself arrested again.
It happened to my friend Tracie. Went to jail in 1993, came out 2 years ago.
Talk about a time warp!!
Best of Luck to
ALL OF You.
GOD BLESS YOU.. Keep your head up.
One step at a time forward.
🙏👍
How do you expect these folks to NOT end up back in prison? Seriously. Anytime someone is convicted of a crime, any crime, they receive a life sentence. A background check can deny you of a job or a place to live. The day you are set free, most folks don't have a dime to their name, no where to go, no opportunities, and years of mental instability.
Any crime gets a life sentence?
That's not true.
@@VisionaryTech because having a record IS a life sentence.
@@MillyBitchell You can apply for your criminal record to be removed 10 years after being released from prison for a crime
*on this episode of orange is the new black*
Char Char lol
How tf do u get 1K likes and 1 reply
N V 😂😂
Char Char I instantly thought that
Char Char LMAO 😂
They took Jessie’s chance away from her the moment they didn’t give her the meds she needed.
Jessie took her own chance away when she killed someone
@@dannyc.jewell8788 that was Betty, Jessie was the one in for a theft charge (second part of the video)
Well, to be fair, their job wasn't to help people with their medical problems. But to punishing people for their bad deeds, they had paid for her medical bills for all the years in sentence already.
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@@dannyc.jewell8788 she didn’t kill anyone she was only in for theft dumbass
My younger brother get out next week. And I'm thankful that he does have me, a place to go to etc. Our mother is deceased and the little family we do have, he sort of burned his bridges with them. It's just hard when you dealing with a family who an addict. I am super nervous when he gets out, but don't want to turn him away. Because if I do he will most likely end up in a shelter on the streets etc. I pray this time is his time of change.
I hope your brother is doing better..
@@cynthiacanales7111He went back, just got back out three months ago. 🙏🏽
yall see the sky what a beautiful day to be freed reminds me of the sky of my home home pink it would always get i miss the sunsets there
Can this become a show or a documentary showing what people do when they get out of prison/ jail.
make one
Boring. they all do the exact same thing that put them in jail in the first place.
+shakeyfly no wtf
People coming out of Jail are scared as fuck , all their normal senses are Close to zero and a traffic light Can stress
Yeah, let's focus on the murderers and stop thinking of the victims here, shall we?
Jesse didn't have a chance and that prison knew it. Bogus
She did have a chance, though it was a rather low chance, but a chance none the less. Now she can either, fight to survive, or be thrown back into prison. That is her choice and that's a choice, that everyone on earth makes every day.
Nicholai Austrenzo do you know anything about medication. the things she was on. Do you know anybody struggling with medication.
you know what you are whats wrong with this country and you belong in the same cell as these scumbags if you have this type of perspective on these lowlife clowns! there are almost an infinite number of ways people can change for the better in this country and blaming drugs as a scapegoat to re commit crimes is not the answer. these people need to seek god because they got a second chance!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU BLAME THE SYSTEM FOR THEIR ACTIONS!!!!!!!!!!
cljoe35 chill out dear. All I said was they "knew" she would fail. They didn't give her what her body was use to getting. Which, if you know about medication you would understand. And they didn't give her what they were supposed to give her. They failed!
Erica Speck oh ok. Thanks man. I will have to get you a beer lol!
i hope wherever she is now, she’s doing well. bless her :-(
They set Jessy up to fail... This made me cry
So right you are. Sadly, this happens to most who end up in prison. No one can survive without emotional support, money, a roof over their head, and much needed medications. Basic stability. Our system of, "justice" is in need of an overhaul.
Phoenix Assets no she set herself for failure when she decided to break the law
@@catherinemumbua8251 WHATEVER WOMAN....JOG ON!!!!!!!
@@cbryce9243 you're obviously right !....blessings to you and yours and for yr insight
It is so stupid we can spend so much money house them and take care of them in prison, but nothing when they leave? Wouldnt it be cheaper in the long run to give her a chance? We just end up paying for her incarceration over and over.
it's sad to me that these inmates that get let free and have been working to get their life together, end up back in the block for petty crimes. I think people that go to prison should have rehabilitation programs, men and both women.
They have those but its just how society works. A job will hire someone with no criminal history over someone with out. Same thing how they say if you get recorded as a sex offender your life is practically ruined
Well think twice before they fucking murder someone lol
Anthony Martin well she is a murderer lmao
+oh hey second degree don't you understand basic law ?
Zos Fuj She.Killed.Someone. She deserved what she got.
i did 8 months in the county jail and i was 16 years old , spent my 17th birthday in there as well, it changed me for the better, and the feeling i fekt after being released was just amazing, cant imagine how she felt after being locked up for 29 years wtf
I thought she was finna start singing dat one song everything’s gonna be already 😂
I feel so bad watching these women in prison but I have to remember that they were sent there because they did something bad.
but sometimes... they did it for reasons...and we don't know what kind of struggles they've been through.....
+Mitchie the point is they made a bad choice
+Michael Gonzalez I guess... you right...
+Mitchie what's with the "..."?
+Kyle Campbell lmao fr
How in the world can they turn a girl loose without her medication nowhere to sleep and nowhere to go, it's disgusting. They set her up for failure. What else was she supposed to do? Just sit on the curb on the sidewalk wither away because she has nothing to eat. I mean how far was that $66 supposed to get her? She should not have been released until she had a stable place to go. I totally blame the system on that one.
Edit: thanks for the likes. Let's try to keep the conversation Humane please
It is done all the time it's comen all over.
Natanael Kohler ok I’m getting tired of this. PRISONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REHABILITATION CENTERS AND THATS WHAT THEY WERE AND ARE MEANT FOR. If you did something wrong you’re not meant to be punished only. You’re meant to learn from you’re mistakes and be taught the correct way to handle things.
@@feraltrashgoblin9256
Says who?
Natanael Kohler
(off topic but) what does the /s mean? I’m genuinely curious
They also make you check in to a parole officer and pay massive money. If you can’t get to a meeting or you can’t pay the high fees and attend classes, etc..etc..back to jail you go!
I live in AZ. I was part of The Real Deal, reintergration program for exoffenders. We even had a cubicle @ DOC, in Phx. It was a good program, but could not figure out the funding, we volunteered for over 2 years under the umbrella of LDRC. I wish i could put this program back in effect. Our success rate was 84-86%. 😢😢😢😢😢
Damn my heart goes out for Jessy. God bless her🙏
Same people deserve a chance to start over
You don't send a mentally ill person back out into the world *without their medications for 9 days* and expect them to not go through withdrawal symptoms, and then unable to perform on the job. The system knows that this happens. It's like setting them up to end up back in prison. Then to make matters worse, her sister took her in for ONLY one night. No meds with the inevitable withdrawal symptoms from being forced to suddenly stop taking her meds and zero support from family. Of course "the system" knew she'd end up back in jail. smh.
Damn...
SoulFitnessDiva I know that's right! It's so sad and unfortunate, mental health is just not being taking seriously enough
She murdered somebody so she deserved everything she had coming
Solo Lynx she was in for robbery.
not murder... just robbery...
that girl robbed a pharmacy because they let her on the streets with no way to take care of herself or even any medication. she probably just wanted to go back and be with her wife in the joint!
Chippendale is currently my Warden where I work and I can honestly say, she does a wonderful job with programs, the inmates are entirely grateful.
They are all in my thoughts and prayers, God Bless them 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
Hu how are you doing?
Dancing behind bars! This would make a great T.V. show!
Rob Hicks dance prisoners
Lol
it'd be par for the course to complement the rest of the insipid crap currently airing on prime time slots on the networks.
Omfg yes!
No
*girl talking about her favorite books*
"SHE NEEDS TO BE BEHIND THE BARRIER..THATS OUR RULES"
*girl smiles awkwardly*
This is sick, why can she not do it right?
Ikr. She’s so sweet but still has to go behind the barriers.
@@codingvio7383 One of them was sent out with 68 dollars and a few hand shakes. WTF do you expect? The ‘system’ failed them.
1:07 everyone stepping out of their houses after lockdown/quarantine😂😂 "Real air" indeed
here's something: . . . diane sawyer, who looks young enough to be the convict's daughter, is actually old enough to be her mother
Just $50? How do they expect these inmates to stay out of trouble if they're sending them out on the streets with only $50?
+BCLR 1703 I think you missed the point. Yes, you are correct in what you said, but, once you did your time and released and it's hard to get a job because of your record, it's really hard to live without re-offending, just to eat a decent meal, a roof over your head every day/night. Yes, they were in prison, jail or whatever for whatever, for whatever bs they put themselves into..or was guilty by association, they payed their dues and tried. The only ones that make it, without re-offending, are those who have a mega strong support group, whether it's family, friends or both. But, with that said, some do make it on they own legitimately. Each case has it's own "after-story".
I think it's just whatever they had on them before being locked up in a cage
they dont expect that murica!
It's an endless heartbreaking cycle
She can kill someone again like she did the last time. Take their wallet.
4:30 The sister can only give her shelter for one night? What a joke.
Fake family 🙄
I think she’s legally not allowed or something. Her sister wouldn’t only let her 1 day, that’s messed up
That's what I was saying
Maybe the sister has things to do or something there must be a reason why
She’s legally not allowed too
I got locked up at 18 went down the cut at 19 got a ticket for falling asleep in school she was my jail lawyer. Betty had a heart of gold. I was there when they came down but I didn't want to get interviewed. Under 21 you automatically have to go to school.
I hope Jessie's doing well now. She's beautiful and seems like such a genuine human being!
That sweet old lady committed murder???
well 29 years ago yes.She does seem like a sweet lady.
+Jupiter Dragon Awh yeah poor lady she killed someone- what about what her victims family feels nevermind her
+Vicki Z. exactly whatever she feels shouldn't matter, she deserves much more for taking a life. she got left off easy. so don't feel bad she's lucky she's still breathing.
+Jupiter Dragon i don't feel bad for her...... She should not kill... I hope she feels very guilty for the rest of her life..... I feel bad for the victim and his/her family
she looks harmless after those 29 years in there but before she was probably a young looking person
Sooooo my tax money went towards helping a killer live comfortably in jail until she is old enough to be on social security, where my tax money will continue to pay for her health issues even when she isn't my issue?
I guess if you want to see a small positive side, you paid for her not to be loose in your neighbourhood doing whatever she was doing....
Lmao this has been happening for years. Tax payers also have to pay for crashes and collisions when the people don't have any insurance. Tax never actually goes to a worthy cause. Even though they say it does
Nah your tax doesnt even cover one bomb the u.s drops on the daily.
Your tax money pays for billioners to not pay taxes, wars, and soon enough, a wall to "keep out the Mexicans."
Claudia leal good point- such helpful things that we need as a nation! I, as a working student, should ALWAYS take the brute of the costs!
It's true that she looks more like she's 70 than 53 years old, that's scary in itself.
Anyway, I hope she'll be ok outside.
Any update on the old woman that was released?
We really do spend more on our prisons than our schools. Damn.
Now you know the "secret" that nobody does anything about
we should kill the prisoners with life terms
utter wastes of money and life
Because prisons keep the public suppressed, good education makes the nations people get up and say something.
supa drag0n yea but sometimes the death row doesn't work, or it'll slowly kill them. And that's against the law but some people don't care
Hate to say it but just the money and waste of time might make death penalty logical.
"First day free". 3/4 of the video is featured inside.
right
Being indoors is not the same as being incarcerated. When you're in prison you can't choose to order a pizza, you can't choose to make yourself a meal. You don't have a comfortable bed or the ability to watch any movie you want.
It's not the fact of being indoors, it's the freedom to do whatever she chooses, indoors or out.
+C - I think he means inside as in still inside the prison
Samantha Pratt I took it to mean the girl's video journal, not the whole video itself. But you may be right.
With Diane Sawyer, you never know what you're going to get. She spent over a total of an hour, advertising her interview with the queen . This was when we were supposed to be getting some world news. She should have retired years ago.
I'm crying bless her heart
I hate to say it but this is honestly wonderful to see people actually coming out and getting better almost brings a tear to my eye, I know people who were locked up 40 years and so on and they still struggle but the fact these women are strong enough to live life after all that time I have to say they are more than strong they are invincible.
Ya'll tryna make us feel bad for a murder...
You don't know the story behind it.
Nice grammar there!
+FoxyRayRay 6712 ok let me translate if even poss lol
are u actually this stupid?
exactly ..
Jesse's chance was taken when they did not give her the meds they were supose to. You knew she could not do it with out meds. So unfair
It's almost like she was set up, by the system, to fail. I thought she should have had a sponsor to give her a place to live, and assist her to get on her feet. She needed help with food, meds, and other necessities. Where is her family? This poor lady should have never slipped through the cracks like this.
And that is the problem in the USA:health care.
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name. Amen. jnjn
I pray jesse gets some help and finds jesus its not too late for her
Lol wtf
Congrats' Betty. I hope all is well today and you're happy.
"Dancing 💃🕺With The Cons" ....sorry couldn't resist!!!🤷♂️
Jessie never wanted to leave jail... she was afraid to encounter life...
How sad...
That’s her fault what she gets I never like murders
Bullshit she's a thieving drug addict, that needs to be behind bars.!!
LS Killer That’s not how you rehabilitate people. Treating people like animals only makes it worse.
Jim Dawson just stop your on every comment hating
@@dielitadvocate she didn't kill anyone
4:57 is so heartbreaking ☹️ So scared to make the wrong decision that she doesn't want to make any at all. I understand why, though
But, she DID make a decision. She decided to go steal again. I hope you feel all heartbroken and sympathetic when a multi-conviction criminal steals stuff from YOU.
Peace be with you
rockethead7 she was off her medication
@@juliandoespolitics4275 YOU SAID: "she was off her medication"
== Tell me, which situation is more likely to you?
1) A convicted criminal and drug addict is telling the truth, the prison denied her meds, the "news" channel listened to this, but didn't bother to ask the prison about why they denied her meds.
or
2) The convicted criminal and drug addict is also a chronic liar, the prison gave her the meds, but she denied getting them because she wanted more, and the "news" channel DID ask the prison why she didn't get her meds, and they said, "pffttt, she says that all the time, she's a criminal junkie thief, we gave her the meds, and her own family is so sick of her lies that they won't even take her in for more than a day or two at a time." But, the "news" channel didn't show that part, because it doesn't look good in the eyes of the gullible saps who believe every damned thing they see on TV.
By the way, I have a bridge for sale. Interested?
Fucking dumbasses common sense don’t make sense to them
And all this time I thought prison was suppose to be so bad that you would do anything to not go back.
Unrelated to the inmate we see in the video, but imagine getting murdered and you see your killer getting candy and gifts in prison lol
what a horrible sister. you dont turn on family. IF SHE HAS TO STAY IN THE KITCHEN OR THE RESTROOM FOR A MONTH SO BE IT. There is space in that home.
they aren't allowed to stay where they want, most prisoners have to stay at a halfway house/some kind of government controlled place for a certain amount of time to prove that they can be a good citizen/have a means to support themselves.
+Jose Villanueva that was stupid as shit of you to say considering she said she wrote to a few halfway houses and they rejected her?
+Jose Villanueva Oh ok that makes sense lol well my rant was kinda pointless
not all family members are good family members for example you wouldn't welcome your father that you never met before into your house.
+Supreme Bape Did you not read the comments little one?
To live is to suffer
To survive is
To find meaning
In the suffering
Isn't it supposed to be the other way around
yeah they mixed up live and survive lololololol
I love this saying i feel this same way!
Kyria Harrell DMX
Not just Yoda but common sense wisdom for any one with a degree of self-awareness.
As a social worker ma'am I thank you for addressing this need. Not just locking them up & letting out with no skills & no mental health assistance.
Wait, these prisons don’t have any re-entry programs? They stopped her meds? How is that legal?
Really though, that should be considered unethical for a physician to allow her to leave prison without medication.
You can blame that young womans PoS sister for her eturning back to prison. The woman just got out has nowhere to go, doesnt have a job, has no support group outside of prison and her sister could only keep her one night? Are you serious?
ya what a shit sister. It's like, it doesn't cost anything to have an extra person live with you if you make them do choirs or something.
lol its like.. hey sis... yea u can only stay 1 night... so good luck out there. :). Then a month later shes in prison.. loll
pandulce Maybe not everyone wants a murderer under their roof.
carebearscooby She wasn't a murderer. She was taken in for theft.
That's what I thought, like really you can't help her out? Help her find a job or a stable place to live? Have her do chores to keep her stay or something? lol wtf
So she got out of jail then went back bc she robbed a store for drugs? That's honestly sad
No shit.
That’s not the way to do it, she obviously did that because she’s gotten so use to prison she doesn’t know how to live the normal life
Right! It wants to go back to prison, doesn't have to work, responsibilities.
@Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ya but when they leave they ended making a crime again to end up back there because they have no where to live and it's they only safe place they know
@@tashasjourney7934 Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Next.
I felt that after getting out of jail, I laid on my aunt's couch and not being able to sleep, you become accustomed to how things run when you're in, I had breakfast at 3am, lunch at 10 and dinner at 4, a lot of locked down time, tons of pepper bombs in the pod I was in, a lot of fighting. But coming home felt so amazing, I got to see my mom, and sister, and cousins. But even though I was happy to be out, there's still this awkward weird feeling you get in the pit of your stomach
so the government rather pay 1 million for one person than pay 1 million to help people stay out of prison, or improve the wellbeing of people
Say that one more time. I don't think the people in the back heard you!
For what i heard you Americans have a law that every other country abolished,it gives money to the prison "system" so tehnicaly,your government lock up people to make money in some way.
How about our veterans?
This whole idea is fucked
Prison for profits programs of our government system corrupts disguising people in our government
When I was let go free in 2007- 1st thing I did on the OUTS was eat a steak and got a job after I got my degree in JAIL. I am paying back to society and living the normal life. Is nothing like the movies and actually it wasn't to horrible and still friends with few today.
although I see a lot of mean comments and I don't personally know you, I'm so so proud of you!
Good for you! It's great to hear success stories like yours. xx
Very very very proud of you!!! God is good
great job!
+Jacob Morton How you're the first reply
Pamela looks so young!! 😮
And, also very positive. 😊❤ K.x.
They release them with no meds, no where to go and no plan? And they're shocked when they end up coming back
I know that these women went into prisoners for reasons but I gotta admit that I feel bad for them..that old women is so nice and kind... time changes ppl... so these girls can be completely different coming out
+Sharon Newman yeah
you wouldn't say that if the person she killed was on of your loved ones. maybe she did change over time but that feeling of loss for that family will never go away. she scared them for life.
I know I wouldn't... I never said that I would...
I don't know, she's doing much better than the person she killed.
You cant deem the people evil forever, she may have take someones life but she cant change it. She has to get on with her life just like the grieving family would. And she should be allowed to.
She’s 53 years old?! WHAT?! I woulda guessed like 75.
61.
MY MOM IS LIKE FAQIN 54 AND SHE LOOKS YOUNGER THAN HER WTF-
I guess prison ages you
I'm 53 and yes this is a recent picture. God bless these women.
53 years old... Prison does age a woman, especially 2 decades inside! I wish her peace moving forward