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- The Department of Corrections in California is testing a new model aimed at rehabilitation in hopes to lower violence behind bars and cut down the rate of reoffending after release. NBC's Steve Patterson visited a Valley State Prison to see how the state is implementing the changes.
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#California #Prison #Rehabilitation
I am a retired prison Chaplain who work for the state of Wisconsin. I am in total agreement with this approach. The warden told me, 'Punishment doesn't work.' An incarcerated person told me, 'I am very good at being bad. I don't know how to be good.' They need to learn life skills. Learn to be responsible, to be aware of how their actions impacts others. Many are eager to learn if the right conditions are present This type of prison results in a better work environment for staff.
Wow Common Sense ❤! United States is getting better. California started the trend towards basic human decency!
Objectively, the rulings themselves are the punishments. However, some families consider prison to be a tradition. How did we get to this point? What [negative] role did northern South Asian influence play?
How about you just take the same programs and put it in impoverished areas and prevent prison also?
He's a Buddhist/Hindu chaplain, not an official. Let's improve our language skills@@caseylewis3359
@@caseylewis3359I agree almost 90% with you. My wife was a victim advocate for violent crimes and I know that certain people do need to be in prison due to their violent nature and the pleasure they receive from it. I believe, like you, that the majority can be productive in an environment that promotes education, counseling ( many inmates have been victims) and continued support once reunited with families. This would create jobs in communities, diminish the astigmatism of being an ex-convict, increase employment of ex-convicts and the families would most likely not see the same financial hardship.
FYI - the Illinois death penalty was suspended once the governor found out that 11% of the death row inmates were found to be innocent. Less than 5 years later Illinois State found that it was actually 13%. Georgia and Arkansas had activists that had found more than 32% of the death row inmates were innocent but the states would not hear their cases. The majority of those cases were of black and Hispanic individuals which due to their convictions made them ineligible to vote in their states.
You have to have good behavior on the yard you came from for quite a while before you can go there. Any violence and you get thrown out. It's not just being nicer to prisoners automatically. I did my last 6 months there 9 years ago. There really is far less violence on prisoners and staff there. The place works. I'll have been out 10 years in August, no offenses. It works. 👍
Also when I was there we called it Camp Snoopy not Prisonyland. The old name was way cooler!
good job staying on the up and up my man
Congratulations on ur reform. They called you a statistic when u went in, but by staying out, you have proved that you are also capable of growth.
You fell, you got back up. Look at u standin tall like that breathin fresh air.
That's great to hear that you haven't gone back to prison. I did 26 months at the turn of the century for a marijuana charge here in Louisiana D.O.C. I've been out and free for almost 24 years now, I received a first offender pardon automatically after I finished my sentence in full and life is good. No one has to go back, you just have to decide what's more important to you in your life and stick to your principles.
hahaha they still call banning camp snoopy over here in riverside county. God bless man!@@7Little701
The most heartwarming thing about this story are the positive comments here. I was expecting naysayers. Bravo commentators for showing both civility and humility.
So did I. Almost chose to not read comments expecting them to be ugly. So pleased!!
For real. I was expecting hate for inmates and hate for California. That caught me off gaurd
I love when we can just have empathy and be open to forgiveness
yeh, happy to see most people are not being nasty here.
I always read comments, a few after watching something on social media and actually almost quit reading them cause of such bad comments, so glad I read these, great job all around y'all🫶✌️🙏
I was a lifer doing a 16 to life sentence. I spent the last 4 years of my 18 yrs incarcerated down in VSP. I was granted parole in October 2017. It's been over 6 years and thanks to the programs, help, and education that I was provided with in prison,, I haven't relapsed, I've been able to stay out, and most importantly I haven't committed a crime again!!
Thats awesome! keep up the hard work!- 👏
Congratulations keep up the free life and enjoy it.
Our children's schools are designed like prisons 😂 Please do this for schools too 💪
For real!
It would improve things, but schools are harder because the parents are in control. For it to be the most effective, you'd need some of them in the program as well.
Amen brother lol
Isn't funny we are doing this for prisoners but most public schools don't even have 5% of this commitment 😂
😂😂 Compton high had no windows
Statistics do not lie. This is how corrections and rehabilitation should be.
Should have been but prisons were set up for people to come back. Private
I think this will take a lot more trial and error to get right. It seems like they're tryping to copy Northern European socialist countries and the system does work brilliantly well over there, but our cultures are drastically different, as are the backgrounds and personalities of people who commit crimes over there versus here in America.
Except you are forgetting that entry to this prison is earned by good behavior while in a standard prison. That skews the rehabilitation numbers at the facility and makes the standard prison numbers look worse. It is very easy to help people that want some sort of help. The real test would be to bring random people into this prison and see how long the " calm " lasts.
@@bobroberts2371I think this is only going to work if regular prison stays as an alternative. Carrot/stick approach
Statistics do not lie? Are you mentally ill?
This is WONDERFUL!!! I’m literally crying over something this awesome happening. It is just the turnaround we need! Thank you for leading the way!! 🥰
I spent 5 years in this prison. It really saved me
That's what rehabilitation is all about
This won't go viral because it's too positive. I appreciate the good journalism please keep it up💯
Seriously! This should be on a National News story!!!!! This should be such a huge positive for American Society. Let me make it go more viral!
We don't need a video for this to become known. Share it, talk about it, and promote positive lifestyles amongst the ones around you. Be the change, not just wait for social media to run its course.
Same thing I said. V sad
Facts. This needs the go viral but alas. It likely won't because most news media organizations aim to focus on negative news. 😭
This prison has been open since 1995
“We are not a punishment business, we are a rehabilitation business”… beautifully said.
Except this prison ONLY gets people that want to be reformed and have stellar good records for a very long time while serving in a regular prison. Put standard inmates here and there will be chaos on the first day.
and this is yet another reason why crime in california is out of control. its never the criminals fault.
For inmates who actually want to be rehabbed, sure. Some people cannot be rehabbed. Lifers, kiddie pervs, grapists...there is no fixin' those people.
Scandinavian prisons are very much focused on rehabilitation. There's some that even lets you clock in and out of prison to work.
As someone that's been in and out of prison I know first hand what that place does to you. Hearing this story and seeing the results if it's the real deal I highly commend with California's doing and I would never thought I would have said something like that. Maybe some of these privately funded prisons Can get some insight here.
My brother was a guard at a max prison. Imu unit. The horror stories I heard were nearly unbelievable. And many from guards. I hope you are doing well. ❤ I hope God has, and will bless you.
If you look up The Norden, here on YT, there is an episode focusing on the prison system in Norway. I came across the series about 7 years ago.
No privately funded prisons, G. Privately run prisons that are publicly funded.
I hope you are doing well and can stay out of prison.
Sadly, that would probably be bad for the privately run prisons (that are publicly funded, though). The last thing they want to see is a decrease in prison population or population density. That would be bad for their profits.
Prisons in America are just compulsory state funded schools to be better criminals - looks like this one actually teaches legit useful skills.
It's about time the prison systems reform themselves because I've been saying this for the past 30 years you cannot lock somebody up in prison and then expect them to get out with nothing and not re-offend again they have to be rehabilitated
As someone who went to jail in my teens and early 20s for minor marijuana offense, I have always thought that incarceration would be much more effective if the inmates were treated like humans and given a chance to succeed. Seeing something like this makes me feel very happy at the progress our country is making
Prisons started getting turned into for profit models for corporations and also USA has highest rate per population in prison. So corporations want full prisons there is no incentive to rehabilitate. And laws that make pretty much everything we do illegal and the push to force anyone arrested to plead guilty for a plea bargain to avoid trial. The system is very ugly so any attempt to improve that system should be celebrated.
@@disneygirl6295 Which is the majority of US prisoners. Why are we placing non violent individuals. In a place they need to toughen up, become cold, be violent. Its so counterintuitive. And a miscarriage of justice. Its just a revolving door of cheap labor. Easy money.
There is no point in making people destined for release more resentful of society. It just creates a cycle. This is amazing.
It's not amazing up here in Canada. It's ordinary.
@@johnwattdotca😮 sounds like a more functional society. Protect it by all means.
@@ItsYaBoi888 There are cities in Canada where there are no locks on any doors, anywhere. People leave other peoples stuff alone, not picking up stuff they think someone else forgot or lost. Up north, there are communities of natives who mixed with the northern islanders who were crossing the Atlantic, one half-Ojibway and half Scot, wearing kilts and speaking a blended language. I've seen descendants of Viks, huge red-heads. Viking is a verb, meaning to explore and trade. I was lucky enough to be accepted by Mohawk natives I was working with, and they introduced me to friends. We all live in the land of the new rising sun.
@@johnwattdotca sounds real chill, like a dream come true. 👍
Wish us luck here in the States. Politics has divided the population more than I can remember. I'm 35.
@@ItsYaBoi888 I don't want to wish you luck as if you really need it, because I'm seeing a social media craze that keeps going, when the reality isn't that bad. Past President Trump might be a big problem, but he's not the president, and he's not taking part in the Republican Party presidential debates. He's not legit any more, just a rich political freak. If you were older and went through the Kennedy assassination and Viet Nam, you'd think now is all about being a drama queen for social media, now a world unto itself. You might not know that Viet Nam became known as a "war for profit", why the military draft was removed from the public, and public perception about the military changed. Four Kent State student protesters were killed by National Guard. That's not happening now. Good luck if you decide to play funk bass.
If you treat a person like a criminal the entire time he's in prison why do you expect him to be anything different . These guys don't start their time off doing his they have earned their shot at a program like this ... if you understood the attitude of most corrections officers and the attitude they have when speaking to somone that has been arrested. The most frustrating and demoralizing thing to have your future in the hands of people who couldn't care less about your situation because they don't "have too"
It sounds frustrating enough that maybe it's better to not do things to land yourself behind bars.
7 years for 1 guy. That's a lot of work but it's so rare..... Guys at extreme high levels rarely get down to these type of low levels to be eligible for these types of programs.. These usually take already extremely low Level prisoners already. Low level crimes, criminal history, so for most its hopefully PREVENTING something... Lot of dudes are way past help though unfortunately
The opposite is also true. My state decided drug dealers and thieves are non-violent and therefore don't deserve jail time for their crimes. Even repeat offenders are getting slaps on the wrist.
Drug overdoses and property theft has skyrocketed in the past 3 years here. The public is not happy, but the criminals are and so are the government subsidized employees who make 80k a year providing "social work" for the criminals.. Now, more people than ever before are willing to engage in theft, and a lot of them are teenagers and college age kids. The system abandoning punishment has led to these kids thinking that it's not a big deal to steal. The lack of adequate punishment for crime is actually making MORE criminals around here.
And yeah, I saw that coming from miles away 😂
DONT BREAK THE LAW.
I went into Lee County prison in S.C. to teach critical thinking after an altercation on April 15, 2018, between multiple gangs left 7 incarcerated citizens dead. I co-created a program called The Academy of Hope. I went inside for 12-hours a day, 5-days a week, for 11-months -it was one of the MOST fulfulling experiences that I've ever had in my life. Seeing this report really brings joyful tears to my eyes. Bless the good and intelligent people who are implementing this program. It WILL ultimately prove to be the salvation of our country.
People smashing into your car, looting stores, assaulting you, etc then go to prisneyland. Lol
So you would rather the old way, that clearly doesn't work, mind you?
Love this. Most people simply can't imagine what it's like to lose your freedom until it's actually gone; think early COVID quarantine, but you absolutely can't leave the comfort of your home.
A place like this should probably be reserved for less serious/tier convicts, but we can learn so much from this as a society, not just with felons, but with the homeless, drug addicted, and mentally ill as well.
I pray that these prisoners find some skills and passions and fly out of there ready to live life well and never go back. I hope we receive them welcomingly.
If you were grounded than you would know
There lost their freedom for a reason and I don’t know what it’s like because I followed the rules. Sorry, not sorry!
stop comparing covid quarantine to prison 🙄 some of us got out of our homes to go to work daily
@@kimberlyncollins7839say that until your son or daughter is in prison for a non violent crime for a long time. Judgmental POS
Thats right and this is just the first of many more covid and climate lockdowns
The punishment is being separated from loved ones, having restrictions not experienced by people who aren’t incarcerated. Separation from society and lack of usual freedom is punishment. Prison environments being miserable experiences reinforces miserable behavior. Rehabilitation is good. Can’t be rehabilitated, you should continue to be separated from society. But that question about shouldn’t prison be punishment was telling. It expresses a desire for vengeance, not justice. But I think most of us have had the same thought. Good on California. Probably the only time I’ve ever said that…
Yeah a lot of people don't realize that some of these guys were not able to even get here within a 5 year term. So it's not like they commit a crime and get to go straight to here.
This. Thank you. I spent 3 years in prison and the first thing that struck me was the basic things that I could no longer do: see my loved ones, take walks, existing without being watched, and even experience physical touch. I was never big on being touched before but I don't know how many times I would be going through it and all I needed was a hug but it was against policy. Even after prison, getting a job, housing, a partner -- every aspect of life is complicated and made more difficult. But the kindness and focus on humanity shown within this video is exactly what so many incarcerated individuals need to redirect their life to a more positive path.
Wonderful idea! Hopefully this model will get adopted nationwide.
Rehabilitative Institutions such as this have been needed for quite some time. We need to treat people kindly and give them hope for a better future no matter their disadvantaged past.
Seriously, you are clueless.
The system doesn't work, and everybody involved in it knows that it doesn't work.
Rehabilitation through activities, especially horsemanship activities, are great and effective methods.
California has finally done something I agree with !!!!
While crime is thru the roof...
@@timg2973 Yeah let's give criminals even more incentive to commit crimes by turning prisons into the Holiday Inn.
@@timg2973it's not
@@UlexiteTVStoneLexite so stores are not being robbed? cars are not being stolen? have you not been paying attention?
@@timg2973fearmongering tv taught you that? FBI crime stats say otherwise..crime went down across the board last year FYI.
Only should be available for non violent offenders.
I once heard from someone that being sent to prison only taught the individual how to be a better criminal, and not a better person. This approach feels like a smarter approach-for those incarcerated, as well as for all of society.
This story helps prove that the bigger key to reforming people convicted/punished for domestic violence or bullying is not just punishment, but getting rehabilitation.
How does it help prove anything when we haven't examined the results & stats yet?
No, it's a combination of BOTH. It is ESSENTIAL for people to understand that there are CONSEQUENCES for their hurtful or unlawful actions. And that consequence has always been LOSS OF FREEDOM (incarceration). But instead of just letting them rot and fester in jail doing nothing, why not help them learn what it means to be a well-adjusted social being. It's about time America got smart about it's penal system.
But actually, the REAL key starts at the home -- being nurtured and raised in a SANE, RATIONAL, PEACEFUL, EMOTIONALLY STABLE environment. The govt should be MUCH more involved in educating and promoting PARENTING skills, and even LIFE skills. Teach our children, from a very young age, the VALUES of good character -- honesty, responsibility, humility, decency, selflessness, caring, sharing, forgiving, understanding, compassion, honor, integrity, courage, etc. In this age of Trumpism, the world SORELY NEEDS to get back to these values.
If that makes you sleep better at night, I guess run with that mentality.
There still needs to be consequences for certain actions. I agree with the rehabilitation approach rather than treating them like criminals, though.
@@djbenje4019 More criminals are rocking with Trump now because they had more money in their pockets during his reign & didn't have to commit as much crime to survive. He also got guys outta jail & signed a prison reform bill. Aside from mean tweets & occasional buffoonery, everyone including criminals were doing much better under Trump compared to now. Businesses are closing left & right, crime is up, millions of illegals have poured over the border, inflation, higher taxes, wars etc all under Biden.
This is awesome and more of what’s needed rehabilitation
Naive liberals
That's amazing. This should be everywhere. Obviously there are some inmates who can't be in this system, but the vast majority of prisoners in this country re-enter society. They need to be prepared so they don't find themselves in the situations that caused them to offend in the first place.
I am in awe of all the work they are doing there. My family and I have always talked about how the prison system has failed so many. It’s wonderful to see that it’s working at that prison. Sometimes it’s giving someone a chance to become a better version of themselves that makes all the difference. I hope other prisons follow.
Based on the way the inmates look, this is probably prison for the low risk prisoners with non-violent crimes, since I don't see any clearly crazy people in there.
San Quentin has more or less the same programs, and they look exactly the same, and you wouldn't know that it houses thousands of murderers who have mostly stayed out of trouble for the last decade.
Or…and hear me out here….those people look that way because they are a product of the environment
You do know that murders can look like normal people, the boy next door. Looks can be extremely deceiving!
you are correct you have to EARN your way to here with good behavior, im sure theres some dudes who have done serious violent crimes before but flew straight in the system for a few years to be rewarded.
@@Following_the_moneythey're all in la county jails
Love this type of prison system. Prison should be rehabilitate not make people worse. Our prisons create monsters.
no the monsters are created right at home.
So good to see the US learning from what has worked extraordinarily well in Norway. For the benefit of society, we absolutely need to focus on rehabilitation over punishment.
Prison admin: "We're not in the punishment business."
Tax payers: 😕
This is miraculous! Low recidivism and no homicides in prison? I really hope this works ❤
Me too. It just made my day seeing this humanity taking place in America. Either all lives matter or no one does
They have to work their way up to go to this prison.
Great work. I always believed working with animals teaches people how to be compassionate with other creatures.
Because it quickly reveals who has no compassion and lacks it
You don't have a belief. You have a psychotic animosity towards other humans.
This is exactly what the majority (not all) prison should be. They should be rehabilitated as humans, not taught negative gang behaviour that they take out to the community.
I agree with this approach, and I honestly wish they would institute such measures in every prison. Confining people to years of staring at a room with 4 walls and having nothing constructive to do would drive any human being insane. Educate them, rehabilitate them so when they leave prison they have a fighting chance to become productive individuals who actually contribute to society. The prison system we see in America today is appalling, with inmates enduring a never ending state of hopelessness. That hopelessness translates to anger, hatred, and violence, nothing good will ever come from that. I had a friend who was murdered in prison here in Missouri over a decade ago. He cited extremely poor/unsanitary living conditions, lack of basic resources, overcrowding, and lack of opportunity to do anything with ones time as primary drivers of violence in the system. I had to send him money just so he could get basic things like toothpaste or a pair of socks, they literally give you nothing.
Imagine the difference on millions of lives if this was rolled out nationally. This includes a dramatic reduction in crime, huge benefits to prisoner’s families and beneficiaries of training programs such as service dogs, and billions reallocated from prisons due to reduced prison populations to affordable housing and other services. This approach is proven, roll it out urgently!
Yesssss!!!
I certainly agree with you.
You forgot the part where politicians and their special interests get rich doing it though :(
When I traveled to Australia, Japan, and multiple European countries for the first time, I really got to see how the Untied States are below par in many things.
If criminal justice worked, no one would ever be a repeat offender
At first I thought this is a joke, but I think this is truly needed. I’m so glad California is finally doing something right for a change.
Everyone against it has never been to jail
lol@@Juann-dc1rp
Correct. Most of the voting population has and won’t ever go to or prison. Due to following the rules of society. California’s crime rate and re-offense rate are both proof that this isn’t Norway lol. There’s a difference
And you think that’s a bad thing? LOL
@@justal8784 🤣We need to earn our stripes bro, get locked up & come out with face tats & muscles
Jail was never meant to be pleasant as an incentive to not get locked up.
NOW THIS is part of ALL American ValueS. REHABILITATION is key, not extreme punishment. Reintegrate or acclimate them to living a better life by obtaining things they were missing. This is freaking awesome!
Finally someone realizes you can’t expect incarcerated people to be better upon release after suffering the trauma and violence of prisons. Hopefully this is adopted nationwide to those who really want to change.
This is actually so dope to see California make efforts to improve on rehabilitation
This should be mandated by the feds to all states!!! Obviously we don't want these people who made a bad choice once in society to come back and do it again right??? So lets get these people some skills and a new mentality.
Every prison should be like this
Awesome, hopefully this goes widespread across the country. Wishing this program success.
This guy should be reporting on traffic or the weather. He’s not the right reporter for this story.
This is how we rebuild low income neighborhoods. This is how we show that America cares. The America accepts it's share of the responsibility for it's citizens well being and that we want our fellow Americans to succeed. I love this and so proud it came it came from California first.
increase prisoner pet programs for cats
This is exactly how the prison system should work. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That makes me really hopeful for everybody who truly gets and wants a second chance!
I have never been to prison, however it makes sense to teach inmates how to live a normal life doing good things. It truly makes sense from the big picture perspective
California doing something right finally. Really, this video made me tear up a bit because it wasn't about keeping people in the system. It was about making them human and fixing the problems. Hopefully we can get rid of for-profit prisons in the USA.
Every state should have 1 or 2 of this type of prisons. People with good behavior or those with short sentences for non violent crimes (under 5 years) should be sent here. People with realistic release dates need to be rehabilitated before leaving prison. It will help both the inmate and society as a whole
This is awesome.
Some people will thrive in this environment and will surely make changes in their lives. Others, not so much. Some cannot be changed.
Some can't but most can. However this rehabilitation is nice, we should also focus on preventing people from falling into the river of crime that leads them here
Out of curiosity are you American? I’ve learned that only Americans or Western thinking people uphold the individualistic idea that some are “too far gone”. Seems like we should think it’s a systematic problem in America that has gone on too long and may be harder to reform? It may be hard but it can be done. Would’ve been easier if more Americans were team players in the first place. We are very quick to lock up anyone out of line
@@briwolfe8694 Howdy! I'm Canadian if you were asking me.🇨🇦
@@plicketyplunk Thanks for answering. I think nobody is above reform from studying culture and child development in college. And from studying how other countries in the East deal with incarceration and reform. I think some of us thinking people cannot be helped comes from us not even knowing what that would look like in North America, where more people are incarcerated than in any other continent
@@briwolfe8694You have a very naive view of the world and limited experience with people if you think everyone can be reformed. Some are too broken. I admire your optimisim to a degree, but its going to get you hurt some day. Speaking from experience.
Rather than rehabilitation, the state should focus on restitution.
Justice is best served If a criminal is forced to work off the personal debt he owes to the injured party.
In the process he might acquire a work ethic and learn skills more marketable than brushing horses or making license plates.
Taking care of animals is not to teach the incarcerated individuals a marketable skill - it's a calming session. It teaches coping skills.
Have you never had a pet to care for?
@@omi_god Yes, I’ve had many.
💡Oh!! So that’s why I never became a career criminal or an axe murderer. 🤔
@@garygraves4252 It's no doubt one reason. Consider that Trump has never had a pet. Explains a lot.
@@omi_godAdolf Hitler allowed his German shepherd, Blondi to sleep in his bed with him. (He was also a vegetarian)
Mussolini had a beloved pet chicken as well as a pet lion.
Good thing they had animals to calm them down or they might have won the war.
@@omi_god Evidently, pet ownership doesn’t cure TDS. 😁
this is soo insulting to victims of extremely violent crimes.
Punishment has become more an emotion the public feeds off of, and which politicians are more than willing to exploit.
One thing California is actually doing right
Wow .. better then my kid’s school lol
imagine telling the family member of a brutal murder victim that the suspect will spend his "prison" time by going to Disneyland for a few years. You can't make this up.
Obviously I don’t think this is meant for murderers. More low level crimes of non violence.
You obviously do not know how the system works you really think they're going to put someone up high level or murder charges in there you have to earn your time there by behaving the other state prisons that don't operate the way this one does
Everyone could use those calming lessons.
This is huge ! Respect
This is better living than like 20% of law abiding citizens in San Francisco and LA. All you need to do to get your own place with a beautiful yard, meals included and free job training is to steal a car and get caught. This stuff would cost like $5k/month for everyone else in California.
They're called correctional facilities for a reason. The idea is when a criminal comes out of prison, they're supposed to be a better person and be able to integrate back into society. Norway has been doing this for ages and their results are great. But we would rather actually teach prisoners to be better criminals, so that they reoffend and private prison owners keep their prisons nice and full.
And originally, Ben Franklin created the idea of penitentiaries (as in being penitent) where people weren't thrown all together in massive rooms (both men and women together)... but rather in small, personal cells to think about what they had done (and made to read the bible, because, well 1700s). That of course swung too far to one side and the isolation wasn't great. I think after that penitentiaries were changed to the correctional facility model. Most of which do very little correcting these days.
The idea is rehabilitation, so they come out as better individuals. I think it is a good thing to do.
I did time the old way, and when I got out, I was worse than when I went in. This is something to see.
I agree with a lot of this, but a pool table and stuff like that is too much. It shouldn’t be hard but it also shouldn’t be luxury
This is the kind of progress we need! Let’s goooo
Inspiring! 👏 Well done! 👏
Wow I want to go to Prisneyland
I was so poor once I actually thought about getting arrested just so I could sleep inside and have 3 meals a day. Not even kidding.
Love this. Never thought I’d see a Scandinavian style prison in the States. California has some good ideas too, we gotta give ‘em credit
they get rehabilitated in prison then sent out into the cruel world.
Punishment works well, if immediate. Punishment doesn't really work if delayed.
Punishing offenders does not reduce recidivism.
Countries that are nice to their inmates tend to have much lower rates of recidivism.
I like this 👍👍 they’re keeping these guys busy and giving them a reason to WANT to stay out of prison … but either way I like it
I applaud this. Skills equals hope.
Really depends on your crime and if you really want to change for the better..
Glad too see there's some real changes being made. When I left prison in 2008 all I got was $200 and a parole officer. The system has been broken for decades. They were designed to keep people on paper to shell over the money they rely on.
Amen. CDCR is very well practiced at telling lies to the public and I think this video is a classic example of it. I know an inmate currently incarcerated at VSP and what you see here is most definitely not his experience. Not even close!
Psychology makes a huge difference. What incentive is there to improve when you're treated like you're worthless?! Our current system hasn't been working. What harm could treating them like they are redeemable do?!
Prison should be a punishment and a rehabilitation process, make it like school 🙏
Edit: You're there to take full advantage of the services provided to teach you valuable skills to function in society.
If you don't want to get better/ show no signs of change, then its normal prison for you.
Taxpayer money is already wasted, why not invest in a better society that doesn't profit off incarceration
This needs to be implemented on a national level. Hopefully prisons like these become more humane for those convicted and will allow people to reintegrate back to society much more easily.
The state is literally at stake if it didn't stop being tough on crime
That prison official at the beginning of the segment didn’t sound to happy 😂😂😂
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
Im in my mid 20's and I was a level 3 override because of good behavior and was in valley state prison from 2020-2022 for the Youth Offender Program and successfully got my GED, multiple kinds of work experience, completed the YOP and recieved no rule violiations my whole term because this place was so good. Im blessed to have went there and had these people to help change my life. #VSP #YOP
Okay what about rapists, murderers , and people who have committed crimes ? The victims have to just watch this person be able to get a second life with no feeling of remorse ?
Like is this only for low crimes and what’s considered into that ?
How is this a second life? You're still deprived of your freedom. They will be in there for many years away from the world. They will have a record when they get out. There's nothing glamorous about it.
This is one of the greatest improvements I have heard our government doing in my lifetime. This not only helps the inmates, it helps the staff and the community at large.
I wish I could thank all those involved and hope this way of thinking continues to spread.
Any approach is better than what we've been doing
This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. No consequences for crime already and if they do go to prison it's like a vacation in there
Something is wrong here
I'm okay with this. And like the incarcerated individual said it still sucks. They can't come and go as they please. I'm sure there's rules about what media is acceptable, no drug use, ect. They can't see their families. It's still prison, but it's trying to teach life skills and simulate being free as close as it can. I like it.
Amazing work!!
This is really cool! What a great way to rehab these broken individuals
I love this approach! Not all criminals are evil some of them just really need genuine love correction and a sense of direction and I love that they are willing to do this to help change people instead of just giving up on them like society has or some even there families. As a born again believer I know God will use this facility to change hurts and minds and renew life in the spiritually dead! ❤️🙏🏻