Lockup in Germany - A Town Behind Bars | Full Prison Documentary
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- Behind bars in Germany: 600 male prisoners are imprisoned in the largest prison in Wittlich. The complex consisting of a prison, juvenile detention center, hospital and educational center measures the size of 25 soccer fields. With its large number of facilities, the JVA Wittlich prison facility is unique in Germany. What do prisoners' everyday lives and future plans look like, as well as the training of prison officers? The jail document provides insights behind bars in the German Eifel.
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I came here after watching Russian Fire Island Prison. This look like heaven.
So did i this looks like a holiday compared to fire island
Hahaha same here after watching fire island halfway through and started watching how Germany prison is like. I’m surprised rather be in prison in Germany looks like they treat their prisoner better and living a luxurious life doing time. These cell would be apartment in India, China, Africa and other poor countries
@@chengcheng8322 World Toughest Prisons on Netflix, the Norwegian prison cell looks much better than my bedroom 🙈. If this German prison is heaven level 1, that Norway prison is heaven level 5 🤣🤣
@@dalevernon3005 more like summer camp 😁
Same here. The Russians run real prisons.
Atleast the prisoners arent violent towards each other or the guards. They are still treated and spoken to like people...
And the environment is why. The prisoners know they have it good and have actual opportunities and don't want to screw that up. But these American prisons where your treated like crap and have almost zero opportunities or privileges to lose, they just revert to animals. Especially guys with no outside contact. I've seen fellas that worked hard their whole bid because they had a decent life they hoped to return to. But some of them lost that and that bit of hope was all they had. Soon they are fighting and getting into with guards because we'll why not? All they can see in front of them is misery and nothing is out there waiting for him (job, kid, woman). Sure some guys will never rehabilitate or act right and some will forever be prone to violent outbursts and tendencies. But drug offenses, non violence, drunken behavior, etc. Not worth my tax money.
And I bet their countries corrections budget is WAAAAAY lower than ours and that they get waaaay fewer coming back quickly like we do (most cause they left with no means of supporting themselves beyond criminal means and no support network except whoever was around when they were breaking the law; not good.
Article 1 of the german basic law, the constitution of the federal republic of germany: Human dignity is inviolable. To protect and to defend it shall be the first task to all state authority.
The way you treat prisoners shows who and how you are.
There is enough violence in german prisons believe me.
@@Bloodgod1980 I can well believe it. Confinement is intense and emotions run high. Do you know of any documentaries that reflect an alternative perspective? Or maybe the name of other institutions to look for? I am interested in your comment ~ it's simple, succinct, yet loaded with a heavy heart.
i’ve been watching about prisons for the past few hours. it’s so interesting to see what goes on in different countries.
I love watching videoa about other prisons besides the ones I was in
Same for me rn
Same hahaa, came from the Norwegian one
me too actually :)
Same 😊this is the second one on Germany today
Dude's got a mini fridge...I don't have a mini fridge!
Kyle Kriticos Mot to hard to get a mini fridge...
Kyle Kriticos only €50
I just got a mini fridge and I thought I made it in life these jerks have one in there cell plus fuck them
Obviously they need a mini fridge to keep there champagne cold of course . 💡
You think a mini fridge is everything some of the prisoners even have keys for there own cells and the cells look like apartments .
In Hong Kong we call that much space a “family unit”.
I wish you all the best. Please stay strong!
underrated
Sean W LOL RIGHT
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Hong kong is in china ....
They don't have youtube lol.
It's "Illegal".
Germany is a million years ahead of the USA in regards to prison system.
I agree
@Derrick Jensen i would never want a person who commit murder and rape, or paedophile to be living decent, they need to suffer for what they did, are you kidding me? America get it right, you hurt my family member you need to suffer
@@moniho6907 They are, the hole system isn't designed to be a punishment, them taking control over your every action is the punishment. Prison in Germany (And also Austria and Switzerland, as they are almost exactly the same.) is designed for rehabilitation, if you don't rehabilitate, you simply stay there until your entire sentence is done.
German Prisons expects that the inmates rejoin Society one day, hence they treat everyone as a normal human being. With respect. In America, you get treated in the most disgusting way legally possible, and basically everyone gets treated that way. There is almost no difference in the way they treat you, so if you drove to fast or killed someone doesn't really make a difference in the American system.
And even worse, that system Cleary fails. Germany has a
Relapse rate of just about 35%, while American Prisons have about 46%.
even more, America has the highest Inmates per a hundred thousand residents with 655, Germany having just 69.
Also, and i know that it might seem misleading in the Video, but the so called "Extras" like the TV or him being able to play games have to be earned.
They can be taken away for disregarding the rules or breaking the law even further in any way. Basically, if you see an inmate having a TV or anything similar, he's worked for having and keeping it. Also it depends on what crime you committed or for how long you are in and how you behave towards the officers and other inmates.
The hole point is, if you treat someone as worthless and shit, you can only expect such a behavior. If you treat them with respect and work for them to change, you might actually save the society from further damage and also you'll change a person for the better.
If someone gets killed, or raped or anything, its done, you can't change that, it has happend, damage is done, it doesn't get better just from the person that done it living in a third world like prison. But if you actually manage to change that person to the better, you might safe others from experiencing the same, and even help the community should they actually find a job after they got released.
@@tarezofficial981 you post annoyed me, first you keep saying "hole" its "whole", secondly let me reiterate, its called prison for a reason you if you do wrong your priviledges are gone, worst if its murder, you cant murder someone and expect ro be living to be put back on the street talkong about rehabilitation, you took a life meaning you shouldnt have one either or having prison luxury, even for rape or paedaphilia you should not only be sent to prison but you should be punished. The life in the german prison should be for maybe white collar crimes not for murders or rapist, the trauma they put the poor victims and their family through they shouldnt be having it easy end of story, i dont need to know about figures and how many people in prison america is bigger with a larger population and even your ratio wont cut it for me. You talking about them being treated like humans where was their human instinct when they were raping and torturing people?
@@moniho6907 @Moni Ho Yes its Whole, its not as easy to learn a Second language, my fault. But we can talk in German if you think that you'll be able to write better in that then me in English.
Then to your points. First of all, i respect your opinion of course, it just seemed to me that you completely ignored all of the points and reasons why the German system might be better. So i tried to make it clear and explain a little more about the reasons we use this system instead of others.
The first point is, yes Prison is a punishment. The Punishment being: Not being able to do anything without permission and or supervision. The difference being, the Environment that this punishment is done. In one you can have your one room, that actually is owned and looked after by you, that you may have the allowance of decorating. And the other that just has 4 walls and a bed that you may share with others.
If you murder someone in Germany and get sentenced in Germany for said crime, you go behind bars for atleast 15 years with the possibility of a life sentience. You may or may not be able to reenter society after that, for murder, that is done by a case to case basis and treated very seriously.
I know many beliefe "Life sentience" in Germany means 25 years, but that is not true, it means "
Indefinite imprisonment". Such a sentience can end only after a minimum of 15 years with the Potential of being endless.
Second point, rehabilitation is very serious here, as we don't view any crime offender as a lost case. We view everyone as someone who has done bad, but may not be a bad person in general. if it turns out that person is actually just evil, they don't get "Luxury Prison" or any of that bullshit. They may loss their Work, their Extras such as TV, Tabaco, Access to Hot Water and Knifes in the Kitchen an so on, the list of things you can loss is endless. Also Group activist (Like sport events) or other things like that.
You don't get those things for free either, you have to work them, and if you misbehave in any way they may get taken away from you, sometimes even without the chance of ever regaining them.
Third point, the population in America is bigger, yes, yet America has the most inmates world wide. (even higher then China and India that both have nearly 1,4 Billion people)
also my numbers where about 100.000 People living there, not just the number of total inmates.
and fifth and last point:
Yes they may have misbehaved, yet we beliefe in a second chance in everyone, even for the worst things. That might not be cool with you, but the numbers Cleary show that it works, yet it is not the best.
Be believe that treatment directly Corresponds with how a person acts. You treat someone like a criminal, they will also act like one, in and out of prison. It is our prisons duty to change that behavior at its core.
You might not understand how such a system can work, and you view it as inappropriate to treat a criminal as a human, but it works for us and also the rest of central europe :)
These are just the differences, you might understand the reasons behind them or you don't.
All scandinavian be like.
"Damn, dont wanna be there, way to harsh"
dont tell the americans about finland and sweden..
@@rumpelstilzchen2194 Dont tell the finns and the swedes about Norway... xD
This is one of the oldest german prisons. The newer ones (like Heidering) are just on par with those in scandinavia. More like a college or Google campus compared to a prison.
Ya tooo harsh, damn. How do they survive in Germany, poor cunts...
look at US prison XD this is nothing against that
I was once in a german prison and asked a polish inmate "why do look so happy in here?". He answered me: "living in german prison is bye FAR better then beeing homeless in poland"
See it that way in some years many of them will be
@Christof Chrstoferson Nah, not true, I'd rather be homeless in Poland than getting my ass raped in Losotho
*By
*Being
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Many of homeless people do that here, especially in the wintertime because they livin' better in there for few days/weeks/months than outside.
@@JulieT..
Its not his first language...
Calm tf down
Compared to other prisons across the world this one is different.they treat the inmates in a humane manner.very impressive
Agree 🙂
This will never work in a USA prison.
We have animal cages in USA... This is rehab for real..
U got animal cages n serving dog food to inmates no wonder there’s always violence in USA prisons
Right!!!!
As an ex prisoner i can vouch for one fact... 99% of the people in jail/prison, deserve and need to be in there... Better to "find jesus" and go to school before you get locked up.. But NO.. Have to be a "G",,, Drop out of school, (without learning how to fill out a job application.) Blame "whitey"... Maybe it is your moms fault for having welfare minded "baby daddy" fathers... Countries that have such low lock-up rates ??? MAJORITY are white majority countries... js
Nothing compared to Indian prisons...US have many ethnicities which brews hatred...
@@jamesmueller8701 shit and from your own wisdom, you deserved to be there and no better than anyone else. Cool
This is basically a hotel with locked doors.
Yeah... it's a shame that they are not in there stabbing each other for our entertainment...
@@leoarc1061 HAHAAHAH!!!!!!! ....TRUE
Ya even during search the guards folded the clothes back up.
You wouldn't survive though, so... you would get poked up and turned out.
You clearly never done time ! You wanna hope you don’t go to a rough jail , anyone can end up banged up
Prisoners also have rights and if u treat them like shit, they'll come out and be even more aggressive. Prisons in Germany aren't just punishment, it's also a way of trying to make them better people.
No. You give up your rights to be treated humanely when you become a monster. Child abusers, murderers and rapists deserve nothing but to have the key thrown away. In fact they don't deserve to live, but but everywhere will be like Texas, so I'll settle for them remaining behind bars forever. I find it disgusting anyone can actually defend these pieces of shit. But they will always have people defending their rights. Which is pathetic. I care about the lives these monsters took away. But the abusers? No. I could care less about their jail time, and obviously I don't think money should be wasted on rehabilitation bc I don't think they deserve to be back among civilization.
@@lesterine77 So you only give people one chance if they do something wrong even while drunk or on drugs they should be instantly get their lives taken away? I can tell you there are plenty of prisoners that have contributed more to society then you have or will ever do judging by your incapability to forgive people. With your logic Germany shouldnt exist anymore because of what they did in the past but look at it now producing the computer chips youre using to watch and talk on the internet and having the 4th largest economy in the world...
@@lesterine77 not everyone behind bars rapes and murders. Do you want to euthanize them too?
@@lesterine77 Child abusers, rapists, and murderers do not make up the vast majority of inmates though. That’s the point.
@@lesterine77 Some perpetrators are former victims
Do the inmates put towels on their beds early, to get the best beds...?
Don't be silly, they of course put towels on the entire detention room and work place. Just in case.
nope...because it´s not a british prison.
@@Azrael108 That's a german thing too. Looks like germans and brits do have things in common
Haha so true. I remember my father going out at 6 in the morning to get the best places at the pool. He probably was the first one awake at the hotel😂
Of course. They're Germans after all
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons" - Fyodor Dostoyevski
That means that the USA is not very civilized!
@@renataostertag6051 Absolutely right. America is a pile of shit. Politically, morally, skill-wise.
@Advanced Solutions I am so scared now. BRAAAAAH
@@raidri_conchobair lol
@@raidri_conchobair and yet everyone wants to come here
That feeling when the jail looks better than your own house.😏
If I decide to turn to a life of crime i will be moving to Germany
You ain't lyin!
They get to eat like a King!!
@Patrick Sullivan i was just about to say that lol
I think Norway has prisons that are like 5x better but I agree this prison is wayyyy better than the hellholes in the US/Canada.
😂😂😂😂
Cramped space
"Madagascar prison has entered the chat"
😂😂😂
Madagascar prison is hell on Earth
@ben yosep Have fun in your 3rd world joint ^^
@ben yosep Duh. I know, hence third world.
Yat Madagascar prison even prison gurd felt pity on them.
After watching the Madagascar prison documentary.. this is a heaven😂
He's allowed to have tabbacco, coffee, games, etc...He's got a tv, a mini fridge, his own cell. Germany, you've come far but I like this new you.
E.M. Noah the first article in the german Basic law? (introduced after the WW II with help of the allies): „Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar.“ -> „Human dignity is inviolable“ incl. prisoners 😉 As prisoner you have also the right to try to escape. You will not be punished for it with extra time. BUT if you harm only one person or destroy something thats not yours you will be punished for it. Crazy but true 😁
this new you? bro ww2 is 80 years ago
@@yeeet3898 Lmfao, I had the same reaction. Somehow, Americans still think we're this dystopian hell country. Germans are very lucky to live in this country and not the shithole that is the US. But I guess it speaks volumes about their education. ;)
@@yeeet3898 80 years is nothing
Lol
Can we talk about how the narrator's pronunciation of the German words and names is basically perfect? Minor detail, but I appreciate it. Well done!
Why do you ask if you can talk about it ??!!!
Just say it !!
Damn quit being such a follower and doing like other people do when they comment on stuff just to try and get a bunch of likes !!
Try to just be normal once in your life . Quit being a follower .
Just say your comment and move on your day , damn !!!
I do too
He even nailed Wittlich
Maybe because WELT is a German media group?
It's amazing how many Germans speak almost perfect English when you visit there
Their rooms and set up are better than some of the rooms I had when I was in the military.
Flat screen cable, refrigerator... cigarettes, coffee, conjugal visits and even earn money working/ save up! Unbelievable
We are outside prison for that only. How about getting it for free in prison.
Why are some many shocked obviously treating them well and giving them a chance to learn and earn helps , unless someone is in there for live simply locking them up and throwing away the key will end badly
The inmates must work für the tabacco,meat ,clothes and other extras.
The salary ist very low per hour,like 1,50Dollar per hour.
They have to pay also for having TV and electic bill.
In Germany, disabled people have fewer rights than prisoners. Mentally handicapped people in Board and Care places have to share a single television in a group room. Children with mentally handicapped in Germany are not allowed to attend education in Germanys School. Most of them do not receive Schoolbooks in schools. In disabled workshops, most handicapped people receive between 1.65 and 3 Euros an hour. Prisoners do not have to pay tax on their earned money while in custody; Handicapped people have to do this!
This ist the hard true about Germany!
Prisoners have more rights than people with disability in Germany!
@@himanshuatendermalik3295 You are very lucky
My father is russian. He was sometimes in Russian Prisons. He spend 2 weeks in a German jail (Moabit) and he told me that it‘s not a prison. More like a Hotel. And he told me that it‘s great because they had a gym there…
I can't believe how clean everything looks.
OCD rules
that is Germany. Its cleaner everywhere
I'm currently living in Rheinland-Pfalz due to military; anyway- this country is CLEAN EVERYWHERE. There is so much pride in everything you see in this country. It's insane and makes a person question why we don't have these rules in the states.
I actually would like for germany to be cleaner :)
@@LK-zk7ol saaame, theres so much rubbish around lmao
Lets be real even the prison system is highly efficient.
vsboy 25 it’s Germany, we can’t really expect anything else.
We germans have a hard time falling asleep if we feel something isn't as efficent as it could be. ;)
@@luckyqualmi that is somehow sad but true
Spent 5 years in federal prison for pot and can tell you this place is alright. No prison is good and the food and conditions is what makes a place. Got to try your best not to get in trouble while your in and mess up anything you got going. Was interesting to watch. Great video
As a European I would never want to do time in a U.S. prison. The whole criminal justice system in America seems to be of the 17th century. Not to mention that it is the only country whereby for profit corporation run prisons. So the tendency is to lock up as many people as possible, for as long as possible. Hence a defacto form of slave labor. Anyway, glad you made it out to tell the story, mate. Cheers!
Im sorry for you that you lost 5 years over weed. Thats insane and a miscarriage of justice. Im glad you are now free, I hope you are having a good life.
It's so fucked up that they can just take 5 whole years off someone's life for something as harmless as weed but more worse people doing much worse crimes often times get better off.
can we just appreciate how clean these places are? better than hospitals I have worked in.
Nah, German hospitals are 10 times cleaner... look it up 😂
This is the 5 star prison... they have better living conditions than many free hard working people around the world
Which is absolutely okay.
Whats important is that once out of prison, the people have been rehabillitated and kept their humanity. Instead of condemning people to a life of crime like they do in the US.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great prison with a great system. They give prisoners a chance to rebuild their life which is great.
0000 two, that’s fine. The point of prison should never be to punish people, but rather to rehabilitate them, so that they can return to society
What hotels u stay in haha... duuude
So let me get this straight... They get TVs, playstations, private restrooms, mini fridges, cigarettes, and lighters. And beautiful women to look after young men. They live better lives than I do living in the United States. Lucky bastards.
Its a minimum. Then US isnt a country but a prison .
And in some prisons they have kitchen areas where there are large knifes, pans and other ("dangerous and deadly weapons") freely available ("how they are suppossed to cook without?!"). And still no serious violence... To get a job as a german prison guard is equally hard as getting accepted into Berclay or UCLA. It's a job with a two-year training period.
Tv, etc musst be paid by the prisoner, Not for free. PS and especially fridges arent for everey inmates. In the three prisons ive beeen they were banned.
They have to buy that stuff themselves either by working or having family send money. They don't jus get a PlayStation and t.v. and cigs.
@@jessicadecoteau1178 they working sometime outside prison
That prison makes the prisons in America look like North Korea 😅😂🤣
and even north korea prisond a far superior than america.
I really gotta hand it to the narrator, he pronounces the german names pretty much perfectly.
Cause he's german
@@martini380 If he is then he speaks good english.
Probably a german that has been living in america for a long time
@@tischkantenknall6369 or an american living in germany for a long time
@@user-ht6vw6pb4c nah, then you would hear a stronger german accent. Once you have the german in you, i'ts hard to get it out again
I love how they just film him while he's taking a shower
"Human Dignity is untucheble" Litterally the first article in the german constetution
I love how the trainees actually light up real cigarettes during the role playing about smoking in non smoking areas....
I currently find it kinda sad... seeing as since 26March South Africans have been living with Prohibition of Tobacco products and Alcohol.. wish i could reach into the screen and nabbing myself one of their ciggies. 🤗🤣
Haha yes is cool
@@aldimeissenheimer3217 prisons in the UK removed tobacco a 2 years ago
@Mathias Eden ... shame ... that is horrible... and i know ... it is now day 100 of the lockdown here in south africa and 11million smokers are ready to kinda burn the world down ( well in our thoughts at least) its been terrible and worse for some. But in prison ... its suppose to be hard... im talking about south africans who are mostly law abiding citizens now being forced to act like criminals due to a fudged up dumbass government
Aldi Meissenheimer dumbass government? Or dumbass people for choosing to smoke? 🤔
This the best prison system in the world, they wouldn’t survive in our juvenile system.
They are still monsters you fool. It's only that Germany does a better job at rehabilitation.
So what do you think about a first world prison?
@elvacano231 ohh yeah because your prisons are so damn horrible right, look at other countries your American system is as joke my dude, lock you morons up for 23 hours a day aand you think it's bad time lmao
@elvacano231 don't underestimate our criminals. They are still very dangerous, but they are treated like hunans, not like they're worthless pieces of horse manure.
Norway is still a notch better, but yes, we are doing a pretty good job. Low re-offender rates speak for our system. Treat em like humans, chances are good they might stay out of prison for good. The difference between a system that is built around rehab, not punishment. Also, we don‘t have private prisons, they are all federal. Means they don’t operate for profit, unlike US prisons.
You sure this is a prison, my highschool boarding house was practically Alcatraz, if I had this kinda experience in high school I’d be a PhD holder right now 😂
Dehumanising people does not work when trying to rehabilitate offenders. Yes there will always be a certain element of society which will never rehabilitate, but the concept of this prison has validity. The dollar needs to stop being the driving force behind imprisoning people. Make people useful, give them real skills and life experience in jobs.
That's not in the interest of the prison industry lobby, is it. When you allow the manipulation of decision makers in public service by this lobby, inevitably they will turn prisoners into customers.
That is true for some but remember they say a large amount are repeaters.This might be due to the resort like atmosphere which might be much better than outside
The U.S. prisons are dark baren places. The staffing is so bad it's dangerous. And returning several times is common.
Some of those cells in Germany prisons look better than small apartments in New York City that cost $3000 a month lol
I agree.....and you won't be getting meals, or medical/dental for that $3,000 either.
Well, but you are in prison and Not new York
I know, NYC could give you a toilet and parking space, then say “3500 a month, no pets allowed”
@@nucleartaco04 dude sooo freaking true.
@@peacefulwife5199 Nope you won’t LOL you’re better off in the German prison
Prison workers show how work brings more to a person than money. It passes time, brings a sense of self worth. Pride
Im surprised that people are surprised because prisons like in germany should be standard lel
Nope.. Criminals should be punished and suffer. This is a joke..
@@H.EL-Othemany Taking away the freedom is the idea of punishment. Everyone deserves to be treated like a human being apart from child abusers and sexual offenders of course!
@@EndritVjYou forgot murderers
@@EndritVj I think even they deserve to be treated like humans. If they get psychological treatment and everything then they hopefully will become a normal human being.
LEEEEEEEEEEL???????!!!!! ITS LOL!
American's watching this are probably thinking how amazing these prisons are. Lol.
Welcome to central european prisons.
no centrel europe prison arent that good....
france, uk not that good
@James Brennan how do you know.i take it you've spent time in uk prisons.or not cos if you'd been to the ones I have you wouldn't be saying that.
Nope. Not more amazing than my house.
@@julianfehling6984 France and the UK are not in Central Europe, but in Western Europe.
@@julianfehling6984 The UK is northern Europe and France is western Europe.
My work, at times, has taken me into federal and state prisons in the US and I’ve never seen or heard of a cell with its own fridge, hot water delivered-in metal pots, computers and enclosed toilet-with a real sink. These are the nicest and most-well equipped cells possibly in the world. These inmates have no idea how good they have it.
Nope Norway is even better
BETTER!??? Really-how? @@chgr4674
And those cells would get trashed, the pieces used to attack guards and prisoners in American prisons, especially a Maximum security or Super Max. And that’s not considering the gangs in American prisons .
Sorry my friend, your comment doesn't make sense; I think you left some of your words/thoughts in your head??? What "cells would get trashed"? And what "pieces" and gangs are you talking about?????
HUMAN DIGNITY SHALL BE INVIOLABLE . TO SAVE AND PROTECT IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF ALL STATE AUTHORITY.
I love that line.
It's the foundation (base) of the German state and its laws.
It's also the only part of our constitution which is unchangeable.
swanpride Actually there are even more that can’t be changed. The Freedom of Press for instance.
There you are wrong. There are only two articles in our basic law which fall under the "Ewigkeitsrecht". The other is Article 20, which allows the right to resist if the state tries to undermine our basic law. All the other CAN be changed. It is just extremely difficult to do so.
swanpride Ok that might be true but you see these are two articles then. You said that only article 1 couldn’t be changed and I just wanted to point out that this is entirely true.
@@LeonMaybe Art.79 (3) Ewigkeitsklausel
Art.1 Human dignity AND Art 20 Right to protect the Constitution are unchangeable
Im from Germany🇩🇪
Its funny to see this, haha.
As a german I had to say that german prisons are very chill. But there are also some heavy prisons. But it doesnt matter because the time behind these bars is still lost.
Greetings!
Guten Tag von Kanada!
@@MonsterSandwich99 Guten Tag😁
Exactly, life is always on hold. Never a fun time
You say there are some heavy prisons? I'm assuming you meant German ones. If that's the case, do you have any examples? I'm doing research for a school paper and most of what I found on current German prisons is similar to what is presented in the video.
I lived in GER for 10 years and had a friend going to prison for driving on drugs many times. He didnt look the same afterwards so do not go to prison lads!
أين نحن من هادا التقدم و حترام الإنسان ..
I ain’t gotta lie, there are similar apartments in South Korea that are even tinnier than this prison cell, there are even less amenities, they are called Goshiwon. The only difference here is you can go out anytime you want. This is crazy
Criminality aside, if you treat the inmates with humility and respect, they will respond as such, generally speaking. Not ALL criminals are monsters.
They tried that in n.s and they took over the jail
And not all monsters are criminals
They are monsters. That's why they are in prison. If they were nice people they wouldn't be in prison
@@vinithejib9740 logic? you can also end up in prison without doing something that would consider you a monster XD stealing not paying debts etc
@@vinithejib9740 I agree!
This prison what put America's Neanderthal system's 2 shame.
When you treat people in prison humanely you a better HUMAN leaving prison.
Man this is like a resort compared to the US. Wow. I can’t believe how clean and safe and caring the staff is. Haha unbelievable.. they would be shocked here in a U.S. prison.
Damn. German prisons look way fkkn better than Canadian/US prisons.
American in Canada they teach to be a gangster in the prison Mafia
Germans do not believe in revenge and punishment like the amanerican culture does. Germany look up to scandanavians, specially Finland. They have by far the best prisions and schools in the world. If you are American, check out Finland, it will blow your mind !
I always believed prison should be a separation of the offender from society for a specified time, not an institution for legalised bastardisation. This prison is as it should be.
Watching and reading the comments at the same time
This doesnt look like a prison..more like living in a hostel..
I have a lot of experience of hostels and can tell you that this prison is far better than some of the places I have been
Laquisha Lida : I hope you remember the time when you decide to leave that hostel. They don't and that's the point of being in prison.
I love garmany for quality humanity we'll done
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95% of the comments, yankees saying how luxury our prisons are.
Well, they are.
And 100% true
wellthats how they protray it.Ha “Shakedown please”
I did 16 years here in California prison system and compared to Germany it is luxury.
@Trion a man that have killed and raped he deserves execution...If not executed at least to stay isolated, for ever,until he dies ...
I thought I was watching “How It’s Made”
Same!
This prison is like heaven Wow
Imagine treating your prisoners like human beings.... In Germany, you don't have to!
Huh??
@@marissasue319 it is a comment about how the US prison system treats their inmates (unless you have money) like animals.
@@Ebiru2387 they should be treated that way did they have sympathy for people they hurt?
@@moniho6907 No, but stooping to their level makes you no better. Take the higher ground. It is better for them AND society, despite being hard.
@@_Meng_Lan germany was responsible for two world wars thats was saved by the us. Why should you rehabilitate person who is not gonna come out? . Nazi, auschwitz camp need i say more?
Wow what a good way to treat prisoners focusing on rehabilitation an treating addiction
I came here after watching documentaries about US prisons. Man this looks like paradise in comparison to the prisons in US.
From Australia,
all countries can be judged by how they treat there inmates, as a young homeless person I eventually went to prison and I of course seen the violence and became a victim, I tried to stay away from that .what it gave me was what I was searching for on the streets and that was stable accommodation ,I couldn’t work out why I was given so much in prison that I couldn’t get as a young homeless person on the streets and i still find it hard to swallow that as a criminal I was looked after better in prison . One friend in prison made a remark saying who says crime doesn’t pay. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how I could help young homeless people so they get help before ending up in prison, I am currently doing really well in the community having had the same job for over 10 years, I go by the same rules as a prisoner in regards to drugs and alcohol where they are both illegal and I took that to the community and I choose stable friends. Even though I am doing well in the community life can get really stressful mainly from running into the wrong person who is really nasty ,I have struggled with these people my whole life I really feel angry by these people but they are the ones that can turn my life upside down. I try to physically remove myself from these people before my anger takes over . That is the only way I can keep doing well and live a normal life in the community
How is Australia now? Vaxx Pass and everything fucked Up their! Right?
Toxic people are the worst!
In spite of experiencing homelessness you are doing well. Don't let others control you (like make you angry.) Your reaction is the way you think. you can help wrong people change. Don't let them control you.
Need to examine thoughts that make you angry. Look for thoughts that can help you stay calm. Example I was mad at someone, thinking how could she do this to me. My mind said wait a minute look at what good things she has done for me. She did a whole lot for me. At that point my agnry thoughts changed for ever.
You can't judge a country on how they treat inmates. Inmates are different in different countries. U.S. inmates are much more violent than those in some countries. If they were treated like some European countries, the guards would be dead the first day.
This how we do it in Europe. Humane, it dont create so violent inmates etc.
Yk that in Romania, Ukrania etc the prisons are like in america
@C J treat someone like a human they become a human
@C J implying everyone in prison raped someone. You know most people in prisons did small crimes? In American prisons they become even more criminal in prison amd just cost tax money and become a problem to society while here they actually work ans help society while getting prepared for a life after prison without going back to being a criminal to survive
Don't judge someone unless you have walked in their shoes you never know you maybe next to go to prison so I wouldnt be such a stuck up.
@@johndoe-el3rx i mean you can judge someone like a rapist but yeah many people are in prison out of control. Be it innocent or bc of small things.
Good idea to involve prisoners in activities/jobs that can help reprogram their mind. teaching them to see how our thinking plays important role in how we act.
Imagine how different the United States would be if our correction system was like this...when there is no rehabilitation, that is why the revolving door keeps happening..when a person is actually taught a skill that means they actuallyaccomplish something and they can use those skills to benefit from, in a positive way.
Sadly it’s made to be that way for profit
Hey Dave, sadly idiots like you get to think. Even worse, speak.
@@james3440 get over yourself, simpleton. (dismissive wanking gesture) 🤣
@@james3440 The American prison systems are For profit private corporations. They want people to come back and stay as long as they can make them stay
The inmates are a little different than in America.
need for speed most wanted that is a great need for speed game
The best prison facilities and programs I've ever seen, so is their individual unit accommodation. A very well privilege prisoners with TV and electronic gadgets in their cell. What a life for a prisoner!!!
And yet they complain that they aren't paid enough when they get free room and board, three free meals a day, free healthcare and dentistry, etc. They have zero bills yet complain about the pay. A bit spoiled, I'd say.
@@TE5LA-GAMING humans always complain. thats why even billionaires are greedy af
I feel like you. @@TE5LA-GAMING
Watch the one with dancing prisoners😅
At the end of the day as nice as it seems it's still the same thing, you locked up being told what to do and how to live, I love my freedom 💯
what a hotel comparing to the rest of the world prisons, even US
Especially US
In Germany, disabled people have fewer rights than prisoners. Mentally handicapped people in Board and Care places have to share a single television in a group room. Children with mentally handicapped in Germany are not allowed to attend education in Germanys School. Most of them do not receive Schoolbooks in schools. In disabled workshops, most handicapped people receive between 1.65 and 3 Euros an hour. Prisoners do not have to pay tax on their earned money while in custody; Handicapped people have to do this!
This ist the hard true about Germany!
Prisoners have more rights than people with disability in Germany!
Check out «Halden prison» in norway!!
Vlad A
“Even US”...😂😂😂
US is not a sivilized country.
Pretty much everywhere in
Europe, the prisons are
like this, and what’s even
more important; they are
not privately owned...✌️
@@laudate905 wtf no
So was nobody going to talk about how it's the breaking bad song 🤣
I just watched the Documentary about the prison in Madagascar, this here is not a prison this is a hotel this is beautiful this is heaven as compared to Madagascar
Hey, I saw that one too. The men have to lay on the floor to sleep, no one can roll over unless they ALL roll over...the lice, bedbugs crawling all over them even when they are up and moving about... having to "GO" in a hole in the floor that 400 other men used that day, barefoot, having to step in someone else's human waste and no way to wash your feet....rats everywhere and you become someone's "forever girlfriend"......these guys in Germany wouldn't last a week at that place....
Wow, I´ve been watching documentaries of prisons in the USA! let me tell you Germans are amazing!! this is really rehabilitation !
This was my home from 2009-2011. Nice memories.. 😅
Really? What you get charged for?
Beautiful 👉♥️.I miss prison food.its Soo good! I love it
@@janevanessaa3523 I got charged for selling Amphetamine and Weed
Toll..weiter geht's.. Fischkopp..
Not only is this prison system much more progressive than the US, the juvenile side is likely better in terms of education than many schools in the US.
So why is the crime rates on the rise in Germany.
This is the nicest prison ive ever seen, man.
... and it's one of the harsher ones in Germany... the low security prisons even allow inmates to use knives for kitchen work and spend time outside the prison complex with their families.
7 seconds into the video this place looks like a school from the outside
This is like summer camp compared to even the nicest prison in the States.
Pretend not to see his mini fridge......
we want to see more prison doccumentary from all around the world...
Can't believe what I'm seeing I need to move to Germany if only the language wasn't that difficult, I'm from spain, I've also heard from people that spanish prison system is a joke, but man this is just better than an apartment I mean damn
But you lose your freedom there too and that's priceless
@@Larrypint actually your right buddy
@@Larrypint I agree, freedom is priceless
Looks pretty good for a prison.
Now that’s a luxurious prison!
Note to self, if im ever abroad and choose to break the law, do so in Germany
Japan is even better fyi
@@iEnjoiKittens Excuse me, Japans prisons are even worse than in the US 😂 you got critized by them many times... Your judge is one of the worst, and I know because I made a 6 month study about it... Don't fool yourself, you have a super racist system that let's japanese people get away if it's about "outsider" Japans system is a complete joke 🤣
@@iEnjoiKittens actually it seems as long as you avoid South America, Africa, Russia and any of the other countries that were part of the USSR, any of the middle eastern/Asian countries excluding Japan, UK, and US....or it's probably just easier to say it's best to go to Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Germany. And oddly enough this series made Bosnia of all places seem like a good enough place to go
that's why tough prisons are better. Ppl come to Germany to commit crimes because they got nothing to worry about..
@@---bq4jj that's not how it works and the low crime rates in Germany show it 😂🤦
27:46 He checked the coffee with a spoon, In America they would just dump everything in the toilet. No fucking respect in the US. Big up Germany!
I swear that this prison is better than some hotels in some countries, clean, perfect food, good health, No stress. What do these guys need to do outside?
This is just like corona virus lockdown.
I don't know about you but nobody's serving me meals or paying me to do other people's laundry during this virus lockdown lol
J G 😂😂😂 I feel u
Girl in the Striped Sweater 😂😂
@@skinsey85 come to my place and do the laundry for me... I'll pay u lol
@@ebibimanntv3582 Haha, sounds good to me!
I've been watching watching Hard Time Life in Prison' and I can say your prison is better that most of the prison cells
16:28 is that Mike & Molly on the tv 😅
3:41 This guy plays Most Wanted. Nice :D
1:57 *Galileo flashbacks*
I worked in a state prison in the U.S. for 24 years. When I started, I thought that we should’ve returned to the 19th century way of running a prison. There are inmates who probably should be in that system but 98% need help. My home state went from ‘ lock them in a cage for years ‘ to ‘rehabilitation instead of retribution’ during my 24 years. The results are mixed. Maryland has the the second lowest recidivism rate (around 40%} but Baltimore is once again the most dangerous city in the country. The rest of this state is really safe so take the statistics the way you want.
in germany if you get a chance of rehab any minor offense will and can get you back into prison and the person who let you lose will get reprocation. But for the most Part only a few handfull get reintegrated after 5 Year+ sentences
im from Bmore, 2 yrs later nothing has changed
There's something about Baltimore versus the rest of Maryland but I'm having a hard time articulating what it is.
Its black males. Just say it. @@uncouthboy8028
Us prisons are inhuman like their death penalty with poison gas or electricity
That is the way they should be....no one need to be a criminal.
nahh lol gas chamber(hydrogen cyanide) is the most expensive budget for execution and electric chair is authorized in very few states only(if only lethal injection is found unconstitutional by a court) . so basically lethal injection is the primary way and commonly use for death penalty in the us .
@@dyingivans8781 Our new President is abolishing the death penalty...read all about it.....
The problem with the death penalty is.....they take too long to do it...people sit on death row for 10, 15, 20 years. It should be carried out in 30 days after sentencing. That would deter crime. This 10, 15, 20 years later thing....it's a joke.
@@peacefulwife5199 yeah right i saw these documentary videos and all of those in death row still in prison for years , its dumb and not so humane.
Death penalty should be illegal in every country
11:22 “and pumping” caught me off guard not gunna lie
TV, video games, coffee...... damn if I ever get locked up hope I go here
norway is even better
1:33 looks like a football academy 😂👏🏾
Damn, comparing to my free and broke life, this prison sounds like a vacation
This is just 3 Stars prison In Sweden We have 4 stars prision in Norway they have 5 stars prision
The title should be changed to "The most Luxurious Prison in the world"
50% of middle and north european prisons look like that. Prison time should always be rehabilitation time. It's enough punishment to lose your freedom.
@@Larrypint yeah but.... they lose it for a reason, and I agree with you but prison shouldn't be a reward
@Omoniyi Oluwashogo
Ar all these people killers? No!
The loss of freedom is the punishement. They still have their basic human rights not like in the US where u dont have Human Rights even outside Prison.
@Omoniyi Oluwashogo Sure its easier to say, but If you treat them Like Shit They probably will kill someone else, and If you want them in prison for whole Life They are Just a waste of money
No that would be Halden Prison in Norway. There is a fantastic docu on TH-cam on it.
That's not prison, that's like a hotel😂🤣😂
I love the docu.very good prison and the country Germany nice management ...
Looks like 3 star hotel 👍