A Thousand Lifers: Murder, Mayhem, and Meditation (Part 4)
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America is locking up more people than any other nation on earth. Home to just 5 percent of the world's total population, the United States houses more than 20 percent of the world's prisoners. In the last three decades, fueled in large part by a national drug policy and legislation like three strikes laws, America has imprisoned more people in local jails, federal penitentiaries, and private correctional facilities than Stalin put in the Gulags. New court rulings have declared overcrowded prisons to be unconstitutional, and the sheer cost of incarceration is forcing prisons to let prisoners back out on the streets.
VICE News was granted rare access to go inside one of the most maximum-security prisons in the country, a place that's on the frontline of what could be a sea change in prison policy. Salinas Valley State Prison is home to America's most powerful prison gangs including the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia. It's a place that's projected to have more than 700 assaults this year. In an institution that houses the worst of the worst, we see how one maverick warden is trying to turn the system around by rehabilitating murderers before they get returned to the streets.
Inside Maximum Security: Murder, Mayhem, and Meditation (Part 1): bit.ly/VcZLne
The Grip of the Gangs: Murder, Mayhem, and Meditation (Part 2): bit.ly/VFjBYE
Goodbye to the Mafia: Murder, Mayhem, and Meditation (Part 3): bit.ly/TFey8R
A Thousand Lifers: Murder, Mayhem, and Meditation (Part 4): bit.ly/1kjwAo1
Getting Out: Murder, Mayhem, and Meditation (Part 5): bit.ly/1olIn7W
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I didn't know the journalist was a navy seal. Seems very gentle hearted. Unassuming people can be the most dangerous I guess.
@bingtonsav8875
10 жыл бұрын
I got the exact same impression from him. Seems like a gentle sole.
@thethreeamazingmen
10 жыл бұрын
his built body gives it away though
@wooh80
10 жыл бұрын
Kyle Trev hahaha
@Kollin011
10 жыл бұрын
***** No I haven't been around many soldiers but I don't have a bad opinion about them. They are just people. Some good some bad. I found myself worrying for this journalist in this video and in the ebola video especially so I was surprised at his job description.
@dakkx
10 жыл бұрын
Um you'll k we yj furiously itty j ij degree j po
This guy is a great reporter.
It's funny how the Warden sounds like a Warden should sound like
@NuttyNorth278
Жыл бұрын
And looks just like how a warden should look😂
This host is brilliant! Humble and interested. Makes these themes a lot more pleasing to watch.
My uncle been locked up for 10+ years and he finally got out last year due to the prisons overcrowding. He now has a job that are for ex convicts. Hopefully the good inmates in this video get the chance to be free.
@Terracecasualx5
5 жыл бұрын
itskmarvelmann I know this is four years late @itskmarvelmann,but I hope your uncle is doing well with his new life and I pray he is still out. Because I know how hard it is to start again on the out after a long stretch👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This host deserves a whole lot more episodes.
@romanp1085
8 жыл бұрын
+Tack Hammer (Tackhammer) Would watch if it were to be on Netflix, no doubt
Can't believe that reporter was a navy seal, seems like he was a stay at home dad
@IcyBrown
5 жыл бұрын
never judge a book by its cover!
@iMatti00
5 жыл бұрын
Haha. I agree. Maybe it’s that he doesn’t push out this over masculine appearance. I don’t know. I think he attractive though.
The host is pretty good humble and open minded. Also was he a Navy seal ?
@markwilson1605
10 жыл бұрын
I thought I recognized him from somewhere, thanks for pointing this out man
@offairhd7987
10 жыл бұрын
mark wilson He's also in that Ebola virus episode.
@GrizzlyStoned
8 жыл бұрын
Socomnick You should watch Louis Theroux's prison Doc's.
@lionheart3567
8 жыл бұрын
+Socomnick Yes he was,we went the same school & the same inventory life shoot out with the robots & i was shot n failed to make it to the seal the 1st year.
@vines3242
8 жыл бұрын
Do u think a navy seal would be that scared from prisoners
I'd never have guessed he was a Navy SEAL in a million years. Just goes to show, never judge a book by it's cover.
When you stop feeling anger or hate life can be pretty sweet. You can grow.
This reporter seem pretty comfortable and confident. I like him. I hope Vice puts him in more projects.
@zach8969
3 жыл бұрын
I mean he's a highly decorated Navy Seal so I'm sure being in a State prison dosent bother him too much.
He is a great reporter... He is humble and yet not bland
Great reporting Vice, keep it up.
This dude is such a good reporter, please have more of him.
People who are in for murder and rape should not be able to be out on parole, no matter how much time they serve
@vengancejones606
8 жыл бұрын
I disagree.
@DestricaUKGaming
8 жыл бұрын
+monkey220ms Murder I disagree, there are a lot of circumstances that could contribute to why they committed a crime, ie: Someone killing your son and you taking revenge.....
@FerrariTeddy
8 жыл бұрын
+Destrica UK exactly! however, rape never had a good reason. theres never a circumstance that calls for rape.
@vengancejones606
8 жыл бұрын
It sounds cheesy, but I feel as if almost anyone who doesn't pose a threat to society, deserves a second chance.
Please continue this and don't just drop it off like you did Last Chance High
@CruxisAngel954
10 жыл бұрын
can't believe they did that. I thought it was just taking a while. Was my favorite show from vice :(
Loving this series
I feel so proud for these men! I'm glad they're taking the opportunities that are offered. We all make mistakes and have to learn how to improve ourselves after them. Best of luck!
True Detective fans, skip to 7:34
@harmanmasson1006
6 жыл бұрын
FaceClef i
@philip_kasper
6 жыл бұрын
also totally spotted Rust
Its makes.cry.because I hope.one day my husband would be out I pray everyday that he will be home and to ask the courts to reconsider his case🙏
@johnrome9411
6 жыл бұрын
Isa Cisn is he out yet
@ddddsasawwfdwafaw
4 жыл бұрын
Rom Jon how bout now
@lumpahumpa2773
4 жыл бұрын
Even now?
A prison that big must have a lot of innocent men in there. Imagine being stuck in there and you're innocent!
@Bones98
5 жыл бұрын
chances are slim to none.
thank you Vice. These prison documentaries are eye opening
solid content, vice. thanks.
One of the absolute best personalities of any reporter to go to a prison. He was confident and cool and that made for optimal coverage of his visit.
Really good series
The warden sounds like Steven Segal
so good video!
Good episode, really liked this one.
Kaj is turning out to be one of my favorite Vice reporters. This series is so great.
1 question do they honestly believe what is being taught in the programs or do they just want to get out of there?
@badmnz123
10 жыл бұрын
some are legit some are not
@adamrules01
10 жыл бұрын
The lifers are old men they arent gonna be wanting to go stab a 25 year old at the age of 50. People retire from honest work at that age.
@CruxisAngel954
10 жыл бұрын
A lot do actually. Sure you have some bad apples but quite a bit of people learn from these things and change
@lozkina
10 жыл бұрын
It takes some of us guys time in prison, drugs, making mistakes before we get our shit together. Im now 47 and help others realise there is a life to be had without causing pain or messing up
@justiceblunt1444
10 жыл бұрын
There are probably se who actually believe in the programs and then there are probably others who don't plus if there in that program to get out I doubt when they finally do they'll try to get back in
The warden is a boss
@romanp1085
8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Israel fuck yea, exactly my words
I wish these were longer
People can change with support from others. But it's still a 50/50 letting them out on parole
@EoinStidster
10 жыл бұрын
Its only a 50/50 with incompetent evaluation systems within the prison. It isn't risky to release a guy after he's been clean for 15 years.
@7:36 Looks like Matthew McConaughey from True Detective
@ClaudioIbarra
10 жыл бұрын
Researching the role?
Is this the prison in gta v?
@ChrisSparke
8 жыл бұрын
+Colten Downer I believe so
@FerrariTeddy
8 жыл бұрын
+Chris / Sparke thats wassup tho
Only reason I watch this. Is it scares me straight
I will tell you one thing...I am very happy for all the inmates who get to develop self insight and all that. I still don't want them in my neighbourhood. About 25 years ago I was the resident policy advisor for a program that housed Aboriginal inmates and reintegrated them into the city of Toronto. They were a tough crowd to work with and they had many upsets but like the warden says we have to start somewhere.
That guy with the moustache made my day
This corespondent is one of my favorites on vice.
I went to a prison and talked with a few of them. It was a really interesting experience! Props to the brave reporter.
i love this series!!
What´s detective Rust Cohle (aka Matthew McConaughey) doing in there at 7.35 (next to the bald inmate)? LOL
the warden is don frye's uncle in a comic book
The most important thing for these guys is that after they get out of prison, after they've been "rehabilitated", we help them get on their feet. We can't just throw them out of prison after 20, 30, 40 years and expect them to get a job and live clean.
6:00 that BIG warden guy has the unique fizique to force the most hardened criminal to talk about feelings. Cause he could Hulk Smash their asses xD
7:34 It's Matthew Mcconaughey!
I am really qurious how can ayahuasca or psilocybin can change the prisoners
This series/host RULES. He’s not so naive you’re constantly cringing, ...well done.
This warden should be a warden in a movie from now on.
Missed these docs...
If you pause at 7:34 the dude of the left looks like Rust Cohle from True Detective.
Rust Cohle at 7:36 (from True Detective)
SInce the creation of VICE News, VICE has been getting some great reporters. No more drugged or hipster reporters
all prisons should try rehabilitation
@Bones98
5 жыл бұрын
All prisons in the US do. However, only few inmates genuinely take advantage and want to correct themselves.
Not bad work here but this dwarfs the look Louise Theroux did in the Miami prisons. He walked into the cells without any vest and just had some amazing conversations with the inmates.
What a crazy life
At about 5:18 ~ thereabouts: I was really taken back by this man's mentality and observance of what can even be called basic decency and morality, with the I would argue almost life philosophy of putting something good out there if the bad is to be let loose. I really think if we had more people like him watching out for us, not just in the prison system but really in any field of society, life and civilization would be so much better.
what happened to part 1 through 3??????
@mishabegley
10 жыл бұрын
Ummm, they're on the ViceNews channel
The warden is a real life Stan Smith from "American Dad".
I really want to know if these new programs have made a dent in the rate of recidivism, these program would need fine tuning if they don't affect it.
Holy shit!! That guy w/ the mustache looks like Rust Cohle @7:38
I was in prison for just over two centuries, but I did my time and understand the extent of prior behaviors, lawls!
@sereysothe.a
10 жыл бұрын
two centuries? da hell?
A lot of a parole depends on the victims family and if they protest or not or if they forgive the person. if the victims family protests you have very little chance
8:15 this guy talking like a professor..
The warden seems like a solid dude.
Whats with the Porno music in the background
Is this the prison from Shotcaller?
Scary shit, some straight faced psychopath dons a mask of sanity long enough to get out. Finds out your family and murders them. Respect to prison guards, between getting shit thrown at them and living under constant fear of death.. Imagine the stories they could tell.
@moogle68
10 жыл бұрын
A. the guards don't seem to be in much danger as they are armed with weapons and protection. B. What do you expect inmates with 25 to life to do? Be polite and kind? Besides, I'm sure that there's at least some shit talking the guards do in retaliation or just to be assholes.
@BananaConcoction
10 жыл бұрын
Long enough to get out? 10 years is a hell of a long time to keep up an act.
Why was he wearing a jacket🤔 in the middle of the summer
4:00 HOLY FUCK! If anyone has ever played Fallout New Vegas, the man in the suit sounds and looks exactly like the leader of The Kings; The King!
@deanna1843
6 жыл бұрын
OMG
Lol, at 9:32 when he asked what does debrief mean, ol' boy hesitated and said, "Ah, you got to give up the gang life". He forgot to mention the part about snitching and giving up info. I don't give a fuck who you are but if your on the SNY side, "YOU TOLD" homeboy. Point blank.
@mr.cashout4450
8 жыл бұрын
You can't do shit boy
7:41 RUSTIN COHLE IS THAT YOU?
That moment when you go to prison for dealing drugs in prison
The left guy at 7:34 looks exactly like Matthew Mcconaughey in True detective!
Donnie wasn't no shot caller😂 he said he wasnt. This dude asks every one if they are and in the moment on camera they say yeah.. Crazy
The hole is probably horrible
@melissa8313
10 жыл бұрын
Worse than hell
7:41 what the hell is Rust doing there?
Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 15 offenses can be punishable by death, though many of these crimes - such as desertion or disobeying a superior commissioned officer’s orders - carry the death penalty only in time of war.
Most navy seals look nothing like action movies heroes , they blend in .
He looks like Tim Kennedy from UFC.
Watch shot caller
I think I saw Rust Cohle at 7:34.
Hold on, was Kaj Larsen a Navy Seal?
@spaghettilives5106
10 жыл бұрын
I guess
@charliesantos9702
10 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@kluse.2329
6 жыл бұрын
Bull shiznit , i think it was just a joke .
I laugh at all the trolls that make fun or think how people deserve to be put in this situation... In the US, everyone, I mean everyone is within a inch of being sent to one of these facilities. You think your government is there for you? Then you are a sheep in a land full of wolves..
Hey, it's the GTAV prison! =p
@nickevershedmusic8927
3 жыл бұрын
Really? Why?
That warden is def corrupt
Damn I feel bad for my friend doing 20+
Cant imagine living in a shit hole like that. If you kill someone you should be executed . Bottom line someone cant enjoy life and there is no way it is fair the murderer be allowed to breath.
7:38 Matthew McConaughey's character from 'True Detective' ... Looks just like him... WTF
I'd love to see what ended up happening to these men - its almost been 10 years, after all
A lot of the commenters on here mention that they're surprised that the host was a SEAL (because he doesn't "look" or "sound" like what they expect a SEAL to be). Rob O'Neill, the SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden, said in an interview, "My sister could kick my ass." I'm sure he knows how to take care of himself and he was just having fun. But he made a good point. He definitely doesn't "look the part". Not all SEALS look like Jesse Ventura, or the Rock, or Ahh-nold Schwarzeneggar.
Looks like Rust is finally trying rehab.. 7:35
7.03 After 21 years, victims awareness, empathy... . Everybody changes. Who knows what this guy did but it might not be something that bad. Who is the real victim here. 11.18 Success story. All well and good but until we find ways to allow people with past records the opportunity to really succeed. To allow them the opportunity into business, real jobs, careers where a conviction that is 11 years old does not stop them becoming someone, then recidivism is imminent. People can change and given a certain period of time these people need to be given the hope of finding real careers and ways they can meaningfully influence and improve society. it is very hard for someone to opt out of earning 2k + a day on the street corner slinging bags when the only job prospect they can ever hope for is shovelling dirt for $100 a day. Rehabilitation needs to be a bigger picture.
7:38 holy shit! it's rust
Old mate that said his got 9 left at the beginning would be getting out this year 🎉
He use to be in banguard its kind like vice
The warden sus
Donny soo much looks like Ethan hawk gangsta version
7:37 - Rust from True detective??????
Even if the prison and inmates were gone, salinas would still be raw. Vice should do a report on the town, now THAT would be a story. 831