I use to be a correctional officer at a county prison work camp and I will saying paying the "guards" as you call them would make a world of difference. Where I worked at we were a lot more patient with inmates and treated them a lot more humane than state prisons. The biggest difference was that we got paid almost double what state correctional officers made, so we basically got paid enough to be nice while state correctional officers didn't make much more than minimum wage in my state and yet expected to have the patience and professionalism of a saint. Also if they paid more they could expect that kind of professionalisn and patience instead of hiring young kids fresh out of high school who's first time being away from their parents for more than a weekend is being at the correctional academy.

Larry, you are so right. "Programs" that are supposed to assist with rehab back into society fail the incarcerated and the families. DOC needs overhauled in a very bad way.

@VestalNumbre

6 ай бұрын

Education All Scripture is inspired of God+ and beneficial for teaching,+ for reproving, for setting things straight,+ for disciplining in righteousness,+ 17

I like the CONCEPT of Unicor... the problem is its being implemented improperly. What they SHOULD be doing in my opinion: Pay the inmates working there the exact same as what someone on the outside would be making, then charge them the proper taxes, food/rent etc and let them keep the rest in an account to either save or spend.. This will teach them life skills that a lot of them dont have, while also giving them a sense of accomplishment.

@DarthFerder

6 ай бұрын

That would be the way. Sadly the point is the crueltyand the profit. They enjoy power and the cheap labor.

I believe that we need to end the war on drugs. It seems no one has learned from prohibition. Making things that people want illegal will just make people want it more and take more risks to get it and the demand leads to the creation of gangs and the mafia.

@humanbeing4841

6 ай бұрын

There has never been a war on drugs.

@Nachokinz

6 ай бұрын

I think regulating and taxing the drugs similar to how cannabis is handled can be a decent step in a better direction; the pharmaceutical industry has magnitudes higher production capability than the cartels, mafia and independents combined. This in turn would effectively defund organized crime and end the war on drugs.

@dimplesp4046

6 ай бұрын

‘The war on drugs’ was made up by Nixon to lock up Blacks & Hippies. His secretary spoke about this few years back in interview.

@gio3199

6 ай бұрын

You would think they would have learned from the war on alcohol. We all know how bad that was. How they tried banning it completely and how much of a disaster that caused to the country. They ended that war and need to the same with drugs. The U.S. needs to do what Switzerland has done with its decriminalization of drugs

@russelldonithan2621

5 ай бұрын

​@@humanbeing4841are you stupid

This guy is great. He should have a position at the Bureau of Prisons.

Maybe America needs an independent inspectorate of prisons as we have in the UK. For England and Wales HM Prison Inspectorate of Prisons inspects prisons and makes reports which are published. Not that our prisons are much good. That said we have shorter sentences, no death penalty and time off fit good behaviour.

@SEAZNDragon

6 ай бұрын

You have to remember a lot of the American criminal justice system is administered at the state level. In the case of Texas the Department of Criminal Justice is in charge of managing the state prisons and enforcing standards for both county jails and state prisons. But that means at the state level there are 50 different state level prison inspections and it can vary just on the size of the state alone.

Uncle Larry spitting facts!!!!

15:20 that is just insane to me. Establishments that handle products for human consumption are subject to random unannounced inspections. But, prisons who handle humans aren't? That's just crazy.

Larry, almost 1.5mil subscribers! WOW man, congratulations to you! Thank you for all the information!

We can't even get Decent presidential candidates let alone prison reform

I agree with you on rehabilitation and the psychological healing that needs to be done with inmates. They need to learn mindfulness and helping other people, learn impulse control, patience, and ability to focuse on tasks. Even sociopaths and psychopaths can learn to help people and have effective empathy it just takes time, therapy, and hard work wich is most needed. On a side note art and pets do wonders for anyone especially if they are lonely. Thats my two sense comming from someone who has spent a week and a half in the mental hospital for anxietty severe depression and psycosis.

@sharpasacueball

6 ай бұрын

There are no cures for psychosis or psychopathy. There are also no ways to make pedophiles not be attracted to little kids. Some people just cannot be rehabilitated no matter how much money you throw at their issues

Allowing unfettered access to prisons is nuts. Obviously anyone coming into a prison has to be vetted for reasons so obvious that im not going to mention them. Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Another great reaction Larry, please keep the 60 days in videos coming!

A System of a Down said: Treatment should be increased and enforcement decreased while abolishing minimum sentences

@CcSmokecC

6 ай бұрын

Utilizing drug to pay for secret wars around the world!

I like the theory of choices being overwhelming. Its like going to another country and realizing you cant automate anymore. You gotta be on your toes all the time, regardless of how youre prepared or able.

I have a buddy who did about a year in county jail, And 2 years in state prison in Pennsylvania. According to him, State prison felt like an upgrade. The food was slightly less crappy. It was a little easier to make long-term connections and the phone time cost less money

Just got the book and I'm hooked, I wish I would have gotten it sooner. Cheers Larry.

I like the ideas you have about fixing the prison system.I am all aboard with you on this. Now the problem is you are an ex convict and they probably won't let you do it because politics and the general public are too ignorant about this. I want to help you what can simply I do

I hear you Larry! Thanks again, and be well!

Legendary Larry love the content, I hope one day you tell the stories of your friends and there journeys and stories. Just a thought. Much love lar from Canada 🇨🇦

Man, the labor is so complicated, I think it's more of a thing than you know. Most of our production sewing is in prisons now. I only learned it because I used to work in sewing factories, and we all wondered where our jobs went so I looked it up. Besides over seas...our military gear is all contracted to prison labor. Furniture companies have contracts with prisons. Supposedly Georgia doesn't have for profit prisons, but all their prisoners are required to work unless they have a medical release. They work as farm labor, production labor, or at food processing. This is all convict leasing. At Silverdale they lease prisoners to the chicken processing plant.

I pray to god, Larry Lawton gets the American Prision System Fixed.

Dear Larry Lawton, I am from Russia, I have watched your stories in translation, it is very interesting. I'm sure you have a lot of fans all over the world. I have a request for you to make translations of your videos into other languages. I think you know who Mr. Beast is, he has videos translated into more than 50 languages of the world, I really want you to do the same. Greetings from Russia :) (I'm writing via Google translator)❤

Excellent video Larry !!!!

we need some more stories larry. they are the best

Just started watching your videos a little over a week ago. Didn't know if I could get into them. Hell, I can't stop watching ! Keep up the good work!!

@Vercingetorix525

6 ай бұрын

His reading of his book was awesome. I think it's like 13 or 14 episodes? But it's been a long time so I can't remember... if you haven't seen those yet, check them out. It's a hell of a story and I think you'll like it

@Vercingetorix525

6 ай бұрын

Actually, it's 22 episodes. It's all the way at the bottom of the "playlist" tab on Larry's channel. Or you can search "my story - gangster redemption" as well

I'm new to your channel, and I've watched about 4 videos in a row. You're a really great speaker. It's a skill people don't recognise very much, but it's not easy for most people to keep talking off the top of their heads like that.

ace the music

@somniumisdreaming

6 ай бұрын

Music was awesome

Hey Larry, I love these prison videos you make and keep up the great work. Also do you reckon that you could do a review on the Central American country El Salvador and how they have built the world's largest prison that holds 40 thousand inmates who are all gang members? Once again keep up the great work!! Love from Australia!!

Hey Larry ive gotten into reading, but i prefer audiobooks. I would buy your book via audible or somewhere else if the option became available. Books are how i pass time when i work. Happy Trails :)

Thank you very much

Well said Larry!!!!

Do drugs in your own home, but either take care of your kids or don't have them.

Great ideas! This is a topic few are talking about, but more should. I haven't been arrested, yet my brother, business partner and best friend at the time all have served time for separate crimes. My friend did 4 years at a state prison and had a very difficult time reintegrating and after two years being out he hung himself. My brother was only at a local jail for a year, yet was for position and intent to distribute of weed. With that on his record at 28 after having a college degree prior, he too struggled to get back on his feet with the most minor of offensiveness. He is doing much better now but it was a long hard road for him. My business partner spent 5 years in a federal prison for growing and selling weed with no weapons nor priors on his record. It took him over 10 years to be the person he is today and still struggles with social interactions. We all need to see prison reform at all levels. Not only for the ones we love, but to better our society and change our culture for the better.

I agree with what youre saying. Reformed prisoners like yourself are crucial in making impactful changes. A lot of facilities are out dated and busted. We need to update the infrastructure of the prison system. And we need to treat prisoners with respect. The whole gang hierarchy comes from a lack of respect.

here in norway, we have an amazing rehabilety programs, plus you can only get 21 years max, though you can get higher if you arent mentally sane

When is the netflix episode about Finnish prison coming...?

Great video as always Larry!

We luv you Larry ❤

Larry, keep up the good work

No State or Prison has ever or will ever rehabilitate an inmate. The inmate him self must decide to turn his or her life around Good prison behavior needs to be demonstrated before an inmate qualifies for a “program “. Lastly there are inmates that are beyond redemption.

@blakekaveny

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely yes but the prisons could still do a better job. If they had more resources and more opportunities then maybe more people would make the right choice. If you have someone that’s in prison and feels like the system is no help then what do they care. But if they knew that their was resources or programs that could help them then they could very well make that choice.

I tell you how to fix it, give those that want it a education and or a trade or a degree along with any meds they need to think clearly if they need em

Larry, I totally agree with you 100 no, 1000%. I have always cared about the prison system, reentry rehabilitation counseling. I think that we need to offer or require in convicts inmates whatever to undergo intense counseling throughout their entire bid I feel that definitely the food needs to be changed, I like your idea of the you know giving the warden incentives to rehabilitate instead of save money cut corners cut cost by just sticking it to the prisoner. It’s not right you need to get rid of the abuse in the prison. I think you’ve got some fantastic ideas and I’m behind you 100% and, you should have a job in the bureau of prisons because I know for a fact that you would change everything for the better and you’re the guy for the job

You have some excellent ideas presented here….I hope someone with authority sees it. In terms of re-integration what about a separate wing for people right before release that is set up more like the outside where they can navigate having this sensory overload as a group along with appropriate counselors. Also, in terms of education, today so much of that online and what’s being used is computer skills so they need some way to address inmates having computer access for that purpose.

I think regulating and taxing the drugs similar to how cannabis is handled can be a decent step in a better direction; the pharmaceutical industry has magnitudes higher production capability than the cartels, mafia and independents combined. This in turn would effectively defund organized crime and end the war on drugs.

@SEAZNDragon

6 ай бұрын

One thing to consider for the regulate and tax route, that still means enforcement which still means police. Except now it means people will likely get arrested/ticketed for things like selling without a permit or underage possession. Heck the ATF still goes after moonshiners today.

@Nachokinz

6 ай бұрын

@SEAZNDragon I appreciate the feedback; while not ideal to me it seems like a solution more likely to be palatable to a larger audience. It's a subject easily influenced by emotions rather than stats and logic.

Never heard the word bales used for weed 😂

@angelachouinard4581

6 ай бұрын

Only if you buy in bulk, big loads, before final process. Kinda like hay.

@msutcliffe5883

6 ай бұрын

Your not growing enough 😂

love ya, Larry

I’m very ashamed of our prison system in the US. I believe entirely that some people are to dangerous to not have quarantined & that we also need some form of consequences to deter harmful behavior but us prisons go way way beyond that in the harm they inflict. Compassion for sentient beings should always be our priority.

Keep up the good content 🔥

I really liked your background music!

Larry can you make an audiobook version of your book with you narrating? Would be good for us that don’t have time to sit down and read !

I'm still waiting for money heist season 3-5! Loved your videos about this show

Hey Larry get this, all this talk about the lack of cameras in prisons has come back to make me think, since lately I've seen my high school receiving even more new security camera equipment aside from the other 104 cameras covering every corner, now they have cameras that cover a 360° view from every blind corner. I've counted 127 cameras in total now Edit: forgot to mention every new camera they added is a quad-view, meaning it has 4 cameras per unit

Background music is distracting.

How you doing Larry? Enjoy your weekend!

Larry I love how your voice minimizes "just sealing something" If you steal my bicycle that I ride to work I want you to go to jail!

I appreciate that you care. My son has been in prison 13 years and will be released in September 2024. I need to know about rehab for him. The PTSD is a major concern. How can we help my son reintegrate?

Cool vid. I would NOT have any music in the background though. It really distracts focus from what you have to say. Just keep things the way they are, it's all working great. If anything I would suggest treating your room for reverberation as sometimes there is echoing in the recording.

Mr Lawton, Salutations. I hope this finds you in good health. I have a question, please. Is Top Ramen still good after being under a bunk for 2 yrs.? Appreciate your response. If Mr Lawton can not respond, Can someone else help with the question?

One need is to stop for profit private prisons.

thought of a good topic @larrylawton what happens when your sick in prison like a chest infection , cough etc do you use any commissary items to make like lemon tea or anything to help with the cough

So i haven't seen my own mother seince i was 4 seince she was arrested and we are planning to go see her in the upcoming months possibly as its been 10 almost 11 years

Your system for inspections need to apply to a lot more than just the prison system. that needs to be applied from the very top and at any 3 letter agency. I have also been saying we need this kind of thing in Australia too.

Unfettered access will solve so much with the right people, as you said.

did you see the law changes in Nevada for prisons and solitary confinement, appears to be making progress..

Very informative (you're always interesting). I wonder what the deal is with the limited number of cameras. I agree, it seems like there should be a higher coverage of cameras. Maybe inmates are given some level of trust without cameras. Building trust seems like a difficult thing, maybe even superstitious. Either someone is trustworthy or not, I would say when faced with such superstitions. It's possibly superstitious because it's like a gamblers fallacy: if someone pays out, as trustworthy, then they will again (or so the trust builder would say). This is why the underlying causes of crime and lines of thinking of the convicted need to be determined and solved because we are all trustworthy, but circumstances can sometimes make one break laws. Back to the cameras though. If they are part of trust building, maybe there should be some wings (or cell blocks) with cameras and some with less.

Check out Independent Monitoring Boards for the England and Wales prison system

Their is a case up here in North Dakota. It’s the Dru Sjodin case. Were the perpetrator was on death row in North Dakota and he appealed and got the life in prison instead of execution.

I can’t really say much more than that Larry..💯

Tune down the background music a little bit it’s distracting. Might be just me. The cut scenes or showing video of what he’s talking about is good.

Larry, great video!! Would love to see you talk about the 2002 HBO documentary "Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder". Not sure if you've already seen or heard about it, but I think it would be so interesting to hear your thoughts on the doc and the different topics it discusses. It is free to watch on KZread if you're interested.

Larry I think you should make a video about gypsy rose I think it could be a good one for you

Interesting video as always but I think the music was a little loud and distracting, example: 6:55. Sounds like a comedy spy movie when someone is breaking into a house.

Preordered the book. Never got it

As a fellow libertarian, I love most of Larry’s opinions. End the War on Drugs, but I do still have to come around on some of his other opinions. The Constitutional amendments do provide for a lower salary for prisoners, I don’t know if that’s such a bad thing considering the prison economy. Give them a minimum of $7.25/hr, they’ll be making tons of money every month compared to the commissary prices. If you give them minimum, those prices will skyrocket.

Nys here. I was sent to prison on a Criminal mischief charge. 1-1/3 to 4 years i was given for intentionally damaging a $900 vehicle

altho ppl say orange is the new black is inaccurate, i'm still glad i watched that show coz it was super impactful in making me realise how fucked and pointless the system is

I love how were talking about China but in the South Park clip I'm assuming Darien chose it literally says "speaking Japanese". There's also a South Park episode about how China and Japan aren't the same thing. In all seriousness, it's crazy how for the longest time we had the most inmates per capita and now we just straight up have the most inmates.

It’s working exactly how they designed it. The prison system is privatized for profit

If you want to fix the prison system, take notes from Norway.

Did you watch the episode on 60 minutes with the director of prisons?

6:08 public intoxication isn't a crime in New York State.

Agreed! Prisons need some kind of independent agency or department that's responsible for carrying out random audits to ensure inmates are being treated humanely. In person, thorough inspections from someone who doesn't have an incentive to try and hide the failings of the BOP and DOC.

American Correctional Association ACA accreditation looks good.

Hello I just stumbled upon this on KZread. Any form of prison is no fun. Certainly not if you have a mental problem. I have suffered from psychosis since I was a child. Something I just can't do anything about. There's always a terrible misconception that this is always because of drug use, I've never touched that stuff in my entire life. During a severe psychosis (this always happens unexpectedly or in a stressful situation), I stabbed someone five times. I heard this afterwards, when I had come out of the psychosis. This often takes a few weeks to months. Lose complete grip on reality. Then you wake up in a maximum security prison and with no grip on reality this is very difficult and frightening. You have to survive between other inmates and gangs, I was an easy target. A lot of people say, it's your own fault, you shouldn't have stabbed someone. In a clear mental state I would never do something like that, when you lose your grip on reality you no longer know what you are doing. There was a waiting list at the mental hospital, so I was sent to a regular prison first. After a month I was transferred to a special prison (mental hospital). I was imprisoned from 16 years to 30 years. Released under strict supervision. Luckily the person survived. I've talked to this person several times now,

You said it Larry, that’s something they NEVER TALK ABOUT. People on the outside think they are better than everyone and can’t figure out why people are institutionalized. 1500 choices a day odds all good for people institutionalized OUTSIDE OF PRISON. They should spend 3 years inside before they should be allowed to talk

@larrylawton I’m in Australia and from some your videos especially when you talk of feds and there success rate and me being from Australia, am I getting it right that at least the FBI in USA actually has payed informants just people from public and or prison system, do They get payed a weekly wage or just per conviction, I can’t believe people will do this especially for money I get weak people that tell on there co accused that’s wrong in my eyes too, but it seems there is so many informants in USA is this true or I’m watching go many crime related shows /documentaries

hearing abt american prisons is shocking, the system is broken and MAJOR change is needed. it's crazy that most ppl r too bigoted to understand this

How you doing larry hope its good

As a CO I disagree with a lot of what you advocate. What I do say is put these politicians in a CO uniform and have them work a whole week. They would see how we are nor just guards but also therapists EMTs and firemen. As far as rehabilitation? It's always there to be taken advantage of. My step dad and 2 of my brothers were incarcerated for crimes they were guilty of and when they finally decided to turn around they did

this morning, I became aware of, then wholly infuriated by the channel ‘tweaker hunters’ and its condescending bootlicking host… this self-righteous ‘recovered addict’ makes a fortune “exposing the drug situation” - meaning he gives away his cheap schwag to homeless addicts on the street, then conducts “interviews” in which he demeans their humanity and ridicules their desperate conditions; all culminating in a curated spectacle of exploitation for the laughter of his audience …and of course the generation of ad revenue. then I watched this video… which helped me calm down, and I am very grateful for that. it’s good to know there are intelligent people who actually understand what is happening with the broken criminal justice system in this country, and still have hope to see it improved. basically, you made a sub… thanks for the oasis of sanity.

I have never been in jail or prison. However, I have loved one who was incarcerated for several years. During that time he watched a man get stabbed in the neck and bleed out and die. The CO'S stood around the corner and watched and after the man died " found " him. He watched several suicides and many attempted suicides. He said needles and drugs are rampant in there. He now is getting therapy for PTSD. My 1st suggestion would be to stop the violence. Also, we pay a lot of taxes for the prisons so fix the leeky roof and get rid of the black mold oozing from the walls & pipes.

I'd love to see you get some bigger national attention. I bet you'd rock a spot on Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert plugging your book.

If your gonna mention chinese prisoners, you shouldnt skip over the genocide of the Uyghurs. Dont have to go into it, but atleast acknowledge it.

@mordecaisymeski2

6 ай бұрын

Mention what the Uyghurs did first

@manofmanynames179

6 ай бұрын

@@mordecaisymeski2what did they do

@chaytonhurlow840

6 ай бұрын

He may not know, that's a pretty hushed situation. A lot of disinformation, it's hard to know if you have the right story because propaganda comes from both sides.

@franky334444

6 ай бұрын

Kiss your social credit score goodbye 👋

@sabagecabage7828

6 ай бұрын

@@franky334444eh🤷‍♂️

Thank you so much for this🙏🏻💕. I’m in Carson city Nevada the most corrupt ever!! Sigh. Furlongs finest running the town for years🤬💩. Unreal. My man locked up since last Feb for petty stealing. Has been in confinement for months and is always locked down. Not one program is working that they say. Ugh. I want to help you💪

Cameras are cheap but storing footage is not. That's why security camera footage is often bad quality.

Drugs,drugs,drugs!! the whole prison system is a joke!

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Larry, could you cover the Chris Watts case one day?

Can you cover crip mac being arrested