I'll never forget that 1st ride to TDC. It was the most miserable day of my life.Its hard to see the years in front of u. Every inmate becomes an expert at figuring out ways to make the time pass. Then u get out,and the years fly by. I was locked up from 2000-2010,and the day I went to prison was the worst of my life,and the day I got out was the best!! I never understood how people would say,I was so happy that I cried! When I walked out and saw my mother waiting outside,I cried from being happy. Not ashamed to admit it! Only time that has happened since,was when my son was born. Pray that these guys change their ways,and make it back to the Free world! NOT everyone that gets out,goes back.I know lots of dudes that have manned up,did the crime,did the time,became accountable, and made great lives on the outside! REDEMPTION IS REAL!! GOD BLESS!

@AlphaMom55

3 жыл бұрын

Amén! God will restore a that the locusts have chewed away! Blessings to you. 💙🙏

@beachbum1523

3 жыл бұрын

Here's wishing you all of the best. Hope you're still out and doing well. Take good care of your son, and help him find a better way. Peace & Blessings!

@Jesuslover12345

3 жыл бұрын

I am out and never gonna go back to prison

@FinznFowl82

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you made it out man, happy that you're a free man. Take care

@HealingHappyAli

2 жыл бұрын

Praying they heal, get accountable and never give the government another day of their lives again

One thing's for sure, when you've fucked up in Texas you've fucked up BIG!!!

Did 5yrs in tdc... once he started saying walk it off ... the fucking bowling alley came right to mind lol

@ecannon9507

Жыл бұрын

An no reckless eyeballing son!

That IS the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE ride of your liffe

Slavery just named different

Being outside is better

@BIGFACTSENT

8 ай бұрын

If you can take the 110 degree sun everyday

As a former kentucky corrections officer wtf kinda pat down was that

@donaldwallace5177

6 ай бұрын

That's actually a wrong pat search !

@duanesosbee536

21 күн бұрын

These are outside trustees

Bill Clements unit 94 to 97. Never again

Your average person who has never been to prison or worked in one has no clue what’s it’s like in there!

@howardmanley3388

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Henicke we don’t have to touch the top of a red hot stove to know not to touch it...we know it hurst when you touch it , and will leave a burn on our hands 🙌...

@chrishenicke2052

3 жыл бұрын

@@howardmanley3388 Wish everyone felt that way!

@howardmanley3388

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Henicke bless you Chris in this crazy covid 19 mess we’re facing 🙏

the prison uniforms look like little angels... just a rare piece lol

Everybody is complaining about TDCJ, my advices to every man and woman, keep your faith in God and stay out of TDCJ. Then you shouldn't have any concerns about TDCJ.

@25daysAmonth

9 ай бұрын

EXACTLY what Jesus would do… 😂

I have never heard of an inmate allowed to drive. It is possible that this inmate had obtained a CDL on the outside and was considered trustworthy, Most likely a short timer.

@robincloud208

5 жыл бұрын

Trustees

@corajohnson6800

5 жыл бұрын

I was allowed to drive. TDC got my driver's license renewed. 1975.

@herbertamaya2215

3 жыл бұрын

He probably earned that privelage

@jrbeckyhowell2987

Жыл бұрын

Tdc has a truck driving school. I was a tractor driver. I'd drive my tractor from the goree units to the Wynne unit without a guard to load hay on 18 wheelers for other units and the drivers of them trucks were inmates.

@Spike-qt7tx

9 ай бұрын

Bureau of Prisons has them driving trucks on the highway unescorted, making deliveries between prisons

Every sunny day and almost any cold day its terrible I was in field squad two years and still didnt make parole

@adriantimm2794

4 жыл бұрын

@reverse thrust boy you sure would sing a diff tune if it was you

I wonder how many inmates they disappeared in those work camps? I’ve heard all kinds of stories.

@travisbrown1474

5 ай бұрын

I had step grandfather named Bill Lamb that worked in Texas prison. He told many stories a0bout the prisoners. Used to brag about killing them.(serial killer that worked for TDC.) May that piece of shit rot forever in hell.

This is easy time, no comparison to back in the early 70's shortly after I came home from from Vietnam. I was already used to 115 degree days but we didn't get to work at a slow pace like these guys are doing. Texas was still on the old roe tender head knocker system back then. Nobody knows how many men are buried in unmarked graves in those hundreds of thousands of Texas prison system land cause if they didn't have no people on the outside that knew or cared where they were then there was no need to document anything on those guys and there were plenty in that situation. The movie, " Cool Hand Luke " was pretty much the way Texas used to be except Texas was probably a little worse than that movie.

@HealingHappyAli

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, I'm sorry you did time under conditions that were less that civil and rehabilitary, but glad you came out and somehow found your way. I pray you are safe, healthy and happy all the rest of your days.

@duanesosbee536

21 күн бұрын

I was there

Damm everyday must get real boring going through this each and every day.

@elsypher6285

4 жыл бұрын

What's crazy is we would actually look forward to going to work lmao

@ecannon9507

Жыл бұрын

@@elsypher6285 beats seg for sure but idk, Sundays is what I looked forward to the most!

If I were a prisoner, I'd try to time it so that I could fart as the guards were patting me down around my ankles.

@akaPriscillaPressure

6 жыл бұрын

William Boynton that would be funny. I wouldnt be suprised if they charged u with assault on a CO lol

@Mestaliving85

5 жыл бұрын

imagine that lol

@kayman2bodys915

4 жыл бұрын

I did thAt be fore to.a cop

@michaelbrunner8891

4 жыл бұрын

And the officer would time it that you got the shit job everyday lol.

@alyssagonzalez4592

4 жыл бұрын

They're hoes they'll case you up my celly would fart around them lol

That's just a pre-work patdown, believe you me, everyone's getting butt naked on the way back in. Ughh, I don't miss it even a little

@alyssaperry7289

5 жыл бұрын

Colt 45 you ain lien been there done that..

@ecannon9507

Жыл бұрын

No tan lines in TDCJ! 😂

Texas State Park In Palestine

I would say that at least half these guys are there because they didn’t learn to control their emotions...

@Spike-qt7tx

9 ай бұрын

most for drugs and drug realted offenses

@aaronhoward8567

Ай бұрын

A combo of the two

They need to toughen up on the justice system, my tax dollars need work,,like i have done for many years

@HoodAdventures

7 ай бұрын

You wasn’t even born when this video was made 😂💀 your tax dollars; f*ck your tax dollars.

These were some of the sloppiest damn pat downs I have ever seen.

@gordongiobanni7543

Жыл бұрын

It was formality. They already strip searched them before the bus ride

This was in Palestine Texas

Trustees they were living good in that special program that these guys were about wildlife management squads building biking and hiking trails for the good old state of texas

Unarmed guards around inmates that have chainsaws makes a lot of sense,

@viking1960

9 жыл бұрын

There must be guards with guns somewhere, but damn if I can spot them.

@viking1960

9 жыл бұрын

Also, it's not just a case of getting over the wall if you're trying to escape in Texas. You've got to get out of a 150 mile security zone as well. In other words, you can run but you can't hide.

@samc761

7 жыл бұрын

George Rinaldi they have what they call high riders off in the distance that will pop u in tha head

@jamesadams5386

5 жыл бұрын

You just didn't see the high riders with scoped 7.62x51 rifles on horse back behind where those guys were with the dogs and dog boy not too far away just in case someone made a break. Also, for everyday those guys work and keep their nose clean they are probably getting 3 days knocked off their sentence. The slightest offense could cost them years of Good Time credit. That is what keeps those guys in line.

@multitieredinvestor5246

5 жыл бұрын

George Rinaldi outer perimeter of guards with rifles and shotguns on horseback.

I wish was doing that so jealous I want be one of them

Back then they was smoking cigarettes in jail. Probably a last smoke puff before work

I won't even jaywalk in Texas or the entire south for that matter...

@tyronciarayford2586

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I worked for TDCJ for a long time! It’s a stressful environment for staff and inmates! Overall shitty place to be. With Gods will and strength I will never go back!

@lisakn27

4 жыл бұрын

Poor criminals can't be stressed now can they?

@chrishenicke2052

4 жыл бұрын

No you are right with your sarcasm but when you work there the higher the stress levels the harder and more dangerous your job is.... ✌️

@lisakn27

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrishenicke2052 Yes, I feel bad for the guards and other staff.

Ol boy passed the “J” at 11:15, Put me on his bus Plz!!!!!!

Cool hand Luke,lol!!

No offenders have no Internet access.

@user-xn7dv7vk1e

9 ай бұрын

They kinda do now. Compared 2 back in the day

How many toads are locked up in the pen god damn

Damn. Miss those days

@da6footbandit

2 жыл бұрын

U must of been a guard

@Fat_bastard77

2 жыл бұрын

@@da6footbandit nahh bro I miss big bubu

@melaniejenkins2754

2 жыл бұрын

@@da6footbandit would've been my guess.

@melaniejenkins2754

2 жыл бұрын

Mcpee Pants, no form of disrespect intended by any means when I ask this question. But what's Bubu?

@Fat_bastard77

2 жыл бұрын

@@melaniejenkins2754 you mean Big Bubu. He was the big man who was known for busting cheeks

Those thieves are from the Boyd Unit, I recognized Sgt. Daniel Whitaker on there.

@istoesconde9484

4 ай бұрын

Most of them are racism huh

Its good for them

If you can count you could be a corrections officer

@oktoberwolfe2726

2 жыл бұрын

lol pretty much. I remember new guards coming in getting flustered during count. they got through it. The first few weeks or months were funny.

@user-xn7dv7vk1e

9 ай бұрын

How squad chant U don't need a GED 2 go 2 work 4 tdc. Don't need 2 know ur abcs just know how 2count 2 3 .

@user-eg7uq3zz6m

3 ай бұрын

Most can't count hell there hire them by the pound now days

Hey I got family member going to a texas prison. What other jobs do they have for inmates? Do they make you work everyday?

@alyssaperry7289

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Holder yes if u dont have a high school diploma or GED you have to go to school if u do have 1 you Have to work & they Do NOT pay you if you refuse then u can get a minor or major case & that can affect your parole( add time to your sentence) theres hoe squad laundry SSI ( maid ) matenice kitchen work laundry floor work & more

@trinidadgarcia8815

4 жыл бұрын

Six days a week .

Does anyone know if the inmates have a website so they can stay intouch w family

@stephenpope578

9 жыл бұрын

jessica shafer Of course NOT!!

@minnow269

9 жыл бұрын

I would like to know the same thing

@minnow269

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Twood I text you back on the number you left me but I never herd anything back

@tooshort9713

7 жыл бұрын

jessica shafer yes they do ma'am. It's www. Porn Hub. com

@stephens.6281

7 жыл бұрын

Rudy Bosquez lol

Modern Day Slavery here in our Texas Prisons!! did 3 years on a 5 year sentence. Out on Parole baby!! one more year to go!!

@wood4life

4 жыл бұрын

Jay Gonzalez Come on man! Slavery? Every state has low level work camps. Even the city jails have work programs where you go out and clean ditches all damn day or cut grass.

@neverendingweedh1784

4 жыл бұрын

Thought you said you did a Nick on other tdcj comments

@herbertamaya2215

3 жыл бұрын

3 years is nothing to big tymers doing 20 or more they dont care about nothing no more

@hello-ii5lh

Жыл бұрын

@@wood4life 13th amendment also how’s the boot taste?

@wood4life

Жыл бұрын

@@hello-ii5lh 13th amendment? You’re not very good at reading are you? 😂 Hey, I could understand how a bum that’s never worked a day in their life or lifted a finger to do anything could get working a job confused with slavery.😂 Everyone in those jails don’t agree with you though. You got the majority of guys begging to get on work force or trustee just to get outside during the day. Same with prisons. You could stay in the prison all day or go work a job, 99% of the guys are taking those jobs while you’re sitting on your bed complaining about slavery and a 13th amendment that you’ve never read in your life 😂. Like I said though, I get it. Working a job Monday - Friday must be a real Fking shock to a loser that’s never done anything with their lives but be a lazy parasite. I got a couple friends that still work with the same company that they went to work for every day when they were in prison. You would think if it was slavery that would’ve hit the road when they were freed instead of getting a raise and a supervisor position.😂

Working at Darrington (butt naked city) every convict was stripped down before going to, or coming in from rec, church, school, and work. Things have changed. Taking care of security should always come first.

@ecannon9507

Жыл бұрын

Was still like that in ‘09. Pulled out of line on the way to chow… you! Get out of em let’s go!

@1964ser1

Жыл бұрын

Yep I was on Ferguson unit 1982 to 1993, stripped down also

@8:59: So, they let a prisoner drive the bus?? Is there any such thing as a day off in prison?? Or, do you just work seven days a week??

@TheSaintberzerker

7 жыл бұрын

Yes there are days off. I was in a maximum hell hole a while back. You work during the week and off on the weekend. In Texas you don't earn a dime like some places. You "earn" a better block/dorm to live on...kind of like a good neighborhood, with better privileges, etc. If you work in the fields, that's the worst. You will usually start there and move up to kitchen...laundry room. Some units have computer drafting...programming...etc. Of course we didn't get paid squat, but the prison did. But we got to sit in the AC all day in the drafting/mapping building which is like living in Beverly Hills. If you get in trouble for anything you lose your sweet job and get kicked down.

@user-eg7uq3zz6m

3 ай бұрын

Saturdays and Sundays are usually off because of visitation

I wonder how many of these poor guys are in for non violent drug crimes

@olds461

3 жыл бұрын

You' re absolutely correct, I forgot about the guy I was locked up with at Lompoc, he killed a man with a full grown marijuana plant

@da6footbandit

2 жыл бұрын

@Toni Ahola selling 2 pounds of weed to a undercover cop violent?

get to work inmate get to work

Yes inmates do drive trucks and even ride horses.. The CDL school used to be located at central unit unit it was relocated.. i forget where. been there.. done that.

Care to guess where Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio got his inspiration from?

@wood4life

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Taylor 98% of the county jails in the U.S. have work programs like this. Every state prison system in the Country has work camps for low level offenders also.

@da6footbandit

2 жыл бұрын

@@wood4life not in Pennsylvania we don’t and we get paid. Not much but we don’t do outside field work New York or Delaware either so ur math a lil off

snort! pat down,but.......dont check the boots!lol.

@coryross9870

10 жыл бұрын

lol strip search going in and out of the gate, along with random strip searches?? they check the boots lol dont be dumb

@coryross9870

10 жыл бұрын

whats the point of checking the boots after they all have been naked? these are just random searches for extra measures

Did any of you guys who were in tx prisons meet lil bing

@homerofloresjr9732

3 жыл бұрын

He is on Telford Unit, My Homeboy Cheese man is there right now we Blastin out of D Town 214

#makeprisonstoughagain

@unapprovedtruth7116

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe you'll end up in prison one day

@DanielSmith-lz8xh

2 жыл бұрын

Stephen I'm about to have to go do 2 years in tdc it's going to be my first time in tdc I've been in Dallas County jail alot I got 10 months back time I been in north tower maximum custody been in West Tower to and south tower I had been to isf Henderson unit but yeah I got to go do this 2 years and it's 3g so they will make me do all my time but I got 10 months back time I hope you get to take that bus ride with me so I can see you whine about how tough it is

@oktoberwolfe2726

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanielSmith-lz8xh shit...2 years and 10 months back time. Youre good. Once you get to TDC , time will fly by. Especially, if you can make store. I was in county for like a year, and had to go do 10 months state jail (had back time. But, no good time) thank god my country jail was full. I'd get bounced to different counties . With movie and music channels ... badass food ( I mean that. not because I was homeless or anything) Made time fly by. But, TDC you get outside rec . Just get in good with some people, work out, stay out the way. TDC sucks tho no heat or ac... I was blessed. Landed in Austin state jail..they had A/C and heat. which most units dont. The TDC side had no a/c . Just big ass fans blowing hot air. Anyway, hope you get through whatever you have to and make it out in the free world. Life is better doing whats right. I hated state jail and jail.. once I sobered up and realized im wasting valuable time and not making a pay check really bothered me. But, saw some crazy shit and had some good laughs.

Wish I would of known I would pretty much just watch men unloading and loading a bus then sawing down a tree

Count time

I feel the same way got out in 2012 it was exactly that which we should file a class action lawsuit for

Where's Ol Lord?

@user4136_

2 ай бұрын

Ramsey unit😂

Shit where were the chainsaws when we turned out 4 hoe squad.

All I can say is that T.D.C. WAS F-Ed up for the longest time, for y’all who went After the safe prison act I am realy Glad y’all didn’t have to go through The bullshit, no I don’t clame to be a badass, Thank goodness for me being able to take a ass whooping and get some more, only because my mom discipline me physically, BY BEATING THE DOG SHIT OUT OF ME DAYLY. THANK YOU MOMA

Offenders can ask for a job change if they want to. Most of the time they will get it, depending on the job. These cats you see here are lucky. When I worked in the field, I would never argue with any man that didn't want to go to work....(Sunshine.....Free world air.....General toughness of doing hard labor every day) "Stay your ass in that cell then." "Aww......Hey...Lookout bossman....I'm ready!...I'm ready!" Keeping the crooks FROM work is sometimes a challenge.

This is a work camp they treat you good there!

@pinchewey7

3 жыл бұрын

Cause it’s on video

@luciohinojosa822

3 жыл бұрын

@@pinchewey7 🤣

Ok this don’t make no sense at all why would they let a prisoner drive a bus and why r these guards r not armed especially when the prisoners r using chainsaws cause prison was rock and roll at the time in 94

I hate those guards though

I'm surprised all they did was pat them down here. Nowadays they strip you down naked as often as possible...

@user-xn7dv7vk1e

9 ай бұрын

Pat down on the way out and strip search when it's time 2 go in.

What we got here is a failure to comunicate!

Modern day salvery

@barryrobinson8085

4 жыл бұрын

Toads

Did that officer have a weapon on his side ?

@billhickson4886

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yes, and we also had the dogs and the high rider who’s a sharp shooter

lol derp, thay just startded, no dout thay have plans, but we wont see em.....

I would make All of THEM mine 💯 percent 👍😂

Don’t even pat search right lol Lazy Officers

***** *****

11:13 pass that Doobie

@jacoree8979

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@da6footbandit

2 жыл бұрын

That was a rolled cigarette dummy

Str-8 bullshit!

Black? want chease?

Love my state.._this some modern day slavery