Texas Prison Museum - Texas's Infamous Electric Chair - Huntsville, TX

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024

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  • @incredingo
    @incredingo 3 года назад +59

    i have to admit i am addicted to your videos

    • @stifledvoice
      @stifledvoice 3 года назад +7

      I know, right? This genuine little guy popped up on my home page two weeks ago doing well-curated videos on oddities and things, and I got hooked too. An infinite jest thus far.

    • @alexschmitten4035
      @alexschmitten4035 3 года назад

      every morning now i wake up and recite the words "heyy... you.... alll...carpetbaggerherecomingtoyouLIIIIVE"

  • @HeavyMetalCrone
    @HeavyMetalCrone 3 года назад +76

    ".....let us know if prison was fun." 😲🤪

  • @annaratliff4638
    @annaratliff4638 3 года назад +45

    Prison museums are so interesting.

  • @mcwatersd
    @mcwatersd 3 года назад +26

    I have always found prison art so amazing and creative. That furniture was beautiful. Hopefully that lead some to a useful life outside. Keep Safe❤Keep Well ❤

  • @andreahill6776
    @andreahill6776 3 года назад +57

    Who’d think prisoners could be so talented? It’s such a sad waste. Thank you for bringing us such good videos Jacob 😊 I love watching these videos, not only can they be educational but they’re so fun too! Well done and keep up the good work Jacob xXx

    • @devan1715
      @devan1715 3 года назад +6

      Last time I checked they are humans but ok

    • @andreahill6776
      @andreahill6776 3 года назад +2

      @@devan1715 I didn’t say they were not humans. Some people in prison can be really nice.

    • @FrenkTheJoy
      @FrenkTheJoy 3 года назад +4

      @@devan1715 What's your point? She said it's a waste of talent, not that they weren't human bUt OkAy

    • @devan1715
      @devan1715 3 года назад +3

      @@FrenkTheJoy well how bout this engineer go to prisons for all their employees mhmm...

    • @Targ_Obsessed
      @Targ_Obsessed 3 года назад

      @Devan ?

  • @mattyjay1711
    @mattyjay1711 3 года назад +6

    5:55 as someone who used to work at one of those prisons in Huntsville, it does not surprise me that camera was used up to 1991. Texas budget for TDCJ is low, the uniforms suck, the equipment is cheap, guns are vietnam era. It's ridiculous.

  • @stephy2524
    @stephy2524 3 года назад +12

    I’ve been to the prison museum before in Huntsville. It is very interesting to see all those things, but when I ran into old sparky, there was something that just would not let me stand to close it (even being behind the barricade). I normally don’t really get intimidated but something just kept me at a distance from that thing.

    • @eileenj1855
      @eileenj1855 Год назад

      I detest capital punishment. Its very frightening to see. Maybe that's what kept you away.

    • @LilRobloxian-of4po
      @LilRobloxian-of4po 11 месяцев назад

      I went two days ago and I didn't get close to it. Just 361 people getting killed in that chair 😲

  • @Levitator94
    @Levitator94 3 года назад +9

    Obviously the big attractions that draw a huge crowd are cool, but these quiet less inhabited attractions are always my favorite 😊

  • @ErictheACKACKTOR
    @ErictheACKACKTOR 3 года назад +10

    Carpetbagger, Thanks for something New on a Monday Morning..

  • @Lilaa86
    @Lilaa86 3 года назад +9

    When he goes in a museum , you know that its amazing before start play on the video 📲

  • @guitarBG
    @guitarBG 3 года назад +85

    I am saddened by this video because my son was wrongly imprisoned there for 15 yrs and finally exonerated in 2001.

    • @thestudio66
      @thestudio66 3 года назад +18

      I'm so sorry ...and sorry doesn't even begin to describe how that feels...

    • @ryansmith2487
      @ryansmith2487 3 года назад +4

      I’m sorry about that

    • @here2watch08
      @here2watch08 3 года назад +2

      Wow I'm so sorry. I hear about exonerations all the time following the ACLU on social media. I think about how many innocents are in jail because cops and detectives just want a good closed case ratio.

    • @Charlie-pu9bx
      @Charlie-pu9bx 2 года назад +7

      I can't even begin to imagine the pain you, your son, and your family went through. There's so much corruption within the police - it's the same here in the UK. Love to you all from England ❤️

    • @stevengoodman3498
      @stevengoodman3498 2 года назад +3

      So sorry this happened to your son. I can't imagine the mental pain and anguish you and your family went through during that difficult time. God bless you and your family.

  • @frankgutierrez6016
    @frankgutierrez6016 3 года назад +9

    I remember a cartoon that had Ol Sparky as A chair for the Mother In-law.

    • @Webb_Studios
      @Webb_Studios День назад

      Was it made by Tex Avery? Sounds like his kind of joke. His future cartoons were filled with “mother in laws suck!” humor

  • @UweJMeyer
    @UweJMeyer 3 года назад +3

    Good morning Jacob, these are the things we want to see.Simply brilliant.And also the tone of your voice between some sentences, priceless.👍🇺🇸

  • @sistersamich2075
    @sistersamich2075 3 года назад +10

    Love to see your take on the Alcatraz east crime museum in Tennessee. Went there recently, it was great! They have prison history, as well as the history of forensics!

    • @angelariggsby6285
      @angelariggsby6285 3 года назад +3

      He has a video on that. He is the reason I went there 3 years ago.

  • @johnathanwoods3094
    @johnathanwoods3094 3 года назад +9

    Imagine playing Prisonopoly as a prisoner and going to Jail in the game

  • @SuperTonkers
    @SuperTonkers 3 года назад +7

    Loving all these Texas videos! Giving us some great trip ideas🤔 keep ‘em coming! 🎃💀❤️

  • @PeepshowMenagerie
    @PeepshowMenagerie 3 года назад +9

    The prison rodeo section reminds me of the film Stir Crazy,

  • @internaltacolove8302
    @internaltacolove8302 3 года назад +5

    We just moved from Huntsville there's actually 7 prisons I worked at Ellis, Walls and Ferguson units we loved going all the time take a walk across from the Sam Houston State University and youll see the duck pond on Sam Houston ave is the Sam Houston Museum he's buried by the Mance Park school on 10th and don't forget to go stand at the Statue of Sam be safe be good and keep traveling bro

  • @BettyD3495
    @BettyD3495 3 года назад +4

    Great video. Very interesting stuff. Thank you for showing it; love your style.

  • @dougdays8095
    @dougdays8095 3 года назад +1

    Theres a channel called 42 years in straight , this man is a walking Texas prison museum, its a fascinating channel

  • @rocdocs
    @rocdocs 3 года назад +4

    "And your buddy gets to watch you take poops". lol! Love it!

  • @ericlee4004
    @ericlee4004 Год назад +1

    I been to prison in ga and I seen and learned things I thought you would only see in the movies

  • @UnboxingGalaxy
    @UnboxingGalaxy 3 года назад +1

    Excellent!! Simply great!!! Thanks Jacob. Necessity is the mother of invention, imagine when it reaches levels of survival. No limit.

  • @normajeanhartley8644
    @normajeanhartley8644 3 года назад +1

    Thanks carpet bagger!!.. From Sheffield UK! 😎🤗 love ya vids!

  • @57Banjoman
    @57Banjoman 3 года назад +5

    Years ago, a friend of mine, who was a prison Barber, witnessed a murder by stabbing, in the Barber Shop. The inmate used a handmade knife to commit the murder. Needless to say, my friend walked out and never returned to the prison.

  • @allenpedrick6502
    @allenpedrick6502 3 года назад +1

    Thank You Jacob. I will visit this place in the future. I worked in a state prison here in Delaware for 26.5 years.

  • @frankholt4325
    @frankholt4325 3 года назад +7

    I used to visit a friend of mine who went to prison for five years for driving drunk because he hit a state trooper car after leaving a birthday party in 1982.

  • @MrWhitewolven
    @MrWhitewolven 3 года назад +10

    Kinda messed up how they underplayed prison tho. Makes it seem more like timeout than hell.

    • @jacksonhester163
      @jacksonhester163 3 года назад +1

      What do you mean underplayed, the museum is partially meant to show how bad prison is. For example you can go inside the replica cell and feel how uncomfortable the beds are.

    • @here2watch08
      @here2watch08 3 года назад +2

      @@jacksonhester163 I think they might be talking about things like human rights abuses that still occur in jails very commonly to this day. Inmates still get beat by COs, they also face retribution by COs in the form of contrived "shots" which can extend prison stays, and they also get murdered in jail plenty when it's the CO's jobs to keep an eye out and make sure everyone's safe.

  • @TheHazard777onCODPS3
    @TheHazard777onCODPS3 3 года назад +2

    Since your wondering around Texas, you should come to Sulphur Springs and visit the Dairy Museum and our Glass bathrooms.

  • @OldMovieRob
    @OldMovieRob 3 года назад +2

    Fascinating stuff. That constant pulsating electric noise is a little unsettling though.

  • @greghamm4116
    @greghamm4116 3 года назад +5

    Torn handcuffs,who did this,the frinkin incredible Hulk lol

  • @socalRooster
    @socalRooster 3 года назад +9

    You ask if you would let your baby sleep in a Bassinet carved buy a murder .how do we know our everyday Items we buy we’re not put together or made by murderers rapists ...

    • @alanissantana8048
      @alanissantana8048 3 года назад +1

      From what I know, these “arts n crafts” made by inmates that are low level prisoners. Levels 3 n up (murders n Etc.) Don’t have the privilege to do things like that 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️ don’t be so quick to assume.

  • @Sumermak
    @Sumermak 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for the tour!!

  • @treyjones1880
    @treyjones1880 3 года назад +2

    Takes me back to my days at Sam Houston State University. Good times visiting the museum.

  • @eduardoo3207
    @eduardoo3207 3 года назад +3

    I live in texas you should post a schedule of where your gonna be. It would be dope to meet you

  • @averyeml
    @averyeml 3 года назад +2

    I work in Huntsville and I’ve never actually been, lol. So neat to see Jacob in my town!

  • @AdventureswithmelanywithaY0731
    @AdventureswithmelanywithaY0731 3 года назад +3

    Omg your on my side of town! I love that museum too! Make sure too check out the Sam Houston memorial museum as well! I worked in Ellis as a Correctional Officer for about a year. My husband still works as a Correctional Officer at Eastham and has been one for the past 10 years now.

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart 3 года назад +1

      You + are = you're. To* ("too" means "as well as" or "an excess of").

    • @davidchance534
      @davidchance534 3 года назад

      @@englishatheart hi cc

  • @FrenkTheJoy
    @FrenkTheJoy 3 года назад +2

    It makes sense that prison craftsmanship is good - I mean, what else are they gonna do? They have a lot of time to work on it. Plus I imagine there's a lot of really crappy prison artwork that just gets tossed.

  • @gillygillyyt55
    @gillygillyyt55 3 года назад +1

    Stunning crafted items. Very sad really. Thanks Jacob

  • @nicholasdavis8159
    @nicholasdavis8159 3 года назад +1

    I love when he says specifically,and even more specifically then that!

  • @Jivolt
    @Jivolt 3 года назад +8

    FUN FACT:
    Jacob turned 21 in prison, doin’ life without parole. No one could steer him right.

  • @eeveebean
    @eeveebean 3 года назад +3

    I litterally was in Huntsville yesterday and asked my mom to go here and she said no. I almost met you

  • @adventureswiththemcguires9678
    @adventureswiththemcguires9678 3 года назад +1

    Love your content love the variety of videos love getting to visit thru your videos thanks for sharing with us.

  • @emil-proactivity
    @emil-proactivity 3 года назад +1

    Wow, totally interesting again, thanks for letting me watch! 🌟🌟🌟

  • @ddylla85
    @ddylla85 3 года назад +3

    HuntsVegas!
    The Walls Unit aka death chamber is located 2 blocks from Sam Houston State University. Walked over for one execution, quite interesting to watch news folk/protests outside.

  • @tb8175
    @tb8175 3 года назад +1

    Very interesting video, thank you Jacob

  • @zanetaylor5639
    @zanetaylor5639 3 года назад +3

    Dose Prisonopaly include a get out of jail free card?

  • @chrissygaither3934
    @chrissygaither3934 2 года назад +1

    Please go to Mansfield reformatory in Mansfield Ohio when you get a chance! It’s a very interesting place to see! That’s also where they filmed Shawshank redemption.

  • @kel9037
    @kel9037 3 года назад +2

    I've been to this museum before. Nice.

  • @juanzapata492
    @juanzapata492 3 года назад +2

    Lots of cool history and weapons

  • @katidumais
    @katidumais 3 года назад +2

    The question about the bassinet was a loaded one. The answers could go in so many different directions

  • @capricorngirl52405
    @capricorngirl52405 3 года назад +1

    Wow six prisons that’s a lot for one city.

  • @donnavaughn5393
    @donnavaughn5393 3 года назад +2

    Thanks you my friend have a goodnight

  • @andrewjackson6605
    @andrewjackson6605 2 года назад

    I’ve not been to prison, but did a few months in county. That cell gave me major flashbacks. Those are the exact hotspots we had.

  • @MagicCyclops
    @MagicCyclops 3 года назад +4

    And they say Disneyland is the happiest place on earth

  • @carolrossman5849
    @carolrossman5849 3 года назад +1

    Jacob you are the best always entertaining love from Toronto Canada!!

  • @GLI1346101
    @GLI1346101 3 года назад +1

    My mother used to volunteer at a federal prison for women, with sewing and knitting to help the prisoners with life skills and home living skills. I asked her, "Why are you doing this? You don't have to volunteer at a prison." She told me that was the Christian thing to do. Sadly, she had to stop volunteering there because the warden started giving volunteers in the community coming in to volunteer a difficult time such as canceling volunteer sessions and more.

  • @conniephillips8217
    @conniephillips8217 3 года назад +1

    Thanks, a very great and informative video.

  • @Robslondon
    @Robslondon 3 года назад +1

    Fascinating video!

  • @buecha6991
    @buecha6991 3 года назад +3

    Kentucky has their license plates made by prisoners as well.

  • @kurtporter4796
    @kurtporter4796 3 года назад +1

    What a great video Jacob,really enjoyed the chair 🪑 over 300 that’s so creepy to see that.Thans again Jacob for sharing

  • @atheistpower5659
    @atheistpower5659 3 года назад +2

    I say you got to watch the after prison show it`s a great RUclips channel !

  • @kaseythekannibal
    @kaseythekannibal 3 года назад +2

    I think the "telescope" was a nozzle for a hose.

  • @rosemariemckinley7326
    @rosemariemckinley7326 3 года назад +2

    My son got 50 in Texas at 19. He has 19 years down in May.

  • @megan_dienst_bean
    @megan_dienst_bean 3 года назад +1

    I’ve been to that museum. Very interesting to say the least

  • @lunalovegoodwitch
    @lunalovegoodwitch 3 месяца назад +1

    Interesting but ivory is not elephant teeth it is the tusks

  • @MrWhitewolven
    @MrWhitewolven 3 года назад

    My favorite type of videos

  • @sandramcglinchey7712
    @sandramcglinchey7712 3 года назад +1

    Unique thing is I used to do EMS out of S.C.I.G. Or State correction institute at graterford! I used to do emergency transportation It was a interesting time . Love ❤️ your video’s!

  • @nighthiker8872
    @nighthiker8872 3 года назад +2

    Open a place call, Shakes N Snakes. Something for the kids.

  • @gordonwchas
    @gordonwchas 3 года назад +1

    I went to college at Sam Houston State there in Huntsville. Was hoping you might show some of the town. Good video.

  • @thebusadventures3341
    @thebusadventures3341 3 года назад +1

    Jacob, Huntsville Texas is my hometown 👍👍👍

  • @grimfan2109
    @grimfan2109 3 года назад +3

    Make sure you go here next: The Cockroach Hall of Fame in Plano Tx and the West of the Pecos Museum in Pecos Tx.

    • @chuckoneill2023
      @chuckoneill2023 3 года назад +1

      Sadly, it's closed.

    • @grimfan2109
      @grimfan2109 3 года назад +1

      @@chuckoneill2023 no it isn't. I just looked it up.

    • @chuckoneill2023
      @chuckoneill2023 3 года назад +1

      @@grimfan2109 According to the website of Plano Magazine, it closed when the owner retired. The article is from last month.

  • @Keith_in_Tx
    @Keith_in_Tx 3 года назад +1

    Spent 3 weeks in Huntsville, and 3 months in the boot camp program as a kid. No issues. Spent 2 weeks in Dallas county jail, before going to boot camp. Never been so terrified in my life. Over 20 angry men in an 8 man tank. It's not prison where you have to be scared. it is county jail. I had to make deals and put money on a guys books to keep things out of my butt and a safe area to sleep. Pay your tickets in Dallas. I'm 50 now. Boot camp did not scare me straight, but Lew Sterrett sure as hell did!!

    • @CMANGUY
      @CMANGUY 3 года назад

      good ol lew sterrett. nastiest place on earth

  • @jacobjochem
    @jacobjochem 3 года назад

    Love your channel, subscribed!

  • @FiftyShadesOfAndrewGray
    @FiftyShadesOfAndrewGray 3 года назад +1

    Have you been to Wheels of Time Museum in Dunlap IL? Cool Museum featuring old cars and relics of the past

  • @wo7217
    @wo7217 3 года назад +1

    Hey Jacob have you checked out the Dragon arms military museum in Colorado Springs?

  • @williesnyder2899
    @williesnyder2899 2 года назад

    The model of “leather restraints” in the display case are still used in many areas, one of which is on lethal injection gurneys.
    The Humane Restraint company, in Wisconsin if I recall, made/makes these.
    Where I work I had to repair some of these after years of service. They are very solid, yet relatively soft; humane…
    Good episode!

  • @nathanhammond8254
    @nathanhammond8254 3 года назад +2

    I've been locked up for drinking on probation did 2 months 1 week then rehab. And yes Jacob jail sucks ass .I learned my lesson

  • @kingjulian7941
    @kingjulian7941 3 года назад +2

    I’ve been here before and it was fascinating

  • @kristencarlbon4561
    @kristencarlbon4561 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos

  • @hatandbeardmedia5925
    @hatandbeardmedia5925 3 года назад +1

    8:54 - Looks like someone got inspired after reading about Ned Kelly.

  • @jackl6121
    @jackl6121 3 года назад +1

    Come to HEB for some bbq if you're still in huntsville!

  • @cjjohnson7801
    @cjjohnson7801 Год назад

    I like the animated rat in the beginning 😂🤣😂😆

  • @mattdaaamon
    @mattdaaamon 3 года назад +1

    well that was as weird as I expected.

  • @laurachapple6795
    @laurachapple6795 2 года назад

    Prison art goes back a long way. There's an episode of the British show 'Time Team' where they investigate Normal Cross, a Napoleonic POW camp, and see some of the items the prisoners made out of bone. They're gorgeous.

  • @sarah-louiseadore9088
    @sarah-louiseadore9088 3 года назад +1

    Yaaaay im here early for a change! Love these videos 🤩

  • @challengestars944
    @challengestars944 3 года назад +1

    Wow! Hey Jacob you should come back to Idaho and tour the Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise. Bet you'd find it fascinating.

  • @michaelriley6234
    @michaelriley6234 3 года назад +1

    Great video!

  • @rgetso
    @rgetso 3 года назад +1

    I'm from Texas and that museum is disturbing. I think I'll pass on this one.

  • @iamprivate18
    @iamprivate18 3 года назад +1

    We don’t mess around in Texas!

  • @eileenj1855
    @eileenj1855 Год назад

    Very interesting museum. I loved the beautiful furniture the prisoners made. Yes. Id love to have it in my home however the electric chair is the one furnishing I do not want. Loved the Karla Faye Tucker stamp. Would love to get one. She did not deserve to die. She was reformed for sure.

  • @lacweal1
    @lacweal1 Год назад

    I've been here before. I bought a prison-made wallet, I used it for 5 years. Still have it, it was really well made

  • @racheldelgado5646
    @racheldelgado5646 3 года назад +2

    YIKES !!! And I live in Texas too.

  • @joswag1881
    @joswag1881 3 года назад +2

    Hi Jacob. I get if you dont want to but im trying to get into vlogging and would love to see the setup you use.

  • @Dreamybloo101
    @Dreamybloo101 3 года назад +1

    This is so cool and awesome

  • @Aaron25thinfantry
    @Aaron25thinfantry 3 года назад +1

    Epic Destination 💪 County and Regional Jails are bad enough , that will hopefully be the extent of my 🔒 up days. That Bonnie N Clyde gun was gorgeous man.

  • @BearofTexas
    @BearofTexas 6 дней назад

    We have over 100 prisons/jails in Texas

  • @jasonwoodward3391
    @jasonwoodward3391 2 года назад

    Yes I have been to prison in Missouri, Fulton, st Joseph, bowlingreen, Farmington, moberly, Jefferson city, it was not fun but I did have some decent friends and had good and bad memories..

  • @gudaskateboards8990
    @gudaskateboards8990 3 года назад +2

    Prison was sometimes fun when you were playing d&d or working out other than that no it sucks

  • @ryanjojola1134
    @ryanjojola1134 3 года назад

    I painted the bonnie and clyde ,with coffee, in the video top right corner when he showed the art.