Prison Life: Justice in Japan

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2024
  • Japan operates on strict principles of balance and order, but it also has a repressive prison system, where inmates march to worksites attached by a cord, are not allowed to look at the guards in the eye, and must maintain absolute silence outside of scheduled leisure hours. Does this explain why the country has one of the lowest crime rates in the world?
    Director: Marie Linton
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  • @AW-xz9vc
    @AW-xz9vc 3 месяца назад +429

    Only in a western country, would you see a documentary comparing on how a large number of westerners, cannot or refuse to be mindful, on being clean and orderly, also respecting the space of other people around them. It is no different than a military boot camp. Imagine being able to complete your prison term, without the fear of being raped, contracting hepatitis and other diseases. Not having to worry about being physically attacked or murdered in prison. Also, the guards having no fear, doing their job. Yes, they do have some major downfalls in the system, that is no different than any other country, but they are still doing much better than the rest of the Western prisons

    • @StunnaGang762
      @StunnaGang762 3 месяца назад

      Because america focuses on punishment not rehabilitation and the citizens are OK with it check every prison video in America its filled with "its prison not a resort or they deserve it their criminals" cmments. When yu treat ppl like animals they tend to act like animals

    • @mara10na4ever9
      @mara10na4ever9 3 месяца назад

      That’s cause the Japanese are amenable, they’re like robots. They have no free will, they feed into societal obligations. Japan is soft, they have no real crimes or criminals compared to America or the rest of the world.

    • @screwlessartur
      @screwlessartur 2 месяца назад +30

      lol this prison looks like highschool. Prisons in my country are like dirty iron slums controlled by shirtless, armed, cartel members. The inmates have fire weapons and cell phones, and they burn people in their plastic mattresses sometimes and wage full gang wars.

    • @ananda_miaoyin
      @ananda_miaoyin 2 месяца назад +13

      I don't mind hard core prisons but when awaiting trial, you shouldn't have to undergo torturous conditions.

    • @singlerlim5086
      @singlerlim5086 2 месяца назад +1

      western countries are a JOKE

  • @chattingwithbabesallday
    @chattingwithbabesallday 3 месяца назад +284

    The culture of saftey and respect is a privilege in Japan. If you break those rules your punishment should reflect it. Saftey and respect barely exsist in America and our prisons reflect that.

    • @heavenbent4pleather83
      @heavenbent4pleather83 2 месяца назад +4

      I disagree. Safety and respect are better than anywhere else in the world. This country is great

    • @louise7552
      @louise7552 2 месяца назад +16

      ​@heavenbent4pleather83 sorry, your rose coloured glasses need to come off.😅

    • @alex.is.here.
      @alex.is.here. 2 месяца назад

      Unless itmis a swx crime, then it's males wordmof females, and the female is shamed. japan is not that wonderful

    • @nicholasmartin8208
      @nicholasmartin8208 2 месяца назад +2

      @@louise7552 you really think American prisons are bad. You should go check out the prisons in Russia that hold political prisoners. It makes 98% of the prisons in America look like Disney World.

    • @FPVFlier
      @FPVFlier Месяц назад +1

      Authoritarian much?

  • @RussellJamesStevens
    @RussellJamesStevens 3 месяца назад +180

    Well done Japan. You are one of the few nations that understand the true meaning of discipline

    • @TrudyPatootie
      @TrudyPatootie 2 месяца назад +3

      *Absolutely agree Russell! Discipline means to teach. These prisoners are*
      *taught to not only respect their space, but their fellow inmates as well as*
      *themselves. Looks like a great system to me!*

    • @oliewray8357
      @oliewray8357 2 месяца назад +1

      Go live there then

    • @GG-ny5dd
      @GG-ny5dd 2 месяца назад +2

      @@oliewray8357ive have and i love it lol

    • @GG-ny5dd
      @GG-ny5dd 2 месяца назад +6

      @@oliewray8357 better than woke america

    • @saintskillerdntfkwth
      @saintskillerdntfkwth Месяц назад +3

      yea very awesome that a man can spend 48 years whilst innocent in prison due the way their prosecution system works

  • @alexanderargead5430
    @alexanderargead5430 3 месяца назад +349

    What are they comparing about? This is profoundly more comfortable/clean than a U.S. prison. It's is quiet and structured; almost peaceful and they serve real food. There still lies some semblance of dignity. American prison/jails are a living hell. Speaking from experience

    • @petertousignant6566
      @petertousignant6566 3 месяца назад +22

      I agree. I wonder what the repeat offender percentage is? And how does the Japanese culture treat them when they get out? Can they find work? It’s got to be better than the USA results. Our system is a system built on greed and financial gain with the intent of high repeat offender rates. Who do you think has shares in all the businesses that supply or support the prisons and police departments?

    • @jams1533
      @jams1533 3 месяца назад

      It has a lot to do with their culture as a country. As you can tell black American culture for the most part is ghetto and unruly, they rap about violence, guns, rape, drugs ect and the Hispanics do the same. Whites also. I’ve never seen a Japanese thug in America…just saying

    • @TB-vb1st
      @TB-vb1st 3 месяца назад +23

      Exactly. This isn't the first time documentaries on RUclips tried to insinuate that Japan's justice system is somehow terrible for prisoners. What a joke, it's a luxury compared to what these prisoners can face in prisoners outside of Japan, particularly Latin America, Russia, or USA. I remember watching one of those "locked up abroad" shows about an American who was locked up in Japan and it was hilarious how hard the producers and the former inmate himself tried to hype up how 'terrible' conditions were inside. Yeah, being locked up is never good but it wasn't meant to be, but being locked up in Japan is far, FAR better than the alternative like I mentioned. You don't go worrying about getting raped or abused by prison gangs and things of that sort.

    • @mrsleep0000
      @mrsleep0000 3 месяца назад +10

      Sounds like it works if the prison population is aging...

    • @nasunoyoichi5253
      @nasunoyoichi5253 3 месяца назад +19

      @@petertousignant6566 For sure better than the western prison systems, but in Japan and also Korea, even if it was your father or mother that went to prison, society treats you as if you were the one who committed the crime. So, pretty much career over for you and your family, regardless of who went to prison. But this also works as a great deterrent NOT to go to prison, because it's not just you that the crime will affect.

  • @zamanreds
    @zamanreds Месяц назад +30

    21:51 "It's not the deco that drives you crazy, it's the rules." Dude you're in prison.

  • @carlospineda4013
    @carlospineda4013 3 месяца назад +145

    Im mexican and loved this system, injustice is everywhere, prison is for rehabilitation but in my country is a crime college

    • @asullivan4047
      @asullivan4047 3 месяца назад +13

      Unfortunately many nations have the same problem.😢. Only gets worse with time.

    • @jodiberntsen
      @jodiberntsen 3 месяца назад +6

      Same here in New Zealand.

    • @slbellue6874
      @slbellue6874 2 месяца назад +5

      America too.

    • @FPVFlier
      @FPVFlier Месяц назад

      I'm American and spent a pretty lengthy stay in a Mexican prison. People in America have no idea how good they have it. I had to fight every single day for a taco full of onions and bell peppers, a plastic bag of sprite and if we were lucky a handfull or tortilla chips. They tried countless times to inject me with God knows what, but I never gave in and always refused the shots.. Across from my cell was a halding cell for all of the drugs they brought in off of the streets. The left side from the floor to the ceiling was power, the right side was green.. It was like waving candy in front of a baby to the prisoners. I came to believe they held the narcotics there just to mess with the drug addicts... I was released and given a 10 year period in which I was not allowed back into the country, but that Mexican kitty was calling my name so that little stipulation of not coming back went out the window within the first week of being "free"... lol

  • @Tassie85
    @Tassie85 2 месяца назад +56

    This prison is so clean! And I think structure and discipline are excellent instruments in rehabilitation and in maintaining a peaceful, safe place of accountability.

  • @reneesantiago6496
    @reneesantiago6496 3 месяца назад +116

    My daughter in law is Japanese and therefore my grandson. I’ve visited Okinawa for 3 months and let me say JAPAN IS A GREAT COUNTRY in every way! Whether it’s an orderly prison, education system or crime rate……it’s a GREAT place to raise children!!!

    • @YerDaddY.
      @YerDaddY. 3 месяца назад +19

      Better hope they never split up because he will lose all access to his son. Japanese law the Japanese parent has rights and not a foreigner. If you try and see your kid they will charge you with kidnapping.

    • @reneesantiago6496
      @reneesantiago6496 3 месяца назад +5

      @@YerDaddY. They live in America. My son is in the military.

    • @barbaramatthews4735
      @barbaramatthews4735 3 месяца назад +7

      When I was in the Navy I was stationed in Japan. It's a great place to live. I still appreciate my own country here in the US.
      I just remember feeling safe in Japan. I rode the trains and went on tours. It was a good experience.
      I don't think that I could stay permanently but it a nice place to visit.

    • @zayzay4405
      @zayzay4405 3 месяца назад +7

      If you love Japan so much, why don’t you marry it

    • @amandas7659
      @amandas7659 2 месяца назад +7

      @@zayzay4405easy there, Nelson Muntz 😂

  • @hhch2
    @hhch2 3 месяца назад +537

    Finally, a prison system with order and discipline unlike those in the US and many South American countries.

    • @userAVJ
      @userAVJ 3 месяца назад

      Japanese people can do that... because they have low number of migrants.....in America you can find any Nationals from planet earth.....

    • @SoulfoodPogo
      @SoulfoodPogo 3 месяца назад

      Discipline is the only thing in the US Department of "corrections" my ass. They treat u like shit for ten years then then put u back in society n then wonder why u reoffend. Imagine being in solitary confinement for two years not being able to talk to anyone n then one day the door opens n they give a hundred bucks n toss u out. Disgusting

    • @HampETX903
      @HampETX903 3 месяца назад +23

      We don’t care and complaining in youtube comments isn’t going to change anything

    • @HampETX903
      @HampETX903 3 месяца назад +22

      And they’re not even convicting people properly

    • @buddhabeach9666
      @buddhabeach9666 3 месяца назад +8

      Agree, we try. Looks like "our" system is, oh, we scare, punish by harsh sentence and so are released to return to where they came from. It is easy to put someone in prison, but if that person is not adequately helped to integrate in "Normal" life, it is just a half of nothing. So in the Army, Navy, Air force Discipline, Order, Respect and are Praised! Implement it in the Prison systems.

  • @Charliestrife01
    @Charliestrife01 3 месяца назад +111

    They make out like this prison system is bad when it’s the complete opposite.

    • @alterego2275
      @alterego2275 Месяц назад

      This is typical lefties propaganda, sad or traumatic music in the background.

    • @bagussusilo2678
      @bagussusilo2678 Месяц назад +4

      That's what propaganda sounds like

    • @goromusic9632
      @goromusic9632 Месяц назад +1

      In fact, the recidivism rate in Japan is still growing, while some European nations with hotel-looking prisons were able to decrease that number.

    • @Shinja_Sleepwalker
      @Shinja_Sleepwalker Месяц назад

      @@bagussusilo2678 Yea? Then perhaps you'd like to spend a few weeks in American prison to see if its propaganda from Japan or not. After they medically sew your rectum back together, you could provide notes on the difference.

  • @robertamie4895
    @robertamie4895 3 месяца назад +110

    This is the way all prisons should be.

    • @philymily
      @philymily 3 месяца назад +7

      HAVE YOU WATCHED THE DOKUMENTARY?

    • @1984isnotamanual
      @1984isnotamanual 3 месяца назад

      @@philymilyyes they take it to far but I’d rather have prisons like this then in my country the us where they are basically scumbag and gang training camps flooded with drugs and too much freedom.

    • @felicityjohnston9276
      @felicityjohnston9276 3 месяца назад +9

      ​@philemileone ikr! like they completely glossed over innocent people being detained to prison automatically without actually proving if they were innocent or guilty they just assume guilty no matter the situation! that's heinous! that poor mother losing her daughter to a house fire. the only reason she nodded her head yes was because she asked forgiveness from her child for the fact the fire took her before she could be saved NOT because she thought it was her own fault! any parents who loses their child suddenly often asks for forgiveness and has regrets ! but that doesn't mean they caused it or taking blame! I cried for her,how dare they. 😢❤

    • @iwanfishz9
      @iwanfishz9 3 месяца назад +5

      Finland better

    • @CanadianWookie
      @CanadianWookie Месяц назад +1

      You missed the point of the documentary. The discipline isn't the issue. It's the forced incarceration of innocent people due to their obsession with confessions.

  • @rgrrolfgruberrezensionen3851
    @rgrrolfgruberrezensionen3851 3 месяца назад +66

    Seems to be a very good prison system tbh. Better than in most other countrys!

    • @dutchmcro
      @dutchmcro Месяц назад

      Have you ever been to prison? If no stfu

    • @bagussusilo2678
      @bagussusilo2678 Месяц назад +2

      Especially in the USA

  • @aut0turret
    @aut0turret 3 месяца назад +25

    That old lady at @36:40 is so sweet, she really lifted my spirits today.

  • @superuser8636
    @superuser8636 2 месяца назад +13

    “Work is a way for prisoners to learn to socialize”
    2 seconds later…
    “The inmates are not allowed to talk to each other during working hours…”
    😂😂😂😂

    • @Shinja_Sleepwalker
      @Shinja_Sleepwalker Месяц назад +4

      Well, youre going to be shocked when you find out that "socializing" means more than just speaking. It can also encompass how to work together with people and how to respect order and authority. Crazy the things you learn when you crack open a book.

  • @buddhabeach9666
    @buddhabeach9666 3 месяца назад +77

    Only the Intro shows Respect. Look at how clean that Prison is. Order and Discipline is what will help inmates. Not intimidation, fear, extortion or corruption. If the Army can, So can the Prison System.

    • @bryanknight1056
      @bryanknight1056 3 месяца назад +6

      A racially homogenous society with a rich cultural history and shared values will have different results with crime and incarceration. Sweden is a decent example of this, they're taking a more aggressive approach to criminal justice when just 15 years ago they were closing prisons. Most of this increase in crime is in the form of gang violence from immigrants. Growing pains from cultural friction and poverty. I assure you from personal experience, while the Army is built on order and discipline it is reinforced by the social pressures of the new culture you voluntarily submit to. If that fails, intimidation, fear and extortion(not extortion, but financial pain from non-judicial punishment penalizing pay) are there waiting in the wings.

    • @fingerprint5511
      @fingerprint5511 3 месяца назад +1

      Yes it appears they may have learned a lot after their truly evil treatment of POW's in WW2.

  • @paulcuffee4266
    @paulcuffee4266 3 месяца назад +102

    The reason for discipline, order that translate to low prison population in Japan starts early from Kindergarten, Most Japanese students walk to school and clean class rooms themselves Unlike the overrated US where everything is over hyped and politicized.

    • @thegreencouchshow4029
      @thegreencouchshow4029 3 месяца назад +8

      I attended elementary school in Africa and yes students did clean their classrooms and the entire school. You will stand in line sing the national anthem and someone will check your hygiene ( finger nails, hair, teeth and overall your presentation) before they can allow you in the class room.

    • @lovesallanimals9948
      @lovesallanimals9948 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@thegreencouchshow4029 want my kid learning not clean the class room and I clean my own kid No one touches my kid

    • @gamernerd7139
      @gamernerd7139 2 месяца назад +8

      @@lovesallanimals9948 Then you are a poor parent. Cleaning ones own place and keeping one's own possessions is part of growing up. Work is not slavery. It teaches some self respect and ability to control ones own environment.

    • @lovesallanimals9948
      @lovesallanimals9948 2 месяца назад

      @@gamernerd7139 you're wrong

    • @LuisM215
      @LuisM215 Месяц назад

      @@gamernerd7139they vote blue aka are a misinformed democrat. Of course they don’t take responsibility. They expect the government to baby everyone.

  • @user-tk1lf5hi6f
    @user-tk1lf5hi6f 3 месяца назад +84

    this prison system is awesome - If some politician promised to start converting our prisons to Japanese style prisons, he'd have my vote.

    • @cjuuu443
      @cjuuu443 3 месяца назад

      Japan has a 99% conviction rate which isn't always a good thing .. lots of innocent people sent to prison for nothing.

    • @user-tk1lf5hi6f
      @user-tk1lf5hi6f 3 месяца назад

      ​@@TrippyMane405 whatever gay guy. You don't know shit about crap.

    • @Hurricane713
      @Hurricane713 3 месяца назад +2

      It’ll either convert or every prisoner gonna be in 60 days of solitary confinement at a time until it does. The stubborn ones could end up serving their entire lives in solitary

    • @GameFuMaster
      @GameFuMaster 3 месяца назад +1

      @@TrippyMane405 isolation does wonders for a lot of people

    • @SamaelMoneyStein
      @SamaelMoneyStein 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Hurricane713Solitary confinement sounds better than being put on a yard, dorm, or pod with other dangerous individuals. If U.S prisons had more Solitary confinement and one man cell's we would see a dramatic drop in crime and crimes comitted in prison.

  • @patriciacorcoran4582
    @patriciacorcoran4582 3 месяца назад +84

    That's a rest home compared to some other prisons 😊

    • @susanarodrigues4864
      @susanarodrigues4864 3 месяца назад +5

      This is wonderful... i would love to know what they think about Carandiru prison... lol

    • @rene525
      @rene525 3 месяца назад

      @@susanarodrigues4864 ...or Antananarivo Prison, Madagascar

    • @CyrusTheVirus187
      @CyrusTheVirus187 2 месяца назад

      Well go rest in a Japanese prison for yourself

  • @lisalisa4182
    @lisalisa4182 2 месяца назад +12

    I went through two US military bootcamps and this reminds me of that. Even the punishment of being forced to sit in one spot and do nothing all day (it was called being sent to "sleepers" when I was in the Navy). And we feared that more than anything. Japanese citizens are taught from childhood to be respectful of others and of their surroundings. Discipline is important to them. Pretty much the exact opposite in most countries around the world.

  • @mariekatherine5238
    @mariekatherine5238 3 месяца назад +70

    I can see where the super structured routine would be very good for many people, not just controlling and reforming criminals. The silence is reminiscent of a religious retreat I attended, (voluntarily!). I found the silence hard at first, but then strangely calming. I left feeling myself spiritually redirected and my emotional equilibrium restored after a traumatic year on my job.

    • @rexguy7823
      @rexguy7823 3 месяца назад +6

      The French used to do the silent treatment as well. Emphasis on the "used" . Would like to see any evidence that it's effective in reducing crime. It's basically just removing a social animals (person) ability to communicate with others, thereby torturing them.

    • @IsabelnoReally
      @IsabelnoReally 3 месяца назад +3

      To keep yourself sane in jail and prison, one of the best methods is keeping a routine and structure. People who do this tend to do better. In the US this often means ignoring a lot of chaos and BS around you. Japan seems to really know what it’s doing. I preferred quiet when I was locked up, and keeping the cell clean is very important for sanity as well as health. Also people who follow strict routine in prisons tend to do better upon release.

    • @IsabelnoReally
      @IsabelnoReally 3 месяца назад +2

      @@rexguy7823The “no talking jail or prison” is used in the USA as well and they say it is to cut down on prisoners conspiring to cause other problems, also it cuts down on fights….. I don’t think it should be enforced to the degree of complete silence. I think enforcing a policy of quiet talking and whispering is better for mental health though. A loud environment is not conducive to good mental health.

    • @rexguy7823
      @rexguy7823 3 месяца назад +1

      @@IsabelnoReally I agree. A lot of people in prison would be very loud if given the chance, but a quiet environment, not a silent one, would seem to be the best. I think the Japanese take things a bit far. Not sure what sitting in a certain posture is going to achieve.

  • @sam555537
    @sam555537 2 месяца назад +24

    The Japanese also don't allow criminals from third world countries to enter or remain in Japan. You think that might have something to do with the low crime rate there?

  • @robertamie4895
    @robertamie4895 3 месяца назад +59

    They don’t play.

    • @bextar6365
      @bextar6365 3 месяца назад +3

      Notice no Obesity seen here like runs rampant in AMERICA !

    • @Lilypoo621
      @Lilypoo621 Месяц назад

      @@bextar6365 Again, that is the cultural influence.

  • @EmpressCreopatraOmega
    @EmpressCreopatraOmega 3 месяца назад +30

    I definitely do not have a problem with order and discipline but sometimes people can just literally lose it so that's what I feel like there should be some limit to madness

    • @Bgo909
      @Bgo909 3 месяца назад +5

      The limit of the Japanese is to know you can’t achieve perfection, but it isn’t impossible to try.

  • @Princessofnyc75
    @Princessofnyc75 3 месяца назад +25

    This makes me wanna chase my dreams and become the best version of my self

  • @lesare6509
    @lesare6509 2 месяца назад +7

    I’m most affected by the lady that spent 20 years in prison for killing her daughter in the house fire! Omgosh she was practically tortured to nod her head in “confession”, miraculously they said got another trial, which rarely happens, then by her & others putting together a deluxe video display of how the fire spread, etc., she is released with a ‘ooops we’re sorry, here’s 750k for your years,,off you go!” Now she is over 60 with it hanging over her head! That ole guy that was so tortured he wont talk again.
    Sad how they get confessions too. 🥺

  • @May4thbwithu
    @May4thbwithu 2 месяца назад +11

    This is a shining example of how a prison system should be run

    • @May4thbwithu
      @May4thbwithu 2 месяца назад +2

      But not such a great judicial system.....

  • @JamesOfEarth
    @JamesOfEarth 2 месяца назад +9

    Can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. I and millions of foreigners have lived in Japan without being arrested or incarcerated. Maybe try that, so you don’t have to see how the prison system works.

  • @Eitner100
    @Eitner100 3 месяца назад +73

    A disciplinary hell? Really? This is how every prison should work worldwide. This is luxury hotel, with some rules. So what do you expect as a criminal? Always complaining about the situation they are responsible for themselves.

    • @theogcamo8533
      @theogcamo8533 3 месяца назад +6

      you watched about half the video and not the other half were people have testimonies of being held guilty, tortured and forced to plead guilty when in fact they are innocent LOL

    • @Eitner100
      @Eitner100 3 месяца назад +1

      @@theogcamo8533 You would never know what I have watched. It is totally irrelevant. If you are a criminal ending up in jail, you did not earn that privilege for having a bad odor. These prisons are far to luxury palaces. You need to wake up son, you have no idea who you are dealing with.

    • @theogcamo8533
      @theogcamo8533 3 месяца назад +4

      well obviously you only watche half. your comment is only about half the video LMAO sounds like i was right@@Eitner100

    • @SuckerFreeGear
      @SuckerFreeGear 3 месяца назад +2

      I used to have the same attitude about prison till I saw so many laws passed that anything can be deemed a felony and used against you if you don't go along with their "program". Even in the USA we have lots of political prisoners and all should be treated humanely.

    • @Penoatle
      @Penoatle 3 месяца назад

      ​@@theogcamo8533
      Cry more about it.

  • @BIG-SHAQ
    @BIG-SHAQ 2 месяца назад +15

    Im seriously amazed and think nz prisons should be the same as this. It might help all the crazy loud people inside calm down and also teach them to be respectful. You can learn alot from here. This is good.

    • @weaselkiller
      @weaselkiller 2 месяца назад +1

      I agree. Same here in the US, but it could never happen. The reason their prisons are like this is because their society is like this. Our society is definitely not.

  • @ganjagranny4208
    @ganjagranny4208 2 месяца назад +10

    Probably the cleanest prison known to man kind. 😉 Thank you for sharing with us. 🙏🙏💖💖

  • @rustykilt
    @rustykilt 3 месяца назад +31

    the west could learn from this. There is a cultural difference in that discipline is part of Japanese culture and the prisoners are almost all Japanese. Japanese Society is essentially a monoculture unlike the WEST where we have multi cultures and an attitude that allows prisoners to behave like animals.

  • @whybutwhy4137
    @whybutwhy4137 3 месяца назад +11

    Carlos looks like he is the Grinch’s long lost brother lol

  • @LeenaStark
    @LeenaStark 3 месяца назад +15

    This _reporter/journalist_ apparently has never seen what the Prison System is like in other countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Philippines, Turkey, Mexico and --- the U.S. + the U.K, just to name a few! She would quickly change her mind if she were to ever visit any of the prisons mentioned.
    When I was around 10 y.o., my parents sent me to a Military type Private Academy where I graduated from, and I will say this: It was 3 times STRICTER than the Prisons depicted in this documentary! I wish that Academy was more like the Prison system in Japan!
    They would wake us up at 5 AM, every day and we would have to clean our rooms ( _we were 4 students/cadets in every room_ ), make sure EVERY SINGLE THING was in order and in its place, and our beds had to be made a certain way --- because when the DORM MISTRESS came into our rooms, she would toss a quarter onto each of our beds, and if that coin didnt BOUNCE off the mattress, our "punishment" would be to STRIP our beds entirely, take the mattress and RUN up and down a hill with it carrying it over our head for an hour, and it didnt matter what the weather was like outside, you did it or you got punished even more severely; plus --- there was "corporal punishment" at the time, where our so called "superiors" had the right to physically punish us, and it wasnt something we could call home and complain about, since our parents KNEW the rules prior to placing us in there.
    It was hard on us younger kids up there, especially during the first 2 years, but after my 3rd year there, I became accustomed to the "disciplinary routine" and settled in. Im grateful to my parents today for putting me there, I learned discipline and made life-long friends, but it was way stricter than the prisons in Japan on so many levels.

    • @lynnhexler-haan3357
      @lynnhexler-haan3357 2 месяца назад +1

      @LenaStark
      UK prisons are like a bloody holiday camp ! Sentences are unbelievably short & over crowding can see them getting released early !

    • @LandonStrauss-hc1sc
      @LandonStrauss-hc1sc 21 день назад +1

      Sounds like Stockholm syndrome 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @whitesamurai
    @whitesamurai 3 месяца назад +24

    If this is about Carlos Gohsn, do people in Japan know that his father had killed a priest and, after serving his sentence, that is why the family had been forced to flee to Brazil?

    • @ignatiusbelafonte6700
      @ignatiusbelafonte6700 Месяц назад

      Carlos is a criminal and needs to be locked up for life

    • @whitesamurai
      @whitesamurai Месяц назад

      @@ignatiusbelafonte6700 you may be right. Idk. I don't understand the difference between what he has done and what his Japanese successors have done (but they are not in jail).
      This documentary hints at, but does not outright claim, there is a legal double standard in Japan.
      Anyways, he didn't kill anyone so compared to Fauci and the politicians and bureaucrats who cause needless wars e.g. eastern Ukraine....those are my priorities for people who need to do jail time.

  • @lovelyskull3483
    @lovelyskull3483 Месяц назад +2

    This program is fascinating beyond belief. It seems to me that this system defines “prison”, or what prison should be. It appears to be in many ways to be far superior to other countries. Very controversial. Thank you for sharing

  • @kitt765
    @kitt765 Месяц назад +1

    I must say, being very familiar with prisons here, the Japanese prisons are immaculately clean.
    Also, having to work is indeed a very important part of rehabilitation.
    Having to live a disciplined, regulated life has undoubtedly been shown to be an indispensable tool for rehabilitation in many cases. And it appears that the high level of supervision could decrease the incidence of prisoners hurting or killing each other.
    But the "hostage justice" confession based system is just shameful.
    How many lives have been ruined like this😈

  • @angelo8424
    @angelo8424 3 месяца назад +15

    Fascinating.

  • @whitesamurai
    @whitesamurai 3 месяца назад +29

    In traditional Japan, prisoners were exiled to a small island (Sado). But Japan itself is a series of islands and the society is highly regulated and controlled.
    So this video made me feel like I was watching a prison *within* a prison.
    Irony.

    • @loveulez
      @loveulez 3 месяца назад

      That is not an example of irony

    • @chigmeister1906
      @chigmeister1906 3 месяца назад

      ?

    • @ilikemitchhedberg
      @ilikemitchhedberg 3 месяца назад +2

      It's prisons all the way down

    • @ShohTann
      @ShohTann 3 месяца назад +3

      this man basically calling Japan a prison.. while its citizens have one of the most powerful passport in the world. Irony.

    • @meaw2m19
      @meaw2m19 3 месяца назад

      It’s really
      - I’ll do what I want, so you’ll do what you want
      OR
      - I won’t do what you don’t want so you won’t do what I don’t want

  • @sow_reaper
    @sow_reaper 3 месяца назад +11

    I admire that the criminals are to "respect" the rules. That wording alone tells you all you need to know about Japanese perspective on life. It's beautiful.👏 Unfortunately, Respect is just as uncommon as common sense nowadays.

  • @Bgo909
    @Bgo909 3 месяца назад +5

    People think they carry things too far and are too old fashioned, but I think it’s one of the few places in the world where there’s any real value left from history. Everything now is so easy and convenient, Japan proves things can be worth something these days, with the exception of bad karaoke they really have it together

  • @katianamaria5573
    @katianamaria5573 Месяц назад +3

    One of the best prison systems I have ever seen.

  • @element5092
    @element5092 3 месяца назад +7

    That beat at 3:24 is 🔥

  • @wally2786
    @wally2786 2 месяца назад +6

    48 years, that poor little old man.

  • @toribern816
    @toribern816 3 месяца назад +56

    Wow. Just wow can we PLEASE implement this is America PLEASE

    • @asullivan4047
      @asullivan4047 3 месяца назад +7

      It's a little too little/a little too late .

    • @toribern816
      @toribern816 3 месяца назад +2

      @@asullivan4047 I know. Nice thought tho

    • @joshuapace5129
      @joshuapace5129 3 месяца назад

      They would just tell the guards to stick it lmao, when I was doing years in jail they wanted me to work, I said go and get F*cked

    • @ethan167
      @ethan167 2 месяца назад +1

      UCLA going to be very busy then!!! 😂😂😂

    • @goodmorningsundaymorning4533
      @goodmorningsundaymorning4533 2 месяца назад +2

      No more wanna-be gangsta

  • @OzzieOzzieOzzieOyOyOy
    @OzzieOzzieOzzieOyOyOy 3 месяца назад +7

    They’re in prison to be punished. It’s organized, clean, quiet, and the prisoners work, exercise, are well fed and get some free time. It’s not a bloody holiday resort.

  • @pumpkinface8151
    @pumpkinface8151 3 месяца назад +9

    Why are people shocked when discipline comes in many different forms? Why are people shocked when another country's culture differs from theirs? But most importantly why are people shocked that a prison isn't supposed to be a pleasant place to stay?

    • @MoonLight-yr6of
      @MoonLight-yr6of 3 месяца назад +1

      It's to controling and too micromanage. Nothing wrong with orders, rules, and discipline but where are the programs in Japan prison.

  • @Steve1734
    @Steve1734 2 месяца назад +2

    Here in Australia we have a similar system but not quite as rigid. Our prisons are in three levels starting with the punishment regime and if you show an ability to be rehabilitated and the sentence allows it, you are moved to a less struct regime and then in your last two years to a prison farm. But you have to go through the levels. The methods of isolation, silence and inactivity are effective in correcting bad behaviour.
    Our new Prisons Commissioner is from the Russian system which is like the Japanese system. But you cannot use jail to be your provider in old age. We have an Aged Care system for that. You will not starve or be destitute in our system.

  • @charzettasands5403
    @charzettasands5403 3 месяца назад +12

    EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY ❤❤❤❤

  • @dibrentley7915
    @dibrentley7915 3 месяца назад +10

    The only problem I saw was forced confessions. They need to fix that, maybe with dna evidence that will become the case.
    As for the structure and rules of prison, clearly it works for Japan, less people going to prison maybe it should be tried elsewhere. I like the idea of a festival too, I think its a good education for children. In western society prisoners are basically hidden although there was that sheriff in the USA who still did chain gangs who cleaned up the roads.

    • @yukiefromoz2573
      @yukiefromoz2573 3 месяца назад +3

      But forced confessions are practiced all over the globe

    • @stuartward1755
      @stuartward1755 2 месяца назад +2

      Honestly I highly doubt their crime rate is as low as they claim it is. One thing I've learned about the Japanese is that their public image means everything to them and will go to great lengths to avoid airing their dirty laundry, especially to foreigners.

  • @DMWBN3
    @DMWBN3 3 месяца назад +3

    Firstly I’d like to say that visiting Japan 🇯🇵 is something I’d love to do.
    It’s not very surprising to me how clean the prison is, and the order there seems to be within the prison
    Japan, as a country seem to be people with high mole values. They still seem to respect the elder population mostly.
    Yes, I’m sure there are problems with poverty and crime, as is in any country in the world. However, I’m sure the crime rates and thinkers and reoffending is a lot less and other developed countries around the world.

  • @DuffiTime
    @DuffiTime Месяц назад +2

    "Through work, inmates learn to socialise"
    "Prisoners are not allowed to talk to eachother during working hours"
    Pick one

  • @verabolton
    @verabolton 2 месяца назад +3

    35:30 "I was *forced* to use methods" .... poor thing! We've heard this kind of defense before... 🙄

  • @Cbpatriotsnews
    @Cbpatriotsnews 3 месяца назад +16

    Very good documentary

  • @burntobewild428
    @burntobewild428 2 месяца назад +5

    Very clean and discipline, good examples to any worst jail around the world.nice nice.

  • @louise7552
    @louise7552 2 месяца назад +2

    All my friends who visit Japan LOVE IT ❤. Incredibly polite, safe, clean, beautiful countryside. Australia is turning into America, gang violence, stabbings, home invasion and no repercussions on anyone under 16 hardly ever. Give me Japanese people anyday.😊

  • @ShevieMine
    @ShevieMine 27 дней назад +1

    I went through basic training in 1970 and what I'm seeing here is very similar.

  • @ngethekinyanjui2124
    @ngethekinyanjui2124 3 месяца назад +8

    When you say prisoners are not supposed to talk to each other; If you look at Chinese Factories in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 the management are like, don't they know that they are not supposed to talk while working.

    • @felicityjohnston9276
      @felicityjohnston9276 3 месяца назад +9

      I found it ironic the guard says their jobs they all do are helping them socialize then in the next breath tells us they aren't allowed to speak to eachother while working. like huh how is that socializing?! 😅

    • @colleenpeck6347
      @colleenpeck6347 3 месяца назад +3

      They want them to focus on their work and make them money!

    • @thegreencouchshow4029
      @thegreencouchshow4029 3 месяца назад +1

      Most warehouses in the US too are similar

    • @8_x_9.
      @8_x_9. 2 месяца назад

      Talking too much takes away concentration thus the accidents!!! Same in vehicles & don't disturbe the driver by it!!! Also loud musick & other loud noises.

    • @8_x_9.
      @8_x_9. 2 месяца назад

      ​@@felicityjohnston9276
      Extremely contradictory!!! They'll become silent killers & criminals later.??!!!
      How about the suicide rate in Japan?

  • @Tabascosause
    @Tabascosause 2 месяца назад +2

    As a western that practices Buddhist/Shinto concepts. This looks pretty nice. Would I want it? No, but Id chose this over western concepts any day. Because life after would simply be the same, structure and discipline. Only negative aspects would be anxiety, due to lack of social concepts.

  • @esavvysavokiii1277
    @esavvysavokiii1277 2 месяца назад +2

    these people are describing the disciplinary system as if it's inhumane when the guard is quite literally describing giving a **time out** as punishment for inappropriate behavior. a time out. yknow. a punishment commonly given to children. are we seriously going to pretend that a time out is "inhumane"? 💀 the french dude being all out of sorts over what is essentially a system of time outs is so telling.

  • @puakeriwinterburn
    @puakeriwinterburn 3 месяца назад +3

    To think that these fantastic , sharp , on point , motivating guards are getting paid less then the lazy unprofessional guards we have in USA prisons fools me

  • @nairbsggirb1718
    @nairbsggirb1718 3 месяца назад +10

    Trying to wrap my head around the "horrors" of what seems to be the best run prison on earth, by miles.

    • @TheDigitalPanther
      @TheDigitalPanther 3 месяца назад +4

      The psychological torture and high percentage of innocent people incarcerated.

    • @yukiefromoz2573
      @yukiefromoz2573 3 месяца назад +1

      Western ppl are too rebellious and always find something to whinge about and revolt against.

    • @dottieland7061
      @dottieland7061 Месяц назад

      So they claim.

  • @Aearonjer
    @Aearonjer 2 месяца назад

    After teaching in public high school in Japan, it's quite a similar vibe and look.

  • @MrEsfranck
    @MrEsfranck Месяц назад +1

    I have said it before, and I say it again. Nobody shall have to face prison sentence, and certainly not death penalty, for a crime they never did. Losing a child in a housefire is bad enough, but to be wrongfully convicted for it is awful. The police's job is to investigate and find out what really happened, not to find a scapegoat at all cost by forcing people to confess.

  • @ziginkillu
    @ziginkillu 3 месяца назад +6

    A prison that isnt ran by inmates… finally

  • @Iamro_
    @Iamro_ 3 месяца назад +7

    The US could never.. Japan never fails to disappoint me.

  • @Shardus_Blunder
    @Shardus_Blunder 3 месяца назад +1

    Either this is a reupload on the same channel or this video was first used by a different RUclips channel over a mobth ago.

  • @user-bk6re8ub4r
    @user-bk6re8ub4r 2 месяца назад +1

    In the US it's the opposite, they tried to make the prison as destructive as possible, and they are always thinking about new ideas. It's not only that, in the US a simple traffic control can escalate really quickly and you can end up in prison even if you have done nothing.

  • @christinamanweiler3541
    @christinamanweiler3541 2 месяца назад +4

    This is how it should be. Instead of letting them just hang out all day like theyre at camp an eating snacks.

  • @solidwisdom8749
    @solidwisdom8749 2 месяца назад +4

    Japan is awesome and how clean it is, even the prison

  • @trudesinadelaide
    @trudesinadelaide 2 месяца назад +2

    Just be respectful of other places and the rules and you will be fine. That man is rude. Entitled. And thinks he's above law

  • @user-ne9it7jq9y
    @user-ne9it7jq9y 2 месяца назад +2

    Is it not fantastic that Carlos Ghosn who is under investigations Japan and France "serves as governor of the World Economic Forum" (Wikipedia) ?

  • @slappiedayz
    @slappiedayz 3 месяца назад +4

    You go to their country you follow their rules simple as that

  • @punotomalf6408
    @punotomalf6408 2 месяца назад +1

    My room is more like a prison compared with how neat and organized their cell is.

  • @MaroviTx
    @MaroviTx 3 месяца назад +1

    God bless you in your journeys

  • @RtalkRlife
    @RtalkRlife 3 месяца назад +3

    Go to a prison anywhere else in the world being at the risk of attacks/murder/rape or go to a Prison in Japan to follow rules? The French guy would run back to this one.

    • @slbellue6874
      @slbellue6874 2 месяца назад

      I think it’s Finland that lets their prisoners live in houses, just like a law abiding citizen.

  • @jessederian8648
    @jessederian8648 3 месяца назад +3

    That's because the U.S.A is slowly turning into a hell hole that nobody wants to live in anymore. As a country we have so so so much to learn about other society's.

  • @lyllegaribdass3312
    @lyllegaribdass3312 3 месяца назад +2

    I'm starting to think that I was Japanese in my previous lifetime, having such a profound adoration for rules and order.

  • @Raymondlopez08
    @Raymondlopez08 Месяц назад +1

    Wow very organised and cleaned seems like in home. the door of cell not like full iron its look like normal door.

  • @antonygray7092
    @antonygray7092 3 месяца назад +3

    Now do a documentary on their victims, you know, for transparency, and lets see how you can feign disdain for their support system, and rehabilitation. Also, when does french boy become a genius, before or after going to prison?. If that's what it takes to be labelled a genius, you can forget it. I think you misunderstand what genius is.

  • @TB-vb1st
    @TB-vb1st 3 месяца назад +3

    How fitting they would show Carlos Ghosn in it, the guy is a criminal and he used the classic "Japanese are all racist xenophobes with a terrible judicial system" card to sway public opinion towards his side (he left his own trusted business partner back in Japan to face the music).

  • @YTviewer118
    @YTviewer118 2 месяца назад

    As someone interested in understanding different prison systems, it's fascinating to see how the Japanese approach emphasizes strict rules and discipline to create a sense of order and purpose for prisoners. This structured environment aims to guide individuals towards rehabilitation and eventual reintegration into society, offering a path to becoming productive citizens.
    In contrast, Western prisons are often criticized for potentially fostering chaos by allowing more freedom and access to modern comforts within the prison walls. This leniency can sometimes lead to a lack of accountability and motivation for inmates to work towards positive change and reintegration into society.
    Both systems have their strengths and weaknesses, with the Japanese system focusing on discipline and regimentation while the Western system may prioritize individual rights and autonomy. The key lies in finding a balance that effectively promotes rehabilitation and reduces recidivism, taking into account cultural norms, societal values, and available resources for prisoner programs and support.

  • @thatbaboon5344
    @thatbaboon5344 2 месяца назад +1

    Need a documentary about Jonny somalia and his time in prison bet he is learning faster than skynet

  • @dottieland7061
    @dottieland7061 Месяц назад +3

    I have lived in Japan for 23 years. It’s simple you follow the rules and respect the culture you won’t have a problem. I don’t like Carlos goan why did he leave if he didn’t have anything to hide?? I still think he is a liar and nearly broke a huge motor giant. You don’t run if you don’t have have anything to hide. The man is a coward

    • @qwax
      @qwax Месяц назад

      But all the people defending that traitor Edward Snowden keep saying things like, "He had to run."

  • @perthpickers8851
    @perthpickers8851 3 месяца назад +3

    US justice system needs to take a leaf out of Japans prison system book I reckon. Maybe criminals will think twice about reoffending!
    Truth be told, the US government are happy the ways things are, I mean if criminals stop offending, the economy would probably collapse?

  • @expatmoose
    @expatmoose Месяц назад

    Very very interesting documentary

  • @eholby
    @eholby 2 месяца назад

    Running our prisons like this would be a huge improvement.

  • @baseddandere
    @baseddandere 3 месяца назад +8

    Was hoping to see Johnny Somali in here 🤣

  • @oldguy8177able
    @oldguy8177able 3 месяца назад +5

    the japanese strange people but in a good way,i admire there discipline,the west seems to be the opposite

  • @FriendofMineralTown
    @FriendofMineralTown 6 дней назад

    The only truly weird part about that festival outside the prison, was it was outside the prison. In America they do those exact types of things just not generally anywhere near the prison. They give the children bags full of pencils, stickers, papers, and other junk to get them interested. Everyone cheers on their love for law enforcement.

  • @davehud2552
    @davehud2552 3 месяца назад +4

    They look so okay

  • @whitesamurai
    @whitesamurai 3 месяца назад +9

    There was a time when American prisoners broke rocks and cleaned the streets.

  • @robertladue7647
    @robertladue7647 2 месяца назад +1

    I love the Japanese penal system. It reminds me of the penal system prior to the 1960’s. Also, the discipline for children was also practiced prior to the 1960’s.
    We knew from right from wrong. We knew to follow the rules/laws as it benefitted all of society, not just the individual. I still believe in that. I don’t take advantage of people or the system.

  • @ryanwebb9710
    @ryanwebb9710 2 месяца назад +2

    This is how prisons should be ran in uk , bet they have lowest crime within prisons and attacks. Plus lower crime rate on streets it’s a no brainer.
    Discipline and structure

  • @Ausbrookss
    @Ausbrookss 2 месяца назад +3

    Is that a prison? It’s look like a summer camp

  • @markwhelan9887
    @markwhelan9887 3 месяца назад +5

    They ask why would a person flee when they have given there word that they would attend court to face the charges they are accused of, I think the answer is very clear !! If they are accused of a crime and they claim they are innocent it matter's very little because the police have already found you guilty and continue to question the accused untill they break and agree with whatever is put before them so the consistent harassment stops. Put yourself in the position of the accused knowing you are innocent yet they torture your mind untill you confess. Knowing this what confidence would that same person have in the courts. One would have Verry little if any confidence in the courts. It appears that they don't believe in a fair trial. If I was That Man who did 120 days then 41 days before he got bail for the third time and he then left Japan and went to Lebanon.
    I would have done the same thing. Say what you want about how barbarric this system is I'm sure most people don't re-offend.

    • @daisick7953
      @daisick7953 3 месяца назад

      But he was and is guilty.

  • @88njtrigg88
    @88njtrigg88 26 дней назад

    1:04 l'm sure it is. I wouldn't expect anything else from the Proud people's of Japan.
    Excellent content.

  • @SteveSmith-os5bs
    @SteveSmith-os5bs Месяц назад

    I worked the Arizona prison system as a supervisor for 20 years. Arizona prisons dirty are unsafe for both staff and inmates,minimum compliance to prison rules is tolerated, staff are usually burnt out within a couple of years.

  • @user-sz9xm2vj5x
    @user-sz9xm2vj5x 3 месяца назад +17

    I wonder if those praising the prison are envisioning this as the kind of prison they'd like to be in 😅

    • @liamsmusicalbrain
      @liamsmusicalbrain 3 месяца назад +5

      It would make me not want to go to prison which in turn would ensure I follow the law. Exactly what prison should be. A deterant as well as rehabilitation. Also looks much safer to be in prison in Japan than the UK.

  • @crisco362
    @crisco362 3 месяца назад +6

    Now lets see the max security

    • @asullivan4047
      @asullivan4047 3 месяца назад +1

      Perhaps a presentation of one of the " Max " prisons will be available in the future -??? Fuchu prison would be a good penal institution to show the public.

  • @sw33t1337
    @sw33t1337 3 месяца назад +1

    imagine being able to get some peace and quiet when it's time to sleep. sheesh Japan on a different level.