Crazy things that have Happened in Prisons

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Комментарии • 1,4 тыс.

  • @nazc0
    @nazc0 Год назад +6633

    I think the craziest thing to happen in prison was that a known child trafficker with ties to powerful government officials on suicide watch was left alone in a cell where all the cameras malfunctioned and both of the guards happened to fall asleep.

    • @noon3d
      @noon3d Год назад +721

      The cameras didn't malfunction. the footage became corrupted with power and killed itself.
      Actually, they said, "The footage was corrupted, and then it deleted itself."

    • @cannondorf
      @cannondorf Год назад +439

      @@noon3d and it deleted its own backup data

    • @woahblackbettybamalam
      @woahblackbettybamalam Год назад +350

      The craziest part is people actually believe he is dead.

    • @fmcdomer
      @fmcdomer Год назад +183

      worst part is we will never know

    • @tommyvarcity2783
      @tommyvarcity2783 Год назад +47

      Nah someone else will just put it up they know the whole vid gonna get a strike 😂

  • @jonathansmith8672
    @jonathansmith8672 Год назад +245

    The 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt has always been one of my ALL-TIME favorite prison escape stories. I really wish Simple History will do one on the 1946 Battle of Alcatraz, which started as a desperate escape attempt that ended up turning into a bloody, 2-day standoff between the escapees and a coalition of guards, FBI, Coast Guard, and U.S. Marines.

    • @cowboy0370
      @cowboy0370 Год назад +9

      WHAT?

    • @gunsmokegaloreyt6840
      @gunsmokegaloreyt6840 Год назад +3

      @@cowboy0370 ikr how have I never heard of that??

    • @jphommahaxay5023
      @jphommahaxay5023 Год назад +1

      That's gangster 😂

    • @emiliodemartines836
      @emiliodemartines836 Год назад +2

      they should totally do that the battle of Alcatraz was absolutely insane you can still find the holes the marines drilled in the ceiling to drop grenades through a crazy event in the city of my birth

    • @kannethamartin859
      @kannethamartin859 3 месяца назад +1

      Drunk History did an episode on it.

  • @Daniel_McDonald
    @Daniel_McDonald Год назад +589

    Wow, what a fascinating story! Yoshie Shiratori's escape from Abashiri prison using miso soup certainly shows how resourceful and determined a person can be when faced with extreme conditions. It's heartbreaking to hear about the harsh treatment prisoners endured in Japanese prisons during that time, but Shiratori's persistence in escaping multiple times truly shows his strong spirit. Thank you for sharing this piece of history with us, it's important to remember these stories and learn from the past.

    • @cocksure8430
      @cocksure8430 Год назад

      He was a murderer....have sympathy for his victims and their families, not the criminal that took their lives away.
      He also robbed people....get better role models.

    • @671homey
      @671homey Год назад +33

      ​@Arthur Morgan They said he never used violence during an escape, he wasn't escaping when he stabbed the farmer.

    • @werewolflover8636
      @werewolflover8636 Год назад +20

      What part of he was a murderer didn’t you understand?

    • @Safexscape
      @Safexscape Год назад +2

      He even grew extra fingers in his right hand before his last escape. That is determination. 😅

    • @isellcrack3537
      @isellcrack3537 Год назад +1

      @arthurmorgan8978 yeah I was thinking the same thing wtf?

  • @Furzkampfbomber
    @Furzkampfbomber Год назад +420

    Here in Germany, attempts of escaping prison are not indictable. The escapee is still accountable for things like damaging property, stealing a car, hurting people etc. during his escape, but _not_ for the escape attempt itself. The reasoning behind this is that every human being has a natural drive to be free and that trying to escape imprisonment would only be natural human behaviour that can't be seen as a crime.

    • @mattkaustickomments
      @mattkaustickomments Год назад +13

      That’s unbelievable. So how often do people try to escape? How often are they successful? I get the feeling that if the rules are that loose, and the prisons that soft, they may not want to escape- prisons might be better than their own homes?

    • @derveiter8304
      @derveiter8304 Год назад +25

      @@mattkaustickomments Most of the time you have top destroy Something or Hurt someone to get Out and stay Out of prison, so it is Just Not worth it.
      People with live sentences are kept in pretty much unescapable prisons, which you couldnt leave without Killing or Hurting guards, so it doesnt make it more likely for Them to try and escape

    • @FlashRayLaser
      @FlashRayLaser Год назад +22

      One of the arguments against the death penalty is how many people have been executed who turned out to be innocent. I would say escape attempts shouldn't be illegal for the same reason.

    • @ItzWxxdJxsus
      @ItzWxxdJxsus Год назад +2

      What if someone does get out without hurting/breaking stuff? In that case(which is admittedly unlikely) what if anything would happen?

    • @mjanny6330
      @mjanny6330 Год назад

      @Flash Ray Laser wait until you hear how many innocent people are killed by murderers who have been convicted.

  • @somedude3314
    @somedude3314 Год назад +242

    I didn’t expect a video that’s 1 hour long from simple history

  • @tvgamers1661
    @tvgamers1661 Год назад +61

    A small note about the story of Shiratori.
    The original reason he was imprisoned was because off a murder he did not commit, the murder of a farmer.
    All the times he stole while on the run where items needed for survival, he never used violence.
    A later trial after japan surrendered to the US found him innocent of this murder, but did give him prison time for the other crimes during the escape attempts. He accept his verdict and stopped attempts at escaping after his 2nd trail and became a role model for other prisoners.
    Source: Kento Bento on yt

  • @BladeStar420
    @BladeStar420 Год назад +28

    This is the surprise I needed! I could watch a full length film with this animation/narration style.

  • @robbiethepict2783
    @robbiethepict2783 Год назад +190

    Bronson had his appeal hearing just the other day. He started by telling the panel that he "had done more porridge than Goldilocks and the three bears".
    When asked about his confrontations with prison officers he replied “A rumble clears the air, I love a rumble … what man doesn’t?”

    • @EricToTheScionti
      @EricToTheScionti Год назад +22

      i hope he is released.
      if nothin else - for the lulz

    • @booognish
      @booognish Год назад +16

      I don’t know about the porridge talk, but I do get what he’s saying about fighting.. I’ve definitely experienced that, even became close friends with one or two guys that I’d had a little rumble with.

    • @robbiethepict2783
      @robbiethepict2783 Год назад +19

      Porridge means 'doing time in prison' in the UK.

    • @badwolf4632
      @badwolf4632 Год назад +1

      ​@@robbiethepict2783watch is movie mate you will like it it's😂

    • @InfiniteSoahGTACODGLITCHES
      @InfiniteSoahGTACODGLITCHES Год назад +2

      @@annabartoszak7605 he lost it he ain’t being released

  • @Ipsolus
    @Ipsolus Год назад +84

    Prisoner: *Makes crossbow*
    Guard: Damn. Actually, this is kinda cool. We'll put it in a museum

    • @grantmctaggart9942
      @grantmctaggart9942 Год назад +3

      Correction because Canada 🇨🇦: oh I’m soury eh that sur is one nifty crossbow I’ll show the others

    • @blvcktime-justin4633
      @blvcktime-justin4633 Год назад +1

      Imagine you peacefully walk around and out of nowhere this dude is trying to set new headshot records

    • @thedawg2023
      @thedawg2023 Год назад

      ​@@grantmctaggart9942 😂😂

  • @Lando-ie9tx
    @Lando-ie9tx Год назад +67

    I’m not sure why, but the thought of that man’s disgust after his captive farted in front of him had me laughing hysterically

    • @Bobbb-f3i
      @Bobbb-f3i Год назад +2

      Read his books, it was all a joke. He always asked for stupid things like guns, planes, prostitutes. He let another hostage to cos he was boring and couldn't hold a good conversation

    • @The_ZeroLine
      @The_ZeroLine Год назад

      The guy sounds like they actually except for the excessive violence part. Search for farting in front of me or excessively boring conversation. If the credit the guy for instant it sounds like she didn’t pick on helpless people. Sure he held them hostage but he didn’t hurt them

    • @saigelovesart
      @saigelovesart 11 месяцев назад

      It's very British 😂

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache Год назад +62

    Imagine you’re minding your own business when behind you you hear “I likes ya and I wants ya”.

    • @liyanaritch3809
      @liyanaritch3809 Год назад +4

      Then you hear the sound of 3 other dudes approaching from behind

    • @helloidharbl6753
      @helloidharbl6753 Год назад +6

      See we calls ya Chris Handsome.

    • @cocksure8430
      @cocksure8430 Год назад +3

      We can do this the hard way...

    • @estebannunez6902
      @estebannunez6902 Год назад +3

      Is that a reference to the Boondocks? I miss that show 🥲

    • @cocksure8430
      @cocksure8430 Год назад

      @@estebannunez6902 No, the guy on boondocks is REAL!!
      Search 'booty bandit prison' , you'll see the thumbnail!!😂

  • @jadentetzlaff1108
    @jadentetzlaff1108 Год назад +103

    Prison is a place I can never imagine myself in. If I was in prison I wouldn't survive a week in there..

    • @Rickkert2000
      @Rickkert2000 Год назад +12

      Its no fun but even the biggest softie will get harder in prison

    • @Gooie69
      @Gooie69 Год назад

      ​@@Rickkert2000 Get hard you say? Sounds like heaven.

    • @beamerboy4864
      @beamerboy4864 Год назад

      @@Rickkert2000 or…die trying? 🧐

    • @Rickkert2000
      @Rickkert2000 Год назад +1

      @@Gooie69 yes, good for in the showers when they drop the soap

    • @redsun3910
      @redsun3910 Год назад

      @@Rickkert2000 youve never been locked up lol youd get your taint torn in half

  • @starzkream
    @starzkream Год назад +21

    People swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz and back all of the time. There are groups dedicated to doing this, with rescue boats close by. There is really no reason to doubt that the Alcatraz escapees were able to swim to the shore, especially with an inflated raft. If they had drowned, their bodies would have washed ashore. Personally, I believe they made it, then left the country.

  • @ManiacMayhem7256
    @ManiacMayhem7256 Год назад +24

    New Mexico Prison Riot and Attica Riot really deserve their own video

    • @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
      @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 Год назад +1

      Yes, Attica! Attica! Attica!

    • @cplmpcocptcl6306
      @cplmpcocptcl6306 Год назад +2

      There are 2 great videos on the New Mexico prison. One a documentary, with interviews from inmates and guards. The other was about it being haunted. Scared me to death.

  • @KandKo
    @KandKo Год назад +22

    How can someone be that good at escaping from high security prisons but be so terrible at avoiding being captured??

    • @clonecommanderrex8542
      @clonecommanderrex8542 Год назад +1

      You got sacrifice something to be good at something

    • @carloszarzoso1724
      @carloszarzoso1724 Год назад +3

      You need lots and lots of money

    • @pro-socialsociopath769
      @pro-socialsociopath769 Год назад +5

      They go back to their old habits because they don't know anything else

    • @victoriaw6692
      @victoriaw6692 Год назад

      @@pro-socialsociopath769he just didn’t have the money to truly survive undercover, none the less he’s impressive

  • @jostoney6501
    @jostoney6501 Год назад +45

    It's a well-known fact in my community that El Chapo's tunnels are all over the desert behind our homes. In some places you can see where they come out due to the fact the openings are now exposed. It is truly a (groundbreaking) experience seeing one of these deep tunnel openings, knowing they're leading somewhere to Mexico.

    • @yoyoyo-in6cy
      @yoyoyo-in6cy Год назад

      Bro you should cut yourself a slice of the pie and start smuggling. It's common knowledge in my country that you all love nose candy

    • @user-oj4ix5xr1c
      @user-oj4ix5xr1c Год назад +4

      Explore one

    • @PLsexpicklePL
      @PLsexpicklePL Год назад +3

      Yeah go in one!

    • @nicksshitbro
      @nicksshitbro Год назад +3

      You'll probably find a stash of cash if you go exploring.

    • @Frankie6x
      @Frankie6x Год назад +1

      Where

  • @silverstar8868
    @silverstar8868 Год назад +8

    Crazy how people are much more dedicated in escaping prison rather than staying out of it.

  • @minsmama
    @minsmama Год назад +6

    I was a CO in the most dangerous prison in my state. I always said that instead of incarcerating the inmates, they should put them in the space program. Because you will not find better engineers on earth. I had one who made a weapon out of pieces of steel that he cut from the grate that covered his light fixture. I also learned that, with a lot of time and patience, you can seriously cut through steel with dental floss. It was crazy, but I had to respect their creativity.

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker Год назад +59

    Best prison escape ever in my opinion is the Maze H blocks 1983, Belfast. When 38 IRA prisoners escaped dressed up as prison officers and smuggled in guns, then literally walk out. Then the madness unfolded.

    • @Thesilentecho3832
      @Thesilentecho3832 Год назад +1

      What about alkatraz prison escape

    • @IrishTechnicalThinker
      @IrishTechnicalThinker Год назад +12

      ​@@Thesilentecho3832 But the Maze prison was a prison, inside a prison, inside an army camp.

    • @dtw63
      @dtw63 Год назад +5

      Before they could search a cell in Ireland prisons, they had to give the inmates a few days notice. I guess that’s why the were able to bring in contraband and not get caught. I don’t know if it’s still procedure or not. I worked in a men’s full custody prison 22+ years and we walked up to the cell, had control booth pop the door open. Ask the inmates to step out. We’d do a clothed body search on them and have them take a seat on the table in dayroom. We’d then go in and search the cell. Anything we removed they were given a receipt and it was logged.

    • @booognish
      @booognish Год назад +1

      You know, I don’t know that much about the IRA or even the circumstances that influenced their formation/existence, but I’ve heard some good stories..

    • @greenlover247
      @greenlover247 Год назад +1

      @@booognish Try 500 years ... 🥶

  • @harrowedone974
    @harrowedone974 Год назад +16

    Bronson was just playing Prison Architect in prisoner mode.
    We've all been there.

    • @Polaf3456
      @Polaf3456 Год назад

      No, you haven't.
      It's cringe that you tried to relate his experiences to yours.
      A majority of the population have never been in jail let alone prison for even a day.
      It's certainly no game either.

    • @quikdraw5203
      @quikdraw5203 Год назад +4

      ​@@Polaf3456triggered much?

  • @DanSolow
    @DanSolow Год назад +49

    Charles was also rumoured to butter himself up after lunch to be ready when fighting the guards 😂 he's quirky for sure.

    • @tylerlormand5644
      @tylerlormand5644 Год назад +7

      not quirky smart when you got a few ppl coming at you you dont wanna be grabbed

    • @profitprophet4547
      @profitprophet4547 Год назад +9

      The best part is he took a dude hostage, then let him go as he farted.

    • @BirthOfAnEmceeTV
      @BirthOfAnEmceeTV Год назад

      ​@@profitprophet4547There's 2 other guys he took hostage n tickled their feet 😂
      Also, It's body wash and/or shampoo they use to cover themselves. They then throw loads on the floor then stand at the back of the cell n wait for the mufty squad to arrive.

  • @ucnhtmenow1
    @ucnhtmenow1 Год назад +10

    I know there's a lot of wise Japanese people, but to go back to a guard that works at the prison you escaped from is far from an intelligent thing to do.

  • @donladplaysgames4036
    @donladplaysgames4036 Год назад +4

    Shirotori's final escape was also really cool because he spent his days staring at the skylight in his cell and whenever the guards got suspicious they checked to make sure he wasn't scaling up again and never once thought of looking at the floor

  • @GreenHeet
    @GreenHeet Месяц назад +3

    Flogging and solitary confinement/isolation are the absolute worst physical and mental tortures which can be done to the prisoners. I believe we have human rights laws which should keep this from happening.

  • @normanavalos3730
    @normanavalos3730 Год назад +8

    Simple History working overtime for us. Salute

  • @mtmadigan82
    @mtmadigan82 Год назад +38

    Theres a great one with Statesville in Illinois. They had a guy disappear. Had no idea how he got out. Turned out there was some remodeling going on in the prison. A few decades later, when they were remodeling again he was found underneath when they dug up the concrete floor of a bathroom and shower.

    • @EricToTheScionti
      @EricToTheScionti Год назад +5

      wait was he dead?

    • @mtmadigan82
      @mtmadigan82 Год назад +8

      @@EricToTheScionti they gave him a McDonald's straw that was through the slab. lol I've gotta look, but I wouldn't be surprised if they buried dude alive. probably not, but not out of the question with the guys there.

    • @rustbuster69
      @rustbuster69 Год назад +5

      @@EricToTheSciontibruh

    • @BugnBuddysMom
      @BugnBuddysMom Год назад +5

      Yup, Carlos Robles. The guy who killed him was paroled and then murdered in Kentucky.

  • @kynaston1474
    @kynaston1474 Год назад +3

    The bit about creamer is a half truth. It can be used that way but it isn't fats that burn, it's the cornstarch and it goes up for the same reason grain silos explode sometimes. It burns really fast, it won't stick, the flame isn't that hot. You might singe someone's eyebrows but not much more. I did nearly four years and the goons that run the place are just always trying to take anything that makes your life easier. I can tell you now, if I want a weapon I'll make one and you won't stop me no matter what you ban. I'll bust the tile up in the bathroom and put the sharp ends in a sock if I want. That's worse than about anything he listed here. I'll break the leg off a table. I've seen parts of wheelchairs taken apart and used as hatchets. If you want safer prisons, focus on making quality of life better for the prisoners. If we aren't stressed out we don't fight as much. Truth is the cops love to watch fights though.

  • @bredsheeran2897
    @bredsheeran2897 Год назад +9

    You know you’ve done something right when a guy that’s taken dozens of people hostage writes a strongly worded letter instead of take more people hostage 17:15

  • @dreamjackson5483
    @dreamjackson5483 Год назад +9

    I don't know if these animators are trying to be funny or not. But some of the facial expressions and spins effects are hilarious

    • @johnstory2996
      @johnstory2996 Год назад

      The guy with the homemade shotgun was my favourite. He just keeps picking it up and putting it back down on a loop 😂

  • @stevesmith-ny8jb
    @stevesmith-ny8jb Год назад +4

    All fantastic stories. Thank you. My favorite one was watching Charles Bronson punch people. Love the animation

  • @zeldera
    @zeldera Год назад +18

    1 hour of pure content. Amazing

  • @sberry80
    @sberry80 Год назад +40

    Charles Bronson was a legend. I totally thought the actor changed his name to Bronson after the criminal because he was such a badass. Had no idea it was the other way around, which is pretty rad.

    • @Bobbb-f3i
      @Bobbb-f3i Год назад +3

      The actors a lot older, born 1921 and had his first role in 50s which is the decade that Peterson was born. Simple maths could have helped

    • @Highly3666
      @Highly3666 Год назад +1

      ​@@Bobbb-f3i Google would've helped too lol

    • @Bobbb-f3i
      @Bobbb-f3i Год назад +1

      @@Highly3666 but common sense is easier than Google, surely? You see an actor starring in a 50s or 60s movie and a criminal who is born in the 60s,, it's not difficult to tell who came first. The OC says he knew of both

    • @Highly3666
      @Highly3666 Год назад +1

      @Martin Todd that's true. You know, for some common sense, isn't so common, lol

  • @thegardenofme
    @thegardenofme Год назад +4

    I work for CDCR. Craziest thing I’ve ever heard has to do with an inmate by the name of Jaime Osuna. He was in a segregation unit where inmates are supposed to be checked on every 30 minutes. He was just given a new cellmate, something Jaime warned staff not to do. He was left unchecked for about an hour and a half, in this time he had decapitated his cellmate, disemboweled him, and decorated the cell with the entrails. He is also known for “gassing” people, which is a term used in prison meaning inmates throw a cup or bowl filled with their bodily fluids at staff. Most people use urine, spit, or feces if they are gassing staff. Jaime uses his blood. He also likes to get overfamiliar with the psychiatric staff, asking for their hand in marriage then will gas them for refusing. His backstory is quite sad and tragic, and it explains how he turned out the way he did. I do not work in the institution that he is housed at, but I work with people who have been there. He is a well-known inmate and a google search of his name will tell you what he did.

  • @TheShiresKnight
    @TheShiresKnight Год назад +47

    Didn’t expect Charles Bronson to be on the list, the movie Bronson is definitely worth a watch. He’s still alive and due to be released soon.

    • @miketobias1821
      @miketobias1821 Год назад

      I agree... Bronson is a damn good movie. It's worth a watch. 👍👍

    • @cerberusloyalist5038
      @cerberusloyalist5038 Год назад +1

      dude, I just spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how, when and why Charles Bronson the actor went to jail.

    • @keithwilliams1243
      @keithwilliams1243 Год назад +1

      He is not due to be released.

    • @jessgunn6639
      @jessgunn6639 Год назад +2

      PAROLE HEARING NOT RELEASE AND SURPRISE SURPRISE HE WAS TURNED DOWN LOL

    • @Bobbb-f3i
      @Bobbb-f3i Год назад

      He is doing an IPP life sentence (kind of like a 3 strike life in USA) that was banned in 2012 for being cruel and unfair but they didn't release the already serving IPPs. A lifer in Britain has to sit a parole hearing where the parole board can give 3 results, immediate release, lowering security (going to a less secure prison working towards an open prison) or stay in and will give a new parole date in 6m -2 yr. IPP prisoners have to do courses and show improved behaviour to get out, which is impossible for a high risk prisoner like Bronson cos he's locked up23 hours a day and not allowed to mix much so can't do the courses. This is part of the reason it was banned. Bronson had a parole a couple month ago which it was decided he's still a threat and had to remain inside and in high security. His son recorded Skype calls with him and they're on streaming site, all4 I think

  • @squidgizzard
    @squidgizzard Год назад +3

    Simple History you have outdone yourself again, thank you so much for the great videos!

  • @hoofgripweightlifting6872
    @hoofgripweightlifting6872 Год назад +55

    You should do one on Epstein. Cuz we all know he didn’t kill himself.

    • @juliemclain5841
      @juliemclain5841 Год назад +4

      Did someone else kill him to keep him from telling on them? I don't think they would kill him out of anger and discuss rather than let him go through the humiliation of court and then being sent to prison with all those charges against young women. I think maybe he knew what was coming and like in All these videos, the system was lax.

    • @jessgunn6639
      @jessgunn6639 Год назад +5

      YUP JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER BILL BARR WENT FOR A "VISIT" LOL I GET THE FEELING HE WAS TOLD GET ME OUT OR I SING AND BARR JUST COULDN`T LET THAT HAPPEN NOW COULD HE?!

    • @mjanny6330
      @mjanny6330 Год назад +1

      Have you see the other content on this channel?
      Those guys are always missing, and if they're not they're the portrayed Supreme Victims lol.

    • @jaguarpaw4632
      @jaguarpaw4632 Год назад

      😂😂😂

    • @JonByron
      @JonByron 18 дней назад

      At my age I'll never hear the truth about Epstein, but it will come out

  • @Captain_FixIt
    @Captain_FixIt Год назад +7

    8:25 Music in British Crime: Symphony no.9 Ode to Joy by ludwig Van Beethoven, Habanera by Georges Bizet, William Tell Overture By Gioacchino Rossini, 1812 Overture By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss II.

  • @lknanml
    @lknanml Год назад +41

    I was in Army Aviation for 12 years. After basic training you go to AIT to learn your MOS. Sometimes classes can get backed up and you could spend a week or THREE waiting for a class to open up.
    Naturally I waited THREE weeks sitting around watching the news (the only TV allowed during the day) or volunteering for anything and everything to stay more bussy rather than more crazy. One of the 3 "unique" experiences I had volunteering was escorting someone to the hospital only this time it was off base. Something new. SWEET. We rolled up to a military prison. ( I gotta say I uncontrollably spent 10 seconds thinking about anything and everything I might have done to be picked for this duty as it was one of a handful of times our 1SG asked (YELLED FROM THE HALL) for me by name since I was always the first to stand up before those looking for volunteers could even finish asking what they needed)
    I had never seen a prison before in person. DO NOT GO TO PRISON. It's WORSE than you think.
    There we met up with another 1SG who had the female equivalent as me. (Volunteer for everything to stay busy)
    We were escorts for a male and female soldier who were awaiting a trial for some don't F with these people they will cut ya or worse and they were on the worse side.
    AND THE POINT IS HERE AT LAST..
    Sorry about that.
    Both were chained up with their hands locked at their side to a belt and their feet chained together so they could barely take a full step. The hoods (WTF) were a nice touch. Apparently they were biters and spitters and came down having already chambered some spit into the mask. Then they clipped a leash to their belts and handed it to me. (WTFx2)
    YEP... I walked a human and I kid you not had to say stop, sit, stand, walk and come just like you would order a dog. To the hospital when went. They were in cages in the van. They somewhat bounced around and talked excitedly non stop on they way there. Just like a dog going to the park.
    It was one of my top 10 strangest things I have ever experienced.
    To this day whenever I see a dog on a leash I think of that one time when I went to prison.....

    • @rustbuster69
      @rustbuster69 Год назад +9

      Well that was a wild ride

    • @orvil9223
      @orvil9223 Год назад +9

      That's why I have to laugh everytime some idiot says "3 hots and a cot" or they 'get to go to a country club" when talking about prisons.Horrific places and there is absolutely nothing comfortable or relaxing about them.

    • @dionysusthemadgod
      @dionysusthemadgod Год назад

      You only go to AIT if you’re a POG. Infantry goes through OSUT. 🤷🏻‍♂️😏🥳🎈

    • @wickedcabinboy
      @wickedcabinboy Год назад

      @@orvil9223 - Ever hear of ironic understatement? Or just irony in general?

    • @orvil9223
      @orvil9223 Год назад +3

      @@wickedcabinboy Yep. That also has nothing to do with those jackasses that think prisons aren't tough enough and believe the prisoners are getting coddled and have the good life.

  • @Godly_Message
    @Godly_Message Год назад +2

    Your video is so captivating, I can't stop watching it 😍

  • @bulldawzer5074
    @bulldawzer5074 Год назад +8

    I LOVE these long videos

  • @ghulla5126
    @ghulla5126 Год назад +4

    imagine escaping from prison 4 times and your punishment is being given a shortened sentence in the prison of your choice

  • @FoxMacLeod2501
    @FoxMacLeod2501 Год назад +5

    47:44 - There was a dirtbike _in_ the tunnel, modified to run on the rails built into the floor of the passage. It's shown in the animation, but not mentioned by the narrator - followed by the narration talking about the motorbike that, ironically, isn't animated, but was waiting for him by the tunnel exit.

  • @johnnynephrite6147
    @johnnynephrite6147 Год назад +1

    The first guy was good at escaping, but EXCELLENT at getting caught.

  • @lukethepotatoking
    @lukethepotatoking Год назад +5

    Imagine being so dangerous, prison doesn't even want you

  • @paulgitaukinuthia3916
    @paulgitaukinuthia3916 Год назад +2

    This is a masterly crafted Documentary, worth every minute.

  • @thunderbear0
    @thunderbear0 Год назад +3

    Death penalties keeps the crime rate low.

    • @werewolflover8636
      @werewolflover8636 Год назад

      Yes! And it should be EVERYWHERE! Just look at the UK where a dangerous criminal was allowed to hurt whoever he wished and received little punishment for it! This is insanity!

    • @evandelozier1851
      @evandelozier1851 Год назад

      I would disagree it's only legal murder,and doesn't help society as whole, seeing that in the US the states have murdered at least 5000 innocent people sense 78

  • @karlmarks6065
    @karlmarks6065 Год назад +1

    Bronson was disgusted with the prisoner after he farted in front of him , had me in stitches 😂

  • @Dr.Rabbit7346
    @Dr.Rabbit7346 Год назад +3

    Lol he took a librarian hostage for a helicopter, a blowup doll and a cup of tea ☕😂
    Yep his is definitely from Britain 🇬🇧

  • @blvcktime-justin4633
    @blvcktime-justin4633 Год назад +2

    Imagine a prison riot and out of nowhere some inmates start to pull out crossbows, guns and anime weapons. That's like a Prison free card😂

  • @BadManWithAMadPlan
    @BadManWithAMadPlan Год назад +4

    As young children me and my brothers made clubs out of rolled up newspaper duct taped super tight. they were flexible and soft but heavy and hard at the same time. they were meant to be padded training weapons but we hurt ourselves and each other badly enough for even the kids to say "no, this is NOT a toy"

  • @jaliatyner1994
    @jaliatyner1994 Год назад +1

    Every country: *bans items to avoid mischief
    Canada: *puts it in museums *

  • @bigpunchee
    @bigpunchee Год назад +37

    How did the court recognize he didn't hurt anyone during his escapes? Didn't he literally murder someone over a potato? 😂

    • @beatnik6806
      @beatnik6806 Год назад +17

      But that was after he had succesfully escaped.

    • @davethedude6969
      @davethedude6969 Год назад +1

      I was wondering the same thing lol...

    • @alanfike
      @alanfike Год назад +5

      He didn't kill anybody during escape. You've got your answer right there. Why can't you put it together?

    • @PanzerChief
      @PanzerChief Год назад +4

      That's outside the prison dude and it's a self-defense

    • @PomChiChar
      @PomChiChar Год назад +2

      Why would it matter if it was DURING the escape? He killed a man, can’t y’all put it together?

  • @natlyfranks6856
    @natlyfranks6856 Год назад +2

    What a precious movie! I stumbled on it & was going to change it but I was distracted (at work) boy am I glad I didn't change it! They really made you care about each & every character, even the grouchy old woman. 😊 Really good

  • @injun_gaming
    @injun_gaming Год назад +8

    this is the only channel i watch instantly when they upload

    • @injun_gaming
      @injun_gaming Год назад

      @Don't Read My Profile Photo no one cares

    • @steelmercenarytheodor4929
      @steelmercenarytheodor4929 Год назад

      ​@Don't Read My Profile Photo cringe

    • @redsun3910
      @redsun3910 Год назад

      these are all old videos though

    • @injun_gaming
      @injun_gaming Год назад

      @@redsun3910 ether way i will watch them

    • @redsun3910
      @redsun3910 Год назад

      @@injun_gaming good for you but i personally cant stand seeing all these for the fifth time when i expected new content. just disappointing

  • @touryhope386
    @touryhope386 Год назад +2

    The animation you have for your second story had me rolling😂

  • @td4190
    @td4190 Год назад +5

    Well I got to say you definitely started the video with probably the best prison story ever. I've heard all about him and that man was an escape artist

  • @kadevohn
    @kadevohn Год назад +1

    craziest thing we did in prison is we would make candles with bedsheet and a+d ointment and burn them under the metal table then make quesadillas like it was a stovetop

  • @jackbeanstalk9208
    @jackbeanstalk9208 Год назад +3

    I spoke to a POW that was in the hilton. He said the first thing that happened they had a big guy jump on his shoulders till they were dislocated, then his arms were tied behind his back. He was asked what unit, etc... he was with and mission plans. He refused. He also said they would take small pieces of bamboo and ram in under prisoners finger nails as torture.

  • @Wolfpackhunter
    @Wolfpackhunter Год назад +2

    Brunson was funny. To swap a hostage for a cup of tea and give him up because he farted? lol

  • @saskilla1945
    @saskilla1945 Год назад +4

    Thank you Simple History for uploading these videos!

  • @jamesroachjr4074
    @jamesroachjr4074 11 месяцев назад +1

    I need the beat in the intro from 00:01 - 00:10

  • @manchesterguy7961
    @manchesterguy7961 Год назад +3

    Best prison story ever is pablo Escobar being allowed to build his own for himself and his friends and when he got bored of it he let himself out!!

  • @wesleyruff4997
    @wesleyruff4997 Год назад +1

    theres something profoundly disgusting about hearing an American refer to a truck as a lorry unironically

  • @fakename503
    @fakename503 Год назад +3

    "Only one man has ever been able to escape Abashiri prison and it was during a snow storm."
    Me: Taiga Saejima.

  • @briandady9030
    @briandady9030 Год назад +1

    Never used violence in any way... tell that to the farmer!

  • @Bigchilezlife
    @Bigchilezlife Год назад +12

    Do “The Battle of Alcatraz”! That deserves honor and respect to the officers killed! And the desperate escape of 46’

  • @Seedyrom247
    @Seedyrom247 Год назад +2

    2:25 I like how he is animated as a poor old man getting beaten…but in reality he was a 35 year old professional criminal who escaped his court administered legal detention many times. They should have sent him to defend Okinawa by himself.

  • @MrPanzerTanzer
    @MrPanzerTanzer Год назад +5

    In Germany, there is no punishment for breaking out of jail because of Art 2 GG (The freedom of a person is inviolable).

    • @ProlMLGJoe
      @ProlMLGJoe Год назад

      Pretty based imo.

    • @booognish
      @booognish Год назад

      Depending on the severity of any other crimes you technically commit within the escape itself, specifically violent crimes, I agree with that. The instinct to seek your freedom from imprisonment is an unwritten basic human right, in my opinion..

    • @johnstory2996
      @johnstory2996 Год назад

      ​@@booognish It's not unwritten, though. It's legislation. It's literally been written. 🙄

  • @travismundy7548
    @travismundy7548 Месяц назад

    The animation on this episode is cracking me up 😂

  • @spinetanium3296
    @spinetanium3296 Год назад +9

    Timothy Leary was another one. When he was psychologically assessed, no one noticed he'd DESIGNED most of the tests. He used his inside knowledge to get minimum security; then walked right out the door.

    • @86crud
      @86crud 10 месяцев назад

      Oh trip out.

  • @onewingedangelsephiroth1561
    @onewingedangelsephiroth1561 Год назад +1

    I'm a Final Fantasy expert. It's a video game, not an Anime. There was a Halo movie and I highly doubt that anyone would call Halo a motion picture franchise.

  • @catcrimes80
    @catcrimes80 Год назад +4

    I love how in Europe, prisons treat there prisoners with so much respect. That the scene in Spiderman: Far from home where in a jail the cell door opened up and the inmates closed it themselse is realistic

    • @terryhayward7905
      @terryhayward7905 Год назад +1

      In a lot of UK prisons, inmates actually get TV, a kettle for tea and coffee and keys to their cell doors, but they only open the cell from the outside.

  • @bonefishgrill6382
    @bonefishgrill6382 Год назад +2

    Did a 8 year bid.... one thing I'll never ever forget is the screams from the cell next to mine... every night... dude was getting rapxd for one month straight till they transfered his celly

  • @quantomic1106
    @quantomic1106 Год назад +8

    Bronson's story was not because of his toughness but a demonstration of how weak the British prison system is against criminals. Pull a stunt like that in North Korea or many African prisons and he'd wish he'd been Goody-Goody Boy.

  • @yan-rayiller-may8443
    @yan-rayiller-may8443 Год назад +2

    Can you imagine being a prison guard and walking around a corner at night just to see a thin mangled creature contourt out of a food slot in the middle of the night.

  • @justinwebber9968
    @justinwebber9968 Год назад +11

    Escape is the one part of prison I've always found fascinating; I watched escape from Alcatraz when I was around seven and then watched it over and over for weeks. I've always thought that if I ever ended out in prison, I would spend every waking hour trying to find a way out.

  • @baffledsquirrel2122
    @baffledsquirrel2122 Год назад +2

    I’m from Canada and I have seen that cross bow! It’s on display in the warden house of the Kingston pen

  • @PowerUpJohn
    @PowerUpJohn Год назад +17

    I remember doing a clinical rotation in a jail while in nursing school & how surprising it was to be 10 yards away from a violent inmate who was pepper sprayed. My eyes started burning within a minute of the inmate's arrival even though I wear glasses. It's a small reminder that crime hurts many.

    • @ospjp4
      @ospjp4 Год назад +3

      Is, is this a serious comment???

  • @robbrown3941
    @robbrown3941 Год назад

    The graphics are hilarious!! I can’t breathe! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @joeelward1684
    @joeelward1684 Год назад +11

    What software do they use for animation? It reminds me a bit of South Park.

  • @matthewsecord7641
    @matthewsecord7641 Год назад +1

    Stopping you at 6:20. If you can get your head through a hole, the rest of you fits.

  • @lieutenantomni3642
    @lieutenantomni3642 Год назад +3

    im seriously reconsidering my salt intake now

    • @helloidharbl6753
      @helloidharbl6753 Год назад +1

      Sodium is necessary for a healthy human, but not good for someone with hypertension.

    • @Bananappleboy
      @Bananappleboy Год назад

      Where can I buy Chlorine Salt? I heard TSB on the stock market doesn't sell them anymore

    • @KaoticReach1999
      @KaoticReach1999 Год назад

      ​@@helloidharbl6753If you've hypertension how should you get sodium then?

  • @KGKSkull
    @KGKSkull Год назад

    Bronson sounds like a character that just won’t be taken care of, like 8 episodes after they’re smashed under a building, they just open the door and say “did you forget about me”

  • @NEKRWSPHERE
    @NEKRWSPHERE Год назад +5

    I do feel for Bronson. I had someone very early in my development who helped me face my anger issues, and taught me the mental discipline of Martial Arts not just the arts themselves. Today I believe that violence belongs in the ring (or the octagon, etc.) where it can be channeled more or less safely. I doubt Bronson had anyone like that. 20:57 Why would it "result in blindness"? Unless you mean temporary blindness? Capsaicin in pepper spray is pretty much the same thing, and it does not permanently impair vision, which is exactly why it ought to be hailed as great non-lethal defense, and why governments like the Canadian one ought to legalise carrying it for self-defense. It's ludicrous how in Canada - a small, lightweight woman is somehow expected to defend herself against multiple male attackers with her bare hands, as it's illegal to carry ANYTHING for self-defense other than your own hands. Technically yes, you can carry a knife and even a sword in Canada, but not for the purposes of defending yourself against another human.

  • @bredsheeran2897
    @bredsheeran2897 Год назад +1

    17:49 I swear the guy narrating this is the guy from Geo History

  • @lucasruckle
    @lucasruckle Год назад +9

    I'm amazed by the amount of things prisoners have access to.

  • @williamwade8187
    @williamwade8187 28 дней назад +1

    Never used violence in his escape attempts? I'm confused, didn't he stab and kill that farmer in the story? Wtf

  • @jonathanbaarts
    @jonathanbaarts Год назад +8

    "This prison housed some of the nations most notorious and dangerous criminals"
    me:What they do?
    "Stole stuff at night... might have had a toy gun or something"

  • @zosazsatara5889
    @zosazsatara5889 Год назад

    1700s PERSON: "constant escapees? consistant violent men? back in my day, we chopped their heads off after the first attempt"

  • @adampatino5372
    @adampatino5372 Год назад +12

    The 2 brothers survived and made it to South America; I learned, watching another program. There's this alleged photo of them together, taken sometime after 2000, and AI facial recognition software confirmed that the men in the picture were, in fact, a match. What a story!! I'm happy for them

  • @mangrove
    @mangrove Год назад

    I love that the Bronson video had Caarmen's "Habenera" playing, a nice added touch.

  • @TupDigital
    @TupDigital Год назад +4

    Using a storm to cover the noises of his escape, ala Andy Dufresne in Shawshank....excellent. Wow This guy was mega-rescourceful.
    Also, I always kinda assumed the actor Charles Bronson might have taken his name from the real-life wildman

  • @ikari6399
    @ikari6399 Год назад

    27:14 buddy minding his business on the far left lol😂😂

  • @neofulcrum5013
    @neofulcrum5013 Год назад +11

    Can you guys cover the history of guerrilla warfare?

  • @Gamingawesomeness121
    @Gamingawesomeness121 Год назад +1

    Awesome as always, keep it up!

  • @patriciocordova449
    @patriciocordova449 Год назад +6

    It’s not helpful to glorify a criminal.

  • @FronteirWolf
    @FronteirWolf Год назад +1

    In army cadets we would throw coffee creamer on our hexi cookers to get an impressive burst of flame. They also routinely asked us to hand in the Tabasco sauce we got in our ration packs, just in case we decided to swirt the bottles into someone's eye.

  • @MDAdams72668
    @MDAdams72668 Год назад +8

    Story 1 Do you have any IDEA how strong (mentally) a person has to be to survive Even more shocking as how "normal" he was after the ordeal my hat is off to him

  • @Ryzenx-vh6bv
    @Ryzenx-vh6bv Год назад

    When u said PK I just picture a guy in like 1920 saying parkour! Escaping from prison😂

  • @andrewchristiansen8311
    @andrewchristiansen8311 Год назад +5

    Man escapes using only a bowl of Miso Soup.
    *2 Minutes later*
    Oh and a wire from a water bucket, And some floorboards.