Zenica prison - is the biggest and toughest prison in Bosnia Herzegovina. The 1886 fortress still stands to this day. The prison has survived all kinds of internal and external threats: rebellions, escape attempts, both world wars and the Bosnian war in the 1990s. Zenica has room for almost a thousand inmates. From minor offenses such as robbery to war criminals, there are currently five hundred and fifty prisoners behind bars.
It's interesting when you're able to understand both languages fluently because the guards talk so calmly and formally but the narration is so dramatic for no reason.
This is an unexpectedly good and fair documentary. As a Bosnian, I can confirm that KPZ Zenica has a wide reputation for one of the worst places in Bosnia, something all criminals are afraid of getting into. I passed by it once and I was amazed at the sheer size of it. I don't think I would classify it as one of the toughest in the world - it's definitely one of the tougher ones in Europe and is definitely the toughest one in Bosnia.
Filming this in winter conditions certainly helped with making it harsh.. During summer, Zenica looks beautiful, totally different compared to what you've seen
Ne seri jarane, izgleda ko jedan veliki kontejner, sa aromom čađa iz željeraze. Rat završio ima skoro tries' godina, još ima nesaniranih zgrada sa rupama od metaka. Kroz centar grada rijeka-super, ali najprljavija rijeka u državi. Žalosno, al' realno tako je.
I worked with MANY Bosnians , men and women making eyeglasses in a large lab. There were a few nice ones, but so many of them just seemed a little off sometimes. Maybe the war caused it. Otto was really strange. we had people from all over the world working there at Carl Zeiss Vision . you have seen their name on lenses on cameras.
I drove through Bosnia Herzegovina from the north of Croatia to Montenegro a few years ago. What an amazing and beautiful country, yet still seeing the scars of the civil war was unreal. I felt like I was in a Jason Bourne movie. I was also impressed with all the war memorials erected for the fallen soldiers. I drove right by Zenica Prison heading towards Sarajevo.
@@anelanche367 Bosnia from when it was a banate under Croatian Catholic family of Subici to all kings of Bosnia Kotromanici and last from Tomasevic family were Croatian Catholics no Anels Ahmeds Mehmets kings of Bosnia so how can Bosnia just a geographical toponym that was used to describe Croats who lived near river Bosna be attacked by Croats?
I just want to say that killings and robberies are very low in Bosnia and Herzegovina. But they are very high on the part of politicians who have completely plundered this beautiful country.
@@brnogt4954 lol that’s a joke, you can’t even stand 3 religions in Bosnia, lot of hate there…its a fact Edit: i get it, okay! you don’t have to reply same thing 😂
I remember stories of my grandfather. He was police officer in ex Yugoslavia. In 60's and 70's he used to deliver prisoners to Zenica from other cities. He didn't want to enter prison. Guards were brutal and strict even to regular police. They had top jurisdiction in there and didn't answer to anyone outside.
@Geographer Sudoku What are you talking about i hate commies my country was part of yugoslavia i was laughing to an idiot up in the comment who is like acting smart sayin like criminal system was better back than not like now 12years for murder same idiots justifying communism as it happens all over the world. I had my familly members being killed/butchered/tortured bc they fought the war to stop that sickness. Sooooo i would like the most to meet those who tortured and killed my people in that system to give them the taste of their own medicine not to laugh with them..
@Geographer Sudoku And also dont trust this video i was in prison3times in harshest prisons in ex yugoslavia so zenica is not different if you are normal, honest, and willing to stand up for yourself you will be ok, there is violence just like any prison for worst criminals has but its normal its nothing bombastic, not nearly compared to tje ammount of violence in usa prisons
Being from Zenica, this video is beyond hilarious to me. It paints the town and country as some bleak, desaturated, mortally dangerous place to live in. Meanwhile, our violent crime rates are lower than most of Western Europe lol The hillock behind the prison isn't "filled with hungry bears and wolves". It's a tiny hill. There's a village like, right across it
Everyday I'm addicted to these kinds of prisons documentaries, thank you for updating these documentaries and that this is free to watch is amazing. 👍👍👍
This prison surprised me.High security, nearly no chance to escape, around observation cameras. Prisoners get kept in good conditions. The cells are clean and with amenities.,nearly as hostels Canteen also clean, diversity of food. In difference from the other toughest prisons, this prison is spa for prisoners. I respect and appreciate the prison system,guards for their effort and concern,in order Would create appropriate accommodation conditions for prisoners. Commendable.
You can learn a lot about a society by looking in to their prisons! The Balkans are more civilized than most Western countries! US Prisons? More like human slaughter chambers!
I am a Bosnian, I know one of my friends who ended up in Zenica for a year. This prison is tough, but it isn't one of toughest prisons in the world. Most guards here care about inmates not to get hurt by others. US Prisons are much worse, no one cares there if an inmate gets beaten or abused, or sexually assaulted, i think I'd rather spend in Zenica for 10 years then in any US prison for 2 years. I enjoyed your Documentary. Thank you for visiting my country, and for doing a documentary about this prison. Hope to see you return to our beautiful country once again. All the best, god bless
Pričaš priče bez veze... Rodio sam se i odrastao u Zenici. Odlično znam kakvi su uslovi bili. Zatvor je u zadnjih 10-15 godina renoviran,uvedene su norme i pravila po evropskim standardima,između ostalog i ćelije su po evropskom stndardu. Poštuju se ljudska i vjerska prava... Nekada,prije rata,u ćelijama je spavalo po 80-100 ljudi,tuče su bile po cijelu noć...a čuvari su marisali robove kad god im se prohtije. Ljudska prava nisu postojala ni na papiru. Rad u livnici,kamenolomu ili zatvorskoj ekonomiji bio je obavezan,vrlo težak fizički rad. Više od polovine zatvorenika bili su psihijatrijski bolesnici,psihopatske ubice i silovatelji. Ovo danas u istinu je mnogo lakše nego prije tridesetak godina ali da i dalje nije najjebenije mjesto u BiH i jedno od najjebenijih u exyu,,nije istina
Pretty smart making them stay up all day and giving them good food. You would be surprised how much of a difference both can have in a prison setting. Spent 5 years in federal prison for pot and had many of the same situations. Been through a 1000 shakedowns. So many ways they can do it too. Was interesting to watch. Great video
For everyone complaining this isn’t “tough”, well its the toughest in Europe for their standards. You guys forget that denmark has open jails where inmates can leave. This is tough for europe maybe not africa but it is for europe.
But this is titled "World's Toughest Prisons." It really implies a lot more than this; the title is clickbait regardless (and the repetition of the line "one of the toughest prisons in the world" is just straight up dishonest, despite this being otherwise really interesting). Not that I think it should be worse than it is; this actually looks... really reasonable, as an American who's aware of how awful ours are.
"Young man stay out of it." Yes, I love this prison. The men (guards) here HANDLED BUSINESS!! And they have real weapons when/if needed. Excellent documentary.
Yeah man after so long…… this new Behind Bars episodes, it’s just awesome man this series… keep uploading more new ones……..we are really interested in this serieses.
Yeah if only people could do that before electronic screens were invented. Literally nobody on Earth ever had access to books before the first screen was made. The very first book ever written was released after electronics came out.
you may want to learn about countries from another source. this is a great source for learning about the prison. But I notice this documentary usually describes the surrounding city with the worst possible description. They'll say: this city is filled with crime and poverty, or this city has been lost to drugs and crime but in realty there are many many aspects to the city that are not even mentioned.
This is the most peaceful and mannered jail I've seen so far on this channel, among all the jail videos watched till now. May be there is more or not but this one is not that rampaged and insane jails.
Zenica was by far the worst prison in the Balkans, but a new prison was built in Bih, where all the worst prisoners from all the prisons in Bih were transferred, so now it is much better
@@poopyanalbumhole Russia isn't ''standing up to NATO'', Russia would have no chance against NATO , unless they decide to use nuclear and destroy everything including themselves.
This place was notorious, but that time has passed. Zenica was a prison during Austria-Hungary, during Kingdom of Yugoslavia, during WWII when Germans used it and after WWII in Yugoslavia and it's still a prison today. The conditions in the prison used to be horrible as prisoners were tortured and even killed within prison walls. My great-grandfather was once imprisoned there and he even died inside...apparently - you never know what's true what's not when it comes to those times..
In 2000 I was in the US Army at Camp Comanche, Tuzla Bosnia. There was a jail (prison?) in Tuzla that had a restaurant run by the convicts. Nice place.
I was born in the city of Zenica, left due to war in 1994. I left as a very young child, born in 1983. Came across this while trying to locate on google maps the areas I used to live in from what little memory I still have of it. Very interesting documentary. Eventually I immigrated to Canada in Dec 1998. Been here ever since. Praying over my city of birth; wishing all God’s peace, love and very best in Jesus name. 🕊️🛐✝️🫶🏻✌️
@@bojanpalink5471 If you don't wanna be called Bosnian, that's fine. That is your freedom as a citizen of Bosnia, to call yourself whatever you want, even if your passport would state "Bosnian" and not "Serb".
This was used as a torture concentration camp between 1992-1995 for anyone who refused to fight in war or was prisoner of war and tortured. My father spent time here and told me torture stories. I have been here as a visitor.
right 😂. I was cracking up watching this. I actually lived down the street from the prison and left at the age of 5, but are you seriously gonna tell me that this prison is worse than any prison here in the United States? come on now... they have a bowl full of fruit in their jail cell.
@@heyyo162 This or some certain asian countries prisons. (Not sure, but Thailand or Philippines has also a quite some notorious prisons if I'm not mistaken)
Most prisons in Europe are run by the inmates because the officers don't want any hassle so turn a blind eye.most European prisons are holiday camps! they have what ever they want drugs everywhere mostly brought in by officers!
Im from zenica and ppl are not poor here, this is the main prison in Bosnia so most criminals go there, never ever in my life I saw something bad in Zenica, just rarely some drug dealer shoting on each other every 2,3,years... can't believe how he predented Zenica 🤦🤦🤦🤦
I'm not a CO but I thought the SAME thing with watching so much LockUp Raw and World's Toughest Prisons! This place is like the Coutyard Marriott, compared to American prisons and like the Beverly Hills Hotel compared the likes of San Pedro prison in Brazil.
i was 3 years in Zenica prison and they didnt show the pavilion 1 called by inmates "favela" and i ended in pavilion 2 for 4 months in a " cave" then in group C in pavilion 4 for the rest of my sentence. When the make this video the locked up entire pavilion 1 to not to show real conditions,the pavilion 5 and 6 are made for mostly "informers" who worked for police or betrayd his gang,group. if anyone want more information i will be glad to share.Pozz
KPD Zenica now days is like the Ritz-Carlton in comparison to communist Yugoslavia era, basements of those old Austro-Hungarian buildings have a lot of stories to tell. My father's uncle went in as a healthy and strong middle aged man spent 6 years in Zenica, got out as anorexic and physically and mentally broken person who died 10 months after the release.
I love watching these jail documentarys but tbh I would love to see a episode about one of Scotland's prisons like h.m.p lowmoss or h.m.p berlinie, keep up the good work with all the documentary's
In bosnia, this prison is so notorious (despite there being around a dozen other facilities) that there's a saying "you're moving to Zenica soon" when someone's doing a serious crime
I spent 3 days in Banja Luka. .Just picked a flight and went there...Had no idea where or what I was going to see or do, just blindly went...Glad I did and I was very happy at the way I was treated by the people! I stayed by the Ferhadija Mosque and I enjoyed walking around the market. It was early Novemeber
Yeeeeeesss now all that I need to come back is most dangerous ways to school! I also appreciate how the translations are orally and not typed. That way I can listen to it while doing other things
@@awilhammer because Bosnia doesn't have that much murderers. You would thought it will be different story. I guess religion plays huge role. Balkan in general biggest problem are mafias families and political mafia but they never get sentenced so that explains a lot too.
Zenica looks like a really good prison, the rooms are palatial compared to most countries including the UK and the sentences are quite light too. Hardly 'the worlds toughest prison'.
They didnt show everything, only the good things for managment. Where is famous basement and pavilons they didnt show. Only informers are alowed to talk...this is very dangerous prison
@@nyakadot.esq.2746 Did you watch the one on Madagascar? Coz after that one my thought was that Kamiti is probably not as bad in comparison 😅 Madagascar's is truly the world's toughest prison
Proud Herzegovinian from Mostar here!!! (Live in London) Bosnia is my country!!! Zenica isn't the best place, been there once, we are strong people nonetheless
This place looks way better than the average prison in my home country (the USA). 100 Euros per month for a prison job, cigarettes, decently-sized rooms with TVs, weekend release, conjugal visits. These are things that generally don’t exist in our regular prisons.
I've been to Zenica twice as my man was from there. Although a small town, Zenica prison was one of the toughest one in Bosnia. I mean if you say someone is in prison in Zenica, you don't ask questions as you know it's something really bad, lol ...
@Sigrid Kaag - of course I did ... What you don't get Bosnia's prison are not like prisons in Western world and the criminals also...We don't have a ''gangs'' or ''drug dealing'' or ''gangs affiliations''... Life is much simple there, lol You either killed, robbed, insulted or threatened, raped.... Each prison is about the petty crimes and of course murder and robbery and war criminals would be the worst..
@Sigrid Kaag - it just proves how low crime is or crime levels! In that part of Balkan people were busy trying to survive the war, so the criminals didn't have an opportunity to ''evolve''. The main issues the people had was to survive - in case you didn't know. But we have no Bloods, Crips, Black Disciples, Hells Angels and so on. We have war every 50 years and we settle the difference than, lol Oh and if you think the War criminals who had killed, raped, tortured hundreds and thousands of kids and people is a petty crime - I am glad that I don't know you as what would be the ''real'' crime for you...
I’ve never been past a holding cell so I can’t say much, but I’ve visited people in prison and watch many documentaries, and I have to say that this looks a lot better/ nicer and more private than american prisons. And I’m an american born and raised in ny.
Zenica prison in Bosnia , Zabela prison in Serbia , Lepoglava prison in Croatia and Spuž prison in Montenegro are the most notorious prisons in Ex-Yugoslavia even still today.......
I am from Zenica lived just across the prison place called (Odmut)... Zenica is one of the most beautiful towns, in this video I recognize some of the people I use to hang out with hehe (Pozdrav Miso) :D ... Great video I really enjoyed watching it!!
It's honestly incrediable watching this while being just acroos the said prison in Zenica. There's actually a student dormatory literally on the other side of the road. I live in this dormatory, not even 20 meters from the prison. At night, I can just look through the window and see the prisoners. Obviously it's blown out of proportions for the sake of entertainment, but Zenica still stands as the biggest and most known prison in Bosnia and even our neighbouring countries.
I live just across this prison and it's true,nobody ever escaped from it. Also I heard stories that there is secret dungeons in mountain behind the prison where they put you and beat if you up if you don't obey
I live in the secret dungeons in a mountain behind the prison and I hear there's a pit underneath the prison where they feed prisoners to pigmen if they don't obey.
@@truestory3018 You can put any country in your profile that doesn't mean anything. And dungeon part is true since I had family member in their and they are dated from creation of the prison in austro hungarian empire
When i was a kid in 91 i went there with my mom to a restaurant for dinner. It was run by low risk inmates kinda work/rehabilitation. I remember it to this day it was summer and we sat in a garden. I remember that i realy liked the food but can't remember what i ate.
I grew up next to this prison. As children, we played in the prison and stole fruits and vegetables that the prisoners grow. I wouldn't trade my childhood for the childhood of new (tiktok) generations.
It is..its not Africa or S America,its Europe,but it is tough,full of people from war and post war time,because them its tough..walls are just walls ,everywhere..
Zenica prison - is the biggest and toughest prison in Bosnia Herzegovina. The 1886 fortress still stands to this day. The prison has survived all kinds of internal and external threats: rebellions, escape attempts, both world wars and the Bosnian war in the 1990s. Zenica has room for almost a thousand inmates.
From minor offenses such as robbery to war criminals, there are currently five hundred and fifty prisoners behind bars.
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It's interesting when you're able to understand both languages fluently because the guards talk so calmly and formally but the narration is so dramatic for no reason.
Same... But it's for content. Got to keep up watch time, so they make it more dramatic then it needs be.
same I understand everything, but I prefer subtitles
Alan Watts ?
@@atharvasawant4211 yes?
@@bigfatpandalaktana2747 I literally just wrote a comment about this as well. It’s to annoying
This is an unexpectedly good and fair documentary. As a Bosnian, I can confirm that KPZ Zenica has a wide reputation for one of the worst places in Bosnia, something all criminals are afraid of getting into. I passed by it once and I was amazed at the sheer size of it. I don't think I would classify it as one of the toughest in the world - it's definitely one of the tougher ones in Europe and is definitely the toughest one in Bosnia.
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@@kalebind CRKVICE !!!!!
I live in Zenica and I never really went out of the city, I always thought that all prisons were that size since I pass the Zenica prison a lot 😂
I would say repeat offenders don't seem to mind it.
U zenicu, kada pođem ja
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Very true 👍
@@FreeDocumentary plss more documentaty like this "Behind Bars"
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You do realise these were TV documentaries not made by one guy. Just taking content from one platform and putting it on another.
Filming this in winter conditions certainly helped with making it harsh.. During summer, Zenica looks beautiful, totally different compared to what you've seen
Ne seri jarane, izgleda ko jedan veliki kontejner, sa aromom čađa iz željeraze. Rat završio ima skoro tries' godina, još ima nesaniranih zgrada sa rupama od metaka. Kroz centar grada rijeka-super, ali najprljavija rijeka u državi. Žalosno, al' realno tako je.
@@Halilovic95 Ipak na prvi pogled izgleda bolje od Bijeljine gdje ja zivim (jos nisam bio u Zenici), a zatvor izgleda kao moja srednja skola, iskreno.
Kad si ti bio u Zenici zadnji put i gdje si tačno bio? @@Halilovic95
U zimi ovdje sve izgleda kao neka distopija u Sibiru. A kako su Zenicu opisali mislio bi rupčaga najgora
Slazem se. Zenica zimi je grozna i hladna
22:00 The officer talks about what happened calmly, but the translator/narrator is all pumped up :)
Lmao I noticed that too!
Hahah jedu govna brate
Ova priča u vezi 2 grama trave je gluma i murije i robijaša, čisto uradjeno za TV ...
@@cukesmailbegovic1l8516 100 %
I went to Bosnia twice, beautiful country, with wonderful people.
ok
i think it would be a very cool to check it out!
I worked with MANY Bosnians , men and women making eyeglasses in a large lab. There were a few nice ones, but so many of them just seemed a little off sometimes. Maybe the war caused it. Otto was really strange. we had people from all over the world working there at Carl Zeiss Vision . you have seen their name on lenses on cameras.
@@kystars wtf are you talking about
@@kystars they seemed "off"? Did you try talking. Every single Bosnian I ever actually spoke too was wonderful
I drove through Bosnia Herzegovina from the north of Croatia to Montenegro a few years ago. What an amazing and beautiful country, yet still seeing the scars of the civil war was unreal. I felt like I was in a Jason Bourne movie. I was also impressed with all the war memorials erected for the fallen soldiers. I drove right by Zenica Prison heading towards Sarajevo.
Actually, it wasn't a civil war. It was an agression on Bosnia by Serbia and latter Croatia.
@@anelanche367 Bosnia from when it was a banate under Croatian Catholic family of Subici to all kings of Bosnia Kotromanici and last from Tomasevic family were Croatian Catholics no Anels Ahmeds Mehmets kings of Bosnia so how can Bosnia just a geographical toponym that was used to describe Croats who lived near river Bosna be attacked by Croats?
@@dgmma992 Haj ne seri
@@anelanche367 aj ti ne seri, spouting BS
@@dgmma992 Not a single full stop?!Great work.
I just want to say that killings and robberies are very low in Bosnia and Herzegovina. But they are very high on the part of politicians who have completely plundered this beautiful country.
At this moment Bosnia is one of the safest countries in the world, security wise.
@@brnogt4954 it is, but poorest country for sure.
You know tha thing man
Beautiful😂
@@brnogt4954 lol that’s a joke, you can’t even stand 3 religions in Bosnia, lot of hate there…its a fact
Edit: i get it, okay! you don’t have to reply same thing 😂
My family is originally from Bosnia, the country is beautiful but the war still sadly scars the country.
Yeas like other countries around! War was never good ...
It’s not a war when they invade your country 🇧🇦
Vrati se
@@arenevskaya7934 not if you win
Get ready for round 2
I remember stories of my grandfather. He was police officer in ex Yugoslavia. In 60's and 70's he used to deliver prisoners to Zenica from other cities. He didn't want to enter prison. Guards were brutal and strict even to regular police. They had top jurisdiction in there and didn't answer to anyone outside.
only then it wasnt 12 years for murder.. it was life
My grandpa worked there
Yes it was 12 years for saying goverment is bad😂😂
@Geographer Sudoku
What are you talking about i hate commies my country was part of yugoslavia i was laughing to an idiot up in the comment who is like acting smart sayin like criminal system was better back than not like now 12years for murder same idiots justifying communism as it happens all over the world. I had my familly members being killed/butchered/tortured bc they fought the war to stop that sickness. Sooooo i would like the most to meet those who tortured and killed my people in that system to give them the taste of their own medicine not to laugh with them..
@Geographer Sudoku
And also dont trust this video i was in prison3times in harshest prisons in ex yugoslavia so zenica is not different if you are normal, honest, and willing to stand up for yourself you will be ok, there is violence just like any prison for worst criminals has but its normal its nothing bombastic, not nearly compared to tje ammount of violence in usa prisons
Being from Zenica, this video is beyond hilarious to me. It paints the town and country as some bleak, desaturated, mortally dangerous place to live in. Meanwhile, our violent crime rates are lower than most of Western Europe lol
The hillock behind the prison isn't "filled with hungry bears and wolves". It's a tiny hill. There's a village like, right across it
Malo se to preuvelica...jer se ipak pravi za strane gledaoce
I heard Bigfoot lives behind the prison walls, and loves to eat escapees.
Maybe it was a metaphor
@@said.skopal klasika jer bolje se "proda" priča tako
Kladim se da su namjestil kao da su onom našli travu, a kontam vjerovatno su mu nešto dali da odglumi čisto da vide proces
Everyday I'm addicted to these kinds of prisons documentaries, thank you for updating these documentaries and that this is free to watch is amazing. 👍👍👍
@Fee Nok 🤣🤣😂
same here. I have started with watching brazilian prison, now im here its really addicting :D
I think your just having an obsession being locked up with men who serve a life sentence.
Watch Madagascar 😢
" world's toughest prisons" is one of the best episodes from this channel, what a perfect way to end my Sunday
It's a perfect way to begin mine. Lol. Im on the east coast in the US.
Yep 9PM here in Southeast Asia. What a great time to pass the weekend day.. but tomorrow is a hard work day again lmao
Poverty wise well it's close
This prison surprised me.High security, nearly no chance to escape, around observation cameras. Prisoners get kept in good conditions. The cells are clean and with amenities.,nearly as hostels Canteen also clean, diversity of food. In difference from the other toughest prisons, this prison is spa for prisoners. I respect and appreciate the prison system,guards for their effort and concern,in order Would create appropriate accommodation conditions for prisoners. Commendable.
You can learn a lot about a society by looking in to their prisons! The Balkans are more civilized than most Western countries! US Prisons? More like human slaughter chambers!
Its only for cameras like that ;)
@@mysteries.mr.e It's actually like a hotel.
Do you honestly think that was reality,or a show for the cameras
@@alanhannigan9944 Hi. To be honest I don't know, maybe that is show for the cameras.
I am a Bosnian, I know one of my friends who ended up in Zenica for a year. This prison is tough, but it isn't one of toughest prisons in the world. Most guards here care about inmates not to get hurt by others. US Prisons are much worse, no one cares there if an inmate gets beaten or abused, or sexually assaulted, i think I'd rather spend in Zenica for 10 years then in any US prison for 2 years. I enjoyed your Documentary. Thank you for visiting my country, and for doing a documentary about this prison. Hope to see you return to our beautiful country once again. All the best, god bless
Pričaš priče bez veze... Rodio sam se i odrastao u Zenici. Odlično znam kakvi su uslovi bili. Zatvor je u zadnjih 10-15 godina renoviran,uvedene su norme i pravila po evropskim standardima,između ostalog i ćelije su po evropskom stndardu. Poštuju se ljudska i vjerska prava... Nekada,prije rata,u ćelijama je spavalo po 80-100 ljudi,tuče su bile po cijelu noć...a čuvari su marisali robove kad god im se prohtije. Ljudska prava nisu postojala ni na papiru. Rad u livnici,kamenolomu ili zatvorskoj ekonomiji bio je obavezan,vrlo težak fizički rad. Više od polovine zatvorenika bili su psihijatrijski bolesnici,psihopatske ubice i silovatelji. Ovo danas u istinu je mnogo lakše nego prije tridesetak godina ali da i dalje nije najjebenije mjesto u BiH i jedno od najjebenijih u exyu,,nije istina
Check Madagascar prison out, this Bosnia one is a 5 star hotel
@@masonwilson698 it is Africa man,compared with Africa whole Europe is 5 star hotel man
@@75jjj danas si u hotelskoj sobi mal te ne
@@75jjj nah not really. Most luxurious prisons are Baltic states like Norway, sweden. And also the Low Lands. Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
I'm from Zenica, Bosnia 😀🇧🇦
Beaufitul country and city with nice people, but in prison, it's another dimension.
stinky zenica
@@nikola_stijakovic a cemu to 😞
@@chicken-hw6pc zato sto je tako
@@nikola_stijakovic steta prava Nikola
@@nikola_stijakovic vidi se da nisi bio u ovom gradu...
One of my best categories of free docs
Pretty smart making them stay up all day and giving them good food. You would be surprised how much of a difference both can have in a prison setting. Spent 5 years in federal prison for pot and had many of the same situations. Been through a 1000 shakedowns. So many ways they can do it too. Was interesting to watch. Great video
It’s like night and day.
Sorry they wasted so much of your life over something so petty
Hope you’ve stopped wasting people’s time now
I don't think you did 5-years for pot. 😅 Probably bank robbery.
Man I remember those days the only thing I hated the most was crouching and coughing 😂
Thanks
35:57 is the coolest real location shot I've seen in the last 10 years.
Outside of dangerous roads I love the toughest prisons stories
Yeah, they are def the most interesting
Yeah them are my favorite two
Agreed!
'No-go zones' episodes are good too, check em out!
If you like those both they have a series on extreme ways to get to school! All really good!
For everyone complaining this isn’t “tough”, well its the toughest in Europe for their standards. You guys forget that denmark has open jails where inmates can leave. This is tough for europe maybe not africa but it is for europe.
31:30 His cell is better setup than my apartment in Bradenton.
But this is titled "World's Toughest Prisons." It really implies a lot more than this; the title is clickbait regardless (and the repetition of the line "one of the toughest prisons in the world" is just straight up dishonest, despite this being otherwise really interesting).
Not that I think it should be worse than it is; this actually looks... really reasonable, as an American who's aware of how awful ours are.
@@spacemanwithraygun3933 Then you need to be doing better in life loool
Madagascar
The prison might not be tough but the prisoners are for sure
It's nice to see how our prisons look from the inside, even though this one is only 45min away from me, have no desire ever to see it in person.
This one is a heaven compared to Madagascar prison
@@jamiehernandez8650 I know, seen the documentary about it.
@@jamiehernandez8650 oh yeah
Well keep your nose clean champ. Love from New Zealand.
"Young man stay out of it." Yes, I love this prison. The men (guards) here HANDLED BUSINESS!! And they have real weapons when/if needed. Excellent documentary.
U Zenicu kada pođem ja
Prati me pet-šest drotova
Okružni sudija rek'o 12 godina
12 godina strogog zatvora…(:
Upalio video samo da nađem ovaj komentar LOL
@@mariorenic6585 istoo
Hahahahshawh
Došla po ovaj koment hehe
Yeah man after so long…… this new Behind Bars episodes, it’s just awesome man this series… keep uploading more new ones……..we are really interested in this serieses.
I always appreciate the documentaries on this channel. I didnt have to say that but its all for the sake of supporting this channel's algorithm.
EFFFING TOP NOTCH DOCUMENTARIES YOU GUYS BRING FOR US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TEAM FREE DOCUMENTARY❗
Thank you for these documentaries… the fact I can sit in my own home and learn about other countries is amazing …great content.
Yeah if only people could do that before electronic screens were invented. Literally nobody on Earth ever had access to books before the first screen was made. The very first book ever written was released after electronics came out.
you may want to learn about countries from another source. this is a great source for learning about the prison. But I notice this documentary usually describes the surrounding city with the worst possible description. They'll say: this city is filled with crime and poverty, or this city has been lost to drugs and crime but in realty there are many many aspects to the city that are not even mentioned.
This is the most peaceful and mannered jail I've seen so far on this channel, among all the jail videos watched till now. May be there is more or not but this one is not that rampaged and insane jails.
Zenica was by far the worst prison in the Balkans, but a new prison was built in Bih, where all the worst prisoners from all the prisons in Bih were transferred, so now it is much better
Never gets old as I am always looking forward to catch up my favorite documentary with new episodes.
A new episode yesss! And I'm off work today.. I been needing this!!!
Same
I'm proud to be Bosnian!!!
Stop lying
Why?
@@poopyanalbumhole Russia isn't ''standing up to NATO'', Russia would have no chance against NATO , unless they decide to use nuclear and destroy everything including themselves.
Why?
This is Bosnia part of the former Yugoslavia, nothing to do with Russia or NATO.
Why do you mention Russia?
As others have mentioned. Fair and good documentary. Lots of lessons to take from it.
Great job by production team.
Pretty decent conditions and tough but fair treatment. I respect this
This place was notorious, but that time has passed. Zenica was a prison during Austria-Hungary, during Kingdom of Yugoslavia, during WWII when Germans used it and after WWII in Yugoslavia and it's still a prison today. The conditions in the prison used to be horrible as prisoners were tortured and even killed within prison walls. My great-grandfather was once imprisoned there and he even died inside...apparently - you never know what's true what's not when it comes to those times..
I served there 5 years.... From 2002 till 2007.... And everything changed a lot..
Compare to many prisons this is like heaven.
In 2000 I was in the US Army at Camp Comanche, Tuzla Bosnia. There was a jail (prison?) in Tuzla that had a restaurant run by the convicts. Nice place.
Restoraunt call Sadrvan, nice food there 😊
I was born in the city of Zenica, left due to war in 1994. I left as a very young child, born in 1983. Came across this while trying to locate on google maps the areas I used to live in from what little memory I still have of it. Very interesting documentary. Eventually I immigrated to Canada in Dec 1998. Been here ever since. Praying over my city of birth; wishing all God’s peace, love and very best in Jesus name. 🕊️🛐✝️🫶🏻✌️
Don't worry, nothing changed since 1998. You miss nothing, everything is exactly same.
You guys go far and beyond the call of service to bring us this education bravo 👏🏻
THANKS FOR LETTING US KNOW THE LIFE STYLE OF THE PRISIONARY TRULY UNIQUE DOCUMENTARY
Love all my Bosnian brothers N sisters
Brown noser
There are no Bosnians in Bosnia ... according to the census, not even 1% declared themselves as Bosniaks
@@sweatlord7
There are no Bosnians in Bosnia ... according to the census, not even 1% declared themselves as Bosniaks
@@bojanpalink5471 If you don't wanna be called Bosnian, that's fine. That is your freedom as a citizen of Bosnia, to call yourself whatever you want, even if your passport would state "Bosnian" and not "Serb".
@@bojanpalink5471 Bosna Sandžak 🇧🇦⚜️🇧🇦⚜️🇧🇦
This was used as a torture concentration camp between 1992-1995 for anyone who refused to fight in war or was prisoner of war and tortured. My father spent time here and told me torture stories. I have been here as a visitor.
Man, having a large window looking out across the yard would be a gift from heaven! Holy cow! Luxurious!
Life is being respectful even after you declared guilty. That's really rare in other prison.
The show you just the new parts of the prison you have no idea
You shouldn’t be respectful if you’ve been disrespected.
Exactly!
The narrator keeps saying "one of the toughest prisons in the world" over and over again, I started laughing every time...
" one of the " try to think twice before you laugh.
right 😂. I was cracking up watching this. I actually lived down the street from the prison and left at the age of 5, but are you seriously gonna tell me that this prison is worse than any prison here in the United States? come on now... they have a bowl full of fruit in their jail cell.
He also keeps saying ‘a prison within a prison’ in every episode
I think those overcrowded prisons in latin America (like El Salvador) would be FAR worse, making the Zenica prison look like a hotel.
@@heyyo162 This or some certain asian countries prisons. (Not sure, but Thailand or Philippines has also a quite some notorious prisons if I'm not mistaken)
This prison actually seems pretty nice compared to virtually every other prisons I seen on this channel lol. Not that I would still want to go there.
The colombia jail is barely qualified as tough
I'm a Correctional Officer in the United States and that prison cell over there is really nice compared to here. 🇺🇸
Most prisons in Europe are run by the inmates because the officers don't want any hassle so turn a blind eye.most European prisons are holiday camps! they have what ever they want drugs everywhere mostly brought in by officers!
Im from zenica and ppl are not poor here, this is the main prison in Bosnia so most criminals go there, never ever in my life I saw something bad in Zenica, just rarely some drug dealer shoting on each other every 2,3,years... can't believe how he predented Zenica 🤦🤦🤦🤦
I'm not a CO but I thought the SAME thing with watching so much LockUp Raw and World's Toughest Prisons! This place is like the Coutyard Marriott, compared to American prisons and like the Beverly Hills Hotel compared the likes of San Pedro prison in Brazil.
@@yatwoaye yeah,absolutely impossible to compare. European prisons are 5 star hotels.
i was 3 years in Zenica prison and they didnt show the pavilion 1 called by inmates "favela" and i ended in pavilion 2 for 4 months in a " cave" then in group C in pavilion 4 for the rest of my sentence.
When the make this video the locked up entire pavilion 1 to not to show real conditions,the pavilion 5 and 6 are made for mostly "informers" who worked for police or betrayd his gang,group.
if anyone want more information i will be glad to share.Pozz
Great documentary, there is even a song written about this prison called: Zabranjeno pusenje - Zenica blues
Madagascar prisoners be like: this is heaven
At least they are fed more than manioc every day
Yeah, I have seen an Episode from Antanimora.
Antanimora prison in madagascar is a real heal where innates eats only manioc aka cassava.
the only dangerous thing in this prison is psycho room..
Sure it is a heaven until they beat you up every day, there is no food and you get abused by everyone including the guards.
Super content! Excellent teamwork!
Unique documentary watching here in Tuzla. I believed that people living behind bars are toughest people.
or maebe those security guards?
KPD Zenica now days is like the Ritz-Carlton in comparison to communist Yugoslavia era, basements of those old Austro-Hungarian buildings have a lot of stories to tell. My father's uncle went in as a healthy and strong middle aged man spent 6 years in Zenica, got out as anorexic and physically and mentally broken person who died 10 months after the release.
Was this area under Ottoman rule at one time?
@@sharonrigs7999 Yes it was from 1463 until 1878 (de facto).
@@zulfikaregzikutor5561 Kad je očev ujak bio tamo? Meni pradjed...
@@jsmnzgb Nakon Cazinske bune, dakle prva polovica 50-tih.
Feels good watching a documentary of my home town,thx guys!
This channel is so awesome. Thanks for the great content.
I love watching these jail documentarys but tbh I would love to see a episode about one of Scotland's prisons like h.m.p lowmoss or h.m.p berlinie, keep up the good work with all the documentary's
Berlin is on here
More behind the bars episodes please
In bosnia, this prison is so notorious (despite there being around a dozen other facilities) that there's a saying "you're moving to Zenica soon" when someone's doing a serious crime
thats right
I spent 3 days in Banja Luka. .Just picked a flight and went there...Had no idea where or what I was going to see or do, just blindly went...Glad I did and I was very happy at the way I was treated by the people! I stayed by the Ferhadija Mosque and I enjoyed walking around the market. It was early Novemeber
There used to be a prison near Ferhadija too! Destroyed in an earthquake and torn down after...
Yeeeeeesss now all that I need to come back is most dangerous ways to school! I also appreciate how the translations are orally and not typed. That way I can listen to it while doing other things
Incentives for rehabilitation? No overcrowding? Acceptable food? Clean facilities? Sensible sentences?
This is might be a tough prison, but also fair.
To rehabilitate where? Bosnia is a failed country, no jobs, no money just rampant poverty.
I know many people that came out of this prison, there's nothing fair from it
12 years for murder? That an extremely light sentence
12 years for murder is not fair, that's a slap on the wrist
@@awilhammer because Bosnia doesn't have that much murderers. You would thought it will be different story. I guess religion plays huge role. Balkan in general biggest problem are mafias families and political mafia but they never get sentenced so that explains a lot too.
Zenica looks like a really good prison, the rooms are palatial compared to most countries including the UK and the sentences are quite light too. Hardly 'the worlds toughest prison'.
Yes good
In Zenica it is not tough prison but prisoners are very.
Only war criminals get like 40 years that's maximum sentence. Everything else is under 20 years
I'm Bosnian American, but US prisons definitely look much worse than Bosnian prisons.
They didnt show everything, only the good things for managment.
Where is famous basement and pavilons they didnt show.
Only informers are alowed to talk...this is very dangerous prison
La Bosnie est très beau pays riche de paysage et d’histoire ♥️
🇧🇦❤🇫🇷
Thanks so much for this documentary film !
"...Ahh different world" Never gets old.
This prison is sweet compared to other prison that I've watched here in your channel.
Madagascar's prison still the toughest for me
Hands down 🤦♂️
They are sleeping 200 men in a 12x12
Told what side to sleep on
1 “ meal” a day
😑
Ever heard of Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya?Wish they could show this.
@@nyakadot.esq.2746 nope, where can I find the documentary ?
@@nyakadot.esq.2746 Did you watch the one on Madagascar? Coz after that one my thought was that Kamiti is probably not as bad in comparison 😅 Madagascar's is truly the world's toughest prison
@@ryanhermawan7361 they haven't showed it yet but it's hell on earth
Proud Herzegovinian from Mostar here!!! (Live in London) Bosnia is my country!!! Zenica isn't the best place, been there once, we are strong people nonetheless
This place looks way better than the average prison in my home country (the USA). 100 Euros per month for a prison job, cigarettes, decently-sized rooms with TVs, weekend release, conjugal visits. These are things that generally don’t exist in our regular prisons.
I've been to Zenica twice as my man was from there. Although a small town, Zenica prison was one of the toughest one in Bosnia. I mean if you say someone is in prison in Zenica, you don't ask questions as you know it's something really bad, lol ...
If you don't mind, what did you go in for? What was your experience there? What was the worst thing about it and the best?
@@Dr.ZoidbergPhD Hey man was there bud not her she went to visit him
@@Dr.ZoidbergPhD - no no, I've been to town Zenica twice - not the prison itself , God forbid, lol
@Sigrid Kaag - of course I did ... What you don't get Bosnia's prison are not like prisons in Western world and the criminals also...We don't have a ''gangs'' or ''drug dealing'' or ''gangs affiliations''... Life is much simple there, lol You either killed, robbed, insulted or threatened, raped.... Each prison is about the petty crimes and of course murder and robbery and war criminals would be the worst..
@Sigrid Kaag - it just proves how low crime is or crime levels! In that part of Balkan people were busy trying to survive the war, so the criminals didn't have an opportunity to ''evolve''. The main issues the people had was to survive - in case you didn't know. But we have no Bloods, Crips, Black Disciples, Hells Angels and so on. We have war every 50 years and we settle the difference than, lol Oh and if you think the War criminals who had killed, raped, tortured hundreds and thousands of kids and people is a petty crime - I am glad that I don't know you as what would be the ''real'' crime for you...
Great content love the prison series
And dangerous places
That prison is more good than 50% of hotels in India.... They are lucky to have that prison
LMAO
life in India is like hell
@@anthonygreenfield123 I told hotels aren't good.... There are good Mental Health Hospitals you can choose off😉
lol europ ...
@@mspremanandasagar Upset by the truth huh? 🤣
It's great how this prison recognizes the importance of food to morale and serves decent fair.
Greetings from Zenica
Free documentary never misses
Zenica used to be the roughest prison in the whole of Balkans, but eventually it got better. I worked there
Kada si radio tamo, ako smijem pitati? Znaš li išta o zatvorskom arhivu? :)
wow, that is a 5 - star luxury prison.
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Yet another awesome documentary! This channel rules!
39:13 Nice nod to the movie Seven.
Scratched off my vacation list 😎
Why?
@@agibosanac6343 he don't want vacation, he wants life
I’ve never been past a holding cell so I can’t say much, but I’ve visited people in prison and watch many documentaries, and I have to say that this looks a lot better/ nicer and more private than american prisons. And I’m an american born and raised in ny.
It's portrayed much nicer than the stuff we've watched about rikers island lol.
This looks better than any prison in the USA,
TV, unlocked cells, huge commissary selection, some get day release.
We need iron armor even as a citizen in ny..there's no telling when we're gonna expire 😕
I agreed with you until I saw the poop catcher 😂
@@lkb4781 They do that in the USA also
You could make one episode of dangerous roads as you were there 😅
Greetings from Sarajevo 🙏🏽
Zenica prison in Bosnia , Zabela prison in Serbia , Lepoglava prison in Croatia and Spuž prison in Montenegro are the most notorious prisons in Ex-Yugoslavia even still today.......
I love 💕 watching prison documentaries,
Always teach lessons
Been here for a month, great country
i am from zenica and i can say all of this is true. pozdrav
Znaš li možda postoje li i danas Bare?
I am from Zenica lived just across the prison place called (Odmut)... Zenica is one of the most beautiful towns, in this video I recognize some of the people I use to hang out with hehe (Pozdrav Miso) :D ... Great video I really enjoyed watching it!!
Znaš li možda postoji li danas parcela Bare na kojoj su nekoć pokapali umrle iz KPD-a?
This place is like a five star hotel compared to the one in Madagascar!
It's honestly incrediable watching this while being just acroos the said prison in Zenica. There's actually a student dormatory literally on the other side of the road. I live in this dormatory, not even 20 meters from the prison. At night, I can just look through the window and see the prisoners. Obviously it's blown out of proportions for the sake of entertainment, but Zenica still stands as the biggest and most known prison in Bosnia and even our neighbouring countries.
Zenico mrzim svaki kamen tvoj😂
@@iamabee9247 Zbog tebe, ja mrzim život svoj.
Malo..i pripremljeno sve za dokumentarac..mislim na ponasanje cuvara i samih zatvorenika...bas se vidi da je staged😅
Zivim na Mokusnicama takodjer
U Zenicu kada pođem jaaaa, prati me pe', šes' drotovaaaa
@@_bloomoon_ Okruzni sudija je reko 12 godina
12 godina strogog zatvora
I live just across this prison and it's true,nobody ever escaped from it. Also I heard stories that there is secret dungeons in mountain behind the prison where they put you and beat if you up if you don't obey
Your profile says you are from United States, nice try
@@truestory3018 many people use VPN i think...
I live in the secret dungeons in a mountain behind the prison and I hear there's a pit underneath the prison where they feed prisoners to pigmen if they don't obey.
This prison seems mild compared to Malaysian prisons...
@@truestory3018 You can put any country in your profile that doesn't mean anything. And dungeon part is true since I had family member in their and they are dated from creation of the prison in austro hungarian empire
When i was a kid in 91 i went there with my mom to a restaurant for dinner. It was run by low risk inmates kinda work/rehabilitation. I remember it to this day it was summer and we sat in a garden. I remember that i realy liked the food but can't remember what i ate.
I believe that the restaurant run by inmates still exists. I believe I saw it on a Bosnian documentary not that that long time ago.
My grandfather worked there as a chemist. He had some pretty wild stories.
When he said "paradise "it really hit home
Yeess!
Welcome to Balkan. Greetings from 🇭🇷 for everyone!
Ti si neki bosanac koj se naselija u RH
@@ST1973 Ma ti si splico lud
I grew up next to this prison. As children, we played in the prison and stole fruits and vegetables that the prisoners grow.
I wouldn't trade my childhood for the childhood of new (tiktok) generations.
If KP Zanica is one of the world's toughest prisons, I am an electric bus!
Pojma nemas osobo . Dodji da ti pokazu koliko jesi Electric bus
It is..its not Africa or S America,its Europe,but it is tough,full of people from war and post war time,because them its tough..walls are just walls ,everywhere..
7:05 So much for the toughness there is literally a TV on the right and a remote on the table...