Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail

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In the first episode of this two-part series, Louis spends time in one of the most notorious sections of Miami County Jail: the fifth and sixth floor of 'Main Jail', where many of the most volatile inmates are incarcerated.

Held in large cage-like dwellings for up to 24 men, the inmates have developed a strange and violent jail culture. The men - who remain in the cells almost all the time and may only leave for yard time twice a week - live under the sway of a gladiatorial code. They fight each other for food, for status, and often just to pass the endless hours of confinement. Trips to the infirmary are a frequent occurrence as inmates are viciously attacked and beaten, but the guards say they are powerless to end the abuse.
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His documentaries are awesome.

Why are American prisons so ruthless and dangerous ? and still it doesn't seem to be a deterrent for most of these criminals

I was watching a video on youtube(below) part of a new series where the interviewer asks ex-cons about their experience in prison. Enough to put anyone off doing crime.

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I wouldn't last a minute in jail. I remember seeing a video from one of those big jails, and It was a white guy repeatedly stabbing a black guy on the floor like it was a hobby, kept swinging and swinging.

Wish I hadn't of seen it.
 
meghatronic said:
You answered your own question buddy.
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I disagree. Its the downside to "Life means life" in terms of sentences. If you jail someone for life and they have no hope of release then you cant be surprised when they turn into ruthless killers on the inside and reject any form of rehabilitation.

I remember watching one of his progs before when he was in jail and he interviewed a perfectly reasonable guy who was jailed for life. Of course "perfectly reasonable" is only in terms of his persona, not his crimes. There was basically a situation where the lifers would murder other prisoners on the say-so of guys on fixed term sentences because they effectively had "nothing to lose". Scary situation.
 
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