Former California Inmate Explains How Hard It Is to Leave the Prison Gangs | Brian James
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- "I served 29 years and two months. I went in at the age of 16; I was arrested and ultimately convicted of second-degree murder. I'm someone who they call 'the worst of the worst,' who's taking complete advantage of the opportunities that are in there. I was dead in the water up until about 37 years old. I was going to die in prison. I had accepted it, and I knew I was. Then they opened the door. I just got a glimmer of hope, me and a bunch of guys that we ran with it."
Siyamak sits down with Brian James, a former inmate who served 29 years in the California state prison system. He'll tell us how some prison reform policies have opened opportunities for inmates to rehabilitate. He'll also share with us his transformation process that ultimately led to his recent release.
"For 20 years, I was a character. I had a name; I had a gang. I introduced myself that way. When my cell door opened, I put on my act. When it closed, I went back to Brian James. My first probably 10-12 years in prison, all the issues that plagued my life that led to my incarceration, nothing had changed. For better or worse, I took part in taking that man's life. And our stories are forever intertwined."
0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Gangs and Violent Culture in Prisons
4:52 - Rehabilitation Programs & Overcoming the Gang Lifestyle
11:50 - Life as a Prison Gang Member
14:13 - Prison Reform and Its Impact on Inmates
17:41 - Impact of Narcotics and Gangs in Prisons
21:38 - Is the Norway Prison Model Effective?
23:29 - Does Prison Reform Help Inmates Adapt Back into Society?
24:30 - Prison Reform: Positive Change Dog Program
26:33 - Life as a Gang Member Before Prison
28:00 - Reform Programs and Personal Transformation
*Views expressed in this video/article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of California Insider.
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Brian is a wonderful person that grew up in a bad environment. I wish him all the happiness. I thank him for telling us his experience.
We all make choices. We all have free will.
My son did 11 yrs, as a teen hes out got a good job, married, his boss is great.people can change, im proud of my son.
This channel is criminally underrated
What a powerful message. I was moved to tears over the healing that took place between Brian and the victims of similar crimes as well as the canine program that Zach has brought into prisons. A very important shoutout to 12 step recovery for making this all possible. This is life changing stuff right here and we need to look at the positive change that has sprung from giving people a chance to heal, learn and become who they really are. MUCH LOVE Brian, never, never, never give up!
I’m so proud of you brother you’re such a good example for all of us that go up together in the valley🤜🏻🤛🏻🫶🏻
Great interview! Kids need love and sense of belonging growing up. Much respect to Brian for self realization and self change!
An incredibly uplifting and constructive program - a fantastic and compelling true story from real life - and Siyamak Khorrami is, as usual, a formidable interviewer and host.
Very good interview One of the best so far!!! 💯
U.S prisons need to have opportunities for men to change. You can’t just lock a man up for years and offer no proper way of changing himself. It’s no wonder you have a high rates of returning back to prison. This man made a life changing choice. You only live a one life & letting the life go by you is plain foolish. This man an alternative route. I’m glad he can be that role model to get out of that cycle of violence. To me, I see a great character of a man willing to change & be a good man.
Change is possible, and real.. I’m a living example. His story gives guys like me inspiration! Thanks Brian
My brother n law got out off prison after 29 years, because of that law he got a second chance!! and he did all his time on a active mainline yard level 4, the last of his time in prison he got his GED and most importantly became a man of God 🙏💪💯
Amazing!!
Brain's the real deal. A maverick trying to survive the prison culture. An OVERCOMER OF THE ODDS. ✝️🛐❤ A ROLE MODEL TO TALK TO YOUNGSTERS. GREAT JOB BRAIN.👏 A MAN'S CONFESSION 100%.
AMAZING STORY❤❤
Beauty of how a loving dog can change us 😅❤❤❤❤
We you ready to go home? If you have a place to return to. Many end up on the street and reoffend.
Wes watson needs to pay this dude $20k to teach him some humbleness, oh and honesty ofcourse
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He's still wearing his canteen G Shock watch. 😆 🤣 😂
Access or Union Supply...? Not canteen.
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I grew up in El Monte til I was 10, then moved to Baldwin Park as I got older & I can tell you that in this area 15 - 20 east of east L.A. at least in the late 80's - early 90's every young man had to make a decision about being in or being out of the gangs I chose to be out I have friends that chose to be in & it's a sad thing to see what that decision as a young person has made on some of us , I have a few friends that are dead, a friend in a wheel chair from a drive by another went into a 20 + year acoma & at least 2 friends that went into the Mexican Mafia that I i know longer know what happened to them, my drug addict friends are about a dozen or more & the only thing that helped me is that I got lucky & moved out of state for a good 20 + years, when I moved back I was shocked to see how they all ended up, I still love & care for them all but I had to let them go as they are no longer the same young kids I grew up with, they adapted to the streets of so cal, my point is this is your thinking of moving to almost anywhere in California & you have kids or thinking of having kids, Don't you wont know how treacherous it can be until your in the thick of it, you dont have to look for problems out here its bad in about 75% of the state the other 25% are super rich exclusive or gated communities but if your not rich enough to afford that & plan on moving here learning to deal with some type of gang, drugs or homeless is something you will have to learn to deal with & if you come anyways, I wish you good luck.
Brain looking like a librarian
Mr Roger’s
@@user-du1xj7px6i I thought he looked like Mr Rogers!
Damn lol. Without the hat he looks like Mr Roger’s. 😅
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You're living in a beautiful California because the last 29 years haven't caught up yet.
I believe the place to start is before these kids do something bad and wind up in prison! I blame the POS, corrupt losers in power of these cities that do absolutely NOTHING for these communities that have no hope and no out! This was a great story to hear and kudos to this guy for doing the hard work to get his life together!
N0 prisoner reform does not work for 90 percent.
I haven't finished watching, but no doubt he is reformed. I'm reformed myself and didn't do any of these programs or the ones out here. Most of them are BS, filled with people who can't move on. This guy is the poster child of the woke justice reform agenda
People grow up 😅
Thank God he is doing well. I'm glad the dog program helped him, but his change came before the dogs. The dogs are therapeutic but does the positive therapeutic effects outweigh the bad? There are other ways to go about reform other than completely flipping the system on it's head.
Brian, how many southern hispanics have you witnessed graduating from these rehabilitation programs ? not all inmates are allowed to participate in bettering themselves
Looking like a different man
In the California prison system it's different. If you're lucky maybe 10% Want to change.
We are all liars we are all selfish we are all defective 😅human nature 😮
This guy was definitely a PC yard..😂😂😂😂
the dog program is i believe on A yard at l.a. county state prison in lancaster ca. which the last time i was incarcerated (about 12 years ago) was a special needs yard.. but understand something to qualify for these programs an inmates already been dropped out and sent to a special needs yard. they wouldnt even think about offering options like this to an inmate that aint debriefed
You guys are both wrong. He paroled from a GP level 3 at ironwood SP. Since 2016 they have been offering the dog training program both on GP level 3&4 yards.
No he wasn’t
@@user-du1xj7px6i ty for the correction.the last time i paroled from cdc was 2012 so im a little out of date.
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Is Brian just telling us what we want to hear?🤔
Believe half of what you hear and nothing you see.
It's all [media] controlled by 6 corporations. Yes.
Compare his dress and demeanor to the one on Cinemills TV from 2022. I don't think he is lying, I just think he is being pushed out there and it is a story that inspires hope.
Nope he’s talking the talk and walking the walk !! Since he’s been out he’s started working in treatment, and does public speaking and gang intervention programs. He’s clean and reformed and is taking full advantage of his second chance!
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He mentioned the year 2012 -2013
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Less than a year out, I wish him the best… but, I’d like to see a 5 year follow up
And I’m sure California looks great to a North Korean as well…
He's not going to re-offend. He sounds nothing like the average guy out the CDC.