Behind Bars 2: The World’s Toughest Prisons - Armavir Prison, Armenia | Free Documentary

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  • Behind Bars Season 2 Episode 6: Armavir Prison, Armenia | Prison Documentary
    Behind Bars - Bogota, Colombia: • Behind Bars 2: The Wor...
    Once, inmates in Armenian prisons fell into the hands of the "Thieves in Law"- a criminal brotherhood rejecting state authority and living by its own code. They control the prison and control drug trade and smuggling. Nobody knows their leaders, but their power is immense. Armavir prison is the first attempt at limiting their influence by locking them into dedicated cell blocks to protect the other prisoners.
    Georg Avangyan is afraid. He's in trouble with the "Thieves in Law". Smuggled goods were found in his cell several times. This time, it was a kitchen knife. He's not afraid of the prison management, but of the brotherhood's power. The "Thieves in Law" expect more cell searches and send a signal to Georg's co-inmates: they are to teach the repeat offender a lesson.
    Panicking, Georg had himself voluntarily locked in a single cell. He may be imagining it all, though. His cell block was considered safe from the brotherhood.
    Arsen Artstruni prefers to avoid the criminal subculture. He has been in prison for over 20 years. He ordered a double murder as a terrorist in the 1990s and was sentenced to death for it. He didn't see the sun during the first 8 years. While his punishment was converted to life in prison, he has no idea if he will ever be released. He hasn't lost his will to live, though. Arsen is the first Armenian prisoner with a university degree in psychology.
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  • @FreeDocumentary
    @FreeDocumentary  Před 3 lety +119

    "Only the strongest will survive"..The same can be said about the Carcel Distrital in Bogota, Colombia. Watch the episode here: czcams.com/video/yghtDNrYAJk/video.html

  • @89Edzinsh
    @89Edzinsh Před 4 lety +3983

    "Many prisoners completely refuse to eat the bad prison food" - Meanwhile in Madagascar a guy eats only manioc root for 38 years

    • @-BUGZ-
      @-BUGZ- Před 4 lety +384

      That prison is FUCKED up and something needs to be done with that shithole country

    • @roniidica8482
      @roniidica8482 Před 4 lety +129

      I should feel bad at laughing but damn.

    • @successfulpeople
      @successfulpeople Před 4 lety +21

      @Red Sox A Republican obviously

    • @successfulpeople
      @successfulpeople Před 4 lety +16

      @@-BUGZ- a true student of his teacher.

    • @taserrr
      @taserrr Před 4 lety +187

      I've seen the documentary about the Madagascar prison. Reality is that guy definitely did not eat only manioc for 38 years because if he did he'd be dead within a year. It does not contain your minimum daily proteins so your muscles will deteriorate, including your heart.
      Like they said, many people in that prison died from starvation, the guy that was in there for 38 years most likely found a way to get food.

  • @asim5675556
    @asim5675556 Před 4 lety +744

    this narrator can make any place sound so dangerous . even your own bedroom .

  • @yevgeniytseytin1176
    @yevgeniytseytin1176 Před 3 měsíci +3

    big shot out to Arsen! This person has not given up. He continue adulating himself and makes his life meaningful.

  • @MontoyaBrandy
    @MontoyaBrandy Před 3 lety +34

    This prison is a luxury compared to others I’ve seen!

  • @stumpdintallekt397
    @stumpdintallekt397 Před 4 lety +1022

    Prisoner arguing with guard over needing knife for salad😂

    • @stumpdintallekt397
      @stumpdintallekt397 Před 4 lety +29

      I get that. But I am surprised how entitled prison life is that he can even remotely think about owning a knife there, may it be a tangible need or not.

    • @TomCRitucci
      @TomCRitucci Před 3 lety +35

      That place is a country club lol

    • @justmo6896
      @justmo6896 Před 3 lety +1

      Ikr😂😂😂

    • @thatguy22441
      @thatguy22441 Před 3 lety +13

      In a US prison, that would get you thrown in the hole in about 3 seconds flat.

    • @christopherbrasher433
      @christopherbrasher433 Před 3 lety +29

      @@thatguy22441 Just bringing a knife in will get you prison time. In the United States, she would have been arrested..I can't believe they just let them get stuff from home, lol..Toughest prison my a$$, lol 😆

  • @mattb2313
    @mattb2313 Před 3 lety +2013

    “Worlds toughest prisons” Armenian prison: wearing a gucci hat, has surround sound stereo and TV, and has his mom deliver home cooked dinner every day. 😂

    • @crypandora66
      @crypandora66 Před 3 lety +155

      "You're putting him at a disadvantage!! 😤😠😤"

    • @mikecroft5514
      @mikecroft5514 Před 3 lety +26

      You’re ignorance is epic

    • @JuicerNation
      @JuicerNation Před 3 lety +120

      @@mikecroft5514 lol wut?
      someone send this guy mike to madagascar and let him talk about ignorance then

    • @jaimeguyjoco839
      @jaimeguyjoco839 Před 3 lety +4

      @@JuicerNation just in the Phils...will.see...

    • @sergokhechuashvili3783
      @sergokhechuashvili3783 Před 3 lety +9

      Thief in the law can’t be selling drugs it against their law

  • @tylerhill40
    @tylerhill40 Před 3 lety +183

    Armenian ppl seem really nice, refreshing.

    • @haroutunsarkisyan8050
      @haroutunsarkisyan8050 Před 3 lety +22

      Thanks :)

    • @MrChrisgabber
      @MrChrisgabber Před 3 lety +23

      Yeah,but better don't start to piss them off.They act and behave nice,but they can totally flip out when they feel disrespected.

    • @MrChrisgabber
      @MrChrisgabber Před 3 lety +1

      @Roid Rage 50/50 Halb anatolischer Armenier(Istanbul) halb Deutsch.

    • @MrChrisgabber
      @MrChrisgabber Před 3 lety

      @James Starven Yeah I don't like it either.

    • @alecwerme739
      @alecwerme739 Před 2 lety +3

      A bunch of unibrows tho lol

  • @socat9311
    @socat9311 Před 3 lety +79

    "He is the toughest prisoner in here with a violent past. He threw chalk at his teacher's back"

  • @besties6427
    @besties6427 Před 4 lety +244

    This prison is like moving into a dorm..
    “You have to bring your own fan and refrigerator”

    • @AK-hi7mg
      @AK-hi7mg Před 4 lety +18

      In no way this belongs to the toughest prisons list.

    • @mencot89
      @mencot89 Před 4 lety +5

      ikr and that gucci hat guy kinda complained about having to provide for themselves lool

    • @bobyberry8394
      @bobyberry8394 Před 4 lety

      😂

    • @Toven_WaveWatcherFi
      @Toven_WaveWatcherFi Před 2 lety

      Truly oppressive

  • @jinoh7418
    @jinoh7418 Před 4 lety +1248

    Imagine the guys in Madagascar prison seeing this film.

    • @AK-hi7mg
      @AK-hi7mg Před 4 lety +5

      Lol

    • @Japongs-xe4bk
      @Japongs-xe4bk Před 4 lety +47

      madagascar is worst ever

    • @jinoh7418
      @jinoh7418 Před 4 lety +94

      @@Japongs-xe4bk actually there are far worse prisons on this planet. They wont even show these on CZcams, you'll have to visit sites that show gore. Brazil prisons routinely have 'cleaning house' events where they dismember rival gangs into little pieces. Gruesome.
      North Korea prisons have people fall over dead from malnutrition and being over worked.
      CZcams will not show that side of the world.

    • @the4bidden142
      @the4bidden142 Před 4 lety +15

      Just watched that one yesterday, big difference.

    • @saltyboyboy7280
      @saltyboyboy7280 Před 4 lety +3

      Nazi camp

  • @2point7182818284590
    @2point7182818284590 Před 2 lety +30

    This should be featured in "The World's Coziest Prisons".

  • @walidsoroor8619
    @walidsoroor8619 Před 3 lety +42

    “Every decision you make will lead you to your destiny”
    Wise man 👍

  • @philtanics1082
    @philtanics1082 Před 5 lety +204

    My favorite line : "I don't want to go back to my cell, I don't feel comfortable there." Dude, its jail no one is actually "comfortable" being there.

    • @bonson9156
      @bonson9156 Před 5 lety +9

      read about the Russian Vor Zakone culture and you'll see why.

    • @mrluigi9923
      @mrluigi9923 Před 4 lety +3

      But this is Armenia.

    • @AndrewBarsky
      @AndrewBarsky Před 4 lety +15

      The guy is expressing a human emotion. Despite how absurd it may seem and even though he deserves to be there, he’s still a human.

    • @GoldenDawnNow
      @GoldenDawnNow Před 4 lety +8

      Phil Tanics *i dont think you know how it work in diferend part of the world, people inside have good conection to police etc, so i dont think guards want some trouble with mafia,, not everything is America or western Europe Where the state and police have the power*

    • @pave_waywiz8869
      @pave_waywiz8869 Před 4 lety +2

      Phil Tanics Or perharps he should be made to go spend some hours in Bolivian or Madagascar’s prison he would probably STFU 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bobmathews4557
    @bobmathews4557 Před 5 lety +764

    This sounds more like a boys summer camp than a prison. My sympathy goes out to the guards. I wouldn't be surprised if the prisoners manage to sneak in a 1968 Buick sedan.

  • @sakoserkis274
    @sakoserkis274 Před 3 lety +315

    As a armenian watching this I can say I'm.pretty proud on how they manage the place peacefully . Also its not the prison that is dangerous in this case bur more of the criminal organizations that these inmates are connected too ..Mafia

    • @DS-hy6ld
      @DS-hy6ld Před 2 lety +13

      I agree with you. I think the Armenian people, by and large, have reasons to be proud of the way they handle the unfortunate business of having to imprison people. It's been said that a society can be judged by the way they treat their prisoners -- and, by _this_ metric, Armenia's is a fine society, as far as I can tell! And, as a Christian myself, I believe that this admirable treatment is largely the product of Armenia's status as the world's oldest Christian community -- and I'd like to see how it compares and contrasts with Azerbaijan, and how _they_ treat their prisoners!!

    • @arolemaprarath6615
      @arolemaprarath6615 Před 2 lety +9

      We love you Armenians and Armenia. Jesus bless you!

    • @DS-hy6ld
      @DS-hy6ld Před 2 lety

      @@arolemaprarath6615 Is that... an _Indian_ Brother/Sister? Or... Turkish, maybe??

    • @JAKOB1977
      @JAKOB1977 Před 2 lety +4

      Definately one of the better prisons.. I would choose that one in Armenia instead of those in South & North America or Africa like Madasgascar... those prisons there are simply inhumane and just make these criminals even more dangerous for all parties.. though I would obviously chose my own countries prisons system.. look up danish maximum security prison and see the pictures - and get an idea of why-
      To an extent you can measure a society on how the threat their worst offenders, IMO Denmark gone to far the other way... but Denmark also decade after decade rank nr1 on the worlds least c000rrupt country on the mentioned Transperacy International so a very regulated society with high integrity, though also one of the oldest country and the flag of Denmark is the oldest flag on the planet.
      But it stretches back to the origin of the vikings that originated from Denmark..
      England was also part of Denmark until England became sovereign in 1066.. back then England was called Danelaw... also why many English citys are danish named and some of them ends on "by" = city in danish... like Derby.. the US city "New York", also comes from danish... it comes from York in England, that was handed that name by Denmark and the danish viking back when it part was part of Denmark.. as in "Yorvik".. but the heritage can be read on Yorks viking museum.

    • @richardrel5890
      @richardrel5890 Před 2 lety

      Whole this theater for cameras , that prison is like Hilton ,

  • @stalin1909
    @stalin1909 Před 3 lety +120

    i don’t know why , but i a
    ways had affinity to Armenians . i like , respect and appreciate their overall human experience. they are so overwhelmingly underrated in history . they have one of the most ancient civilizations in history , and yet very few ppl know that. and history has been harsh to them . thats why they are tough and successful in their diaspora everywhere , from france to the levant , and from America to the whole of europe.

    • @kylehoward4636
      @kylehoward4636 Před 2 lety +6

      Me too. I’ve always wanted to go. I don’t know where it came from. Romania and Czech Republic too

    • @fpsgaming5257
      @fpsgaming5257 Před 2 lety +5

      all armenians holde together- thats the only way :)

    • @chayfebruary9252
      @chayfebruary9252 Před 2 lety +4

      @@kylehoward4636 Romania lol! That’s a lie! Albania yeah but Romania no way are they loyal

  • @494949david
    @494949david Před 4 lety +520

    God damn , that is the most civil , humane prison i have ever seen . Bravo to Armenia

    • @lilly7780
      @lilly7780 Před 4 lety +56

      Geto Dacul Thank you😊🙏 Us Armenians are chill peace loving people, we have been through too much to be fighting each other, that’s why we have survived thousands of years of countless wars for independence, we fought the Seljuk Turks, the Arabs, the Assyrians, the Persians, we have survived Islamic and Communist invasions, a Genocide at the hand of Turks, the Artsakh war in the 90’, the Gyumri and Spitak earthquake, our national borders were closed by Turks right after the Turks have slaughtered our nation and forced them to abandon their homes, schools, churches, LANDS... We have been through too much shit to be fighting each other...

    • @krisshaw9464
      @krisshaw9464 Před 4 lety +5

      @@lilly7780 we what war were you in

    • @puckelgersma8463
      @puckelgersma8463 Před 4 lety +9

      Kris Shaw the one with the Armenian genocide?

    • @puscfairy4344
      @puscfairy4344 Před 3 lety +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @afraimasadov5257
      @afraimasadov5257 Před 3 lety +9

      @@lilly7780 dear people who reading this. Let me say firstly This armenian will talk about genosides, about Turks almost deleting they, thousands year exsiting and so on. That there is not any proof 😀 just research about Khojaly genoside and 1918 Guba genoside. And get opinion about these liars😂 dear armenian why did u write this here? People don't need ur fakes

  • @marshallbinny3669
    @marshallbinny3669 Před 4 lety +422

    Cops looks like bank officers .... Inmate looks like tourists ....

  • @supurnasinha6124
    @supurnasinha6124 Před 3 lety +14

    "A prison dosent change people"..... The most correct and perfect sentence

    • @lilbeans
      @lilbeans Před 3 měsíci

      I mean, it does, but that simply depends on the prison and the willpower of the person in prison.

  • @mellel5594
    @mellel5594 Před 2 lety +46

    This is certainly the most enjoyable episode of this series to watch, I think. These men only have access to their families (and delicious homemade meals!) and are cut-off from society, but it seems more like a reforming detention centre than a prison. I mean, that one gent is working on his doctoral thesis! If that isn't a form of reform, then I don't know what is! And the guards are more like counselors.

    • @hrakhaytayan8854
      @hrakhaytayan8854 Před 5 měsíci

      He is free now, hope this makes you a bit happy 😊

  • @JayWerx
    @JayWerx Před 4 lety +529

    Never seen a prison full of flower pots and plants, lol

  • @varovaro1967
    @varovaro1967 Před 5 lety +422

    This spa doesn't belong in these series...

  • @katherinelott958
    @katherinelott958 Před 11 měsíci +36

    I have to say that I'm genuinely impressed by how this prison is run and how prisoners seem to be treated humanely and respectfully. Well done Armenia! 👏

    • @shonawilliams26
      @shonawilliams26 Před 6 měsíci +6

      its prison, its not supposed to be cushty. ridiculous how soft they are.

    • @I_Am_Scp_049
      @I_Am_Scp_049 Před 4 měsíci

      @@shonawilliams26 prisons arent ghettos, they're made to make the prisoners into better people

  • @monk729
    @monk729 Před 3 lety +9

    “Glass is forbidden”
    shows a bottle of vodka next to the guard 😂

  • @97I30T
    @97I30T Před 4 lety +452

    I've stayed in motels that weren't as nice as this prison.

    • @bertsonder
      @bertsonder Před 4 lety +6

      Was it norman bates motel?

    • @wells19874
      @wells19874 Před 4 lety +3

      Van Buren in Phoenix LoL 😂

    • @expatatlarge5286
      @expatatlarge5286 Před 4 lety +2

      @@wells19874 I believe that..lol

    • @jdubb4589
      @jdubb4589 Před 4 lety +1

      Motel 6?

    • @romanemul1
      @romanemul1 Před 3 lety +1

      You are talking about some cheap 1$ hotel room. Because you are too cheap to paid more.

  • @johnathanbusse4679
    @johnathanbusse4679 Před 5 lety +779

    That's no prison it is a bunch of studio apartments

  • @robserzhdavajan3543
    @robserzhdavajan3543 Před 3 lety +8

    The great Ararat mountain in the back

  • @cristilupu681
    @cristilupu681 Před 3 lety +35

    This hotel doesn't look like a luxury but I see that the customers are satisfied.
    Good job, Armenia!

  • @Adamorevo
    @Adamorevo Před 5 lety +1284

    The title should be, The World's Easiest Prison.

    • @bmveBOY
      @bmveBOY Před 5 lety +55

      Lol This is actually known as the toughest prison in Armenia...

    • @MikeyGTV11
      @MikeyGTV11 Před 5 lety +109

      Its not easy, these incarcerated Armenian people don't try to fuck shit up and ruin everything. That would just make their time harder, and they know that.

    • @scoobydoo3115
      @scoobydoo3115 Před 5 lety +6

      I was thinking the same thing,

    • @nicky191
      @nicky191 Před 5 lety +61

      @@MikeyGTV11 Armenians in general are very humble and giving people.

    • @suzo2times667
      @suzo2times667 Před 5 lety +8

      Charles Darwin American prison is easyer

  • @TheEpinema
    @TheEpinema Před 4 lety +55

    Is it just me or do the guards there seem super reasonable and compassionate?

    • @vardanhovakimyan7633
      @vardanhovakimyan7633 Před 3 lety +2

      you better consider the price, which was payed to have things the way they are...

    • @yawn1887
      @yawn1887 Před 3 lety

      I'd say if you not Armenian the you probably get taxed.

    • @z_tiger311
      @z_tiger311 Před 3 lety +4

      Not really, they seem to give up and have no real control at all, especially their resources are limited...the Mafia is in control of the Prison more than them.

    • @diablo666541
      @diablo666541 Před rokem +1

      More like scared as well . They cause trouble to prisoner that prisoner could have them killed

  • @alex4tune960
    @alex4tune960 Před 3 lety +57

    Wow to the man who is getting his degree and learned English!

    • @bestyoueverhad.2408
      @bestyoueverhad.2408 Před 2 lety +8

      most impressed by him, even his mentality seems top notch

    • @felixcat9318
      @felixcat9318 Před 2 lety

      What else has he got to do there?
      Learning English expands his ability to deceive and cheat more people...

    • @King-dt4gi
      @King-dt4gi Před 2 lety

      @@felixcat9318 Stop being inconsiderate. Inmates are human too.

  • @mattbrown817
    @mattbrown817 Před rokem +25

    As a professional in Mental Health and specially Addiction (I am in recovery as well so it's intimate knowledge) I am so impressed that they have a methadone program! This is important because being in Prison is already bad enough, when you add the addiction part it becomes quite literally Hell. This should be a standard practice, but the stigma remains in the US. Addiction can make you commit crimes that you would never ever do sober, and my heart goes out to both inmates and victims.

    • @FreeDocumentary
      @FreeDocumentary  Před rokem +6

      Thank you Matt for that insightful comment. I agree with you 100%. You have to help people in prison who have a chance at getting out. Rehabilitation programs are woefully few and far between.

    • @Boxeri
      @Boxeri Před rokem +1

      metadon hell of a drug, i say suboxone. But this is better than nothing you are right about that.

    • @thedoge9590
      @thedoge9590 Před 5 měsíci

      Bro prisons in the US have methadone programs.....maybe your brain is already fried from the drugs

  • @juliusb9754
    @juliusb9754 Před 5 lety +166

    20.00 minutes... He is wearing a damn Gucci hat in jail haha!

    • @jesusislord582
      @jesusislord582 Před 4 lety +7

      obviously fake u idiot :D

    • @anrichilingaryan4774
      @anrichilingaryan4774 Před 4 lety +9

      Julius B dude it is normal to wear a Gucci (Fake) clothings in Armenia, I see it everyday.

    • @user-mn5zo2vz7s
      @user-mn5zo2vz7s Před 4 lety +1

      Anri Chilingaryan 😂😂😂😂

    • @anrichilingaryan4774
      @anrichilingaryan4774 Před 4 lety +1

      Любовь Ким even my Teachers can be seen with Gucci (fake)

    • @jesusislord582
      @jesusislord582 Před 2 lety

      @edps cupcake yeah i know bro thats right, i also have fake brands from turkey but its better than original :D

  • @queenmina5705
    @queenmina5705 Před 4 lety +83

    Damn their prisoners cells bigger than my apartment 😩
    "My parents also sends me groceries like salad. How am i supposed to cut it without a knife? " poor guy must be depressing there without a knife to cut his salad.

  • @asiersanz8941
    @asiersanz8941 Před 3 lety +225

    Congratulations Armenia. This prison system looks so humane and civilised. Btw, go Artsakh!

    • @marissasue319
      @marissasue319 Před 2 lety

      AGREED with this OP. Which one is Artsakh again??

    • @marissasue319
      @marissasue319 Před 2 lety

      @ruby diamonds Doesn't mean the incarceration has to be inhumane & barbaric!

    • @marissasue319
      @marissasue319 Před 2 lety

      @ruby diamonds It's actually about EVERYONE cuz some of us have holism/holistic mentalities! ☯

    • @mrovplayer4016
      @mrovplayer4016 Před 2 lety +1

      @@marissasue319 you sound like you eat dirt everyday because "it cleanses your spirit"

    • @the2ndQT
      @the2ndQT Před 2 lety +8

      why do we want prisons to be humane? Did the criminals think of humanity when they victimized others?

  • @faithhaney9450
    @faithhaney9450 Před 3 lety +21

    I can only imagine how terrified the cameraman was when he entered the maximum security cells 😂

  • @Itzblossomplayz
    @Itzblossomplayz Před 4 lety +204

    Once the camera crew has left the building, the fork and other "prohibited" items will be returned back to the prisoners.

  • @myishenhaines1706
    @myishenhaines1706 Před 4 lety +178

    This one should not be in the toughest prisons. Seriously...not cynically, this should be in a segment titled: Most Progressive Prisons.

    • @Fiendai
      @Fiendai Před 3 lety +1

      progressive ? how is this progressive exactly?

    • @ningthouningthoujam3373
      @ningthouningthoujam3373 Před 3 lety +20

      @@Fiendai have u seen the Bolivian and Madagascar prison.??? That's why

    • @prasmitdevkota4251
      @prasmitdevkota4251 Před 3 lety

      @@ningthouningthoujam3373 haha excellent reply.. I am here after seeing both of them.. this look way better lol.

    • @Fiendai
      @Fiendai Před 3 lety

      @@ningthouningthoujam3373 its not as bad but definetely not progressive ahahaha, u know progressive doesnt mean infected with every bug on earth right ?

    • @bogeybichon7000
      @bogeybichon7000 Před 3 lety +9

      @@Fiendai education opportunities, job training, self-governing sections, outside food deliveries and methadone treatment are all very progressive

  • @YouTubeUzername
    @YouTubeUzername Před 3 lety +11

    This prison looks delightful, everything looks so clean, neat and modernized.

  • @MultiKerber
    @MultiKerber Před 2 lety +48

    This Armenian Prison looks very nice and clean, Officers looks very correct with inmates. Some other Prisons are living Hell.

    • @diablo666541
      @diablo666541 Před rokem

      They know if they can get killed if cause problems.

    • @EatAllDaHumans
      @EatAllDaHumans Před rokem

      Madagascar or Philippines are two places you DO NOT want to get locked up. It is your death guaranteed.

  • @bigmike4758
    @bigmike4758 Před 5 lety +228

    Routine traffic stops in the US are more intense than this place.

    • @artv6624
      @artv6624 Před 5 lety +5

      Seriously lol

    • @illyphlerma3520
      @illyphlerma3520 Před 4 lety +1

      Ya cuz they get shot

    • @itsyoboyskinnypenis7898
      @itsyoboyskinnypenis7898 Před 4 lety +1

      Fact

    • @taabraizakhtar7302
      @taabraizakhtar7302 Před 3 lety +2

      The prisoners seem less barbaric in Armenia. Prisons are supposed to be there to rehabilitate someone so they can be put back into society, there is no need for greater harshness when it's not needed.

    • @lesliewilhelmus656
      @lesliewilhelmus656 Před 3 lety +1

      @@taabraizakhtar7302 that's fine to try rehabilitation, but imo some criminals don't deserve that chance. Murder comes to mind. The victims don't get second changes, their murderers shouldn't either. Or people who rape and abuse children. Some crimes should be punished with loss of freedom for their life. Even this is way too nice for the most evil of evil people.

  • @Ron4T1
    @Ron4T1 Před 5 lety +23

    Lol the sign on the door read “Please close the door to not make noise” - they don’t want to disturb the sleep of their guests 😂😂

  • @ethiobeat360
    @ethiobeat360 Před 3 lety +7

    I would never forget this documentary the rest of my life

  • @Shushkin
    @Shushkin Před 3 lety +15

    " a good person is still a good person even after being in prison " man, that hit me hard

  • @vadermasktruth
    @vadermasktruth Před 4 lety +27

    Methadone program: great idea to ATTEMPT to treat addiction. It's not the best, but it's better than nothing at all. Two thumbs up for my Armenian brothers!

    • @diablo666541
      @diablo666541 Před rokem

      I'm surprised they give to them

    • @chad_b
      @chad_b Před 3 měsíci +1

      I'm on methadone and I was able to completely turn my life around over the years. With that being said, I've also seen a lot of people who abuse it or a lot of people go out and get addicted to a different drug

    • @vadermasktruth
      @vadermasktruth Před 3 měsíci

      @@chad_b Congrats to you for all the work & emotional energy you put into turning your life around. Making amends & being true to yourself benefits all around you. It was Suboxone that worked for me.
      Cheers from Detroit!

  • @willspeight610
    @willspeight610 Před 4 lety +48

    Anyone else gonna point out how the commentator is always on point with the pronunciation of the names and places

    • @fundukyan
      @fundukyan Před 2 lety

      He messed up a couple names here. He said a guards name was Zazun when it was Sasun

    • @fundukyan
      @fundukyan Před 2 lety

      But overall did a better job then most of my teachers I had in the US who dealt with Armenian names for years/decades

    • @gamerk1625
      @gamerk1625 Před rokem

      Lmaoooo. Aper . Give the guy some credit.. you know the producers are probably armenian correcting him

  • @mehrzadrashidkhani3250
    @mehrzadrashidkhani3250 Před 3 lety +12

    Thanks for the excellent educational documentaries .

  • @NarithJames
    @NarithJames Před 2 lety +91

    24:00 "the food help my brother in law and the other prisoner not to feel so alone while they are lock up in here"
    These are the most civil and most caring women. Bravo to all the families that are taking care of the prisoner.

    • @balkan5929
      @balkan5929 Před 2 lety +2

      He make some good combination and has money or he is froom good familiy

    • @harbourdogNL
      @harbourdogNL Před 2 lety +11

      Civil and caring women? How about in complete denial that their men are criminals who deserve the punishment they are getting?

    • @TeaCup1940
      @TeaCup1940 Před 2 lety +4

      @@harbourdogNL That lead them to be criminals in some cases, like the mother trying to sneak a knife and ceramics for her son. She is totally enabling him.

    • @JSchaffer214
      @JSchaffer214 Před rokem +3

      @@harbourdogNL You ain't kidding! My wife would serve me with divorce papers before the cell door even slammed shut if I did the horrible stuff some of these men have. She keeps me grounded and I'm thankful for her.

    • @jenniferclark9842
      @jenniferclark9842 Před rokem

      That, or she loves her sister.

  • @schr4nztech
    @schr4nztech Před 4 lety +301

    This belongs to Tripadvisor section

  • @jam_explore
    @jam_explore Před 4 lety +86

    I have been Armenia for a week such a nice people over there.

  • @Void3.0
    @Void3.0 Před 2 lety +1

    That guy’s blessed to have a sister in law with such a kind heart to care for him.

    • @gamerk1625
      @gamerk1625 Před rokem

      That's how Armenians are . Family is always first .. always ..

  • @serhataydin2650
    @serhataydin2650 Před 3 lety +29

    Poor guy, he only wanted to cut his salad with the knife.

    • @anniesimborios3751
      @anniesimborios3751 Před 2 lety +1

      Hahaha he think now how to cut his salad without a knife. He didn't think not to commit bad stuff so not to go to jail then he can cut his salad with a knife at home instead

  • @Chthonian121
    @Chthonian121 Před 4 lety +253

    Of course Armenian prisoners are wearing Gucci hats xD

    • @lefat4697
      @lefat4697 Před 3 lety +7

      ofcourse its a fake. Have you heard of the Karsdashians?

    • @HH-qb7mi
      @HH-qb7mi Před 2 lety +1

      @@lefat4697 They treat them very good unlike other country…if you watch carefully you’ll understand that they get goods in every month

    • @VirgoCali89
      @VirgoCali89 Před 2 lety

      😂 most of the men are handsome too

    • @Yrkr785
      @Yrkr785 Před 2 lety

      @@VirgoCali89 fresh cuts too

  • @Chillywilly8818
    @Chillywilly8818 Před 4 lety +111

    I admire thier families loyalty

    • @LordDirus007
      @LordDirus007 Před 3 lety +7

      Who do you think paid for the Family's houses?
      That Drug Money set their family up for life.

    • @cherlywally5980
      @cherlywally5980 Před 2 lety +1

      @@LordDirus007 factz 🔥

    • @TeaCup1940
      @TeaCup1940 Před 2 lety +1

      @@LordDirus007 Exactly, it is a loyalty purchased with money and the blood of the victims.

  • @mariovalentino7360
    @mariovalentino7360 Před 3 lety +6

    I think documentary about Madagaskar prisons should shown to all prisons in world to make the prisoner know how luxury their prison are.

  • @sohamgupta4090
    @sohamgupta4090 Před 3 lety +11

    The cells are like hotel rooms , imagine Madagascar prisoners watching this

  • @anthonykartalyan9895
    @anthonykartalyan9895 Před 4 lety +298

    In Armenia the police also do not carry any guns. Everybody is just pretty chill and crime is now lower than it has ever been. Even the prisoners stick together to protect their own heritage which is the only real reason no Armenian is really afraid of being attacked or robbed or killed by another Armenian.

    • @anthonykartalyan9895
      @anthonykartalyan9895 Před 3 lety +19

      Frank Butcher this is very true, we do feel that way

    • @anthonykartalyan9895
      @anthonykartalyan9895 Před 3 lety +27

      @Elcentry Actually it’s economy is doing better than it’s ever been and is one of the most beautiful places in the world with countless tourists and historians visiting year round, far more than say the countries around it like Turkey and Azerbaijan which have declining economies civil unrest, high rates of crime, incarcerations, and executions, jail their own people for speaking against the government as well as journalists from other countries.

    • @rockofresh600
      @rockofresh600 Před 3 lety +1

      Sound like a nice place in America you have to watch everyone

    • @smartphonereviewa
      @smartphonereviewa Před 3 lety

      Right

    • @reignman0311
      @reignman0311 Před 3 lety +16

      Thats becuz they don't have a bunch of idiotic woke individuals living there,lol

  • @mrLahey31
    @mrLahey31 Před 4 lety +56

    I was waiting for the part where the prisoners had it hard here😂 that moment never came

    • @mrluigi9923
      @mrluigi9923 Před 4 lety +13

      You missed the part where they have to get up in the morning.

    • @mrLahey31
      @mrLahey31 Před 4 lety +3

      mr luigi true 😂

    • @Toven_WaveWatcherFi
      @Toven_WaveWatcherFi Před 2 lety

      @@mrluigi9923 Truly a major human rights violation

  • @apklinkman4566
    @apklinkman4566 Před 3 lety +12

    This is like a 5 star hotel the food looks delicious too

  • @CanonicalVariable
    @CanonicalVariable Před 3 lety +9

    The main officer (i.e. the one helping the docu-team; Aram I think his first name is?) is very charismatic. He handles the prisoners with respect and is open and honest with the docu-team. Contrary to some officers interviewed in other "Thoughest Prisons" episodes, where bribes are an obvious problem, he even admits that some of the guards take bribes and says it's one of their main security threats. He seems like a man trying to do his job as best he can, with the limited resources he's given.
    Great documentary as always, btw!

    • @aluckyman1475
      @aluckyman1475 Před 2 lety

      Armenia as a whole kinda runs on bribes haha. You want a drivers licence or some document or whatever, just pay a bribe you'll get it quick. Don't and you'll be stuffed around forever. Its kinda expected cause pay is often so low and all.
      It's different but strangely all works quite well. 😀
      It's really a lovely place and lovely people where everyones quite respectful and considerate of eachother and family is everything. 🙂

    • @nakuroamanda5471
      @nakuroamanda5471 Před 2 lety +2

      @@aluckyman1475 Ive lived my whole life in Armenia and I really see the big changes at least in my city, whoever tries to bribe other people film it or make A HUGE deal of it that whole Vanadzor gets to know about it, that's why the corruption cases has decreased, alas still not fully

  • @grahamedwards9634
    @grahamedwards9634 Před 4 lety +285

    Watched the first 8 minutes and want to book a holiday there for 2 weeks, does it have a swimming pool and sauna I want around September time if possible, but I will consider earlier, what time does the bar and nightclub open, thank you.

  • @lakefuckgoogle6229
    @lakefuckgoogle6229 Před 4 lety +38

    This gotta be one of the best prisons I ever seen

  • @FusionTechCinema
    @FusionTechCinema Před 3 lety +20

    Really hope to see the Armenian becomes a boxer he seems like a chill dude, really loved what he said that even prisoners shouldn’t fight because they’re living together so why do it? Good people

    • @felixcat9318
      @felixcat9318 Před 2 lety +3

      I very much doubt that the victims of his crimes think that he's a really chill guy.
      Clearly, the Judge and Jury were more taken with the evidence against him...

  • @eric81872
    @eric81872 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the video! ☺♥

  • @itsgodnga
    @itsgodnga Před 5 lety +65

    I like how they've just got the one pair of novelty handcuffs and they reluctantly take it out of the safe to show the camera lmao

    • @ThaChosenChild
      @ThaChosenChild Před 5 lety +2

      xDD

    • @DontNeedToKnow84
      @DontNeedToKnow84 Před 5 lety +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @lukemoto1235
      @lukemoto1235 Před 4 lety

      These guys are so soft lol

    • @valerieponce3712
      @valerieponce3712 Před 4 lety

      Iike that place is so sweet, lmao 🤣 not a prison! OMG 😂 you got to be kidding me...

    • @ArthaxtaDaVince777
      @ArthaxtaDaVince777 Před 4 lety +2

      @@valerieponce3712 This is the prison in Armenia where they sent corrupt politicians to be eaten alive... Yes. Very sweet.

  • @fahik
    @fahik Před 4 lety +57

    i was born here in Armavir region, didn't knew we had such thing

  • @DwayneIsKing
    @DwayneIsKing Před 2 lety +14

    Anyone else being selfish and lazy in bed just thinking of how blessed you are to be in a warm bed when people are living struggling like this?

    • @Judas1911WR1
      @Judas1911WR1 Před 2 lety

      you do realize prison is made for criminals ?!

  • @Bloody_Shots
    @Bloody_Shots Před 2 lety +5

    "Worlds toughes prisons" Inmate in his cell drinking a cola, watching tv and casually smoking a cigarette. I can get with that.
    That one relative brought the guy more food then i even have in my pantry at home lol

  • @westendlolo3313
    @westendlolo3313 Před 5 lety +366

    This jail looks better than American jail

    • @pillowgang399
      @pillowgang399 Před 5 lety +5

      blastercombo audio oof

    • @StarlightEater
      @StarlightEater Před 5 lety +18

      I wish I had Armenian criminal contacts. They know how to make money and have fun!

    • @ShewasIwas-biden
      @ShewasIwas-biden Před 5 lety +6

      @@georgepascual1 your comment proves who the real idiot is

    • @amber_Forever16
      @amber_Forever16 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ShewasIwas-biden how?

    • @georgepascual1
      @georgepascual1 Před 5 lety +3

      Howie Hannigan ehhh you tried to sound smart and failed

  • @Gotbadbrains
    @Gotbadbrains Před 4 lety +42

    My dawgs got a Gucci hat and smokin a cig my man has it made!

  • @bakarycoulibaly5929
    @bakarycoulibaly5929 Před 3 lety +1

    This prison doesn’t deserve this series

  • @iiheartmaself
    @iiheartmaself Před 3 lety +5

    im obsessed with watching these

  • @ronalbertson9995
    @ronalbertson9995 Před 4 lety +45

    I love my Armenian brothers and sisters

    • @michaelearthling
      @michaelearthling Před 4 lety +1

      like the sisters Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and the older sister Bruce.

    • @lilly7780
      @lilly7780 Před 4 lety +2

      Michael Mcneany No like the sister Cher, the brother Charles Aznavour, Serj Tankian and many others but you love to be based on a stereotype...

    • @lilly7780
      @lilly7780 Před 4 lety +1

      Ron Albertson Thank you very much, we love you more😊🇦🇲

    • @santyclos1302
      @santyclos1302 Před 4 lety

      @@michaelearthling Bruce/Caitlin isn't Armenian

  • @temurtopuria6808
    @temurtopuria6808 Před 4 lety +142

    Question.. How much is the rent for one of these prison cells? I'd love to rent one out.

  • @mmoore102
    @mmoore102 Před rokem

    Most laid back of all the prison vids I’ve seen.

  • @texastuna7298
    @texastuna7298 Před 2 lety +7

    WOW, THIS EPISODE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PRISONS THAT GIVES ME A FRIENDLY FEELING. THIS PRISON IS SO INMATE-FRIENDLY, NO GANGS, CLEAN CELLS, FRIENDLY GUARDS, ARMENIANS PROTECT ARMENIANS. JUST WOW!!!

    • @BethelAbba
      @BethelAbba Před 2 lety +1

      No gangs..... just the mafia. Did you somehow miss that part? The mafia is pretty much running this prison.... or does "Organized gangsters" not register on your street gang mentality?

    • @jenniferclark9842
      @jenniferclark9842 Před 2 lety

      @@BethelAbba I think he meant like Vice Lords, White Aryans, Latin Kings, etc.

  • @unounv
    @unounv Před 4 lety +31

    You have to bring your own fan and refrigerator 😂😂

    • @mrluigi9923
      @mrluigi9923 Před 4 lety +2

      waterbed and silk sheets, they dont mention if their prison clothes go to the dry cleaners.

  • @ereeeeeeeees
    @ereeeeeeeees Před 4 lety +87

    This prison is like my college dormitory 🙃

    • @donnamoncrief9563
      @donnamoncrief9563 Před 4 lety +8

      foreal, main man said "you have to bring your own fan and refrigerator" they got refrigerators damn

    • @VLADB07
      @VLADB07 Před 4 lety

      your dorm has mafia bosses too?

    • @krissalouvae7513
      @krissalouvae7513 Před 3 lety

      ikr?

  • @TakeDeadAim
    @TakeDeadAim Před 2 lety +14

    I did a prison supervisor exchange with my Armenian counterpart. At the time I was the Security director at a large prison here in the US. At least they're attempting to modernize their prisons. They've been sending their managers and such over here to tour and see our facilities and apply what they learn to their institutions. They still have a ways to go but they are making progress. The prison I went to was brand new and virtually identical to some of the prisons being built here in the US. It's funny that people think it's shocking that "we" don't carry weapons inside the fences. Think about it. ANYTHING we carry could easily be used against us in a fight. During my years as an officer at a medium security prison, I only ever carried a radio, cuffs and pepper spray for about a year. I was involved in many fights but never got hurt too badly. Used my cuffs a number of times though. No way would I take a baton or especially a firearm inside a prison.

    • @TeaCup1940
      @TeaCup1940 Před 2 lety +1

      But in the Brazilian prisons they do have to carry weapons or else the prisoners will not fear the guards. Every prison is different I guess. What works in one sometimes does not work in another. Prisoners are different as well.

    • @rachberachbe7664
      @rachberachbe7664 Před rokem +3

      U high if u think usa prison and its system is better then Armenian😂

  • @mommyarlenediy
    @mommyarlenediy Před 3 lety +8

    Very organize, clean and pleasant place to be prisoned. Salute I wish all Prison are like this

  • @argmeg5825
    @argmeg5825 Před 5 lety +27

    All that food brought by the family members made me hungry.

  • @doltbezoar
    @doltbezoar Před 4 lety +360

    This jail is like a summer camp. No wonder they have repeat offenders - they get groceries and home cooked food regularly delivered.

    • @459luker
      @459luker Před 3 lety +42

      actually you will probably find that jails like this have a lower recidivism rate than american jails full of gangs, intimidation and violence.

    • @kap1526
      @kap1526 Před 3 lety +26

      Hopefully you will be able to realize every country every jail and prison has repeat offenders

    • @edwardvalivonis23
      @edwardvalivonis23 Před 3 lety +5

      Boris Johnson is the main suspect

    • @arthurpovey1290
      @arthurpovey1290 Před 3 lety +8

      Your mum's a repeat offender.

    • @ComaToast1
      @ComaToast1 Před 3 lety +3

      @@459luker doesnt mean they are the worst or any more capable of causing violence..

  • @chrisk.5964
    @chrisk.5964 Před 3 lety +7

    when the gaurd was going through the things his family delivered, he allowed the jeans with a belt through... the prisoners are allowed to wear belts lmao

  • @davidstewart4825
    @davidstewart4825 Před rokem

    watched the Madagascar one and seriously stressed.....this one restored some ...charismatic guards and honor...great families bringing grub in..

  • @jackiemarshall3711
    @jackiemarshall3711 Před 4 lety +179

    I believe that prisons should be a farm setting so they can grow and raise their own food.

    • @clarke4400
      @clarke4400 Před 4 lety +2

      Agreed

    • @alundavies8402
      @alundavies8402 Před 3 lety +2

      You could be right as I have been in prison and for some it’s hell and for some like me it was a downside to my trade an occupational hazard so to speak

    • @chinosoto9944
      @chinosoto9944 Před 3 lety

      or let them fix the highways but heavily guarded of course

    • @TheDukeOfDallas
      @TheDukeOfDallas Před 3 lety +2

      Like Angola?

    • @Avaricumstudios
      @Avaricumstudios Před 3 lety +2

      In Kenya they do that...so that unskilled inmates can get something to do

  • @lisagerman2111
    @lisagerman2111 Před 5 lety +85

    Once, in late 70's I spoke at length with a refugee from Armenia - his success in the US had nothing to do with the political agenda he escaped from decades early in Armenia. His story was one of sorrow for the land and communities he'd grown up in, abject poverty submitted upon the local peoples, and a success story in the US. Having no previous knowledge of the persecution of Armenians under the Turks (and others), I listened to his personal story with naive innocent revolution of what the Armenian people endured. I only wish I'd written down his words as spoken, but as an 18yr old friend of the family I simply considered myself blessed in hearing first hand the journey, and the political actions causing the need of, of this man.

  • @easy_peasy_and_fresh
    @easy_peasy_and_fresh Před 3 lety +3

    After watching all the prison documentaries I have come to know the blessings of looking at the sky 🌌 freely, feeling the cool breeze, the sun🌞, and the starts.

  • @nareka9566
    @nareka9566 Před 3 lety +6

    This place was safer than my old school

  • @EternalEric
    @EternalEric Před 4 lety +147

    More like a hotel....and the guards are the cleaning maids

  • @sosweetsike
    @sosweetsike Před 5 lety +136

    As soon as my boyfriend and I saw the flat screen TVs, electric water kettle, coffee maker, coffee tables, stereos, damn pantries, Gucci hats, whatever the else I forgot to mention, we said "Worst Prison" Whereeee!? How the hell did this make the list! 👁️👁️

    • @besties6427
      @besties6427 Před 4 lety +2

      Toni Tone the must have meant the worse people because it’s the mafia

    • @boddared2426
      @boddared2426 Před 4 lety +2

      @@besties6427 imma tell ya you know nothing about that

    • @Terracecasualx5
      @Terracecasualx5 Před 4 lety +1

      bodda red and what do you know of the Vor Ve Zakhone then brother??

    • @RedS0L0
      @RedS0L0 Před 4 lety +3

      You really think the Gucci is real 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @jimmyizek5451
      @jimmyizek5451 Před 4 lety +1

      Toni Tone
      He is not your boyfriend ,
      You are his girlfriend .

  • @n3lis94
    @n3lis94 Před 2 lety +5

    After seeing the madagascar one, this looks more like a luxury hotel than "one of the toughest prisons in the world"

    • @edd590
      @edd590 Před 2 lety

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @RossTheLoss
    @RossTheLoss Před 3 lety +8

    The prison food looks really good.

  • @davidb.3395
    @davidb.3395 Před 4 lety +25

    I am Armenian from Armenia... i must admit this is surprising even for me... the jails/prisons i know bere are much much crowded and worse. This particular Armavir prison is actually not bad... really surprised.

  • @AlwaysBolttheBird
    @AlwaysBolttheBird Před 4 lety +31

    “You’re always putting him at a disadvantage” well you should realize you can’t give him a knife haha.

  • @fetsluck5620
    @fetsluck5620 Před 3 lety +8

    I went through the methadone clinic and it only works if you want to stop and can't do it cold turkey. I wanted to stop and needed help and the clinic was what got me back to being drug free. I still think about it daily, but another thing about the clinic is the sessions they make you take. And if it wasn't for the sessions I really don't think I would have been able to handle how to stay clean. So now 4 year's down this long ruff road I've stayed clean and enjoy life much more. Glad to see they give them methadone so they're not detoxing. That's the first time I've heard of any prison offering methadone.

    • @arttugrann6185
      @arttugrann6185 Před 2 lety

      They offer that here in Finland as well.

    • @saidwho1
      @saidwho1 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@arttugrann6185I think that's great, I wish they offered it in ALL prisons.

  • @murataldibek
    @murataldibek Před 2 lety +4

    Should be called one of the world's toughest hotels)

  • @Astro319
    @Astro319 Před 5 lety +216

    This prison actually seems extremely lenient, even soft & comfortable, compared to brutal subhuman hellholes like in Madagascar or Bolivia featured in other episodes. Jeeezus, your mommy can even bring you snacks & cigs. Pretty sweet deal.

    • @bonson9156
      @bonson9156 Před 5 lety +18

      It's a mafia state. I don't even know why a prison exists in Armenia. It's too corrupt.

    • @999Mher
      @999Mher Před 5 lety +35

      Well it's not corrupt anymore, we had a revolution recently and things are ok so far. We're just humaine people and as nation we are like one big family. We don't want anyone to suffer in jails. And most of this people are not violent criminals like gangsters in USA. And this thieves in law make the life of violent criminals(like child molesters) very unpleasant.

    • @999Mher
      @999Mher Před 5 lety +19

      And Mafia never controlled the state. Oligarchs and corrupt politicians did. Mafia only took control over crime and that's why we don't have any violent street crimes.

    • @bonson9156
      @bonson9156 Před 5 lety +11

      @@999Mher Armenia's still pretty high on Transparency International's World Corruption Index. The Armenians as a people seem like wonderful strong people though.

    • @tekelupharsin4426
      @tekelupharsin4426 Před 5 lety +13

      @@999Mher don't make me puke with that nonsense. Armenia still has one of the most corrupt governments in the world. Also, this whole episode is a joke. This is not a tough prison whatsoever - it looks like a summer camp. When you have a prisoner admitting ON CAMERA that he's going to smuggle in another cell phone, you know that these guys have it way, way to easy. This will not work long term. Just a total joke of a prison.

  • @Tux0xFF
    @Tux0xFF Před 4 lety +19

    9:25 "No one can ever be completely sure they'll never end up in prison one day"
    -- Gago Galestjan --

  • @thawdani
    @thawdani Před 3 lety +12

    the prisoner justifying his knife kills me XD 21:55