Jail Inmate interview-Brandon
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2023
- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Brandon, an inmate at an Eastern Kentucky jail.
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Addiction doesn’t belong in the prison system. Same cycle without any change. System needs change.
Amen I agree
As an Australian his accent is awesome, cant wait to visit the south of USA .
Please do visit the south. Most foreigners only go to NYC, Miami and LA, literally the worst that the US has to offer. You'll find real good hearted Americans in the south.
This is awesome. So glad Mark got to go in and talk to inmates.
Lol. Those are just your locals at the precinct that broke probation for petty crimes.
Clay County has a very good jailer!
@@aspartamekillsyaknow9019 Still a jail though right? Lol
@@aspartamekillsyaknow9019 why are you laughing? He's still incarcerated. Who cares if they are petty crimes, mark is spreading this persons story. If you are comparing him to others, you missed the point of this interview.
@@dantet4982 to the point of exploitation and grifting
He never read that list of friends he was gonna shoutout 😢
Can't for legal reasons
I love how criminals say they “caught a charge”. Like it’s a cold.
lol
I find the prison interviews fascinating. I would love to see an interview with someone on death row
Yes, that would be a toe-tapper.
The interview with the warden is quite interesting
@@MedusaWithoutTheBaggage Was gonna say this too.
@@KurtBob agreed
aren't we all?
I love this accent so much 🧡 I hope this man can get sober and turn his life around for good.
I grew up with a family from Kentucky, kind & warm…good hearted people. It’s been so long since I’ve heard that drawl, didn’t realize how much I’ve missed it. Brandon’s vibe is near identical to them. You can tell he’s holdin on strong behind bars. Peace & love B❤ thanks so much for this interview Mark, quality work the way you respectfully show their lives on camera♥️
@TheOrietNivig Please don't take any offence to it. I too love the accent. I am from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean and his/your accent is so very distinct and unique.
Edward Norton could play this guy pretty well.
Yes. 😂
Or Ukraine President. Forget his name.
I thought the same thing! I love Edward Norton!
Ohh damn that was spot on lol
My favorite actor!
I volunteered at the local jail for a while, and it was always drugs and alcohol. Like, literally every person I ever met there. Either dealing, stealing to buy or violence because of. It's crazy.
Agreed complete insanity.
I’m a corrections kitchen supervisor and it’s so hard hearing all these stories first hand and having absolutely no way to help. So I do what I can and I give them good tasting food… a little hope to keep going.
What kind of help do you believe he needs? I've never seen a guy who seemed so comfortable and content who is in jail. By his own admission, he's not depressed (which is more than what a lot of people who are 100% free can say). He's clearly eating well, clean, taken care of. HE'S SERVING TIME FOR A BUNCH OF CRIMES HE COMMITTED AND LAWS HE'S BROKEN. That's how justice works and he seems quite content where he is and with his situation. What makes you think the guy has no hope? He claimed to have not even gone through withdrawal when he was incarcerated. Dude is 100% fine...better off than some people I know who work 60 hours per week just to pay rent and utilities.
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God bless your heart. It's the little things that matter.
We can't all be big heroes, but we can all do litlte things to help each other out.
Tread carefully so as not to fall into the trap of letting your kindness be exploited by those looking to take advantage of it, because they will. The former prison guard in Alabama, Vicky White, found out the hard way and lost her life because of it. I used to teach literacy and GED classes in a prison on a volunteer basis and it took me a little while to realize that I was being 'sized up' every moment by many of the inmates just to see how far they could 'move the goal line' despite my being warned about it from the very start by the guards and the administrators who ran the program. It's amazing how subtle it can be, but it was happening from the very moment I started. Some of it was an "alpha" dynamic where the inmates wanted to establish their place in classroom hierarchy. I was technically the guy 'in charge" for the classroom sessions although I wasn't looking to show some sort of 'dominance". I just wanted to teach the classes in an orderly fashion for those who truly wanted to better themselves, which was most of the class. Just about everyone had a story that they were innocent or a victim of circumstance, or mistaken identity. Really? multiple convictions for different offenses over several years were all wrong? Some even tried to get me to smuggle items into or out of the prison for them like a phone, or a letter or some basic commissary items. Once I established the proper boundaries in a firm, but respectful way, everything went smoothly. The fact that I didn't try to jam anyone up for even asking me to do those things (which can result in disciplinary action to the inmate just for attempting it) also went a long way in establishing a rapport, but I also made it clear that they were not to ever ask again. Stay safe.
@@KayFabe87 this is wisdom right here. I've often considered teaching the incarcerated. But I know myself. Even as a retired college instructor, I know I'd be manipulable. At some point, someone would get to me in just the right way, I'd feel sorry for them, & that would be it. I'd be right there breaking the law, right beside them, to smuggle something in or whatever. Your comment made me to at last take this option off the table for work. Thanks
His friends wanted to hear their names out in this world 🖤😭 hoping better times find them, and Brandon also
I love how he ended it, his most important advice is to take each day as it comes and whenever u see your parents/loved ones make sure u tell them u love them because u never know when u may see them again !!
Please more prison interviews!
My son is 20 has an Iq of 68 he has been sitting in jail since February 21st violation of probation and caught up with the wrong ppl ALL i want is help. He's locked down 23 hours a day my boy may be facing prison AND All I want is help he's going to be homeless and on the streets or in prison or dead if someone does not help me. Him & I applied for disability in December he actually has an appointment on Tuesday, that we are gonna miss & has an appointment for a mental health evaluation on the 20th of June. I just need a lawyer a judge someone to freaking care Kamryn is in his own world he was born with pulmonary stenosis. He's got PTSD bipolar and I'm almost positive schizophrenia I just need someone to care and see that my child needs to be put in a facility a place that will teach him life skills a place where he can get his GED. NOT jail
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I'm so sorry ill be praying for you and your son. I'm in Tennessee and we have a rural legal aide that's suppose to help people with civil or criminal problems for free so maybe look into that where you live. Hope he's taken care of.
Lol I just saw your comment was a yr ago but I still pray that you and your son are ok
He seems to really love his mom and respect her. Always nice to see.
I really thought these interviews couldn't get better, but the addition of captions makes it touch more sparkly
You can turn on closed captions on all his other videos, as well. Click the ‘Cc’ in the upper right hand corner.
Unfortunately it’s not always captioned correctly
This interview was fascinating in many ways, not least linguistically. In Brandon's narrative, one hears the pure sounds of Appalachia.
Just beautiful to listen to, pure Appalachia
I definitely could tell he was from my neck of the woods as soon as he started to speak. Good ol queen’s English.
I love it
As crazy as it sounds, this dude is just really laid back and seems just as content to be in jail as he would be in his own living room. He's probably not a bad guy if and when he gets straightened out. Good luck!
He's probably not a bad guy? attempted murder on a police office 😂😂
Yeah, he is a great guy. Can he marry your sister?
Lots of these dudes are like this; comfortable in jail/prison. Not only cause they have been there tons of times, but because they don’t know how to function in the real world....
In jail, they have no responsibility. No bills to pay, no laundry to do, no real job to work. So they actually don’t mind being in there, all their needs are met and they don’t have to work
That's what he wants you to think
@Ken Hur that's probably right. At his age, he's probably right where he belongs.
Now we're starting to evolve... Love the different style interviews
Well done, Mark. The degree of separation is so much smaller than we think. Brandon's not dumb, his Kentucky drawl might lead some to believe that but you can tell he is a smart young man caught in a cycle of destruction and bad decisions. Good luck to him. I hope he finds a guiding light and perhaps it will be his family or God. Or both.
Future Nobel prize winner
He's as dumb as a bag of rocks, does every drug he can find then makes meth too, yea genius
Bad decisions are a sign of dumbness
@@daveyvane9431 Live long enough, you'll make some bad decisions.
that would be......God
I’m getting older and it’s harder to remember things.
So true as age comes
He's far from old!!!
I'm mostly good with accents, but I'm glad there are subtitles here...
“I wouldn’t fool with meth” good dude here, terrible choices and not many opportunities but a good guy. I hope he gets some peace in his life and gets out and doesn’t go back.
How is he a good guy?
@@lamBETTERthanY0U because he's got a nice circumsized D
@@lamBETTERthanY0USometimes good people make bad choices. That's what he is. A good person that made bad decisions.
@@missyluvs87 so what makes him a good person?
@@missyluvs87 I would also like to know.
There's a distinct lack of pretense and guile in these Appalachians.
It's a shame they don't have more opportunities, because those are good characteristics to have.
🤔"WHEN I PLAYED THIS VIDEO I WAS ACTUALLY DRAWING WHILE LISTENING TO IT, HES GOT A VOICE OF AN 80 YEAR OLD MAN!"🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same as yesterday: 'when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging..' And make sure your kids finish high school....
"It ain't fun" Can't imagine being in a scenario where actual K-9's are set on you for attack. Holy smokes
Thanks for your honesty Jami i identified with so much I'm 9 yrs sober now and doing well and my most favourite thing is seeing others come through into recovery especially those that glow with new life and you do
This guy!! Reminds me of my roots and home in North Carolina, his acceptance of all this is good. His calmness is just the way they are in the south. My grandfather ran moonshiner and and was so high after a chase.
I hope he can get out soon and stay sober!!!😮
He forgot to shout out his friends!!!
I was waiting for it too
Nah, mark wasn’t having that
Mark probably just cut it out of the video...
@@asmasam Why??
Damn I was thinking same thing and I was looking forward to hearing it 😅
You didn’t let him give his shout outs!!!
I know! I said that too! They're gonna be so disappointed!
love this channel. this shit's a thousand times more interesting than interviews with rich people and celebrities. and yeah nice to see not all regional accents in the states have disappeared yet. at least some people still have em'.
He forgot to read the list of names 😢
Ever since i started watching SWU iit reminded me of my brother. With just about 90% of the videos. Hes been locked up for 11 years and has another 14 to do. I tell him about the things that i go through out on the streets and he tells me that hes almost glad that hes in there.
Honestly in 14 years ameroca might be alot better.
Now that was a great interview, so honest no bullshit, he laid it right out there! WOW! Great job on interview Mark!! 😊💓✌️
Totally agree!
"In a trailer behind a trailer"... Damn, wish I had a trailer or RV at least. Most ppl hear that and think ewww trailer, but when you live in an SUV a trailer would be a huge upgrade.
Born and raised in Kentucky. I live in Louisville, KY now. It’s crazy to me how different the accent is where I’m from compared to Eastern KY. It’s like a whole other world out that way.
I lost my mother last March. And I can’t tell you how real those words are. Make sure when you see your mother and father you tell them you love them cause that may be the last time you see them. I miss her everyday
Lots of love to you Brandon, you've lived a life hope everything works out the way you want it to.
another great interview.
Man it’s wild.. having grown up in Georgia, i don’t need subtitles at all to be able to understand what he’s saying. I’ve lived different places - Los Angeles CA.. Austin TX.. so I understand why people would have trouble making out his words, but to me he just sounds like a dude talking. Everyone sounds like this where I’m currently at. 😝
I went through Clay County Kentucky on a trip out west. Gen X and Gen Y really had nothing to do. I made sure my kids were busy.
I'm praying he gets better. Addiction is a heck of a disease. I know. I'm an addict. I'll have 6 years clean on Sept 4. He can beat being institutionalized if he had the support he needs. I had to edit. I gave in to addiction when my mother died. Opiates.
Keep going, your doing great.
Congratulations on your 6 years clean!
Honestly I never understand on these Kentucky and WV interviews when people say they had nothing to do so they turned to drugs. I grew up in a small southern town before the internet. There was literally only 2 things to do in my town which was church and watching Friday night high school football. Church back then was not an entertainment center like it is now. You went in, sat very still and quietly listened to a sermon, prayed and sang hymns. There were no parties and games for the youth like today. We had no shopping centers only a gas station, post office and small grocery store. So people had to find ways to entertain themselves. And there were zillions of ways people could entertain themselves. From the beginning of time people had to find their own way to occupy their time and entertain themselves without needing drugs. It seems like only recent generations need manufactured entertainment handed to them or they don’t know what to do. I don’t know what happened to these recent generations that made them lose the natural instinct to entertain themselves.
Interestingly this guy seems to be able to keep himself entertained in prison and what’s there? But he can’t figure it out on the outside. Somehow as society we have messed up our children to no longer figure out for themselves how to entertain themselves.
Maybe we have over fed them with entertainment. When i was a kid if a kid said “ I’m bored “ a parent would say “I’ll find you something to do “ and magically kids would quickly find a solution to their problem. We figured it out. Kids can’t figure it out anymore apparently and that’s disturbing.
@@stst77 TL;DR: This generation of sucks and mine was the last good one.
p.s.- drugs aren't anything new. We've been entertaining ourselves for thousands of years with them.
@@trip4923 I agree drugs have been around in one form or another since the beginnings of time, but i can say with absolute certainty the drug problem has increased exponentially since my childhood. The drug problem at the extent it is today didn’t exist when I was a kid and that is an absolute fact.
I’m real proud of you. Congratulations
Wow I’m amazed by his accent - beautiful, interesting, and complex. I like that populations all over the country can hold on to their regional accents and dialects.
Thank you for the interview Brandon and SWU
God Bless you both
The dude dont know no depression, he aint even had time to comprehend if he would be or not, his whole life has been 'proceedure' its all he really knows.
Fantastic interview! Much luck, Brandon..
Well done Mark, i love the way that you do the things. Is so shocking to everyone. Thankfully to you
No, it is not! If u ever hung with CIA agents then u know how much they fool the public with this gaslighting bs!
I really enjoy the this jail interview!
You definitely should do more
Prison interviews are a lost art! You don’t see it anymore. Keep it coming!
Great interview!!!
Thanks for another great video🙏
As I saw a couple others have already mentioned I, too, was a little bummed Dude didn't get to make his shoutouts and it was the very first thought that I had, as the video was fading out. I felt for him throughout the video, so many bad choices on top of the system that likes to keep you in it and that usually gives you just enough rope to keep on hangin' yourself, figuratively, obviously, was more than enough, for, this young man polite, respectful and who seems nice enough to spend most of his LIFE locked away like an animal in a CAGE! Even missing his mother's funeral, but, he was a flight risk as they had caught him on the run sleeping, when trying to get his friend to get him away, from all the heat, but it landed him in the frying pan instead. And I know it might not've been much and probably seems stupid to some people but the shout outs he'd hoped to give at the end, would've been a bright spot in his dark existence...and would have put a smile and some joy in his, and his friends lives, and upon their faces. Made them happy even for just a second or minute, but more importantly made them feel a little human again, he coulda felt some slight dignity, and that another person out there, actually cared enough to let him do that little thing, for him and his friends to feel that tiny wee bit of victory...in a life, where they've felt, they've gotten the short END of the stick or always come up snakes eyes, or flunk out, or end up bustin' everytime when so many others always seem to hit, or land, on blackjack, or jackpot, or, at least, they do well enough to keep on playin' or stay in the game a little longer; that one, little gesture would've meant so much to him, and his, and, even, strangely enough, me, for some godawful reason...get out, BUD, and get your life straightened out so that you can actually start living it again, and be back with your true family, where, you obviously belong, whether or not if you're actually deserving of being there...or not! You deserve better than you'd gotten or'd allowed yourself, to suffer through. STAY STRONG! NEVER GIVE UP! AND ALWAYS REMAIN HOPEFUL...HAVING A POSITIVE OUTLOOK, WHENEVER POSSIBLE! I AND SOME OTHERS BELIEVE IN YOU, AND'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF! GOOD LUCK, SPEAD LOVE, & DROWN OUT THE HATE THAT PLAGUES YOUR LIFE AND SO MANY OTHER LIVES IN THERE! YOU CAN FIND...AND YOU DO DESERVE...A CHANCE AT NORMAL LIFE, AGAIN AFTER YOU'VE DONE YOUR TIME AND GOTTEN BACK OUT INTO SOCIETY, SCOOBY! DON'T EVER FORGET THAT! :D
loved this interview. Best of luck to you man! get clean and live a good life with your son
Listen to this interview. This mans voice sounds like its coming from a 60 year old man.. Its CRAZY!
"Hès in a trailer back behind my brother's trailer, and I am waiting to go to prison." Another country song Mark from these Kentucky jailhouse interviews.
He admitted he was institutionalized. My best friend’s stepson and my other friend’s brother are institutionalized too. Both men would do their time, come out and enjoy the outside life for a bit then did something that would take them back to prison until they had sentences that won’t allow them out. The whole thing is interesting. I wanted to hear his shout out to his friends. Wonder why it wasn’t included. Legal reasons? Great interview. Thank you ❤
Yea same here I was wanting to hear the shout-outs to
I don’t know how I did a whole year got out and never looked back. I was facing life in prison though so that may have helped keep me out. Worst place a man can be. No family, no women, no good food, no freedom I don’t get how some dudes like it in there
@@fokyewtoob8835 same here bro I did Three months in 2021 and that did me in I pray that I never go back...the hardest part for me was not being able to see my kids and family
@@jamesmuncy406 glad you see it how I see it brother hope you’re doing well and your family as well 💯
@@fokyewtoob8835 I really appreciate that brother and I hope and pray that you and your family is doing great as well
Wow' sooooo interesting! Great interview Mark!
He should have just shouted out his friends when he mentioned it...
It wasn't important. They only wanted to hear their name on CZcams.
Boy he is telling the truth about how bad dope is over there. I go over every chance I get and ride dirt bikes around 3 counties on the mountain tops and ridges... as far back into the wilderness as it gets. About 100 mile loop. Been doing that over 20 years and I can see how it has changed. I love East KY because it is like going to another country and stepping back in time. Going east once you leave London and pass manchester... its like another country. However, the people are stuck somewhere between a poor but wholesome past trying to move into the future with access to all the bad things the world has to offer but very few of the good things.
Mark, if you are ever in Oneida again, please look up James Paul VonHelton. He is self proclaimed most interesting man in the world. Ie original Punisher, DJ all over the US, secret government job, Grand Wizard and many more claims. You will not be disappointed and thank you for you awesome work.
Brandon had to keep asking Mark “say what now”….cause Mark’s accent is very hard to understand! 😜
Ha - 2 way street😂
you kno soft white is connected when the jail allows him to interview inmates
I’m British and I love his accent..
Do you have any difficulty understanding him when he talks? I sometimes can't understand English people especially when they talk really thick.
@@BobDobalina-fg3dx Mr Mr dobalina Mr Bob dobalina!!!!!!! I actually got to snowboard with del the funky 1 in winter park Colorado!!!
@@BobDobalina-fg3dx Thick? In the uk means stupid
@@trollestestest haddock?
@@BobDobalina-fg3dx a little bit. I was transfixed with his druel. A women would have maybe been even better.
Another dope take on the soft white underbelly. Great work as always mark... Something about this guy..
Danke!
Keep your head up Brandon, we all mess up and life is hard. We do what we have to to get by good or bad. I'm a country boy to and know the struggle. Hang in there brother. Sending you love from the Blue Ridge mnts here in NC.
He seems humble. Might be a totally different guy when he gets high though, but I truly wish him luck with staying sober and living straight.
Man Mark. I love what you’re doing with the channel!
These inmate interviews are my favorite
Really like these jailhouse interviews.
I went to Summer School, in 1991, at Oneida Baptist Institute. I remember working the mowing crew , which every attendant was required to have a job for a few hours after classes. Also, that was the last private school in the state that allowed corporal punishment at the time. If kids were bad, they lined up for a paddling after Dinner. Looking back, I was there by choice, but a lot of kids were there by court order. It was a very small town, and the school was the main source of work for the locals. The next closest town, that I recall, was Manchester. Only being there for the summer, the only time I saw anywhere outside Oneida, for those 3 months, was going to and from Oneida to attend my summer classes.
I was there, the following summer.
@@rferguson3 I guess you remember the Hog Farm? I had a lot of friends that worked there, and hated it. I was always told that I got one of the "good jobs" because I was there by choice and not because I was ordered to be there. Dorm life was fun, at that age, and helped me develop my independence at an early age.
Nobody understands there is nothing to do but drugs in a couple states
Don't worry the car tell that found the open border will have this ish in every state soon. Look at Kensington near Philly. They've moved to even "funner" drugs to ruin more lives with. Shout out to Mayor Jim.
Thank you for your videos
Love this interview!!
The 9th grade seems to be the magic number for most of these people.
More prison interviews please 👏🏽👏🏽
Aw, he never got to say hi to his buddies!
Im from pike county and while i love my jome town i had to get out. His situation is such a fact back home. Education is the key but many do not have resources let alone the encouragement to seek it out. A lot of ppl there are simply afraid of change. It saddens me deeoly.
Jesus Christ is the key, not education.
@@martinmummert5614 thank you for your opinion.
Jesus christ is throughout Kentucky these people need love and someone in they corner they lose hope miss yall they call me pa in ky
@@danielcooke8440 absolutely! ❤️
@@danielcooke8440People need to be educated, that the key to becoming self-reliant, no one is going to help you in this world but you.
Brandon is a good guy. Life is all luck. Wish you and your little well Brandon. Stay strong mate 🍀
I love the inmate interviews
aww, he didn't get to say hi to his buddies....little thrills....makes me so sad to see this and remember Brandon your still young...so hang tight to get out and chill out straight and narrow mellow life
Sad situation. Simple answer to this - conscription - put these boys into army - teach them discipline, responsibility and respect and they will have half a chance. Not many active soldiers on meth.
Meth was drug of choice for the man with the tiny moustache. Still being used in War.
Love you Mark and thank you for all of the awesome interviews! This one hit me a bit different and he seems like he feels no remorse and will continue with the repeat offenses as long as he is allowed :(
This guys mom was a schoolmate of mine back in Oneida Elementary in 1970’s. I sent her a friend request on Facebook a couple months ago and wondered why I hadn’t heard from her. So sorry to hear she passed away!
Great interview.
he forgot to shoutout his friends he had on the piece of paper :(
So what!!
I honestly thought he said "my first love was math" at the beginning. 😆
Well done mark for the interview.
I hope some way this man can make it on the out side. I would like to thank him for shareing his story. Thank you fir this interview Mark. Miracles do happen, I hope this guy becomes one of them He has a son who needs him.
The drug situation in Appalachia is very sad. It infuriates me because thise disgusting politicians do nothing and eat the whole hog while these people whither away. The American dream is a farce.
The politicians didn’t care, but the blame lies solely on the pharmaceutical companies and the doctors who wrote prescriptions for opioids knowing they were highly addictive.
@@ow3wells Well, the senators and congressmen/women of the Appalachian states don't seem to have done a single thing for their people in the years and decades they've been in Washington D.C. I'd say they shoulder a great deal of blame for the "situation."
@@karenfryberger4260 Some senators are committing to help but others aren’t, remember there has to be close to a majority.
Aw! He didn’t say hi to his people!
Mark, you’re on fire. ❤
Prison interviews are the best ✅
really interesting I hope life gets better for him
Good god. Dude is 5 years older than me but looks 15 years older. Drugs are so hard on people. Such a difficult lifestyle... He seems like a good, honest guy though. I hope the best for him when he is released.
Yup we must be the same age and I thought the same thing lol
lmao that u included typing out what he was saying cause I understand every word
Incredible work! Thank you so much for providing these to the world!
the CIA works hard at destroying lives and Mark is good a being a CIA perp!
Can we get an update on Izzy please? I hope she is okay.
Hope your tired and done and finds a better way. Prayers to ya Brian.
The lifestyle is the addiction thata toughbto beat. . Im addicted to solutude these days.
First Time i heard This American accent! Fascinating!!😮 is this English accent all over Kentucky? Good there is the Text . I‘m from EU.