What German Prisons Do Differently

We toured German prisons in Hameln and Berlin, Germany and what we saw was incredible. This is what a prison system looks like when it is centered around treating people humanely. It showed us that we can do things a different way in the U.S.

[BangThaBazie]

2:06 Little known fact: The swans in german prisons are also there because they committed violent crimes.

[philine]

One thing that too many Americans don't understand is that taking away your freedom of movement is already punishment enough. Not being able to decide when to get up, when to eat, when to be where, when to got to bed, is a big strain on the human psyche. Being in Prison is the punishment, the prison itself shouldn't be another punishment on top

[Dan-krbm]

Article 1 of the Grundgesetz (german constitution) :

(1) Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.

(2) The German people therefore acknowledge inviolable and inalienable human rights as the basis of every community, of peace and of justice in the world.

[maxkreuzer]

If you treat people like a monster you will get a monster

[Domo]

american prisons are business. The owners make money with the inmates and are not interested in helping them. The longer they stay the better. And if they come back, even better.

[warhammerchieftain]

I now watched several videos, comparing german and american prisons. And I think the US should start to think over, by just one simple thing, that all those videos have in common:
They state, that in germany, prisoners are threated with dignity and they dont lose theirs.
So basicly, they say, in american prisons, you lose your dignity as a human being...no wonder, some of the inmates turn to animals.

[aladdinsane]

if you have been told all your life that the United States is the best and greatest country in the world, you will not change anything! Too many Americans don't think outside the box because they think they are God's best idea

[devin]

Hippity, hoppity, this comment section is now STAATSEIGENTUM DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 🇩🇪

[Bruh-mzeg]

We know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two ~ Germans

[flo_for]

Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar.
Grundgesetz, Artikel 1, Paragraph 1

[eintyp]

Da hier die kommentare noch nicht komplett eingenommen wurde, will ich meinen Beitrag zu Invasion leisten 😂

[undogmatisch]

Yep, the Land Of The Free has the worlds highest incarceration rate.

But all jokes aside, it's relatively simple.
By far most prisoners will be free again at some day, so it is in a society's very best interest to turn them in to valuable members of society.

[Sachsenfuchs]

Hier sind mir zu wenig Deutsche in den Kommentaren obwohl "german" im Titel steht. ^^

[tutorialsram]

„German“ im Titel eines Videos

Deutsche: Frag nicht was für ein Saft, einfach Orangensaft. Turn up!

[everyone]

Deutsche in den Kommentaren: EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN KOMMENTAR BEREICH

die paar englisch sprechenden leute die tatsächlich etwas lernen wollten:
Äxcjuse mi ei dont spiek bier

[justacomment]

Eine Sprache
Eine Nation
Eine Kommentarsektion

[MrPerser]

If you treat people like enemies, you'll create an enemy.
If you treat them like friends, you'll create a friend.

[Amuro_Tooru]

English video: has German in the name
Germans: wir übernehmen das hier

[caesar_]

Me: looking for a constructive discussion about the prisons in america.
Germans: Holt das Sauerkraut meine Brüder, es ist Zeit!

[jo-jo_da_oneyearsago]

Half of the comment section: EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN KOMMENTAR BEREICH

me: Ich möchte auch mitmachen