Inside California's new prison model 'Prisneyland'



The Department of Corrections in California is testing a new model aimed at rehabilitation in hopes to lower violence behind bars and cut down the rate of reoffending after release. NBC’s Steve Patterson visited a Valley State Prison to see how the state is implementing the changes. 

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33 thoughts on “Inside California's new prison model 'Prisneyland'”

  1. I went into Lee County prison in S.C. to teach critical thinking after an altercation on April 15, 2018, between multiple gangs left 7 incarcerated citizens dead. I co-created a program called The Academy of Hope. I went inside for 12-hours a day, 5-days a week, for 11-months —it was one of the MOST fulfulling experiences that I've ever had in my life. Seeing this report really brings joyful tears to my eyes. Bless the good and intelligent people who are implementing this program. It WILL ultimately prove to be the salvation of our country.

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  2. I once heard from someone that being sent to prison only taught the individual how to be a better criminal, and not a better person. This approach feels like a smarter approach–for those incarcerated, as well as for all of society.

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  3. It’s plenty of punishment to be locked up behind those walls and no access to normal life freedoms, I mean doesn’t that seem like a lot in itself?? The idle mind is the Devil work shop, engaged in healthy activities creates health

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  4. Finally, rehabilitation is possible for inmates. Of course, there will always be those people that look at this video and say great they’re living the highlife which is idiotic. What they don’t understand is not everyone qualifies to go to the prison like this only those that have a real shot of getting out who will be in dire need of rehabilitation something prisons in the US say they do but do none of. Speaking from experience I got worse when I got out, not better in hindsight, having a program like this would have changed things for me when you allow people to see that there’s a different world out there most not always all will want to change, society needs to give them an opportunity to change.

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  5. I'd have to see actual proof to believe that this could work. They are getting free food and housing while their children and victims get nothing. I've met way too many people that enjoy jail/prison because of the lack of responsibilities you have in there.

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  6. Great to see America is finally starting to move into the 21st Century. Going to prison/losing your freedom IS the punishment. "Punishing" an inmate is an archaic ideology. You get a lot more accomplished with sweets verses a bullwhip.

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  7. weird, they took all these programs out of schools and the prison population skyrocketed, now they're bringing these programs into prisons to fix the problem they started to begin with.
    it's good for the people in prison, but maybe we bring these programs back to schools

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