What's Life Like Inside A Japanese Prison? | Witness | HD Japan Jail Crime Documentary
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Published 2023-10-11
What we witnessed was staggering. Inmates must march to their worksites attached by a cord; they are not allowed to look the guards in the eye; outside of scheduled leisure hours, they must maintain absolute silence, unless they have obtained prior permission to speak.
The treatment of suspects in custody pushes many to confess to crimes which they did not commit, as was the case with one man who spent 46 years on death row. He was finally exonerated six years ago, but was left broken.
We try to explain why a country which operates on strict principles of balance and order might choose such a repressive system, and see if this may explain Japan having one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
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All Comments (21)
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Do you guys know how hard it is to film inside a Japanese prison ? the fact that this exists is extraordinary.
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In California these prisoners would be model citizens.
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The cleanliness and order of the jail is impressive
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"They learn to socialize by being forced to work" Not allowed to talk
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I never ever want to spend even a night in there. This is exactly how prison should be. But forcing innocent people to confess at all costs, is outrageous. Everyone deserves a fair trial.
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I cannot imagine the guilt and grief the mother who lost her daughter must feel daily.
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I actually love that they give their elders the job of patrolling the street to keep it clean and keep the young people in line. It teaches respect for the guidance of elders and gives elders a purpose. Wish we had this in America.
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You can say whatever you want about the living conditions in their prisons. But NOTHING, and I mean absolutely NOTHING will ever justify torturing false confessions out of people to meet a quota. That is fucking disgusting.
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Wow. The woman that takes care of the man that was on Death Row wrongly for over 40 years is a saint in my eyes. She doesn't have to do any of that. But as she said she wants him to feel human warmth. What a beautiful kind soul she is.
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A big problem with the Japanese justice system is that you are basically assumed to be guilty if you are arrested. That the police would falsely arrest someone is unheard of to them. That's part of why they work so hard on forcing confessions. The conviction rate is almost 100% for a reason.
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Hearing someone saying that being an inmate is better than living outside a jail tells me a lot of the values of a country
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Great documentary! Amazing work
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I almost teared up at the last part , considering the declining birth rates in Japan and given the fact these old people are deliberately committing crimes to receive care in their old age, they probably don't even have children or grand children to take care of them.
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The prison system is alright. But the judicial process is flawed. Forcing and relying almost entirely on confessions leads to an unnatural 100% conviction rate. I don't think there's much justice in that.
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Truly eye opening. Thanks!
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A superb documentary.
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Japanese discipline culture is truly remarkable. I had a Japanese roommate in college, and every day, no matter what time, his room was IMPECCABLE. Even on the weekends, he would awake at 5 AM, on the sharp. I NEVER had an opportunity to do the dishes because he would always beat me to it. It was almost eerie, and I even joked about him potentially being a serial killer. He ended up graduating with a 4.0 in biomedical engineering, but the most memorable moment with his was when I finally got him drunk. Even tipsy, he maintained the most respectful manners you could imagine. They are truly a different species of people
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Being innocent and thrown into prison is horrifying. Doesn’t matter the country, that’s the one thing everyone should agree must be prevented.
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This is so good documentary as it teaches us alot 😊👏
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The fact that they're only allowed to talk to two inmates and only with guards present is very telling.
