There is absolutely no way so much contraband could find its way into any prison system without the help of corrupt guards and prison staff.

Did 17 years flat at Wynne..released in 2002 and haven't looked back since.

My sister worked there. The problem is that TDCJ hires just about anyone, and the wardens and other high ranks don't walk the floors and get involved in their employees. My sister felt she couldn't trust her fellow CO's.

In 2017, i was at Formby unit and i was amazed from all the contraband they had in their. I've learned a lot from that experience. I have not been back since. I am now a productive member of society.

Dang. I'm glad I've been out since 2010. Spend 5 years in TDC. Was hectic. But glad God provides.

The majority of Contraband is being brought in by guards and free staff💯

Glad I never been to jail thank God I appreciate my freedom God keep me away from jail amen

Someone on that jail staff is smuggling these items in.. It’s that easy so find them!

I did 4 years in Texas prison system and had to do 4 more years on parole and if it wasn't for the prison library that had books on drug abuse and alcohol abuse and how to help your self while in prison and going to church and memorizing scriptures and praying all the time I don't I would have made it this far in life 29 years without alcohol and 29 years without eleagal drugs I have a full time job and a savings account and I go to church every Sunday and do Bible study after work and I no longer live in Texas I believe a change in states and a fresh start for me in life has made me a better man in society My advice to any prisoner is you have to dream of turning your life around and going to church to find Jesus Christ and studying the word every chance you get and lurning to stay to your self and hold a job and always be think full for that and all always pay your bills on time and you'll make it off parole and as soon as you get off parole leave Texas and never look back

Wynn unit is a educational unit its nothing like beto or Ferguson

Good series need more thanks

Signed for 3 yrs TDC back 2009 , I learned my lesson for sure. 1.Garza west unit 2.Byrd unit 3.Ferguson unit

This unit is the most laid back unit in the whole Texas prison system

10:04 Wow. Ive did time with Ramon. Didn't talk to him often, but I remember him well. One thing I remember about him that he was a very positive guy and was always smiling! Seeing him in this video made me both happy and sad..happy that he's alive and looking well, and sad that he's still there "11 YEARS" after I left. I don't know what he was in there for, but if anyone was worth enough to be set free, it would be most DEFINITELY HIM. And he hasn't aged at all except for a little more gray 🤣! Hopefully one day he'll be free. Not only he's needed for guidance in there, but he would be a perfect inspiration on the outside, and worth more to society 💯

0:32 - "Caution use handles" ... And just watch how the door is opened😂

Is it possible to make a boring documentary in the most dangerous place on earth? KSAT: yes

Oh man! My Alma mater! Wynne was my first unit and where I cut my teeth as a CO. One of the oldest max units, it "wuddn't no joke," as they'd say. 28 years since I walked those runs, and was down with my Hommies. This is where I learned that respect is earned and not just given. That "firm fair and consistent," isn't just a slogan, but the real path to self respect. That when the court sentenced even the worst people in society, that they took away their time, and not their humanity. I spent the next 24 years in SAFP and the things I learned here made my career fruitful in helping men fight their demons of addiction. Seeing this video brought back a flood of memories. Stay down and stay safe my Bros. And Sisters.

At 5:45: they should make sure that they'd investigate those officers too. Because I know from experience. I am a ex con. I've served 5 years in TDCJ-ID. And part of my sentence was served on the Wynne Unit, in Huntsville, Texas. I was in Ad. Seg. Those officers try their best to make your life miserable and will assault you. They try their best to provoke you, via extreme and abusive harassment. And I'm talking about the ranking officials as well. It's so typical that the prisons only talks about "how dangerous the inmates are." But never speak on "the corruption of the administration itself." So typical! But I know better.

Correctional officers be the ones that bring most of that stuff in.

I saw a documentary some time ago about a big prison in Singapore. The inmates cells are thoroughly searched each morning and any type of contraband or not following the prison rules, will lead to additional corporal punishment and added prison time. Their cells must also be cleaned by the inmates and all items in the cell, must be displayed in the correct order before the morning inspection. 👍👍

Did my time in medium custody. In 2001 Not as violent as other texas prisons. But you were able to make money cash money. Everyone was making money at that unit. Trustees were making a killing as they were Almost keeping half of each drop.

Tablets, Programs, Stimulus Checks, Medical care, Meals. Just curious, what to homeless vets get?

New staff, new building, new appreciation

I been through alll this it’s not pleasing stay out of trouble u don’t wanna go through this believe me

What is scary and about that this is that this has not been done since 2008!!! It should be every 6 months at RANDOM w/o gaurds knowing Most of them are just as crooked and dangerous as the inmates. Probably worse!!

That will never stop I did 5 years at tdcj drugs will never be stop so have fun

I did lockdown at Holliday until across from wynne unit and during lockdown it goes dorm to dorm or tier to tier pretty much you won't leave the tier or dorm. Holliday is open dorm and wynne is a tier 3 unit

They should of went to Darrington unit horrible living conditions there.

And we had another Escape from the Texas Clemens Prison just South of Houston. Seems like every few years one or more figure out a way to escape. The Guard's are bringing in the Contraband & everyone knows this. It comes straight from the Prisoners mouth 😅

Been to this unit. Did about 5 years at the trusty camp

Cell phones don’t fit in the mail lol

Are the Correctional Officers and Staff being thoroughly checked and searched?

I can’t believe they left her in there with those yoga pants on. I worked in a prison and the one I worked at would have never left her in there with those on.

Maybe we shouldn’t incarcerate everyone and their dog in this country and we wouldn’t have to devote so many resources. Scandinavian countries provide a concrete example of how to lower recidivism. Most these men need mental health treatment, esp addicts, not prison. As soon as we can get Protestant, or really all religious influence out of our legislatures, stop locking people up for “sins,” we can start to move forward as a modern, secular society, and have a much higher quality of life. Do your own research; it’s why incarceration rates are so high. The most secular countries on earth have much higher quality of life, lower incarceration and recidivism rates, and the list goes on.

Wish they would comment on the extreme heat harsh living conditions and cruel acts toward inmates

Stimulus checks. Why. They Have a debt to pay. Housing isn’t free. Give the $ back to the tax payers.

For everyone asking if the COs are being searched and looked into the answers are yes. I still talk to inmates that I did time with and they tell me TDC is taking this very serious and investigating all employees

You can’t stop the hustle. Only slow it for a moment.😂😂😂

The guards bring it in, it only looks difficult for the cameras, drug dogs are never around

As an ex-correctional officer.. its on the inmates. Ive seen COs be tempted because of financial troubkes, and inmates are quick to jump on it. I was offered 7k to bring in a "couple sheets of paper"

16 flat... Been on this Unit. Have a close Brother Reyes Mendieta there doing Life. So many of these Men deserve another chance🙏

All of those sack lunches sitting out in the Teaxs heat

He said that Mill is one of the biggest pipelines on how to get contraband into the prison that's false one of the biggest pipelines is the actual guards that work there

Guards used to charge 50$ for a pack of cigarettes an 200for a oz of weed an if u wanted some time with a woman 300$ there not tell the truth this is a show to entertain

I did 22 flat years first time down went in 92 got out 2012 I've been out almost 12 years now i will discharge 2031

Why is inmates getting stimulus checks?🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

Great piece KSAT 12.

Crazy I was in this unit they got everything there I got out 2 months ago from doing 2 years

No sweetheart in Texas what first stands out when you pull up to THIS prison is the RED BRICKS. These certain prisons arnt like the rest in Texas. These inmates have a lot of time.

right on big texas

Drone drops is crazy

The state jails are worse than ID units..😂

Insane

I know those inmates were killing on her . She knows what she is doing.

God I Pray to keep my them all safe and stand together safely be each other's Strength till it's time to go home. Give them comfort.

I was on Wynne unit 7 years ago

I bet it was crazy when all those guys got stimulus checks

Corrupt corrections officer bring all the contraband back

You should talk to the not hand picked inmates in their cells burning up

They should take care of the inmates they are there to protect them

My boy Colt!!

Whatt they can have tables now..i was Inconsorated in 2004 been out sence 2008 n thank God i haven't stepped a foot back in prison,,,

Does anyone know the name of the reporter doing this segment?

i was locked up wen we were on 23&1 there’s NO WAY he was “found” in his cell during lockdown guards do rounds every 30 mins 💯💯💯💯💯

They need to put air conditioning in ALL PRISONS!!!

What I like to know are they pursuing criminal charges on those letters where they find contraband. Should be fairly easy to find them they have the name, address, etc. on the envelope of where it came from!!

Guards are sometime as crooked as the inmates

at one point I worked within the mail system at TDCJ- just when you think you'd seen it all- trust me, you haven't 😳😳

Why are they not looking into the co there there the reason inmates have all this stuff

6500 understaffed 90+ million spend on WHAT?

all kinds of ways besides guards but yes they are one problem I don't care what they do they will get it in

It’s sad to think people will never leave those walls

Ha! Ol Wynne Unit....myself and a couple of buds hacked out of there in 96 to 98. Right under their noses. Now they give tablets....LOL

Hell on earth

That is coming in by the guards mostly.

The majority of contraband like drugs and phones come in through the staff. The mail is maybe 5% of it.

They don’t mention the guards at all lol

There was A guy that knew a friend of my cousin that told his brother that prisons rely so much on technology these days that they have forgotten about the old ways of getting things into prison. One guy be weavin up jonts in his hair and dont never be checking dat junk. Knoves in.

All the guards in Wayne unit are corrupt the was bringing in the most drugs and phones on that unit 🙌

When he said offender... I got offended

4yrs done on This unit

how do you think that most contraband enters these units???????????????? GUARDS

My dad Is in this jail I pray for him

this facility needs to be renovated

The hardest thing in the world, is learning to provide yourself with forgiveness. You have done yourself wrong by making bad choices. So during the personal development phase , you get mad at the one in the mirror , questioning how did I let myself get so low

That reporter is 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍.

They need to put some A.C in all the units

What a smoke screen and bull we need a total rehall in state and federal prison

There checking the wrong staff😂

Omg!

How you think most of it coming in the staff not only the mail rooms

Are they scanning the prisoners, or the COs🤔🤷🏽

LORD HAVE MERCY ON US!

I can tell you right now! Because my late mother worked at Angola State Prison! And Maine State Prison! The Wardon who ran this particular Prison Would Absolutely Not!!!!! Have let a film Crew inside that Prison during a Lockdown! And if he/She did,that film crew would have been confined to one part of the Prison!!! They would Absolutely "NOT have been allowed to walk around that prison" During a Prison Lockdown!!

Would not the guards to some degree be complicit in bringing in contraband?

Why is this "treatment" not offered on the street?

Officers brings in most of the contraband and drugs.

Why does the narrator sound like Meg from family guy 😂

Raddy, hello may know where is this location, what the types of prisoner is usually they did,how long the prisoner stay, what is the punishment this prisoner gets.,how longs. Are they had familys, what types of cases this prisoner did, how is the prisoner had rest.in.peace, who is handle and settles it, thank you to this videos, channels. Stay safe.whom ever still arounds.

Officers bring most of that in. That’s the bottom line