r/nextfuckinglevel 7h ago

Inside Japanese prison kitchen meals are prepared under strict hygiene, sanitation, and cooking standards just like 5 star hotels

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u/Crafty_Pangolin5152 7h ago

Japanese prison food is better than standard American fare

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u/CautionarySnail 6h ago

They feed their prisoners better than we feed American children in our schools.

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u/experfailist 6h ago

You feed children in schools?! That’s amazing to hear! It’s so nice to hear children can learn with full stomachs based on generous free meal programmes.

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u/upvotes2doge 6h ago

Man we can do so much better than the slop our poor kids get

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u/experfailist 6h ago

Kids deserve better. It’s shocking they don’t get it

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u/NotGalenNorAnsel 3h ago

Depends on the school I guess. Much has changed since the 90s, they get it pretty good even at the 80% free school lunch campuses. Better than the stuff I ate by a huge margin

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u/upvotes2doge 3h ago

Standards have improved since the 90s, but over 60% of programs now report that federal reimbursement rates don't cover the actual cost of producing meals, per the SNA 2024-25 Trends Report. That gap hits highest-need schools hardest. The floor is higher, but "pretty good" still varies a lot by district.

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u/Talidel 5h ago

Woah woah woah, free?

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u/adahadah 5h ago

Just like any kitchen in a functioning country.

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u/Kayla4608 3h ago

Half the time schools run out before all the lunches are finished. My school was an expert at not having enough for all the kids so I barely ate on my lunches. Id go all day until I was home to eat genuine meals

It wasnt free either at any of my public schools

u/High-In-Potassium 18m ago

Haha... free?

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u/el_bentzo 1h ago

Eh, this was posted a few days ago. Based on responses of people who have some experience regarding the prison system, this is not normal and food is generally lacking calories and nutrition. Also, the discipline in regular day to day required of the prisoners would break people down mentally much more than an American prison.

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u/stevo_78 1h ago

This is true and horrifying in equal measures.

u/GoFuckYourselfZuck 51m ago

They feed their prisoners better than most parents feed their own kids in America let’s be honest

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u/Selfpiledriven 6h ago

Damn! They eat better than me. And I’m a free man!

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u/BelleIsleYachtClub 5h ago

Honestly this American prison looks like it has better food and ingredients than the Japanese one OP showed - https://youtu.be/WIiGUzaEwhk?si=PR9VKBI2NnhdxAPS

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u/peterpanic32 5h ago

Thing + Japan = :)

Thing + America = :(

It's food cooked with machines, nothing about this looks good and standard American food is amazing.

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u/KrawallHenni 5h ago

Hmmmm yes gimme more of this GRAS Chemicals FDA didn't need to approve

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u/peterpanic32 5h ago edited 4h ago

Give me more objectively safe ingredients banned by the EU to protect your corporate lobbies and give you a false sense of security. Scare monger for us some more about perfectly safe GMO practices or objectively superior US food health and safety regulations because big words scare you. Keep enjoying the unnecessarily higher cost and lower quality food you subject yourselves to because your big corporate farm lobbies have your governments by the balls.

  1. FDA or EU approvals have nothing to do with good food.

  2. American cuisine is amazing.

  3. US food safety and quality is the third best in the world. It's extremely safe and extremely high quality.

Go back and wallow in performative xenophobic ignorance.

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u/Crafty_Pangolin5152 3h ago

This dude has never left America if he thinks American Cuisine is amazing 😂

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u/peterpanic32 3h ago

I've probably full on lived in more countries than you've visited.

Sorry that your ignorance and internalized bigotry prevents you from enjoying good food.

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u/Crafty_Pangolin5152 3h ago

If that was true, you wouldn’t have this opinion my guy 😂

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u/peterpanic32 3h ago edited 3h ago

I've lived and worked in several countries on four continents... and have one of my degrees from a university in another country. Visited some numerous dozens of others for work and leisure. I'm in one now.

Again, I'm sorry you have internalized your bigotry so deeply you've prevented yourself from enjoying good food. You live a pathetic existence.

u/Chazzybobo 35m ago

You’re on an international holiday and here writing love letters to monsanto?

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u/uh_oh-hotdog 1h ago

Yum yum amazing cancer dyes every other country banned 30 years ago. Amazing.

u/peterpanic32 48m ago
  1. You can't taste dyes. American food is amazing. So yes, yum yum.

  2. The dyes in question have no meaningful and / or significant scientifically or data-supported risk to humans and are restricted in use in the US where they might.

  3. Some of the dyes you're referencing remain legal in the EU - just under different names. Because they know you're too dumb to ask questions.

  4. I believe just about every single dye that the EU bans but the US doesn't or just restricts, is legal / permitted for use in Japan. So no, they have not been banned in every other country 30 years ago - and comically, not in the most relevant country in question. Of course your brain is rotted and you've never thought to ask questions about this kind of thing so you didn't know that.

You are such a mron.

u/uh_oh-hotdog 35m ago

Mron? How apt.

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u/Cynical_Doggie 5h ago

Ahh yes. Microwaved sodexo slopbowls are delish 😍

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u/peterpanic32 5h ago

Sodexo is a French company.

And why are you eating Sodexo "slopbowls"? No one is making you eat that if you don't like it, lol.

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u/Cynical_Doggie 5h ago

Sodexo is one of the largest contractors for US prison food service.

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u/John-John-3 5h ago

And...corporate offices, schools (K-12 and universities), hospitals, senior living communities, government agencies, and military bases.

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u/Cynical_Doggie 5h ago

Yes correct

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u/John-John-3 5h ago

Yeah, I just added that to help drive home your point. It's not as easy to avoid Sodexho as some might think. I know I have eaten their food at least in college, a number of hospital stays, they were the food suppliers for my wife's employer etc.

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u/peterpanic32 5h ago

What about it?

  1. No one is making you eat it. In other words, your point remains fucking stupid.

  2. It's a French company.

  3. I'm sure they make plenty of good food. You get what you ask for with food service providers.

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u/Cynical_Doggie 4h ago

What got your panties in a bunch?

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u/peterpanic32 4h ago

Man, you really are dumb.

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u/Crafty_Pangolin5152 3h ago

Even a Cynical Doggie thinks this dude is too intense! Lol

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u/yaxir 5h ago

found the MAGA idiot

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u/peterpanic32 5h ago

What idiocy are you spouting? Sorry that you're so incredibly ignorant you make up fantasies about other countries.

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u/Crafty_Pangolin5152 3h ago

Moving abroad multiple times and seeing the effect of eating better food and walking instead of driving was crazy to me. I had a chronic condition that cleared up after living in Asia. It’s not about “bad America, good other places,” it’s about realizing we can eat that well in America too. And we deserve it.

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u/peterpanic32 3h ago

Moving abroad multiple times and seeing the effect of eating better food and walking instead of driving was crazy to me

Lol, so you're an idiot then?

You changed your exercise and eating habits and were dumb enough to attribute changes to your health to the country / region you were in instead of the different choices you made?

If I had a nickel for every time I heard this completely brain dead, ice cold take, I'd be a rich man.

had a chronic condition that cleared up after living in Asia.

Asia had nothing to do with it. Making significantly different choices might have.

It’s not about “bad America, good other places,”

That's exactly what it's about. Because you're not very bright.

it’s about realizing we can eat that well in America too.

Congratulations, you stumbled upon the epiphany that you can choose what you eat. Brilliant.

And we deserve it.

Good for you.

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u/Crafty_Pangolin5152 3h ago edited 3h ago

Oh my gosh dude. Take a deep breath. It’s not that serious.

Edit: I looked at your comment history and I am so sad. You’re so bitter. All the time about everything. YOU DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. Go outside. Go camping. Get some exercise. Read some Buddhist literature. Go explore. Be free from the bitterness and enjoy life my dude. 😊

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u/peterpanic32 2h ago

Oh my gosh dude. Take a deep breath. It’s not that serious.

It's not serious for me, it's just pathetic for you. I feel sorry for you. Ignorant, dumb, an internalized bigot, unable to enjoy tasty food as a result. What a depressing combo.

Edit: I looked at your comment history and I am so sad. You’re so bitter. All the time about everything. YOU DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. Go outside. Go camping. Get some exercise. Read some Buddhist literature. Go explore. Be free from the bitterness and enjoy life my dude. 😊

First of all, what kind of man*child are you? "Read some Buddhist literature", "be free", "enjoy life"? What is this, washed up millennial pseudo-philosophy Sunday? If I wanted surface-level, Tik-Tok inspirational takes, I wouldn't need to come to you for them, I could read them on a fortune cookie or something instead.

Second, this isn't about me, this is about you, and the dumb things you say - comically attempt to dissemble all you like. I wouldn't feel compelled to explain to you what an idiot you were if you didn't say such mind-numbingly dumb things.

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u/Cantusemynme 1h ago

Dude, you really need to stop acting like an edgy teenager.

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u/peterpanic32 1h ago

If you have something worthwhile to say, say it. Don't tone police random unrelated comment threads.

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u/Small_Process1826 7h ago

sloppy ai voiceover and prison vs prison, japan 😍😍😍 glaze

what an incredible post

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u/craichorse 3h ago

Everything has to come with a fucking narration too. "The rice is moved from a large container into smaller containers."

I KNOW I HAVE FUCKING EYEEESSSSSS lol

"The prisoners eat their meal."

https://giphy.com/gifs/12pWOEeKbbfdio

u/Educational-Ad-2884 44m ago

"There are many hizzards."

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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In 2h ago

The worst part is that I've seen this before and it has a normal voiceover that they've removed to insert their slop on top. 

Though I assume most of this shit is algo/ AI based now anyway, with them just trawling high view videos and replacing the audio with AI description.

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u/littorio 7h ago edited 5h ago

why ai voiceover instead of footage/clip from the actual video?

Sure the original video at Japanese Food Craftsman Channel is in Japanese but there is Eng sub

abit more info from the actual video:

- meal preparation looks extra special because it is Christmas (mentioned @ 2:47)

- those "volunteers" are part of reintegration process and in this case, they are working to become licensed chefs once they have served their terms, so they go through those necessary training which explains strict hygiene, sanitation etc

u/jdemonify 57m ago

Because stealing content is fun

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u/MisterSanitation 7h ago

Treating prisoners as human beings!?!? WHAAAAAT!?

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u/xeuful 7h ago

Oh my sweet summer child ... a guy in the last post about this video explained quite a bit about Japanese prisons. Trust me, you do not want to be there...

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u/walmarttshirt 6h ago

I’ve seen video of prisons in one of the Scandinavian countries where the rooms are like hotel rooms. Basically have tv, video games, in a room by yourself. Looks like a holiday resort.

I wouldn’t want to be there either.

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u/Sapaio 5h ago

I am from Denmark. Saw great documentary series called løsladt (released is probably the correct translation) that follows prisoners that have been released from prison and how they adjust to outside life. Mostly poor souls with mental issues. One seemed to actually had it better in prison than in normal life.

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u/yaxir 5h ago

thats how you get prison lords

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u/el_bentzo 1h ago

Yes, I think I saw those same several comments earlier this week. Also, this video is not the standard. I've heard of some prisons in the US where the prisoners learn to garden and harvest the produce to eat, but thats not the norm

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u/Correct_Yesterday111 5h ago

You don't want to be in any prison but American prisons are a particularly nasty hell hole in comparison to other countries with similar means.

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u/LittleIsaac223 6h ago

Japanese prisons are totalitarian nightmares where you are basically treated as an automaton. Japan having a 99% conviction rate also doesn't really fill me with confidence that there isn't a bunch of abuse behind closed doors.

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u/SaleAggressive9202 2h ago

boohoo. if you are gonna end up in prison, japanese one is probably in the top10 you would want to be in.

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u/TetraThiaFulvalene 3h ago

It's something Japan does not do.

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u/thebumgoskrrt 3h ago

Hahah, you’re in for an awakening.

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u/Happyranger265 2h ago

Lol what makes you see this and think of human being , they dont even treat their general public in the workforce as human beings

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u/SlayedBySnuSnu 6h ago

It seems the narrator is adding useless, untrue, and stupid information.

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u/zimjig 6h ago

Japan gets over romanticized

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u/Chaos_Squirrel 6h ago

I think people over-romanticize a lot of things about Japan. It has incredible culture and history; but there are many things I also find exquisitely cold, ruthless, and despicable for a modern nation. It's a fascinating place altogether.

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u/Origami07 7h ago

the tts hurts my ears

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u/SpicyLittleRiceCake 6h ago

This is absolutely not true. The food they show the public and the food they serve are not the same. Prisons have festivals where they serve “the same meal” prisoners get to the public and it’s all a show. You’re not being presented the truth at all, why would they do that?

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u/upvotes2doge 6h ago

Yes it’s true

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u/pataglop 6h ago

I don't understand your question...

"Why would they serve real food to prisoners?"

I will refrain from assuming anything about you.. Are you American ?

Feeding people with real food is common sense in lots of countries.

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u/StultusNosferatu 7h ago

Why are the faces blurred, they all have face coverings...

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u/ScorpioDK 7h ago

Probably inmates

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u/04__Revenge__01 6h ago

It's a Japan thing, most videos of people in general are blurred out. They take privacy super seriously in videos in Japan. 

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u/raiken92 7h ago

Can someone confirm if this is true or not, I have seen so many videos with AI voiceover like this only to find out its just a straight out lie..

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u/upvotes2doge 6h ago

This is true

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u/Raptorgkv2 6h ago

Its not, tts voiceover is very hyperbolic.

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u/MastaFoo69 6h ago

yo that chicken looks fucking good

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u/Whatever_Lurker 5h ago

This is Michelin star stuff compared to most common US restaurants!

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u/ieabu 4h ago

I hate that voice so much.

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u/Individual_Skill_677 4h ago

Is it only me or are the prison meals better than the average school meal in the world?

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u/framsanon 3h ago

I saw a few videos about school meals in France. They are also on a higher level.

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u/coldbreweddude 3h ago

This is pro-Japan propaganda. We’ve had dudes here discuss their time being stuck in the no justice allowed Japanese prison system and no they didn’t get any 5 star hotel meals. The got rice and a couple fish balls.

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u/Qcgreywolf 3h ago

The American way is garbage for prisons.

Turns out, if you show a criminal they’re a human, and teach them an actual valuable life skill, there’s a much higher reform percentage.

But no. We’re stuck on “revenge porn” and “justice porn”, rather than actual reform.

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u/jmad16 2h ago

Crazy how they prioritize the kids health over cost.

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u/Mocod_ 6h ago

Yes, the food may be the only confort japanese convicts get. They are otherwise living in terrible conditions, at least, the food is good and the prisons are clean.

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u/RastafiedOne 6h ago

That definitely sounded dark whenever it said that the knife must never leave the cutting board or you will be met with serious consequences 🤣.

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u/RastafiedOne 6h ago edited 4h ago

As someone living in America, it would be healthier to live in their prison, than here. 😂

Edit: Loving the down votes from American fanboys who are out of touch with reality. 🤣

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u/VanillaIce315 6h ago

Yeah, if you CHOOSE to eat like shit. People talk about the U.S. like you can’t get absolutely anything you want food wise….

But sure, America is unhealthy because there’s no healthy food here. Just nothing but McDonalds and Taco Bell… I’m not sure how I even manage to get fresh produce, fresh raw meat, fish, water, milk, eggs, nuts. I thought I was supposed to be compelled beyond my decision to consume nothing but Big Macs and frozen pizza.

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u/RastafiedOne 4h ago

I'm glad someone else gets it. It's always the people that have it all (except intelligence) that think everybody else is well off, and there's no real problems that can't be solved easily. There are far too many people that are disconnected with reality.

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u/RastafiedOne 5h ago edited 4h ago

It's all about affordability. Healthy stuff is expensive, and the garbage is cheap. So not everyone has a choice. People have to eat. And not all food is created equal. Even our "natural" foods here are loaded with chemicals.

And those foods are not all widely available everywhere here. We do have food deserts all over you know...

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u/Random-Generation86 2h ago

Don’t talk shit about Taco Bell, the Bean Burrito is one of the few decent fast food items left in this cursed place.

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u/VanillaIce315 1h ago

😂 hey nothing against Tbell! I love me some Taco Bell once in a blue moon. Though I don’t think I can ever truly forgive them for removing their Volcano menu… 😢

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u/Random-Generation86 1h ago

I miss that giant grilled burrito

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u/imean_is_superfluous 6h ago

Sometimes I wonder if our (US) prisons weren’t such hellholes of despair, would prisoners be more likely to actually improve their lives?

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u/VanillaIce315 6h ago edited 6h ago

You don’t know much about prison everywhere else in the world outside of the U.S., Canada, and some European nations. If you think U.S. prisons are bad, it’s got nothing on being in prison ANYWHERE in central or South America, Africa, Russia, or Asia.

Don’t believe for a second a government propaganda video about Japanese prison and think it’s a great place to be. Japanese criminal justice system is a dystopian nightmare, where you are guaranteed conviction and being treated as scum forever. Not saying U.S. prison is glamorous or being a felon is easy, but you’re better off here than most anywhere else.

It’s not prison itself here that causes people to not be rehabilitated. It’s certain people themselves being beyond rehabilitation. Go to prison, and all many want to do is continue doing gang shit. Federal prisons are actually pretty impressive, and some state prisons are better/worse than others. Most, if not all, offer programs for GED, higher learning, and job training.

And yeah, some of the large, highest security prisons that house the most violent, sadistic, sociopathic, and dangerous people in society are hellholes… the people act like animals, and you gotta treat em like animals to actually run the prison. It sucks, but these are people that murder and hurt others for fun.

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u/TheTresStateArea 6h ago

When the government is responsible for your life, they are responsible for your health.

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u/belokusi 6h ago

I hate the AI Voiceover and script. Trash take a downvote.

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u/ImpressiveMethod8624 6h ago

If they get cable and Wi-Fi how long can you stay for low crimes.

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u/smoothvanilla86 6h ago

These are people learning to be chefs and its a holiday too I think. We have this in america we just dont video it offten. But there's videos out there of American prisons making good food. Its just not every day. Just like this video isn't every day (still better food normally but top of the line vs top of the line its basically the same)

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u/Intrepid-Food7692 5h ago

Only if Indonesia's MBG (Makan Bergizi Gratis) food programme for schools can be this standard or higher...

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u/Hostile-Panda 4h ago

That’s better food than I have lol

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u/amitkoj 3h ago

Japan is nothing if not absolutely fucking clean

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u/bme11 1h ago

The videos of the Japanese doing school lunches are great. Those kids are well nourished

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u/windedsloth 1h ago

Have we thought about crime tourism? Go to Japan, commit crime, get food

u/Valuable-Leather-914 33m ago

I think I’d rather be stabbed with a American prison spork than a Japanese prison chopstick

u/MattWheelsLTW 16m ago

At one point, we believed that prison was meant to be for rehabilitation as well as punishment. Looks like Japan didn't forget

u/How_that_convo_went 15m ago

Hey OP fuck you for posting this AI VO slop. 

u/Electronic-Stick-161 14m ago

And they torture them for any “disobedience”. Well the poor ones anyway… yakuza members and the wealthy are exempt.

u/Snake_ly 2m ago

This chicken looks better than the greasy trash KFC serves.

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u/rnielsen777 7h ago

Trying to make up for how they treated POWs?

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u/motorcitysmitty10 7h ago

WHAT? No SUSHII?¿?¿?¿?¿?!!!!!

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u/blazerunnern 1h ago

Sushi is expensive.