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What really happens in New Zealand jails?

August 01, 2025 / 00:43

This episode discusses the realities of incarceration, rehabilitation, and the negative influences present in jails. Key topics include the impact of prison culture on youth and the misconception of rehabilitation.

Guests share their experiences of being exposed to criminal behavior while incarcerated. They describe how young individuals, often entering for minor offenses, can emerge with a deeper understanding of criminal activities.

The conversation highlights the irony of the prison system, where the expectation of rehabilitation is often unmet. Instead, individuals may leave prisons with increased criminal knowledge rather than improved behavior.

Overall, the episode emphasizes the challenges faced by those in the prison system and the need for a reevaluation of rehabilitation practices.

TL;DR

Incarceration often worsens behavior instead of rehabilitating individuals, exposing them to deeper criminal influences.

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But there's trouble everywhere e
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everywhere in in jail. People are
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hustling. People are up to whatever that
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they're doing. So yeah, you're sort of
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exposed to that. And at the age of 15,
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16, you're soaking it all in. You know,
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you're like a little sponge. It's like a
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university for that.
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>> Just soaking all that information in,
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taking it all on board. And you know
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what's crazy is like you think you go to
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jail to be rehabilitated. So when you
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get out of jail, you become a better
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person. But in fact, it's not the case
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at all. You come out in a way worse uh
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uh condition than what you went in. Say
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you've only gone in for stem and the
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lollipop. You're soon going to learn how
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to cook meth and everything else
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>> while you're in there. M.

Episode Highlights

  • The Reality of Jail
    Jail is often seen as a place for rehabilitation, but the truth is starkly different.
    “You come out in a way worse condition than what you went in.”
    @ 00m 25s
    August 01, 2025

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