Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald | Real Stories
This two-part series sees veteran presenter Sir Trevor McDonald come face to face with some of the world’s most dangerous criminals as he gets exclusive access to one of America’s oldest and most notorious prisons.
Housing 1900 inmates, 12 of whom are on death row, Trevor spends two weeks in the dark and forbidding world of Indiana State Maximum Security Prison. He hears from men who know what it is like to live under the shadow of the death penalty and even the date and time they will die.
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35:00 the young dude was trying to act tough and the old dude was basically saying, you dont gotta act tough when you know youre tough. Old head knows you dont need to prove yourself when you know what youre about.
170 year sentence at 15 yrs old. FFS, you have priest with dozens of rape charges and ex cops out here with multiple bodies that end up with ten years.
Dead man walking, damn ive done some time in county prisons , jails but thenk God never thr Big house , when i did dirt i did it alone this way nobody to rat 🐁 me out , no vo-defendents but i couldn't imagine having a.death bid !!
35:37 On my time bar it says "Offender Harrison". I'm half expected Rick Harrison sitting there talking about all of the people he ripped off in his pawn shop lol
I am not convinced if they should treat these death row inmates like one of our neighbors considering what they have done
Sanfords story makes me want to cry. Hes clearly remorseful and not the same person.
I know that kidnapping and robbery are serious crimes, but isn't a 3 life sentence + 1 year punishment a bit steep? Especially compared to the 13 year old triple homicide guy who got 170 years (the two are practically the same, though the crimes are totally different)?!
Free barbers twice a month DAMN! lol
I would love it for one of the people who go on tours into prisons to ask a simple question; “are you okay?” Like, i really felt bad for the guy who was 13 when he killed
You don’t see segregation like California racist prison
Did that death row dude have a cat?!
🪔Sanford, I believe you can save many kids from prison with your story….Peace and hope🪔
25:10 when he was showing the cell you can see the Sajdah which probably means he is Muslim Alhamdulillah!
I still don’t get it y they wud send a 15year old to jail for over 100years .. are they saying age/maturity is not considered when sentencing ?
21:45 he was serving 3 life sentences meaning he killed 3 people, no?
I know a white girl who killed her baby it went home those people doing way too much time
Death row dont look to bad
People make mistakes, some worse than others, not 'everyone' behind bars is evil just a moment of tragically thinking wrong!
Do you think God, maybe, made a huge mistake… ???
Ronald Sanford is now home. He was released on parole, in early August, 2024.
6:26 that man say ski mask, I’ll get it cracking solo 😂
12:24 “a double homicide is that simple” ummmm 🤨
Sir Trevor is such a great interviewer. He does not judge.
I’m sorry why is the old barber on death tow for kidnap robbery along with all the rapists and multi homociders?
Hefty prison sentence for sure but death row?? Whattt
This is a marvelous doc.thank you
Although i dont excuse their crimes and find them horrible, these are very intresting stories. Most of them seem changed and would not do the same mistake again, but they have to face the consequences of their actions.
This is the best prison documentary of all time. Trevor was a great interviewer as he always is. And the inmate's stories left me speechless. 13 years old is heartbreaking, damn. The Barbe'r's story and history via pictures was cool in a way. For the gentleman who went in at 13 years old not to have been pardoned yet by a President or Governor is crazy. Even if that was my family members he killed,I would have pardoned him by now if I had the power to do so. He is a person who would most certainly be productive in society. Especially if his record while in prison is pretty clean. We may need to look into helping Ronald L. Sanford achieve that.
EDIT: I can't even make this up!!! I just Googled Ronald, and saw that he is getting released this month. Today is August 13 @ 2:34am while writing this as I watch the documentary, and I just saw this info on Goggle. That is bone-chilling crazy! Welcome home Ronald, if you ever see this. If you need assistance with anything and see this, let me know bro. I live in Fort Worth and just got out the Army, I also just got back into the States after being stationed in South Korea for a couple years. So we both are finally home. God is good.
Trevor's interview with Mike Tyson was a great on too. I wish he would have been the one to do one with Michael Jackson. Instead of evil Oprah and that other British-Indian guy, in which both tried to make Michael look like a bad person.
How much do cops have to " weigh"😅.
The guy doing life incarcerated since 15 yrs old.
Big,healthy and strong,is being escorted by two obese cops..
Feel Sorry for the Old Barber who didn't put anyone in the Ground but back then when he was charged there were stricter Laws for his Crimes otherwise he would have been out by now!
Wait so the cat is locked up aswell?……. lol.
Im like jeard it enogh so that meeeeeaaans you ask for them back to space but these people are like, so we wonder if they are proper but leave office.
Well, we dont now but we are like 90 percent on these stories are federal agent employees…. yeah, i left but they watch the show and discuss, the ones they show. Or very trusted federal workers
Man i did 3 years and it was pretty hard, I got out couple of days ago, I cant imagine doing 10 + years damn
What is the difference between a life sentence and the death penalty? A life.
I am truly fascinated and obsessed with watching stories about prison and hearing about the inmates story.
The barber needs to be set free 😭
Dude was like 6’2” 6’3” at 15, it wasn’t a very tough act to commit when he got to it. I’d be scared AF given how intelligent he sounds, reads a ton for sure.
His Co Offender, Sean Rowe was older than Sanford at the time and agreed to testify against Sanford for a plea deal, which he received and was only sentenced to 5 years and was later released in 1991. The court had no substantial evidence on Sanford and actually only relied on Rowe’s testimony on convicting Sanford. Im so happy bro is getting out this month!
I can tell you. I’m close to a couple of lifers. Throughout the years both achieved degrees while in. One achieved advanced degrees. You wake up after you’ve picked them up from the facility they’re in. Years ago you might wait outside the prison they were in. Sometimes now, they might have already been transferred to a halfway house. But, after 1 or 2 times. You can tell 3 to 3 minutes after they get in the car. How much, if any at all they’ve changed. My personal experience. They never did. Highly intelligent, self taught. But, as soon as they hit the street. You can see it in their eyes. Or, hear it in the way they talk. Haven’t heard em talk like that in 6 years. And, you pray no one gets hurt. But, someone usually does. Then there’s that pesky 25 to life sentence.