Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The California prison system has been undergoing a radical change. Inspired by prisons in Scandinavia, which treat incarceration as an opportunity to rehabilitate inmates, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation launched its own initiative. They called it ‘The California Model.’
However, according to retired correctional lieutenant Hector Bravo, the new model has led to more violence and corruption.
Watch Hector reveal what working inside the California Model is really like on @VICE.
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#HectorBravo #californiaprison #californiamodel
The California prison system has been undergoing a radical change. Inspired by prisons in Scandinavia, which treat incarceration as an opportunity to rehabilitate inmates, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation launched its own initiative. They called it ‘The California Model.’
However, according to retired correctional lieutenant Hector Bravo, the new model has led to more violence and corruption.
Watch Hector reveal what working inside the California Model is really like on @VICE.
About VICE:
The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE.
#HectorBravo #californiaprison #californiamodel
