As the oldest prison in California, San Quentin is steeped in a violent history, so it has a set of regulations and procedures to maintain order inmates often operate under a different code of conduct gangs control "prison politics."
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Three unforgettable inmates, each one about to cross the threshold to freedom witness their joys, their fears, their triumphs and discover that sometimes the only thing tougher than being in prison, is staying out.
For some, prison might be hell, and it can be even worse for the sex offenders.
In prison, as on the outside, a single decision can change a person's life forever inmates make all kinds of fateful choices, but behind bars, there is no escaping the consequences of one's actions.
San Quentin's warden says that other than an inmate's release date, visits are the most important things in their lives for some, visits are rare moments of intimacy for others, they are business transaction opportunities.
As the oldest prison in California, San Quentin is steeped in a violent history, so it has a set of regulations and procedures to maintain order inmates often operate under a different code of conduct gangs control "prison politics."
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility houses some of the highest security prisoners in the state corrections staff investigate a potential escape plot and one inmate with a very familiar face tells their own story.
Behind every murder is a motive Behind every murder is a story and behind some murders, there is a person someone thought they could trust.
In a life full of restrictions, we've seen inmates take control of whatever they can, despite the consequences we've seen frustrated inmates reach their breaking point in the battle of wills, some will take actions that can never be reversed.
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility houses some of the highest security prisoners in the state corrections staff investigate a potential escape plot and one inmate with a very familiar face tells their own story.
Behind every murder is a motive Behind every murder is a story and behind some murders, there is a person someone thought they could trust.
In a life full of restrictions, we've seen inmates take control of whatever they can, despite the consequences we've seen frustrated inmates reach their breaking point in the battle of wills, some will take actions that can never be reversed.
Sometimes life has other plans, like when the ex leader of a gang faces a whole new reality he discovers the price for coming clean.
In Kent County Jail, a well-known inmate is back with more than 130 prior stays an inside look at life in the one wing of the jail that inmates consider prime real estate, but where one will be expelled for good.
A young inmate with a big personality faces problems while four other inmates are in jail after a shocking home invasion robbery and rape one defendant will stand apart from the others, though nothing will prepare him for what's to come.
Boredom reigns supreme for prisoners who spend endless hours, days and months confined to their cells some have devised creative ways to pass the time one inmate is creating a wall mural, but not with real art supplies.
Burnout is a constant problem and unexcused absences create staff shortages at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility that means that designated jobs, like cell searches, which each shift has a requirement to perform, don't always get done.
A young inmate with a big personality faces problems while four other inmates are in jail after a shocking home invasion robbery and rape one defendant will stand apart from the others, though nothing will prepare him for what's to come.
Boredom reigns supreme for prisoners who spend endless hours, days and months confined to their cells some have devised creative ways to pass the time one inmate is creating a wall mural, but not with real art supplies.
Burnout is a constant problem and unexcused absences create staff shortages at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility that means that designated jobs, like cell searches, which each shift has a requirement to perform, don't always get done.
A routine cell search reveals an inmate on the edge, and prison officials intervene cameras are turned over to the inmates for a glimpse behind the walls of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.
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