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.
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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."
A familiar face struggles to escape the jail's revolving door, but there's a catch another inmate has pled guilty to manslaughter, but now in an unusual legal twist, he may have to stand trial for murder.
Inside Suffolk County Jail, one inmate finds himself on the wrong end of a vicious attack another, with a reputation for violence, keeps the staff on constant alert a young man with a bright future awaits trial for first-degree murder.
For inmates that reach their boiling point, the jail has a special place: The Box as one inmate says, "separated from everything so you learn to deal with it. It's called 'The Box Life.'"
For some kids, the revolving door of lockup seems to snag one generation after the next 17-year-old Kenneth and 14-year-old Kentrell have 10 brothers and sisters, a father in prison and a mother with a criminal record for public nuisance.
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.
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.
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