Even for inmates serving hard time, love can be a strong motivator in prison, reaching out to others can be a dicey proposition some inmates just don't know when someone's getting too close until it's too late.
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An agitated inmate takes severe measures to get staff's attention a young first-timer is found unconscious in his cell another inmate garners "enemy status" within the jail.
The survivor of a vicious attack shares his story in the hopes that other inmates will never commit such violence for another inmate, it's too late to turn back the clock and now the pain of incarceration has begun to take a toll.
A young woman finds love in the jail's one co-ed housing unit another inmate, charged with a spree of armed robberies, now comes under investigation inside the jail a father speaks for his son, who if found guilty, could face the death penalty.
An inmate finds himself at the center of more than one battle, and he traces his problems back to the real-life nightmare that haunts his family a young new arrival faces a charge of reckless homicide.
Even for inmates serving hard time, love can be a strong motivator in prison, reaching out to others can be a dicey proposition some inmates just don't know when someone's getting too close until it's too late.
One reality of prison is that there's never a shortage of pain, and at the Limon Correctional Facility in Colorado, there's enough left over for the visitors as well drama unfolds as a father and son try to reconcile a violent past.
Extractions provide some of the most dramatic interactions that ever occur between inmates and staff, and few extractions in the state of Colorado have provided more drama than the ones involving Roy Slagle.
Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.
A new inmate struggles with life on the tough side of the jail another inmate is offered a chance to improve his condition but mounts a defense anyway a female inmate requires some special attention from staff members.
Correctional officers are outnumbered 10 to 1 and are constantly searching over 1,000 inmates to find their home-made weapons, which are very easy to conceal hours after the Lock Up crew wraps shooting, an inmate is stabbed in the honor dorm.
Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.
Grantt Culliver, warden of one of Alabama's toughest prisons, Holman Correctional Facility, doesn't miss a beat in getting into a disruptive inmate's face, but he's also compassionate and gentle when the situation calls for it.
Producers take the time to get to know dozens of inmates, following the action and watching the story unfold in from of their eyes.
Up-close and personal with transgender inmates, and inmates with dreams of stardom.
A heroin addict must choose between the lifestyle she craves and the young son she has left behind another seasoned female inmate is transferred back to the jail from state prison, but she suddenly finds herself on the wrong end of a fist.
An online post from a diehard Dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a Reds game a tragic shooting leaves one inmate facing prison time and outrage over his punishment leads to more arrests.
Up-close and personal with transgender inmates, and inmates with dreams of stardom.
A heroin addict must choose between the lifestyle she craves and the young son she has left behind another seasoned female inmate is transferred back to the jail from state prison, but she suddenly finds herself on the wrong end of a fist.
An online post from a diehard Dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a Reds game a tragic shooting leaves one inmate facing prison time and outrage over his punishment leads to more arrests.
A gang member with a violent past and a long disciplinary record in jail tries to convince staff he's changed another inmate, once a victim of prison rape, lobbies to do his time in isolation.
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