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  • Suffolk County Correctional Facility

    As an opioid epidemic grips the county, a law-and-order sheriff uses rehabilitation to help inmates break the cycle of addiction while officers work around the clock to maintain safety, security and order inside one of New York's busiest jails.
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  • Wood County Jail

    After nearly two decades of economic decline and a surge in methamphetamine use, Wood County, Wisconsin opened a new $93 million jail, where staff face mounting pressure to help a community searching for a way forward.
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes
  • Over-capacity and on the brink, Louisiana's Washington Parish Jail is spiraling into chaos; the new sheriff struggles to bring stability and control while facing the mistakes of the past.
  • In rural Leake County, Mississippi, a small jail battles a big meth problem; with repeat offenders entering the jail daily, local law enforcement works to break the cycle.
  • Behind the walls of Clayton County Jail, deteriorating infrastructure creates dangerous conditions for both inmates and staff.
  • Caddo Parish Correctional Center is struggling with a staffing shortage, the inmates outnumber the deputies by 180 to one; to ensure the safety of both inmates and staff alike, the Emergency Response Team springs into action.
  • Virginia Beach is a party town with a vibrant nightlife, making its Correctional Center one of the busiest city jails in the state; here, some inmates arrive to go on vacation, then leave on probation, and return on a violation.
  • In Bristol County Jail, half of the cells don't lock; as changing demographics bring in more violent, gang-affiliated criminals, staff must manage a higher-risk population without the facility slipping into chaos.
  • Inside Butler County Jail, a six-term sheriff and his seasoned staff confront an opioid crisis; as drugs flood the facility, officers work to dismantle the supply ring and maintain order.
  • Inside one of Nevada's busiest jails, deputies battle a non-stop surge of arrests driven by Reno's constant crime and a major trafficking corridor; with gangs entrenched inside, keeping rival groups apart becomes a daily fight for control.

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8 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Washington Parish Jail
    Clay County Detention Center
    Tangipahoa Parish Jail
    Clayton County, Georgia
    Leake County Jail
    Bristol County Jail
    Caddo Parish Correctional Center
    Butler County Jail
  • Washington Parish Jail

    Over-capacity and on the brink, Louisiana's Washington Parish Jail is spiraling into chaos; the new sheriff struggles to bring stability and control while facing the mistakes of the past.
    Upcoming
  • Clay County Detention Center

    In Clay County, Mississippi, where gun deaths are an epidemic and the median income sits 66% below the national average, Sheriff Scott and his team fight to keep order inside a jail where the consequences of a community in crisis arrive daily.
    Upcoming
  • Tangipahoa Parish Jail

    In Bloody Tangipahoa, a new sheriff takes on a parish defined by violence, fighting to pull a crumbling, neglected jail back from the brink while inmates work to rebuild the family bonds that could keep them from coming back.
    Upcoming
  • Clayton County, Georgia

    Behind the walls of Clayton County Jail, deteriorating infrastructure creates dangerous conditions for both inmates and staff.
    Upcoming
  • Leake County Jail

    In rural Leake County, Mississippi, a small jail battles a big meth problem; with repeat offenders entering the jail daily, local law enforcement works to break the cycle.
    Upcoming
  • Bristol County Jail

    In Bristol County Jail, half of the cells don't lock; as changing demographics bring in more violent, gang-affiliated criminals, staff must manage a higher-risk population without the facility slipping into chaos.
    Upcoming
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Delivering an unfiltered look inside America's jails over five days, where officers are outnumbered, cellblocks are overcrowded and violence erupts without warning.

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