About this season
A series examining prison life that visits facilities in California, Ohio and Minnesota for reports on prison conditions, gang activity and supermax incarceration of dangerous criminals.
Episodes (7)
1. Gangland
Aired 7 May 2006 • 45 min
California's Pelican Bay State Prison leads the war on prison gangs.
2. Predators Behind Bars
Aired 7 May 2006 • 45 min
Ohio's Lebanon Correctional Institution is overfull and behind the times.
3. Inside Maximum Security
Aired 7 May 2006 • 45 min
Oak Park Heights Supermax controls violent prisoners.
4. Gang Wars
Aired 3 December 2006 • 45 min
Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, Calif.
5. Women Behind Bars
Aired 11 February 2007 • 45 min
California's Valley State Prison deals with violent inmates, overcrowding and heavy drug-trade.
6. Total Control
Aired 11 February 2007 • 45 min
One of the newest, high-tech maximum security prisons in the United States.
7. Alexander Correctional Institution
Aired 18 February 2007 • 45 min
Nearly 2,200 dangerous and conniving criminals.