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. Gang vs. Family
Aired 9 September 2007 • 50 min
The Utah State Prison houses 4,000 dangerous criminals and violent gangs.
2. Newbies
Aired 9 September 2007 • 45 min
The struggles of prison guard recruits in Wyoming.
3. Tent City
Aired 28 October 2007 • 45 min
Guards use military-like discipline and force to stay in control.
4. Inmate University
Aired 28 October 2007 • 45 min
Recruits at the understaffed Wyoming State Penitentiary.
5. First Timers
Aired 13 January 2008 • 45 min
First-time offenders at Iowa's Fort Dodge Correctional Facility.
6. Iron Grip
Aired 23 March 2008 • 45 min
There's a constant struggle for control inside Alexander Correctional Prison.
7. County Jail
Aired 20 July 2008 • 45 min
The overcrowded Multnomah County Detention Center may be worse than prison.