Behind Bars: Rookie Year — Season 1, Episode 5: The Riot
Reality • 60 min • 2 seasons, 19 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
Violence is a way of life in prison and the threat of it keeps both COs and inmates on constant alert. Zach investigates a fight while Keith deals with unstable and violent inmates. Ariel is a "rover" wrestling with the uncertainty that comes with the job. And PNM's tragic past, which includes the bloodiest prison riot in American history, acts as both a haunting reminder and a catalyst for change.
About Behind Bars: Rookie Year
An original docuseries following novice correctional officers as they begin their careers inside the walks of one of the most perilous prisons in America, the Penitentiary of New Mexico.