About this season
Observational documentary series filmed over six months in one of New York's toughest jails.
Episodes (2)
1. Episode 1
Aired 6 July 2016 • 46 min
Correctional Officers at Albany jail are challenged by the arrival of seven senior gangsters transferred from New York’s most notorious prison, Rikers Island. Meanwhile, a 23-year-old ‘straight A-student’, Michael Chmielewski, is arrested for the murder of a local hairdresser following a break-in that went wrong; and heroin addict, and mother of four, Tammy Lord tries to go clean.
2. Episode 2
Aired 13 July 2016 • 46 min
6ft 7’ Jarquell Williams is on trial for murder after being accused of shooting a local man. Meanwhile young mum Shea Hobbs pays the price for covering a string of burglaries committed by her boyfriend; and addict Samantha Ujheyli faces a monumental decision when offered a deal to ‘snitch’ on her boyfriend.