Life inside the Cuyahoga County Correction Center; members of the jail's most predatory gang set their sights on vulnerable prey; an inmate has an apparent breakdown
The Cuyahoga County Correction Center resides in the heart of Cleveland's downtown; a tip leads to an escape plot; a shank is discovered in the kitchen; a younger inmate takes a swing at an officer.
An inmate with a reputation for trouble goes up against a no-nonsense warden; a 71-year old women is convicted of an investment scheme that left nearly 800 victims in its wake; identical twins are segregated.
In the Cuyahoga Country Correction Center's intake department an out-of-control inmate creates chaos; an inmate who has spent 24 years on Death Row may be facing freedom.
In the Cuyahoga County Correction Center a transgender inmate who is undergoing hormone therapy uses femininity to manipulate others; an inmate charged with assault faces the judge.
At Cuyahoga County Correction Center the tenth floor is managed by the Special Response Team, or SERT, a tactical unit trained in the use of riot gear, non-lethal weapons and controlling high-risk inmates.
A celebrity rapper enters the Santa Rita jail; brothers deal with gangs, drugs and parenthood; a three-time convicted murderer claims he's killed others as well.
A violent gang member asks to move back to general population; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star; the jail receives a messy invasion from the sky.
A slashing incident is investigated; a case of road rage results in a murder charge for a software engineer; cooking a designer drug leads to tragic results for a young woman.
An inmate copes with addiction and motherhood while two others wonder which of them is the father of her child. Also: a street feud boils over in the jail; and an inmate trains for better days on the outside.
Deputies respond to rising tensions in a female housing unit; a popular rapper faces serious charges; a grandmother is convicted of a mortgage scam; an 18-year old gets her first taste of jail life.
A female inmate with an outgoing personality; an injured gang member. Also: sworn enemies take part in an unconventional church service; the jail tries to achieve a notable goal.
A15-year old Louisville boy is murdered in his home and a young man is taken into custody; the jail finds itself with a multitude of related high profile cases.