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Season 5 follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars in the Big State of Texas. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.
Episode 20 : Episode 520
July. 15,2017
After falling down a flight of stairs while drunk, a young man is amazed he is in jail for refusing to go to the hospital. A correction officer tries to explain to a young man why carrying a gun-shaped knife is not a good idea. An expectant father is arrested after a gin-fueled rampage at his parent's house and misses the birth of his first child. A woman arrested for selling fake designer purses as real ones says she didn’t know it was a crime.
Episode 19 : Episode 519
July. 08,2017
Officers have to get ”hands on“ when a man tries to swallow his ring. A heroin addict wants help when he realizes his habit has cost him everything he loves. One man fights with his girlfriend in a bathroom, another fights with his girlfriend at home, both are surprised they are arrested for domestic violence. A habitual criminal is worried that other inmates will fight over him.
Episode 18 : Panhandling Problems
April. 22,2017
Officers get a laugh from an arrested panhandler who wants to buy a permit for panhandling.
Episode 17 : Drunk Dogfighter
April. 15,2017
A beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter.
Episode 16 : Clowning Around
February. 11,2017
Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea.
Episode 15 : Green Man
November. 29,2016
Booze and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit."
Episode 14 : Season Fourteen
November. 12,2016
Episode 13 : Prison Primping
November. 05,2016
A woman confesses to having drugs hidden where they can't be seen.
Episode 11 : Breaking Rules
October. 22,2016
A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband stash.
Episode 9 : Irritable Inmates
September. 10,2016
Over the course of a single shift, officers go toe to toe with a hotheaded inmate refusing to change cells without a fight, and deal with the whims of a homeless man who demands room service and a better cell.
Episode 8 : Monkey Shines
September. 03,2016
A women finds in herself in jail after telling police she was frightened by a monkey mask.
Episode 7 : No Jail For Old Men
August. 27,2016
An agitated woman wants to call the shots, a drunk man claims he knows the law, and an older man gets booked for domestic violence.
Episode 6 : Sisters and a Sugar Daddy
August. 20,2016
Two sisters go on a mini-crime spree, get caught and find no one will bail them out.
Episode 5 : Self-Medicating Felon
August. 13,2016
An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam which led to his arrest.
Episode 4 : Ms. Sunshine
July. 31,2016
A woman who says she’s called “Sunshine” has less than a sunny disposition. A man ditches a halfway house for jail to get his life in order. A career criminal shows no regret for his “thug life.” Tense moments in Booking as officers and medical staff try to save a young man from a drug overdose.
Episode 3 : One Joint Equals Custody
July. 31,2016
Welcoming an eccentric regular back to jail; a man fleeing Mexico details the horrors he escaped; a young woman describes her lucrative stint as a stripper
Episode 2 : Half-Baked Brisket
July. 23,2016
A man arrested on drug warrants gets upset about the brisket he left on the grill; a drunk man flirts with the jail staff; an inmate sells tree leaves as pot to an undercover officer.
Episode 1 : Rough and Rowdy
July. 09,2016
A driver with a baby in her backseat texts, drinks and drives; after his arrest for shoplifting, a young man realizes the consequences of his crime.
Seasons
Season 5
Season 5 follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars in the Big State of Texas. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.
Season 4
Jail. Shot on location in cities across the U.S., Jail Season 4 follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars in the eponymous 'Sin' city... Las Vegas. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they’re caught.
In 2014, Spike revived the 4th Season of the series as Jail: Las Vegas. The network ordered a 22-episode season which premiered on January 10, 2015.
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