Jail
Jail: Season 5

Air Date

July 9, 2016

Episodes

18 episodes

Jail

Season 5

Overview

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.

Episodes

1. Rough and Rowdy

July 9, 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.

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.

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

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.

5. Self-Medicating Felon

August 13, 2016

An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam which led to his arrest.

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.

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.

8. Monkey Shines

September 3, 2016

A women finds in herself in jail after telling police she was frightened by a monkey mask.

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.

11. Breaking Rules

October 22, 2016

A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband stash.

13. Prison Primping

November 5, 2016

A woman confesses to having drugs hidden where they can't be seen.

14. Season Fourteen

November 12, 2016

15. Green Man

November 29, 2016

Booze and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit."

16. Clowning Around

February 11, 2017

Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea.

17. Drunk Dogfighter

April 15, 2017

A beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter.

18. Panhandling Problems

April 22, 2017

Officers get a laugh from an arrested panhandler who wants to buy a permit for panhandling.

19. Episode 519

July 8, 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.

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.

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