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Jail

Jail

Description: Cameras go behind bars into some of the country's toughest city and county prisons, seen through the eyes of the corrections officers who work directly with inmates. Episodes follow real experiences, challenges and the pressures officers face dealing with a variety of unpredictable inmates. Some prisoners get educations or learn new job skills while others turn more violent.
Genre: Reality-TV
Year Released: 2007
Number of seasons: 5
Number of episodes: 102
First episode air date: September 4, 2007
Networks: Paramount Network, Court TV, MyNetworkTV
Program Creators: John Langley, Morgan Langley
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