Jail — 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 hap
About this season
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 (18)
1. Rough and Rowdy
Aired 9 July 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
Aired 23 July 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
Aired 31 July 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
Aired 31 July 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
Aired 13 August 2016
An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam which led to his arrest.
6. Sisters and a Sugar Daddy
Aired 20 August 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
Aired 27 August 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
Aired 3 September 2016
A women finds in herself in jail after telling police she was frightened by a monkey mask.
9. Irritable Inmates
Aired 10 September 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
Aired 22 October 2016
A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband stash.
13. Prison Primping
Aired 5 November 2016
A woman confesses to having drugs hidden where they can't be seen.
14. Season Fourteen
Aired 12 November 2016
15. Green Man
Aired 29 November 2016
Booze and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit."
16. Clowning Around
Aired 11 February 2017
Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea.
17. Drunk Dogfighter
Aired 15 April 2017
A beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter.
18. Panhandling Problems
Aired 22 April 2017
Officers get a laugh from an arrested panhandler who wants to buy a permit for panhandling.
19. Episode 519
Aired 8 July 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
Aired 15 July 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.