Season 5
2016 · 18 episodes
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.