Lockup

A female housing unit inmates call a party house will turn a new inmate's life upside down.

Behind the bars of Maricopa County Jail.

Behind the bars of Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, run by controversial figure in the immigration battle.

Behind the bars of Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix.

No matter the circumstances that brought them there, Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, will have a profound effect on who the inmates will become. And for some, their time in jail will reveal their true nature.

A world where tensions run high especially for a mother and son who were accused of a heinous murder.

Producers take the time to get to know dozens of inmates, following the action and watching the story unfold in from of their eyes.

Sometimes life has other plans, like when the ex leader of a gang faces a whole new reality he discovers the price for coming clean.

No escaping the consequences of one's actions behind bars.

Sometimes life has other plans, like when the ex-leader of a white supremacist gang faces a whole new reality, and discovers the price for coming clean.

Relationships on the inside can be more complicated than on the outside.

In prison time can be an inmates worst enemy.

America's Toughest Jail where we find stories that ranged from the unexpected to horrifying.

For some prison might be hell and it can be even worse for the sex offenders.