American Crimes

Three Miami salesmen import billions of dollars' worth of gold from South America; they then learn that it has connections to drug cartels and organized crime.

Trash-talking reality star Scott Menaged ("Property Wars") buys up hundreds of foreclosures in Phoenix, then his money lender discovers that Menaged is a fraud, and the consequences are deadly.

An outlandish con artist poses as a Saudi royal to cheat investors out of millions by promising them access to Arabian oil stock; from his penthouse on Fisher Island, phony sultan Khalid Bin Al-Saud lures victims with dreams of untold riches.

A salesman racks up illegal credit card charges on thousands of customers; an investment manager takes on tough clients and steals their money.

Grantt Culliver, warden of one of Alabama's toughest prisons, Holman Correctional Facility, doesn't miss a beat in getting into a disruptive inmate's face, but he's also compassionate and gentle when the situation calls for it.

Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest; Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.

Correctional officers are outnumbered 10 to 1 and are constantly searching over 1,000 inmates to find their home-made weapons, which are very easy to conceal; hours after the Lock Up crew wraps shooting, an inmate is stabbed in the honor dorm.

A new inmate struggles with life on the tough side of the jail; another inmate is offered a chance to improve his condition but mounts a defense anyway; a female inmate requires some special attention from staff members.

A gang member with a violent past and a long disciplinary record in jail tries to convince staff he's changed; another inmate, once a victim of prison rape, lobbies to do his time in isolation.

An online post from a diehard Dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a Reds game; a tragic shooting leaves one inmate facing prison time and outrage over his punishment leads to more arrests.

A heroin addict must choose between the lifestyle she craves and the young son she has left behind; another seasoned female inmate is transferred back to the jail from state prison, but she suddenly finds herself on the wrong end of a fist.

Up-close and personal with transgender inmates, and inmates with dreams of stardom.

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

Grantt Culliver, warden of one of Alabama's toughest prisons, Holman Correctional Facility, doesn't miss a beat in getting into a disruptive inmate's face, but he's also compassionate and gentle when the situation calls for it.

Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest; Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.

Correctional officers are outnumbered 10 to 1 and are constantly searching over 1,000 inmates to find their home-made weapons, which are very easy to conceal; hours after the Lock Up crew wraps shooting, an inmate is stabbed in the honor dorm.

A new inmate struggles with life on the tough side of the jail; another inmate is offered a chance to improve his condition but mounts a defense anyway; a female inmate requires some special attention from staff members.

A gang member with a violent past and a long disciplinary record in jail tries to convince staff he's changed; another inmate, once a victim of prison rape, lobbies to do his time in isolation.

An online post from a diehard Dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a Reds game; a tragic shooting leaves one inmate facing prison time and outrage over his punishment leads to more arrests.

A heroin addict must choose between the lifestyle she craves and the young son she has left behind; another seasoned female inmate is transferred back to the jail from state prison, but she suddenly finds herself on the wrong end of a fist.

Up-close and personal with transgender inmates, and inmates with dreams of stardom.

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

Grantt Culliver, warden of one of Alabama's toughest prisons, Holman Correctional Facility, doesn't miss a beat in getting into a disruptive inmate's face, but he's also compassionate and gentle when the situation calls for it.

Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest; Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.

Correctional officers are outnumbered 10 to 1 and are constantly searching over 1,000 inmates to find their home-made weapons, which are very easy to conceal; hours after the Lock Up crew wraps shooting, an inmate is stabbed in the honor dorm.

A new inmate struggles with life on the tough side of the jail; another inmate is offered a chance to improve his condition but mounts a defense anyway; a female inmate requires some special attention from staff members.

A gang member with a violent past and a long disciplinary record in jail tries to convince staff he's changed; another inmate, once a victim of prison rape, lobbies to do his time in isolation.

An online post from a diehard Dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a Reds game; a tragic shooting leaves one inmate facing prison time and outrage over his punishment leads to more arrests.