American Crimes

Bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in Corcoran; nce in prison, they've got two choices, do their time and go home or become even more destructive on the inside; the path they choose could determine the difference between life and death.

A surprise attack on a sheriff's deputy takes an unexpected turn, a convicted rapist loses his cool in court and an accused murderer in a high profile case tries to cash in on her notoriety.

An inmate with a reputation for trouble goes up against a no-nonsense warden; a 71-year-old woman faces conviction for an investment scheme that left nearly 800 victims in its wake; segregating identical twins.

In the Cuyahoga Country Correction Center's intake department an out-of-control inmate creates chaos; an inmate who has spent 24 years on Death Row may be facing freedom.

The tenth floor of Cuyahoga County Correction Center contains the Special Response Team, or SERT, a tactical unit trained in the use of riot gear, non-lethal weapons and controlling high-risk inmates.

One inmate learns addiction and motherhood do not make a good mix; two other inmates are left wondering which of them is the father of her child; when a feud from the streets boils over in the jail, deputies are forced to respond.

Deputies respond to rising tensions in a female housing unit; a popular rapper, whose ups and downs have been told in the Oakland media, now faces serious charges; a grandmother convicted of a mortgage scam finds her place in the inmate hierarchy.

Welcome to Limon Correctional Facility, a level 4 prison that houses many of Colorado's most dangerous inmates; while visiting Limon Correctional, the Lockup crew is greeted by angry inmates and the cell extraction team is called in to help.

When Travis Trani took charge in 2008 he oversaw the implementation of several new policies; the restrictions on movement were among the toughest; inmates from the six different housing units could no longer freely move throughout the prison.

Prison is an underground economy, where some deals are signed in ink and others are signed in blood; a rare look at the schemes, hustles and extortions conducted behind prison walls and the consequences they carry.

A female inmate finds romance with an alleged gang leader and the jailhouse prepares for a wedding; a very powerful inmate must make a choice between his crime family and his real family.

An inmate with a reputation for trouble goes up against a no-nonsense warden; a 71-year-old woman faces conviction for an investment scheme that left nearly 800 victims in its wake; segregating identical twins.

In the Cuyahoga Country Correction Center's intake department an out-of-control inmate creates chaos; an inmate who has spent 24 years on Death Row may be facing freedom.

The tenth floor of Cuyahoga County Correction Center contains the Special Response Team, or SERT, a tactical unit trained in the use of riot gear, non-lethal weapons and controlling high-risk inmates.

One inmate learns addiction and motherhood do not make a good mix; two other inmates are left wondering which of them is the father of her child; when a feud from the streets boils over in the jail, deputies are forced to respond.

Deputies respond to rising tensions in a female housing unit; a popular rapper, whose ups and downs have been told in the Oakland media, now faces serious charges; a grandmother convicted of a mortgage scam finds her place in the inmate hierarchy.

Welcome to Limon Correctional Facility, a level 4 prison that houses many of Colorado's most dangerous inmates; while visiting Limon Correctional, the Lockup crew is greeted by angry inmates and the cell extraction team is called in to help.

When Travis Trani took charge in 2008 he oversaw the implementation of several new policies; the restrictions on movement were among the toughest; inmates from the six different housing units could no longer freely move throughout the prison.

Prison is an underground economy, where some deals are signed in ink and others are signed in blood; a rare look at the schemes, hustles and extortions conducted behind prison walls and the consequences they carry.

A female inmate finds romance with an alleged gang leader and the jailhouse prepares for a wedding; a very powerful inmate must make a choice between his crime family and his real family.

An inmate with a reputation for trouble goes up against a no-nonsense warden; a 71-year-old woman faces conviction for an investment scheme that left nearly 800 victims in its wake; segregating identical twins.

In the Cuyahoga Country Correction Center's intake department an out-of-control inmate creates chaos; an inmate who has spent 24 years on Death Row may be facing freedom.

The tenth floor of Cuyahoga County Correction Center contains the Special Response Team, or SERT, a tactical unit trained in the use of riot gear, non-lethal weapons and controlling high-risk inmates.

One inmate learns addiction and motherhood do not make a good mix; two other inmates are left wondering which of them is the father of her child; when a feud from the streets boils over in the jail, deputies are forced to respond.

Deputies respond to rising tensions in a female housing unit; a popular rapper, whose ups and downs have been told in the Oakland media, now faces serious charges; a grandmother convicted of a mortgage scam finds her place in the inmate hierarchy.

Welcome to Limon Correctional Facility, a level 4 prison that houses many of Colorado's most dangerous inmates; while visiting Limon Correctional, the Lockup crew is greeted by angry inmates and the cell extraction team is called in to help.