American Crimes

A financial fraudster seeks deadly revenge after being placed behind bars for propositioning his assistant's daughter.

A counterfeit wine dealer dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends through elite auction houses.

San Quentin's warden says that other than an inmate's release date, visits are the most important things in their lives; for some, visits are rare moments of intimacy; for others, they are business transaction opportunities.

Inside San Quentin, gangs, drugs and sheer boredom make up a violent mix; Scanvinski Hymes has been in prison since he was 18 years old; almost 20 years later, he's racked up the highest number of violent offenses in California prison history.

Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.

A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.

In Wichita, Kansas, a young woman says she stabbed a man in self-defense; a skinhead with a violent past leaves his girlfriend battered and bruised.

A convicted thief continues his stealing ways inside the jail; a former law enforcement officer turned meth addict serves time with and grows closer to her dealer; a man gets arrested for allegedly threatening the sheriff.

An inmate with incredible artistic abilities is charged in tragic crime; another inmate's seeming obsession with jail food causes problems; an unconventional marriage ends violently.

At Wichita's Sedgwick County Jail an inmate launches an attack on another, sending him to the emergency room; a detective must get to the bottom of it, while a pastor hopes to get to the heart of it.

Wichita, Kansas and surrounding Sedgwick County take pride in their Wild West roots, but Billy the Kid's gang would be seriously outgunned by the notorious gangs of modern day Wichita.

San Quentin's warden says that other than an inmate's release date, visits are the most important things in their lives; for some, visits are rare moments of intimacy; for others, they are business transaction opportunities.

Inside San Quentin, gangs, drugs and sheer boredom make up a violent mix; Scanvinski Hymes has been in prison since he was 18 years old; almost 20 years later, he's racked up the highest number of violent offenses in California prison history.

Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.

A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.

In Wichita, Kansas, a young woman says she stabbed a man in self-defense; a skinhead with a violent past leaves his girlfriend battered and bruised.

A convicted thief continues his stealing ways inside the jail; a former law enforcement officer turned meth addict serves time with and grows closer to her dealer; a man gets arrested for allegedly threatening the sheriff.

An inmate with incredible artistic abilities is charged in tragic crime; another inmate's seeming obsession with jail food causes problems; an unconventional marriage ends violently.

At Wichita's Sedgwick County Jail an inmate launches an attack on another, sending him to the emergency room; a detective must get to the bottom of it, while a pastor hopes to get to the heart of it.

Wichita, Kansas and surrounding Sedgwick County take pride in their Wild West roots, but Billy the Kid's gang would be seriously outgunned by the notorious gangs of modern day Wichita.

San Quentin's warden says that other than an inmate's release date, visits are the most important things in their lives; for some, visits are rare moments of intimacy; for others, they are business transaction opportunities.

Inside San Quentin, gangs, drugs and sheer boredom make up a violent mix; Scanvinski Hymes has been in prison since he was 18 years old; almost 20 years later, he's racked up the highest number of violent offenses in California prison history.

Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.

A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.

In Wichita, Kansas, a young woman says she stabbed a man in self-defense; a skinhead with a violent past leaves his girlfriend battered and bruised.

A convicted thief continues his stealing ways inside the jail; a former law enforcement officer turned meth addict serves time with and grows closer to her dealer; a man gets arrested for allegedly threatening the sheriff.