American Crimes

Extractions provide some of the most dramatic interactions that ever occur between inmates and staff, and few extractions in the state of Colorado have provided more drama than the ones involving Roy Slagle.

Bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in Corcoran; once 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.

Inside the Orange County Jail a senior inmate takes up rap; a gang member poses a threat; another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.

Inmates at Tennessee Prison For Women gain career skills by taking part in a cosmetology program.

Inmates have been dreaming up new ways to smuggle in contraband since Corcoran opened its doors in 1988; whether in the form of drugs or weapons, it's always a race against time for prison officials to find the banned items before it's too late.

The killer of a corrections officer fights to be freed from 16 years of solitary confinement, and boyhood friends struggle to parent their kids from behind prison walls; but one, cut-off from visits with his son, is on a razor's edge.

The jail's Special Operations Group is called in to deal with a difficult inmate; a well-known inmate returns to jail, but this time, he's in with his girlfriend, who might be harboring a secret that could dramatically affect both their lives.

In prison WTF stands for workouts, tattoos and food.

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.

Extractions provide some of the most dramatic interactions that ever occur between inmates and staff, and few extractions in the state of Colorado have provided more drama than the ones involving Roy Slagle.

Bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in Corcoran; once 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.

Inside the Orange County Jail a senior inmate takes up rap; a gang member poses a threat; another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.

Inmates at Tennessee Prison For Women gain career skills by taking part in a cosmetology program.

Inmates have been dreaming up new ways to smuggle in contraband since Corcoran opened its doors in 1988; whether in the form of drugs or weapons, it's always a race against time for prison officials to find the banned items before it's too late.

The killer of a corrections officer fights to be freed from 16 years of solitary confinement, and boyhood friends struggle to parent their kids from behind prison walls; but one, cut-off from visits with his son, is on a razor's edge.

The jail's Special Operations Group is called in to deal with a difficult inmate; a well-known inmate returns to jail, but this time, he's in with his girlfriend, who might be harboring a secret that could dramatically affect both their lives.

In prison WTF stands for workouts, tattoos and food.

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.

Even for inmates serving hard time, love can be a strong motivator; in prison, reaching out to others can be a dicey proposition; some inmates just don't know when someone's getting too close until it's too late.

The survivor of a vicious attack shares his story in the hopes that other inmates will never commit such violence; for another inmate, it's too late to turn back the clock and now the pain of incarceration has begun to take a toll.

An agitated inmate takes severe measures to get staff's attention; a young first-timer is found unconscious in his cell; another inmate garners "enemy status" within the jail.

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.

An inmate says a bet for two cups of soup led to a horrific slashing; a case of road rage results in a murder charge for a software engineer; after two years in jail, a jury will decide if he must go to prison for life.

A violent gang member asks to move back to general population, following six years in segregation; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star, two years after he was stabbed to death on an Oakland street corner.

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.

The Cuyahoga County Correction Center resides in the heart of Cleveland's downtown; a tip leads to an escape plot; a shank turns up in the kitchen; a younger inmate takes a swing at an officer.

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.

Even for inmates serving hard time, love can be a strong motivator; in prison, reaching out to others can be a dicey proposition; some inmates just don't know when someone's getting too close until it's too late.

The survivor of a vicious attack shares his story in the hopes that other inmates will never commit such violence; for another inmate, it's too late to turn back the clock and now the pain of incarceration has begun to take a toll.

An agitated inmate takes severe measures to get staff's attention; a young first-timer is found unconscious in his cell; another inmate garners "enemy status" within the jail.

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.

An inmate says a bet for two cups of soup led to a horrific slashing; a case of road rage results in a murder charge for a software engineer; after two years in jail, a jury will decide if he must go to prison for life.

A violent gang member asks to move back to general population, following six years in segregation; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star, two years after he was stabbed to death on an Oakland street corner.

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.

The Cuyahoga County Correction Center resides in the heart of Cleveland's downtown; a tip leads to an escape plot; a shank turns up in the kitchen; a younger inmate takes a swing at an officer.

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.

Even for inmates serving hard time, love can be a strong motivator; in prison, reaching out to others can be a dicey proposition; some inmates just don't know when someone's getting too close until it's too late.

The survivor of a vicious attack shares his story in the hopes that other inmates will never commit such violence; for another inmate, it's too late to turn back the clock and now the pain of incarceration has begun to take a toll.

An agitated inmate takes severe measures to get staff's attention; a young first-timer is found unconscious in his cell; another inmate garners "enemy status" within the jail.

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.

An inmate says a bet for two cups of soup led to a horrific slashing; a case of road rage results in a murder charge for a software engineer; after two years in jail, a jury will decide if he must go to prison for life.

A violent gang member asks to move back to general population, following six years in segregation; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star, two years after he was stabbed to death on an Oakland street corner.

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.

The Cuyahoga County Correction Center resides in the heart of Cleveland's downtown; a tip leads to an escape plot; a shank turns up in the kitchen; a younger inmate takes a swing at an officer.

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.

Even for inmates serving hard time, love can be a strong motivator; in prison, reaching out to others can be a dicey proposition; some inmates just don't know when someone's getting too close until it's too late.

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

When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her deadly plan is all caught on tape.

Darren Berg of Seattle, scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a private jet and a lakeside mansion; New York socialite Dina Wein Reis executes a gray market selling scam.

A fraud ring based in Sacramento orchestrates an elaborate scam to rob banks across the country; a man allegedly defrauds investors in a telemarketing scheme that promises big returns.

A couple lives like Russian rock stars in Miami financed in part by an alleged $20 million dollar real estate fraud.

Aspiring Hollywood mogul Carissa Carpenter concocts a plan to construct a major movie studio in northern California.

From penthouse apartments to a $10 million stadium luxury box, financial adviser Dawn Bennett orchestrates a $20 million scheme and conjures spells to silence investigators.

Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn, N.Y.; when customers complain, they are threatened with violence, even murder.

A US Military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree, including a reported $10 million party for his teenage daughter and a $100,000 diamond-encrusted belt buckle.

A man attempts suicide and confesses to an extraordinary fraud that he perpetrated for the past two decades at a leading commodity futures brokerage.

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

When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her deadly plan is all caught on tape.

Darren Berg of Seattle, scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a private jet and a lakeside mansion; New York socialite Dina Wein Reis executes a gray market selling scam.

A fraud ring based in Sacramento orchestrates an elaborate scam to rob banks across the country; a man allegedly defrauds investors in a telemarketing scheme that promises big returns.

A couple lives like Russian rock stars in Miami financed in part by an alleged $20 million dollar real estate fraud.

Aspiring Hollywood mogul Carissa Carpenter concocts a plan to construct a major movie studio in northern California.

From penthouse apartments to a $10 million stadium luxury box, financial adviser Dawn Bennett orchestrates a $20 million scheme and conjures spells to silence investigators.

Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn, N.Y.; when customers complain, they are threatened with violence, even murder.

A US Military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree, including a reported $10 million party for his teenage daughter and a $100,000 diamond-encrusted belt buckle.

A man attempts suicide and confesses to an extraordinary fraud that he perpetrated for the past two decades at a leading commodity futures brokerage.

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

When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her deadly plan is all caught on tape.

Darren Berg of Seattle, scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a private jet and a lakeside mansion; New York socialite Dina Wein Reis executes a gray market selling scam.

A fraud ring based in Sacramento orchestrates an elaborate scam to rob banks across the country; a man allegedly defrauds investors in a telemarketing scheme that promises big returns.

A couple lives like Russian rock stars in Miami financed in part by an alleged $20 million dollar real estate fraud.