America's Hardest Prisons

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January 2015
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Facing desperate understaffing and overcrowding, Wyoming went to extreme measures, recruiting correctional officers from economically depressed areas elsewhere in the United States.
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In Utah, a homegrown gang battles larger national gangs for turf.
December 2014
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Inside Alexander Correctional, there's a constant struggle for control. As North Carolina's newest maximum security prison, this fortress houses a thousand of the most problematic inmates in the state.
November 2014
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In Denver, the County Jail is antiquated and increasingly unsafe. It is filled with almost 2000 inmates including accused murderers, drug dealers, and thieves.
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The powerful and popular prison series returns for a sixth season, looking at life behind bars in some of America's most notorious institutions.
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The powerful and popular prison series returns for a sixth season, looking at life behind bars in some of America's most notorious institutions.
Expired
The powerful and popular prison series returns for a sixth season, looking at life behind bars in some of America's most notorious institutions.
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