Reelz

After falling down a flight of stairs while drunk, a young man is amazed he is in jail for refusing to go to the hospital; a corrections officer tries to explain to a young man why carrying a gun-shaped knife is not a good idea.

Jail: Big Texas

Stairway to Jail

Officers have to get hands on when a man tries to swallow his ring; a heroin addict wants help when he realizes his habit has cost him everything he loves; one man fights with his girlfriend in a bathroom.

Fight Night

Angry over her arrest, a woman becomes combative with officers; busted once again for drugs, a smart young woman knows she is making dumb choices but can't stop using; a man eluding the police swipes food from his workplace.

Permission to Panhandle

Officers find hidden drugs on a burglary suspect during a pat down, leading to a tense confrontation; a beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter, causing one family member to end up in jail.

Gone to the Dogs

Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea; a shotgun is found in the sweatshirt of a man arrested for riding his bicycle without a headlight; a couple wonders how pot ended up in their possession.

Lone Star Clown

Alcohol and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit"; two panhandlers profess their undying love for each other; alcohol pushes a proud father across the line; a homeless woman gives officers career advice.

In the Same League

Cameras catch an arrested man making a run for freedom; an addict returns to jail and tells officers that drugs are controlling his mind; humility may help one man quit his life of crime.

Flee The Coop

A woman confesses to having drugs hidden somewhere unseen; an inmate's exotic makeup is cleverly created with candy and toothpaste; a couple is surprised that holding someone against their will is a felony.

No Good Deed

A man arrested for domestic violence threatens to put the officers in jail; inmates on kitchen duty get into a fist fight over a towel; a woman unsure about her sexual identity is arrested for trespassing at a friend's home.

Throw in the Towel

A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband; an oil worker doesn't think the charge fits the crime after stealing two hedge trimmers; conflict arises when an officer and inmate butt heads.

Charging Forward

A young father pulls a desperate double robbery to make ends meet; a routine shakedown gets deadly when officers uncover alarming contraband; an inmate plays innocent about her criminal past until she's confronted by officers.

Kick Door Dad

Over the course of a single shift, officers go toe to toe with a hotheaded inmate refusing to change cells without a fight, and deal with the whims of a homeless man who demands room service and a better cell.

Cell Block Scuffle

Following inmates through their first moments behind bars at county jails in the Lone Star state.

S5 E11 | Charging Forward