A belligerent man with a grudge is placed in a restraint chair; an intoxicated woman receives a love note from an inmate on worker status.
A man brought in for trespassing becomes violent; a sex worker admits she's witholding her pediculosis condition from clients; a woman explains her tattoos are a reminder of the women she loved.
During a strip search officers discover that a male inmate has a fetish for women's lingerie; a young couple charged with trying to steal a puppy get caught in a compromising situation in a restroom; a pregnant woman is accused of prostitution.
A frustrated inmate pays a price for giving officers a piece of his mind; the jail chaplain reaches out to a crying prisoner; a disorderly Canadian woman demands to be released from her "U.S. oppressors."
A former Green Beret becomes involved in prostitution; a domestic violence suspect threatens authorities; a woman who works as a dental hygienist by day, stripper by night.
A singer in custody performs for the officers; a woman is charged with burglary; officers see right through a young woman's tears.
An inmate serenades guards with a guitar solo; a married couple is charged with passing a bogus prescription; a novice pot farmer gets busted after being stopped by police for a traffic violation.
A woman is charged with possession of a controlled substance; a woman denies assaulting her husband; two aggressive cousins threaten police and end up in isolation.
An inmate fails to impress the staff with his witticisms; a woman boasts about excelling at her DUI field test; a man learns his wreckless driving has resulted in the death of a man.
An old timer's one liners don't impress the jailhouse staff; a woman is booked for assaulting her boyfriend; two combative inmates end up in restraints.
Needles are found on one woman while a stun gun is discovered on another; a DUI test stirs up bad memories for a man driving while intoxicated and a convicted murderer becomes violent.
A woman faces charges of assault on a cab driver; meth addict recounts her past; mother is charged after leaving her kids in the car.
A woman tries to conceal illegal substances in her bra; Bandmates are charged for tresspassing; two inmates are separated and placed in restraints after losing control.
A woman who calls herself Sunshine has a dark disposition; a man trades a halfway house for jail to get his life in order; a career criminal shows no regret.
An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam; officers take it easy on an inmate struggling through a spiritual crisis.
Two sisters have no one to bail them out after a mini-crime spree; a domestic argument lands a husband in jail.
An inmate demands that officers follow her instructions while in jail; a man insists that he is kidnapped by the police and is being held illegally.
A woman goes to jail after telling police she is frightened by a monkey mask; an intoxicated man has feelings for an officer; an officer finds contraband in a pack of cigarettes during a search.
Over the course of a single shift, officers go toe to toe with a hotheaded inmate refusing to change cells without a fight; they deal with the whims of a homeless man who demands room service and a better cell.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A disorderly man shouts to the heavens and asks for divine intervention; twin brothers are arrested after a fray with police; a man in women's clothing is booked after harassing passengers on a bus.