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Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail (2011)

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Original title
Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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Louis Theroux goes inside several jails in Miami-Dade County. He talks with inmates and staff about daily life and the challenges of the system.

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What happens

Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail is a British television documentary film presented by and featuring Louis Theroux. It is in two parts, with part one initially shown on 22 May 2011 and part two shown on 29 May 2011. The programme follows Theroux as he spends time in the Miami-Dade County jail system: the Pre-Trial Detention Center (PTDC) (formerly known as DCJ or "Main Jail"); Metro West Detention Center (Metro West); Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (TGK); and the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department Boot Camp Program. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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