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Jail (2007)

Jail poster
Genre
reality television
Country
United States
Length
6 seasons, 91 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series shows real people after they have been arrested. It follows them through booking and being held in a jail cell, waiting for what comes next.

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What happens

Jail (stylized in all caps as JAIL, originally Inside American Jail) is an American reality television series that follows people who have been arrested for various crimes as they are booked and held in custody to await trial, release on bail, or transfer to another facility. The series was created and produced by John Langley and his son, Morgan Langley, through their Langley Productions company, who also produced shows such as Cops, Street Patrol, Video Justice, Undercover Stings & Anatomy of Crime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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