The BEST episodes of Hard Time (2011) season 4

Every episode of Hard Time (2011) season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hard Time (2011) season 4!

Ever wonder what life is like inside a maximum security prison? In this National Geographic series, producers lived within the prison walls, capturing the day to day life of inmates and correctional officers.

Last Updated: 7/16/2025Network: National GeographicStatus: Ended

7.33

3 votes

#1 - Misfits and Outcasts

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2012

Las Vegas, Nevada draws in people from all walks of life, and its jail is no different.

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7.00

4 votes

#2 - Inmates vs. Officers

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2013

Just like Sin City, the Clark County Detention Center never sleeps. It's a round the clock operation, where challenges come daily.

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6.75

4 votes

#3 - Gangs Behind Bars

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2012

Las Vegas is a crossroads for the major gangs of California and the Southwest. And at the Clark County Detention Center, inmates and officers are constantly under pressure from gang activity.

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6.71

7 votes

#4 - Jail Mom

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2012

Meet the jail mom. Older, wiser, steeped in the ways of the convict, the jail mom's influence can be benevolent or vengeful, nurturing or violent.

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6.50

6 votes

#5 - Running the Joint

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/2012

At Las Vegas's main jail, Clark County Detention Center, inmates try as hard as possible to retain a sense of normalcy. And for many, that means keeping up their gang lifestyle. Well go inside one of CCDCs most difficult dormsan open housing unit filled with high-security inmates, repeat offenders, felons and gang members where life on the inside can be just as tough as life on the outside.

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6.25

4 votes

#6 - Revolving Door

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/2/2012

The Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) receives scores of repeat offenders, most hooked on drugs and alcohol.

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6.22

9 votes

#7 - Come On Vacation, Leave On Probation

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/2012

Get picked up on the Vegas strip and you'll end up in Clark County Detention Center -- the jail where many of the inmates arrive drunk or high.

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6.00

4 votes

#8 - Mental Hell

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/2012

The number of addicts and mentally ill people in prisons and jails is an issue throughout the country and Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas is no exception.

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6.00

4 votes

#9 - Judgement Day

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2012

At the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) in Las Vegas, inmates all have one thing in common: They are waiting for their day in court.

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6.00

1 votes

#10 - Stress Box

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/30/2012

Las Vegas can be full of vices - both legal and illegal. Break the law and you're hauled into the Clark County Detention Center.

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5.75

4 votes

#11 - Love Behind Bars

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/2012

Life, lust, and love continue on even after arrest.

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5.50

2 votes

#12 - Truth and Lies

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/2013

For the officers that handle the inmates on a daily basis at Last Vegas's Clark County Detention Center it can be hard to tell who is lying and who is telling the truth.

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