The BEST episodes of Jail
Every episode of Jail ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jail!
You’ve seen ’em do the crime, now see ’em get the time. From John Langley, producer of the groundbreaking Cops, comes the next big law enforcement reality series Jail. Shot on location in cities across the U.S., Jail follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they’re caught. If its groundbreaking, its on MyNetworkTV
#2 - A Night of Fights
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/8/2017
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, another fights with his girlfriend at home, both are surprised they are arrested for domestic violence. A habitual criminal is worried that other inmates will fight over him.
#3 - Stairway to Jail
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/15/2017
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 correction officer tries to explain to a young man why carrying a gun-shaped knife is not a good idea. An expectant father is arrested after a gin-fueled rampage at his parent's house and misses the birth of his first child. A woman arrested for selling fake designer purses as real ones says she didn’t know it was a crime.
#4 - Hysterical Earring
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/20/2009
A detainee swallows his earring during processing. The jails of San Diego, Portland and Las Vegas.
#5 - Phone Banger
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/20/2010
A hysterical woman gets sent to an isolation cell; an arrested woman shows her undying LA pride. Jails in Las Vegas, NV. Santa Ana, CA. and Austin, TX.
#6 - Prom Dress DUI
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/2010
A man is sent to isolation; a weeping man maintains his innocence; an inmate ingests contraband.
#7 - Hot Tied Whiner
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/6/2010
After being arrested for domestic violence, a man is placed in restraints. An intoxicated man picks a fight with inmates over their hometown.
#8 - Git 'er
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/2014
A young woman is brought in for battery of a police officer; a man is taken for urinating in public.
#9 - Tuxedo Man
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/2010
A man in a tuxedo is detained after mocking officers.
#11 - Permission to Panhandle
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2017
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 before landing in jail. Officers get a laugh from an arrested panhandler who wants to buy a permit for panhandling.
#13 - International Police
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/2010
A man claims to be part of the “international police”.
#14 - Ultimate Fighter
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/22/2010
Two men claim they were beaten by their girlfriends.
#15 - Hopeless Hooker
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/29/2010
A woman with a drug addiction is brought in on prostitution charges.
#17 - Bad Luck Hooker
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2010
A sex worker admits she’s witholding her condition from clients.
#18 - Pregnant Hooker
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2010
A pregnant woman is arrested for solicitation.
#19 - O Canada
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2010
An intoxicated woman demands to talk to the Canadian Embassy.
#20 - Stripper Hygienist
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2010
A man is placed in a side cell and a trans woman shares her story.
#21 - Monkey Unmasked
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/1/2016
A women goes to jail after telling police she was 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.
#22 - Joyriders
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/5/2010
A belligerent man goes to isolation; a woman is shocked when a pipe is found on her.
#23 - Pedaling Backwards
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/12/2010
Two inmates have an altercation; a man charged with DUI claims he was set up.
#24 - Locked Out
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/19/2010
A hostile man curses out the officers and is put in a padded room.
#25 - Jail Songbird
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/26/2010
An inmate falls into a psychotic state; another inmate denies knowing his car had drugs in it.