(suspenseful music) (dramatic music) - Going in, my strategy
is to let everyone know that I'm not to be played with. While we in here, I run this. - I ordered probably more
commissary than I should have. Bones and Dalton come up
to me, and they're like, "Hey, man, you're probably
gonna get robbed." I wanted to think that maybe they had my best
interest in mind, but you just can't
trust anybody in jail. (dramatic music) - That whole incident with
Chief Peek and Bullet, those guys really
disrespected me, from a human being perspective. - This is real life. So, quit doing all this stupid
(beep) that you're doing, I don't need that. - I feel like I'm on my own, so I'm gonna take a step
back and do my time. It was Mother's Day, emotions
are already super high, and then Ms. Williams shows up. (aerosol hissing)
(inmate screaming) - [Radio] ...go unit five. (banging) - What is she banging on? - We can't scream for
help, you are the help. (banging) (dramatic music) (intense music) (dramatic music) - Leave it, right there. Stop the ball! - Yeah, you are. - No, I'm not! It is too early for all that. (suspenseful music) (dramatic music) (suspenseful music) - Nobody is awake. - How are you doing? - I'm not okay. - [Producer] What happened? - I'm not okay. We're being psychologically and emotionally abused
in this facility. We have a guard that works
here that has a sick mind, and likes to use her
position of authority for official
oppression against us, and it is too crowded
in this facility for this kind of
(beep) to be going on. (suspenseful music) - [Producer] What happened? (sobbing) - I have never seen a cop
or a corrections officer violate somebody like
we were violated. And I've been a police
officer for six years, and I have never witnessed
official oppression. This is a big deal in America, and this is really the first
time that I'm truly seeing it. And now I don't know
how I'm gonna be able to move forward and do my job. (sobbing) (dramatic music) (suspenseful music) - [Tony] Since I've been
in here, people know not to
mess with me. It's not a matter of because
I'm big or I'm intimidating, but that is a factor,
don't get me wrong. However, I can fit
in pretty good. (laughs) (laughing) I've been hanging out with
this guy named Justin. (laughing) - I don't know if I seen him, he went around and asked
for somebody's food, or it was something
he did and I was like, "Dang, man, (beep) like that..." Stuff like that bothers
me because, I mean, he seemed like a
pretty cool guy. - I got a DUI on
my 21st birthday. I'm young, I don't know what
to do, I'm scared to death. It's straight heartbreaking,
I have a family. This place ain't for me. Luckily, my friend Tony, he's
not a drug addict, you know? We've got families to feed,
let's get out of here. - Justin's a family
man, I'm a family man, I can relate to him
100%, he loves his kids. We just clicked, we really
did, we just clicked. - Yes. (Tony laughs) - Justin, go get your
(beep) and come on. - [Tony] I wanted Justin in my
cell for his protection. I mean, let's just be honest,
he's white and he's small, and he's up top, all
the blacks are up top. Mostly all the whites
are at the bottom. He's extremely vulnerable. So, I'm gonna look out for
him, I'm gonna feed him, I'm gonna look out for
him, take him under my wing like a little like
big brother type deal. (suspenseful music) - [Officer] Make sure you
close your doors behind you! (dramatic music) - [Jennifer] When we just woke
up and there was no Ashley, I was shocked. - If Ashley tapped out, I
feel like she would regret it. - I feel like you all
put a lot of faith in me and that I have failed you. So, I'm stressed
about struggling with whether or not I want to
continue with this program, because continuing with this
may cost me my mental health. And if I stay here any longer, I don't know if I'm
gonna be able to continue to do my job as
a police officer. But at the same time, I cannot stand by and watch 118 women be
officially oppressed by somebody who's taken an oath to be in a position of
authority over them. (suspenseful music) - I don't want to let her
win, so I'm not going home. I'm gonna stay here. I feel like I am one
of the only people that can really protect
these girls at this point, to make sure that this
never, ever, ever happens to any woman in custody at
Etowah County ever again. (suspenseful music) (dramatic music) - [Officer] Get behind
the doors now, lockdown. - Let's go, lockdown.
- Let's go. - Wednesday morning I woke up, and then right after that
you see this SOD team, SOD team come in,
raiding people's rooms. (officers shouting) - I just wanted to
get back in my cell, I just didn't want to
get into any trouble, I didn't want to get busted. I could care less what
was going on out there. - [Officer] Move over here, men. (beep) - 6:30 in the morning,
they pulled all of us out. - I think it was a
random shakedown. It was a scary situation,
because unfortunately, I don't know what my
roommates have in the cell. (dramatic music) - Yeah, I need a hold. - I got it, just...
- It might mnot be amnything.. - Office paper. - What is it? - Just appears to
be court papers. - There's something in it. - There was something in it. - There was something in it. - There was something in it. - This'll do it. - After that, one by one they
called us all in the room. - [Officer] Take off your shirt,
your pants and your boxers. - They made us take
off all of our clothes and do the whole like, squat
and cough, which surprised me because I didn't have
to do that at booking. - [Officer] Take your
boxers off, squat and cough. Take your pants and boxers. - It's embarrassing, for sure. It makes you feel
like less than a man. - [Officer] Squat and cough. (Alex coughs) - [Officer] Shirt and
boxers, pants. - One by one, they called
us all in the room, they made us take off
all of our clothes. - [Officer] Take your
boxers off, squat and cough. - [Officer] Squat down. - I need the pants and
the boxers real quick. - [Alex] Yes. - [Officer] Squat and cough. (Alex coughs) - Like, what could I have done? I couldn't resist
the strip search, or then I'm just gonna
get placed in isolation. It sucks when you feel
like you have no power. (Alex coughs) - [Officer] Go ahead and put
your boxers back on, buddy. - To me, it did take
me back to junior high when I got picked on a good bit. I've worked pretty hard to get
over a lot of those issues, but now they're coming back. - [Officer] We're gonna
do this to your roommates, and we'll be done. (dramatic music) (suspenseful music) (dramatic music) - There are demons in
this place. There are demons
in Etowah County. - [Kori] That's horrible. - [Jennifer] Right. In my dream, I mean,
I didn't see anything, but this is feeling the penetration of something,
you know, in your sleep. (laughs) I know it sounds so
crazy, but it's the truth. - Yeah, that's all it is. (woman yells) (laughing) - There are so many demonic
presences in this place. - What the (beep)? (beep) (beep) - On your left, bitch! You know I'm a bad ho! - Violence. (trays clattering) (beep) Addiction. Depression. Hopelessness. - [Officer] Back to your cells. - And so... I'm not shook,
I'm not wondering, I'm not negotiating
with the enemy. There is absolutely major
spiritual work here going on. And I'm gonna win. (dramatic music) (suspenseful music) (men chattering) - That's a roach. - That is a roach. (dramatic music) (suspenseful music) - [Tony] I've been trying to act
as a mentor to Justin. I definitely think
he's a great guy, but however, with Donyell,
my other cellmate, I am still struggling. Hey. Come on! - [Tony] Donyell, he don't
like to take baths. That's a major problem
for Justin and I. He's charged with like, criminal trespassing
or something like that. So most of the time, when
people are charged with that, they're probably homeless. In that type of world, people
don't shower every day. People don't take
care of themselves. - All right bro, I'm gonna
tell you straight up. - [Tony] I'm telling you what,
I'm telling you what. - "I took a shower already." This and that, well, it don't
matter if you take a shower, and then put the same
stinking clothes on. You still stink, bruh. It's just a matter of time
before that get right back on you. I don't do this stinky (beep). I'm clean. - [Tony] I ain't trying, no
disrespect, bro. We're trying, we don't
want none of that. - It does.
- Ugh. (dramatic music) - I'm in my cell, I'm
finally getting some sleep, but it's the middle
of the night, and I hear the door open
and in pops Ms. Williams. - [Ashley] I'll do it.
- Okay, thank you. Excuse me? (laughs) What? "Would you like to be trustee?" I said, "Sure." I think the reason she
did that was because I am articulating excellent
complaints against her. I believe her response to that is to just treat
me like I'm honey. - That doesn't matter. - There I am, trustee, handpicked by my
arch nemesis herself. Weird. Keep your friends close,
your enemies closer, right? Sure, Ms. Williams. I'd love to trustee
for you tonight. - Am I the first participant
to ever be a trustee? (dramatic music) - The job, getting a job,
you're being trusted. - We get to be a help, but
we get to be out passed, you know, take showers with
just the group of trustees instead of everybody. We get to just sit and watch TV a little bit longer
than everybody else. - Last call for trays! - It's a lot of work,
like, you got a lot to do, but what else do you have
to do with your time? (energetic hiphop music) - [Ashley] I was ready to
serve trays, serve ice. Sweep and mop, clean,
and wipe off tables. - I was just happy to
be physically moving. - Only 10 more. - And in terms of
completing my mission, I can observe the
officers a lot better, who have become my targets. (dramatic music) (suspenseful music) - [Oficer] Lunch. - Hallelujah. - [Officer] There you go. - Y'all lock those doors. - Before going into jail,
I did research, you know? Watched some shows,
watched some movies, but nothing can prepare you for physically,
mentally, emotionally, just all of that that
comes with being in jail. - I was really
excited to see Shanese when she first came in
there because it was like, okay, I have an ally. - And I try to be
very encouraging. - But now she's just
continuously stirring the pot. - And she only talks about
herself and her food. - [Shanese] Yesterday I was
like, is it gonna? (groans) No. - I'm gonna go.
- No. - She's irritating me. - Shanese is... Not doing well. - I just, I have a hard time
with grown people whining. I can't take it. - This isn't the place for that. - I'm on edge right now,
and I feel it. (laughs) (suspenseful music) I never start something
not to finish it. But it's getting to be a lot. It just keeps getting more and
more crowded in this place. (dramatic music) (train bell ringing) (suspenseful music) (dramatic music) - So, I decided to get
this haircut today. I was hoping it
would help me fit in, but I probably shouldn't
have done that. - I know this guy cut my hair a little shorter
than I wanted to, so I definitely have a
cop haircut right now, but I am not a cop. After that, I was in
my cell taking a nap. (suspenseful music) - Yeah. - [Officer] Six. - I didn't know
anything about moving. He was like, I was like,
"Where am I going?" He said, "Six," and I thought
for a second I was about to switch and go to a
different unit or something. He's like, "Oh, 406." I'm moving? - [Inmate] Good luck, man. - [Alex] Why am I moving? - [Officer] I don't know. (dramatic music) - There's confusion at first, because you don't know exactly
why you're getting moved. - [Alex] I have no clue, dude. I don't know, but it's
out of my control. When I get in, my two
cellmates I'm cellmates with, their names are
Dalton and Bones. These are actually the same
guys that were the first ones to warn me that I was gonna be
a target for getting robbed. - [Alex] No one's giving me,
I'm literally confused. - I knew that
moving in with them was gonna add a
whole new element. Well, first of all, I was gonna
have to tell the whole story all over again in detail. Second of all, they're like,
known hustlers and stuff, and so I know I was gonna have
to get involved in all that. So, there's a
panic that sets in, because I know as soon
as I get in there, they were gonna shut the doors and questions were
gonna start coming. - Before you get in the cell... - You got a felony
or a misdemeanor? - What's your charge? All right, you know what I
was gonna say? - You still gotta get indicted. - Yeah. Bones is one of those people, he'll talk, and he'll
talk, and he'll talk, so once he asked
me about the story, he's asking me all
these questions, like, "This is what you need to do. "What do you mean you don't
have a court date yet?" And I'm talking Bones has like, a pen and paper, is
asking me questions. He was getting suspicious
because I don't talk the talk. I don't really walk the walk. This haircut damn
sure didn't help. - I think I sold it a
little bit better to them than I did the first time
that I told it in the pod. Do I think they bought it? No. - [Bones] Yeah. (dramatic music) - [Shanese] Wednesday was
crowded in this pod. Thursday was
crowded in this pod. Yesterday was crowded
in this pod, whew. - [Josie] Is Tiffany
in there, no? - No, I don't know
where she's at. - [Josie] I'm Josie. - Hi Josie, I'm Shanese. - [Josie] Shanese, nice
to meet you. - You as well. (dramatic music) - [Producer] So,
you gave the signal. - Mm-hmm. - [Producer] Is
there an emergency? - To me, there is. (dramatic music) I definitely see
everybody's breaking down. Everybody's on
edge, I'm on edge. I have never in
my life seen this. - [Producer] So you know
that the emergency signal is for emergencies. - Mm-hmm. - [Producer] Is
that an emergency? (dramatic music) - I don't, I think
there could be. - [Producer] Do you want out? - I don't want out now, no. I don't, I don't want out now. I'm committed, so
committed that my mom just ordered me some stuff
from Alabama Packaging, so I'll have, it won't be
here for a couple weeks. - [Producer] Um, so, what
are you sitting here for? - So I, the energy is very off. I just, I feel on edge because I know something's
getting ready to happen. I feel it coming. I feel it coming. - [Producer] Is
that an emergency? - No, but you know-- - [Producer] Okay
so, just to be clear, the emergency signal is for
serious emergencies only. - Okay. - [Producer] Okay,
let's get you back. - Okay. - [Producer] Or I'm gonna
have to ask her to wait. (dramatic music)
(train bell ringing) (suspenseful music) - It's the best problem.
- Oh my god! That is a roach. - [Ashley] Well, he's dead. I ain't afraid of no bugs. I have been a trustee
for a couple days, and of all people
to name me trustee, it was Ms. Williams,
my arch nemesis. I was not expecting that, but I feel like it helps with
my cover story a little bit, which is good because
if word gets out that I am a police officer, I will probably be
in the hospital. - We went up to
a particular cell of an inmate who has
mental health problems, who has been neglected. Her toilet's not
been functioning for what appears to be weeks. - [Inmate] That (beep) is
disgusting! - There was feces concave over
the top of the toilet bowl. - Also urine, and ripped up
books and papers stuffed down. I believe there was also a
towel and some clothes as well. - Ew, ew! - I somehow have assumed
leadership position to tackle this room. No, don't touch it. Get another trash bag, and we're gonna reach
in there with that bag. I am directing them. All right girls, we've got this. Ms. Lee, go downstairs,
get some trash bags. Amber, standby and do this. - This is well
above my pay grade. I quit, this is well
above my pay grade. - Hold that bag open. - That was fun for
me in a weird way. At this point, I feel like I've gotten closer
to some of the trustees, and the officers, and
as far as my cover goes, I'm floating right
along in the middle, and not drawing
attention to myself. (knocking) Who's that? Andrea, what's up? - I have no idea. - [Ashley] Did you
put in request? - [Ashley] I did nothing. They came and woke
me up and told me. What? - What am I in here for? Theft. - No baby, I stole
from the government. (suspenseful music) (dramatic music) (dramatic music) - [Automated Message]
All phone calls are subject to
monitoring and recording. - [Alex's Mom] Hello? - Hello, what are you doing? - [Alex's Mom] Just
getting back from the bank. - I'm so pissed off right now. - [Alex's Mom] Why? - Because when I'm taking a nap, when the CO comes in and
tells me to grab my stuff. He tells me I'm
moving two cells over. - [Alex] But it sucks that the
people that I'm in with, they're like, they're
just like, sketchy. They're always trying
to make a play. They're always trying
to sell something. - [Alex] I'm so pissed off. - The whole thing's seeming
more and more pointless, like I just don't get it. It just seems stupid, like
I just want to go home. My new cellmates,
Dalton and Bones, they are definitely participants in the drug issue that
goes on in the jail. - They smoke clone,
which is tobacco sprayed with God knows
what chemicals on it, and it makes me feel
a little bit nervous. (alarm buzzes) - [Officer] Lock it down! - Because there's always
a risk of a cop coming in, and I don't want to
be facing a felony for somebody else's drugs. - I'm weighing up my options. Smoking the clone could definitely be
good for my mission, but I think establishing
that kind of relationship where you're smoking
drugs together, that's obviously not allowed. It kind of takes away
some of the barriers. - Oh yeah? - So I said, when in Rome, and
I smoked the joint with him. (suspenseful music) I'm sorry, Mom. (inmate singing) - People were telling
stories in my old cell about, "Oh, that'll make you eat
people's faces off and, you know, go crazy." None of that happened. I didn't get a taste
for human flesh. I just kind of,
was just buzzing. (suspenseful music) - [alex] Yeah, I'm buzzing. I wanted to kind of get that
establishment with them, like, "Yeah, he's cool. "He's not a snitch, he's
not gonna rat on us." And now that I smoked it, I think I have the opportunity
to kinda get in with them, and kinda that whole
drug using crowd. You don't want to be a square. You gotta smoke drugs if
you got 'em, you know? Smoke 'em if you got 'em. - Yeah!
(beep) Did it burn you?
- Yeah. Well like, I was
right at the end and I sucked it and
it went in my mouth. (laughing) (suspenseful music) (inmates chattering) - I feel like Justin now, he's starting to
get more confidence being around me, I feel. I feel like he's coming
out of his shell, like now he's a
little more confident, you know, got his chest
out a little more, but Justin and Donyell is
becoming a major problem. - This room stinks, bro. Dude, I mean, his sheet is like, all that, brother, that
ain't ever been washed. I can't be living
like Pig Pen, brother. That (beep) nasty. - I ain't used to it, bro. Donyell, did you
wash that yesterday? - [Justin] No, (beep) you, dude. For real, you smell like a
(beep) and I know a solid week, and yesterday you said
Monday was the day, so today is the day. - [Justin] Get the (beep) up,
go get in the (beep) shower. - So, we're in the
cell, three of us. Prior to that, Justin was like, "Hey man, I'm tired of Donyell
not wanting to shower." This and that. (Donyell laughs) Your sheets are
crusty brown, bro. (laughing) - [Justin] I really will
think about beating his ass. That's to the point I'm at. I've asked you too
many times nicely. - [Justin] Do it, bro, do it! (dramatic music) - [Justin] Do it, bro, do it! (dramatic music) - I mean, trust me,
I'm all for a fight, a straight fight, hey,
do what you need to do. - [Justin] Bitch. - [Donyell] What did I tell you? - Justin caught him, hit
him maybe three times, and Donyell hit him in the
back of the head real good. Justin pushed Donyell
back on the toilet, right hand fell in the toilet, and I think Justin hit
the side of his face. - Keep going.
- Get off of me, bro. - Well, let's keep going.
- No. - All right, that's
enough, that's enough. That's enough, that's
enough, that's enough. That's enough. - [Justin] Dude,
wash your ass, bro. - So at that point,
Donyell, he won. You good?
- No, I'm pretty mad. - [Justin] No. - All right, stand up then,
shakes hands. - (beep) no. - [Tony] Tap 'em up,
real (beep). Everybody sleeping, none
of that sleeping. (beep) Y'all sleep, everything's good. - Yeah, 100%. - Tony just stood there. He jumped up on his bunk. - It's broke, there's no
doubt in my mind it's broke. - I can't say much other than
I wish he would've intervened and like, broke it
up or been like, "No, bro, you're gonna bathe." - I don't like any of this. - See, just because,
it's like this. If my brother get
in a fight in jail, if it's a one on one
fight, I'm not jumping in. I'm not one of
those guys that say, oh, I'm gonna fight regardless. No, I'm not. - No, he's the other one. - I know, it was the other dude. (laughing) - No, that's the (beep)
guy that said it. (laughing) - I feel betrayed, you know? Like, I feel like he's not
there to help me no more. - I don't, I mean, maybe he did. Maybe if he did,
I mean, I'm not. (suspenseful music) Hey, but listen, I am
looking out for Justin. However, I don't
want to be there. I'm not your daddy. - Bro, come on, man. Justin started the fight,
as far as I'm concerned. And the winner win,
the loser lose. (suspenseful music) - You know what's happening? - After the fight, we
were talking upstairs, and I was talking to a guy, one of the guys that
was in it, Tony. (dramatic music) - He's here.
- Speaking of the Devil. Speaking of the A1,
you was outta 443? - I think the first time
I seen him was late last week, maybe Friday
or Saturday last week. Tall, big guy, nobody really
messes around with him and stuff like that. Everybody fears Tony, but I'm
not worried about Tony at all. - He's given me the (beep) like he's making me think
he is a participant. I don't know why. I don't know why. I'll figure it out though. (dramatic music) - Dennis definitely
following me around. He watched what I'd
do, how I'd move. - Tony's definitely
a participant, and anything that
Tony has been doing, I think I can do
better. (laughs) - Every day I have
to hear from Shanese. - We know that there's
issues in the jail. I'm tired of hearing about it. (laughing) - [Alex] I don't fit in. - [Alex] It's more than
I feel like I can handle. (dramatic music) (inmates shouting) - [Tony] This environment is
extremely dangerous. I know for a fact there's
a lot of weapons in here. (dramatic music) A (beep) just got
stabbed, I ain't lying! (screaming) (dramatic music)
