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Season 5 Plot

Season 5 follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars in the Big State of Texas. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.

Jail Season 5 aired on July 9th, 2016.

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Season 5 Episodes

1. Rough and Rowdy

July 9th, 2016

A driver with a baby in her backseat texts, drinks and drives; after his arrest for shoplifting, a young man realizes the consequences of his crime.

2. Half-Baked Brisket

July 23rd, 2016

A man arrested on drug warrants gets upset about the brisket he left on the grill; a drunk man flirts with the jail staff; an inmate sells tree leaves as pot to an undercover officer.

3. One Joint Equals Custody

July 31st, 2016

Welcoming an eccentric regular back to jail; a man fleeing Mexico details the horrors he escaped; a young woman describes her lucrative stint as a stripper

4. Ms. Sunshine

July 31st, 2016

A woman who says she’s called “Sunshine” has less than a sunny disposition. A man ditches a halfway house for jail to get his life in order. A career criminal shows no regret for his “thug life.” Tense moments in Booking as officers and medical staff try to save a young man from a drug overdose.

5. Self-Medicating Felon

August 13th, 2016

An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam which led to his arrest.

6. Sisters and a Sugar Daddy

August 20th, 2016

Two sisters go on a mini-crime spree, get caught and find no one will bail them out.

7. No Jail For Old Men

August 27th, 2016

An agitated woman wants to call the shots, a drunk man claims he knows the law, and an older man gets booked for domestic violence.

8. Monkey Shines

September 3rd, 2016

A women finds in herself in jail after telling police she was frightened by a monkey mask.

9. Irritable Inmates

September 10th, 2016

Over the course of a single shift, officers go toe to toe with a hotheaded inmate refusing to change cells without a fight, and deal with the whims of a homeless man who demands room service and a better cell.

11. Breaking Rules

October 22nd, 2016

A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband stash.

13. Prison Primping

November 5th, 2016

A woman confesses to having drugs hidden where they can't be seen.

14. Season Fourteen

November 12th, 2016

15. Green Man

November 29th, 2016

Booze and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit."

16. Clowning Around

February 11th, 2017

Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea.

17. Drunk Dogfighter

April 15th, 2017

A beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter.

18. Panhandling Problems

April 22nd, 2017

Officers get a laugh from an arrested panhandler who wants to buy a permit for panhandling.

All Seasons

Season 6

Season 6

Jul 8, 2017
Season 5

Season 5

Jul 9, 2016
Season 4

Season 4

Jan 10, 2015
Season 3

Season 3

Apr 7, 2010
Season 2

Season 2

Sep 9, 2008