Emma Cooper
Director
Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail (2011)
Miniseries
Louis takes an in-depth look at Miami's jail system, a vast holding pen for the unconvicted where most inmates are awaiting trial.
Released May 22, 2011
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.prison, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.jail, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.boot-camp, imdb.gangsta
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Part 1
Louis spends time in one of the most notorious sections of Miami County Jail: the fifth and sixth floor of 'Main Jail', where many of the most volatile inmates are incarcerated. Held in large cage-like dwellings for up to 24 men, the inmates have developed a strange and violent jail culture. The men - who remain in the cells almost all the time and may only leave for yard time twice a week - live under the sway of a gladiatorial code. They fight each other for food, for status, and often just to pass the endless hours of confinement. Trips to the infirmary are a frequent occurrence as inmates are viciously attacked and beaten, but the guards say they are powerless to end the abuse.
May 22, 2011, midnight
S1E2 - Part 2
Louis goes deeper into the jail system, meeting an alleged triple murderer facing a possible death sentence. He also follows a group of forty or so younger inmates who have escaped prison by pleading guilty and agreeing to attend a four-month military-style boot camp. Among them is a 14-year-old boy facing a possible ten-year sentence for armed robbery if he can't survive the boot camp's relentless and brutal training and indoctrination programme. Many will drop out and receive prison sentences, but for a handful this will be their second chance at life.
May 29, 2011, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 120 min.
Released: May 22, 2011
Last Air Date: May 29, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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