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Hard Time

Summary 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. See how the incarceration system works in America in this behind the scenes look at a slice of prison life.

Written By: Alexandra Meistrell

  • TV-14
  • National Geographic Channel
  • 45 m
  • TV-14
  • National Geographic Channel
  • 45 m
Hard Time
S3 • Episode 6
Prisoner Protest
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Summary 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. See how the incarceration system works in America in this behind the scenes look at a slice of prison life.

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Episode 1 • Jul 5, 2011 • 46 m
Battle Behind Bars
Tensions build in Georgia's Smith State Prison when a cell floods and angry prisoners must evacuate.
Episode 2 • Jul 12, 2011 • 46 m
World Without Men
Witness how women at Lee Arrendale State Prison cope with life in jail and the sometimes strange changes in state of mind they undergo as a way to cope with serving time.
Episode 3 • Jul 19, 2011 • 46 m
Women on Lockdown
Meet the female offenders housed at Metro State Prison in Atlanta. From a straight "A" student turned druggie to murderers serving life terms, these women have seen and experienced the worst.
Episode 4 • Jul 26, 2011 • 46 m
Gangs vs. God
Drugs, crime and violence are among the daily pressures of doing time at Smith State, one of the toughest prisons in Georgia.
Episode 5 • Aug 2, 2011 • 46 m
Cellphone War
Officers are waging a war against a flood of contraband cellphones at Georgia's Smith State Prison, where access to a mobile device means power on the inside and a connection to the outside.
Episode 6 • 45 m
Prisoner Protest
At Hays State Prison in Geogria, inmates are planning a peaceful sit-in to protest their living conditions, but prisoners heavily outnumber officers, who are preparing for the worst.
Episode 7 • Aug 16, 2011 • 46 m
The Convict Cycle
Meet the inmates at Hays State Prison in Georgia who swear that prison has changed them - some for the better, perhaps, and some for the worse.
Episode 8 • Aug 23, 2011 • 46 m
The Outsiders
The largest prison in Georgia known as Jackson absorbs a flood of new inmates, while three prisoners struggle to adapt to the reality of life behind bars.
Episode 9 • Aug 14, 2012
Predator and Prey
Episode 10 • Aug 21, 2012
Hustlers
Episode 11 • Aug 28, 2012 • 46 m
Come on Vacation, Leave on Probation
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.
Episode 12 • Sep 4, 2012 • 46 m
Jail Mom
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.
Episode 13 • Sep 11, 2012 • 45 m
Running the Joint
Episode 14 • Sep 17, 2012 • 46 m
Love Behind Bars
Life, lust, and love continue on even after arrest.
Episode 15 • Sep 25, 2012 • 46 m
Judgement Day
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.
Episode 16 • Oct 2, 2012 • 46 m
Revolving Door
The Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) receives scores of repeat offenders, most hooked on drugs and alcohol.
Episode 17 • Sep 30, 2012 • 46 m
Gangs Behind Bars
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.
Episode 18 • Oct 16, 2012 • 46 m
Mental Hell
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.
Episode 19 • Oct 23, 2012 • 46 m
Misfits & Outcasts
Las Vegas, Nevada draws in people from all walks of life, and its jail is no different.
Episode 20 • Oct 30, 2012 • 46 m
Stress Box
Las Vegas can be full of vices - both legal and illegal. Break the law and you're hauled into the Clark County Detention Center.
Episode 21 • Feb 9, 2013 • 45 m
Inmates vs. Officers
Episode 22 • Nov 6, 2012 • 45 m
Truth and Lies
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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