I'm going through these episodes while I'm on the treadmill every day. I must say, you'd think it would get monotonous but it doesn't. It's essentially the same format but they still make each prison interesting.
It generally follows three or four convicts in a prison or a jail and for the most part, it's the same everywhere. Some prisons appear to be way tougher and the convicts complain how they are treated in every episode but the show is very fair and you see it from both sides - the prisoner and the guard.
I will say after watching a bunch of these, I do not pass judgment on anyone who went to prison now. They did their time (or are doing their time). I may not like their crime but they are suffering their punishment now.
I also makes you appreciate freedom so much. Anyone can make a mistake and end up in prison. You don't have to be a bad guy. You can just do something wrong in a split second and your life is turned upside down and there you are, sitting in a cell wishing you could go back in time and change things.
Well you're back in time now, be cool and enjoy the show. It's a good documentation of the US prison/jail system and needs to be told.
