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Officer J.R. Mendoza of the Fort Worth Police Department notices suspicious activity in a park known for narcotics usage. When detaining the couple, officers find narcotics, and the female suspect…
In Sarasota, Florida, a woman has been brought into the jail. As she’s under the influence of alcohol, she begins to make things a lot harder for the deputies and…
Under the influence of alcohol, a couple gets into an argument that quickly escalates into violence. After officers arrived on the scene, both suspects were arrested. The female suspect gets…
In Portland, OR, deputies provide resources for a young mother who is arrested for shoplifting diapers, wipes and smoothies for her toddler. This episode was filmed in 2010 and features…
In Sarasota, FL, Deputy Kaal Somppi keeps things light-hearted when an inmate repeatedly insults his haircut. The deputy jokes that he is going to shave it bald. JAIL gives viewers…
In Salt Lake City, Utah, a woman starts an explosive argument with another inmate during holding. She arrives under the influence of alcohol, making the processing procedure difficult for the…
In Portland, OR, an intoxicated elderly man breaks into a song during booking. JAIL gives viewers a front-row seat as recently arrested suspects face entry into the criminal justice system.…
In Portland, OR, an inmate is highly intoxicated and becomes aggressive, and continues to swear at a female deputy. He gets thrown into a cell to sober up and regain…
In Las Vegas, NV, a man brought in for a DUI claims he never drinks. Officer Terry Yanos discovers the man has been brought in several times for the same…
In Portland, OR, a woman arrives at jail very intoxicated and charged with hitting a child. Deputies put her in a cell to sober up, but Karen does not understand…
A suspect brought into the Multnomah County, OR, jail says he’s a rock star and shows off his air guitar skills. âŞď¸ JAIL Season 2 – Episode 12 This episode…
On August 13th, 2022, Officers responded to a call in reference to a physical disturbance in Key West Florida. When officers arrived they found a woman claiming she was in…
New documents reveal how prison authorities tried to cover up the death of a man who died of dehydration in a jail cell. Please join journalists Taya Graham and Stephen…
Gov. Larry Hogan has earned praise for his response to COVID-19. But Maryland leads the nation in jailing young Black men, and advocates say he’s failing to protect Maryland’s prison…
COVID-19 turned what were already inhumane conditions at Rikers Island, New YorkââŹâ˘s most notorious jail, into a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Prisoners, activists, and legal advocates are demanding it be closed…
Walter Lomax was wrongfully imprisoned in the state of Maryland for 39 years until he eventually had his conviction vacated by a judge in 2006. While he was incarcerated and…
In 2014, at the age of 15, Prakash Churaman was arrested at his home at 6AM without a warrant. After driving him around for a few hours, police brought Churaman…
To read the transcript to this episode, go to: https://therealnews.com/jalil-muntaqim-the-time-to-end-prison-slavery-is-now In 2021, the International Tribunal On US Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown, and Indigenous Peoples found the United States…
Eddie Conway, former Baltimore Black Panther, 44-year political prisoner, and host of Rattling the Bars passed away on Feb. 13, 2023. Eddie’s family and coworkers reflect on his life and…
An Indiana SWAT team burst into the home of Chris Reiter under false pretenses. He sued police for severely injuring his girlfriend and violating his constitutional rights. But his battle…
On April 27, 2023, the United States Sentencing Commission submitted to Congress amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines that would recommend lower sentences for certain defendants. If these changes are…
The topic of solitary confinement was the focus of a recent episode of John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight on HBO. Thanks to the hard work of activists organizing against solitary…
While the underlying logic of the cash bail system in the US may sound convincing on paper, in practice it has become a means of denying justice to, and destroying…
*Editor’s note: At 00:56, host Mansa Musa misspeaks when quoting a report and says that 55 million people are in the system of mass incarceration; the correct number is 5.5…
The death of Khader Adnan in Israeli detention during a hunger strike on May 2 of this year sparked mourning worldwide and a general strike in occupied Palestine. The 45-year-old…
Jessup, Maryland is home to the state’s only women’s prison, the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women, commonly known as “The Cut”. For years, advocates fought for a women’s pre-release center,…