Jail (TV series)


Jail is an American reality television series that follows people who have been arrested for various crimes as they are booked and held in custody to await trial, release on bail, or transfer to another facility. The series was created and produced by John Langley and his son, Morgan Langley, through their Langley Productions company, who also produced shows such as Cops, Street Patrol, Video Justice, Undercover Stings & Anatomy of Crime.

History

The show originally premiered on Court TV as Inside American Jail in 2005. It was repackaged for MyNetworkTV's 2007 Fall schedule as simply Jail beginning September 4, 2007 with a different theme song, "Get Me Out", performed by rapper Lil' Droppa. It was later syndicated on TruTV under its original name, and Spike TV, under its current title. The show ran initially for three seasons and was distributed by 20th Century Fox Television. Correctional facilities that were featured in multiple segments included the Las Vegas [Metropolitan Police Department|Clark County Detention Center] in Las Vegas, the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon, the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Orient Road Jail in Tampa, Florida and the Criminal Justice Complex in Travis County, Texas.
The booking of O. J. Simpson into the Clark County Detention Center for parole violation was featured in the show's February 12, 2008 episode.
In 2014, Spike revived the series as Jail: Las Vegas; shifting focus to the Clark County Detention Center in the eponymous city. The network ordered a 22-episode season which premiered on January 10, 2015.
In January 2016, it was announced on the show's Facebook page that Spike had renewed Jail for a fifth season. In April, the season's title was announced as Jail: Big Texas; focusing on jails in the state of Texas. The fifth and final season premiered on July 9, 2016, and ended on Saturday, July 15, 2017.

Reappearing Corrections Personnel

Sergeant Catherine Gorton appeared in multiple segments involving the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon.
Female Officers Nicole Sittre, Jamie Joiner and Isabel Leija and male Officer Johan Peterson appeared in multiple segments involving the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas.
Officers Jeff Ford, Ben Medrano and Vicente Jaramillo appeared in multiple segments involving the Criminal Justice Complex in Travis County, Texas; Officer Ford's final day and departure due to transferring to active patrol was a major part of one segment.