After 14 years in prison, convicted armed robber Donovon Green is getting released, but his first 90 days of life on the outside could prove even tougher than the dangerous and violent world he is leaving behind.
Imagine trying to study surrounded by murders and rapists. Prisoners face this challenge daily while participating in a college education program run by inmates.
At St. Louis County Jail tensions could erupt at any moment, but for each unit of 67 inmates, there's just one corrections officer - armed with nothing but a panic button and pepper spray - to keep all hell from breaking loose.
In Iowa's Fort Dodge Correctional Facility young offenders are sent straight into the lion's den -- the cellblocks and the yard, where predators and gang members lurk.
At Colorado's innovative Youthful Offender System, violent juvenile felons are given a last chance at a crime-free life before going to adult prisons. But if they fail, hard time could mean sexual abuse or risk of suicide.
The newest and largest prison in Colorado is home to more than 2,000 killers, kidnappers and drug dealers. Here the warden and his team must control some of the toughest and most aggressive offenders and even work to turn them around.
Wyoming State Penitentiary is severely understaffed and overcrowded. How will three new recruits face the challenges of officer training, manipulative inmates, and working in a dangerous environment where escape and murder are realities?