Jail Season 5 Plot
Season 5 follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars in the Big State of Texas. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.
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Season 5 Episodes
16 episodes1
Rough and Rowdy
A driver with a baby in her backseat texts, drinks and drives; after his arrest for shoplifting, a young man realizes the consequences of his crime.
2
Half-Baked Brisket
A man arrested on drug warrants gets upset about the brisket he left on the grill; a drunk man flirts with the jail staff; an inmate sells tree leaves as pot to an undercover officer.
3
One Joint Equals Custody
Welcoming an eccentric regular back to jail; a man fleeing Mexico details the horrors he escaped; a young woman describes her lucrative stint as a stripper
4
Ms. Sunshine
A woman who says she’s called “Sunshine” has less than a sunny disposition. A man ditches a halfway house for jail to get his life in order. A career criminal shows no regret for his “thug life.” Tense moments in Booking as officers and medical staff try to save a young man from a drug overdose.
5
Self-Medicating Felon
An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam which led to his arrest.
6
Sisters and a Sugar Daddy
Two sisters go on a mini-crime spree, get caught and find no one will bail them out.
7
No Jail For Old Men
An agitated woman wants to call the shots, a drunk man claims he knows the law, and an older man gets booked for domestic violence.
8
Monkey Shines
A women finds in herself in jail after telling police she was frightened by a monkey mask.
9
Irritable Inmates
Over the course of a single shift, officers go toe to toe with a hotheaded inmate refusing to change cells without a fight, and deal with the whims of a homeless man who demands room service and a better cell.
11
Breaking Rules
A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband stash.
13
Prison Primping
A woman confesses to having drugs hidden where they can't be seen.
14
Season Fourteen
15
Green Man
Booze and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit."
16
Clowning Around
Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea.
17
Drunk Dogfighter
A beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter.
18
Panhandling Problems
Officers get a laugh from an arrested panhandler who wants to buy a permit for panhandling.