6.7/1014 votes#1 - Alaska
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2009
Life at one of the most scenic lockups in the world, Alaska’s Spring Creek Correctional Center, where the inmates are surround by one of the countries most breathtaking national parks. But that tranquility is just a sharp contrast to the crimes committed by those jailed inside.
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- 7.1/1011 votes
#2 - The Ropes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/2/2009
Hays State Prison is one of the toughest facilities in the state of Georgia for prisoners and guards alike. In this episode, we'll meet Stephen Crane and 18 other inmates who are being transferred here. They'll be forced to learn the ropes and face the hurdles that come with entering a new prison. Then, we'll meet Elgin Tracy, a 23-year-old Iraq War veteran. Now he is on a different front line as a corrections officer, level one, starting his first day on the job.
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- 7.3/1012 votes
#3 - Tools of Control
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/2009
At his home overlooking Hays State Prison, deputy warden for security Cedric Taylor is up early and has called in the head of his special forces, the CERT Team and its K-9 unit, for a surprise shakedown of inmates. This is one of the largest actions the prison can take more than 30 officers blanket the cell house, searching for smuggled contraband, such as drugs, homemade alcohol, and even pets.
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- 7.2/1013 votes
#4 - Changes Behind Bars
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/2009
In an extreme world, transformation often occurs and starts physically, sometimes in the form of an illegal prison tattoo, sometimes becoming what some call "the female gender" behind bars.
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- 7.5/1010 votes
#5 - Breaking Point
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/2009
See the Hi-Max -- the most extreme prison environment allowed under American law, and at the other end of the spectrum, Georgia has "shock incarceration" for nonviolent first-time offenders: 90 days of intense, military-style boot camp.
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- 7.6/1012 votes
#6 - Breakout
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/2009
Follow the intense manhunt for escaped convicts Johnny Mack Brown and Michael Tweedell. Inmates go into lockdown, tactical squads assemble and K-9 units scour the countryside looking for clues.
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The Best Episodes of Hard Time Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Alaska" is the best rated episode of "Hard Time" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/25/2009. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Ropes".