Every season of Jail ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Jail!

Tampa/Las Vegas/Paterson

Portland/Tampa/Paterson

Las Vegas/Paterson

Patterson/Portland/Tampa Bay

Austin/Tampa/Portland

Tampa / Portland, Ore.

Austin Tx. / Draper, Ut. / Hillsboro, Ore.

Las Vegas/Fort Meyers/Portland, Ore.

Austin, TX / Tampa, Fla. / Modesto, Cal.

Fort Meyers, Fla. / Modesto, Cal. / Las Vegas

Austin / Memphis / Modesto, Cal.

Portland, Ore. / Santa Ana, Cal. / Tampa, Fla.

Portland / Austin / Tulsa

Tulsa / Austin / Portland

Tulsa/Las Vegas/Hillsboro

Austin/Tulsa/Las Vegas

Tulsa/Las Vegas/Portland, Ore.

Las Vegas/Austin/Santa Ana

Las Vegas/Austin

It's an all new Crimetime Tuesday with the season premiere of Jail. The officers bring in a man who seems like the model inmate, until something sets him off! And one inmate takes the term "when push comes to shove" to the literal extreme. 

A look at the lockups in Portland, Ore. and Austin.

Austin/Portland

An inside look at the jails in Tulsa, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore.

Tulsa/Las Vegas/Portland

Every jail has rules and every deputy has limits. It all works fine until someone crosses the line. From flooded cells to master manipulators and the one wrong move that pushes an officer over the edge.

Austin/Wayne/Fort Myers

On an all new Jail, a highly agitated young woman brought in on a domestic violence charge must deal with solitary when her temper explodes. Then, two young women take a birthday celebration too far and the Travis County officers must take drastic measures. And watch how a cranky homeless woman in Vegas has a remarkable love affair with makeup products.

Austin/Las Vegas

A look inside the lockups in Austin, TX, Las Vegas and Santa Ana, CA

Austin/Las Vegas/Santa Ana

An inside look at the jails of Salt Lake City, UT, Tulsa, OK, and Austin, TX.

Salt Lake City/Tulsa/Austin

Tulsa/Austin/Fort Wayne

Salt Lake City/Fort Worth/Austin

Austin/Salt Lake City/Las Vegas

Austin/Las Vegas/Fort Worth

Austin/Las Vegas/Charlotte

Fort Worth/San Diego/Tulsa

Austin/ San Diego/Charlotte

San Diego/Fort Worth/Portland

Las Vegas/Albuquerque/Portland

Las Vegas/Portland/Tacoma

Austin/Las Vegas/Portland

Facilities in San Diego, Multnomah County and Las Vegas deal with unruly characters.

Season 3, Episode 1

A former marine is brought in for trespassing; a drunk gets busted for stealing a car.

Season 3, Episode 2

A man is arrested for forgery and littering; a harmonica player attacks skateboarders; a mother steals diapers.

Jails in Fort Worth TX, Las Vegas NV & Portland OR

Officers are forced to use pepper spray on a combative inmate; a woman is arrested for solicitation.

Season 3, Episode 4

A man is charged with indecent exposure; an inebriated inmate is tied to a chair for his protection.

November 1, 2012

A combative woman has to be restrained; a drunk is brought in for not paying the subway toll; a man is arrested for domestic violence

November 8, 2012

A man is brought in for starting fights; a woman is arrested for hitting a child; a man doesn't understand why he's being arrested.

November 15, 2012

A man is arrested for the harassment of homeless people; another man is arrested for threatening a bouncer.

December 6, 2012

A man is booked for a DUI but says he wasn't drinking; a gang member is busted for graffiti.

December 13, 2012

A man is brought in for disorderly conduct; a man is booked for trespassing; a man is arrested for domestic violence after biting his girlfriend.

December 20, 2012

Welcome to Jail

Indecent Meditation

Playin' Games

What's My Name?

Batman's Revenge

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

Ink Inspiration

Sing the Blues

New Year's Special

Sing, Sing

Risky Dancing

The Hawaiian Princess

No Spitting

Luck Of The Irish

Fight Night

Happy Hour

Out Of Hand

Hyped Up

Why Quit Now

Pinky Promise

No Hard Feelings

Electronic Incarceration

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.

Rough and Rowdy

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.

Half-Baked Brisket

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

One Joint Equals Custody

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.

Ms. Sunshine

An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam which led to his arrest.

Self-Medicating Felon

Two sisters go on a mini-crime spree, get caught and find no one will bail them out.

Sisters and a Sugar Daddy

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.

No Jail For Old Men

A women finds in herself in jail after telling police she was frightened by a monkey mask.

Monkey Shines

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.

Irritable Inmates

A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband stash.

Breaking Rules

A woman confesses to having drugs hidden where they can't be seen.

Prison Primping

Season Fourteen

Booze and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit."

Green Man

Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea.

Clowning Around

A beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter.

Drunk Dogfighter

Officers get a laugh from an arrested panhandler who wants to buy a permit for panhandling.

Panhandling Problems

Officers have to get ”hands on“ when a man tries to swallow his ring. A heroin addict wants help when he realizes his habit has cost him everything he loves. One man fights with his girlfriend in a bathroom, another fights with his girlfriend at home, both are surprised they are arrested for domestic violence. A habitual criminal is worried that other inmates will fight over him.

Episode 519

After falling down a flight of stairs while drunk, a young man is amazed he is in jail for refusing to go to the hospital. A correction officer tries to explain to a young man why carrying a gun-shaped knife is not a good idea. An expectant father is arrested after a gin-fueled rampage at his parent's house and misses the birth of his first child. A woman arrested for selling fake designer purses as real ones says she didn’t know it was a crime.

Episode 520

S06E01

Shot on location in cities across the US, Jail follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.

The Best Seasons of Jail

The Best Seasons of Jail

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6