7.8/1084 votes#1 - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/22/2011
Louis spends time in one of the most notorious sections of Miami County Jail: the fifth and sixth floor of 'Main Jail', where many of the most volatile inmates are incarcerated. Held in large cage-like dwellings for up to 24 men, the inmates have developed a strange and violent jail culture. The men - who remain in the cells almost all the time and may only leave for yard time twice a week - live under the sway of a gladiatorial code. They fight each other for food, for status, and often just to pass the endless hours of confinement. Trips to the infirmary are a frequent occurrence as inmates are viciously attacked and beaten, but the guards say they are powerless to end the abuse.
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- 7.6/1073 votes
#2 - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/29/2011
Louis goes deeper into the jail system, meeting an alleged triple murderer facing a possible death sentence. He also follows a group of forty or so younger inmates who have escaped prison by pleading guilty and agreeing to attend a four-month military-style boot camp. Among them is a 14-year-old boy facing a possible ten-year sentence for armed robbery if he can't survive the boot camp's relentless and brutal training and indoctrination programme. Many will drop out and receive prison sentences, but for a handful this will be their second chance at life.
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Louis takes an in-depth look at Miami's jail system, a vast holding pen for the unconvicted where most inmates are awaiting trial.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Part 1" is the best rated episode of "Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/22/2011. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Part 2".