''Jail'' (stylized as ''JAIL'') is an American

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series that follows people who have been arrested for various crimes as they are booked and held in custody to await trial, release on bail, or transfer to another facility. The series was created and produced by

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and his son, Morgan Langley, through their Langley Productions company, who also produced '' Cops''.

History

The show originally premiered on

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as ''Inside American Jail'' in 2005. It was repackaged for

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's 2007 Fall schedule as simply ''Jail'' beginning September 4, 2007 with a different theme song, "Get Me Out", performed by rapper

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. It was later syndicated on

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(A rebrand of the original Court TV) under its original name, and

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, under its current title. The show ran initially for three seasons and was distributed by

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. The booking of

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into the

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Detention Center was featured in the show's February 12, 2008 episode. In 2014, Spike revived the series as ''Jail: Las Vegas''; shifting focus to the

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in the eponymous city. The network ordered a 22-episode season which premiered on January 10, 2015. CCDC personnel who appeared in multiple episodes included female Officers Nicole Sittre, Jamie Joiner and Isabel Leija and male Officer E. Maas. In January 2016, it was announced on the show's

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page that Spike had renewed ''Jail'' for a fifth season. In April, the season's title was announced as ''Jail: Big Texas''; focusing on jails in the state of

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. The fifth and final season premiered on July 9, 2016, and ended on Saturday, July 15, 2017.

Series overview

Notes

References

External links

''Jail'' on Spike's website
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