60 Days In (12 x 60′) – A docu-series following seven innocent participants who enter the dangerous world of incarceration at the Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in an effort to expose internal issues and what really happens behind bars. As a result of the facility’s recent corrupt history, Sheriff Jamey Noel has devised a program where seven participants will live among the facility’s general population for 60 days without officers, fellow inmates, or staff knowing their secret. Around-the-clock cameras captured this unparalleled access in an effort to bring problems to light and give viewers a first-hand look as the participants adapt to unfamiliar and terrifying surroundings. The series is a warts-and-all view of what life is like behind bars, through the eyes of people who have never been charged with a crime or done time.

Clark County Correctional Jail houses approximately 500 prisoners, from inmates charged with drug dealing to first time offenders to capital murder. Over 12 episodes, the participants, who were hand selected by Sheriff Jamey Noel, are followed by hundreds of cameras planted throughout the jail exposing their journey. Each participant’s reason for volunteering for this program varies, but they share the ultimate goal of leaving with a better understanding of the system – how it operates, its psychological effects, and wanting a part in exposing its larger impact on society. The sheriff is joined by Captain and Public Information Officer, Scottie Maples who helped provide training to all seven participants prior to being placed into the jail to help prepare them for their experience.

Would you be willing to give up your freedom and risk your life to better understand America’s polarizing jail system? The participants in this project have. Meet:

• Maryum, a social worker fighting to put an end to gang violence.
• Zac, a conservative ex-Marine hopes the experience will help him in his journey to becoming a DEA agent.
• Tami, a police officer who has arrested hundreds of people wanted to better understand what life is like on the other side. After growing up in foster care, she could have easily wound up in jail like her brother so she wants to participate to gain a better perspective on how different their lives turned out.
• Jeff, a security guard for many years is ready to take the next step in his career to become a corrections officer. He feels that this experience will help ready him for his next career move.
• Isaiah feels like a part of him was ripped away when his older brother was locked up and wants to experience what his brother is going through.
• Robert, a teacher wants to use this experience to teach his students about the ramifications of their choices.
• Barbra, a military wife and mother of two young children feels that prisoners have it too easy behind bars and wants to live it first-hand.

Channel: A&E