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S2 E12 · Loudoun County Adult Detention Center
120 Hours Behind Bars is a reality and documentary TV series that premiered on Discovery on January 19, 2026. It has 2 seasons and 18 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 12 "Loudoun County Adult Detention Center", aired on October 4, 2026.
Over five intense days, 120 Hours Behind Bars delivers an unfiltered look inside America's toughest jails -- where officers are outnumbered, cellblocks are overcrowded, and violence erupts without warning.
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18 episodes · 2 seasons
2026 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 8 months ago
Inside one of Nevada's busiest jails, deputies battle a non-stop surge of arrests driven by Reno's 24/7 crime and a major trafficking corridor. With gangs entrenched inside, keeping rival groups apart becomes a daily fight for control.
Highlights the Butler County Jail, specifically featuring Sheriff Richard K. Jones and his staff dealing with intense drug issues and inmate management.
In Bristol County Jail, half of the cells don't lock. As changing demographics bring in more violent, gang-affiliated criminals, staff must manage a higher-risk population without the facility slipping into chaos.
The party never ends in Virginia Beach -- until you end up in jail.
Caddo Parish Correctional Center is struggling with a staffing shortage -- the inmates outnumber the deputies by 180 to 1. To ensure the safety of both inmates and staff alike, the Emergency Response Team springs into action.
Behind the walls of Clayton County Jail, deteriorating infrastructure creates dangerous conditions for both inmates and staff.
In rural Leake County, Mississippi, a small jail battles a big meth problem. With repeat offenders entering the jail daily, local law enforcement works to break the cycle.
Over-capacity and on the brink, Louisiana's Washington Parish Jail is spiraling into chaos. The new sheriff struggles to bring stability and control while facing the mistakes of the past.
2026 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 1 month ago
In one of America's wealthiest counties, Loudoun County Adult Detention Center serves the wealthy and the impoverished alike by running rehab programs, chasing contraband, and giving every inmate a shot at a brighter future.
At Tennessee's Dyer County Jail, overcrowding and contraband strain an understaffed facility where inmate violence has turned deadly.
Sheriff Mike Smith runs a behaviour based jail in Utah County where good conduct earns privileges and access to programs designed to reduce recidivism.
On Florida's Treasure Coast, Indian River County Jail serves the people that wealth left behind and tries to keep them from coming back.
In San Joaquin County, a sheriff controls a jail full of violent offenders.
Anderson County Jail uses unique inmate programs as a correctional tool.
At Florida's Flagler County Jail, law and order Sheriff Rick Staly takes a tough approach to corrections while battling the revolving door of repeat offenders through discipline, rehabilitation, and recovery programs designed to break the cycle of crime.
San Francisco's largest jail battles addiction and offers a path forward.
After nearly two decades of economic decline and a surge in methamphetamine use, Wood County, Wisconsin opened a new $93 million jail, where staff face mounting pressure to help a community searching for a way forward.
As an opioid epidemic grips the county, a law-and-order sheriff uses rehabilitation to help inmates break the cycle of addiction while officers work around the clock to maintain safety, security and order inside one of New York's busiest jails.
A new sheriff battles violence and neglect in a crumbling Louisiana jail.
In Clay County, a small jail bears the weight of a community in crisis.
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The most recent episode of 120 Hours Behind Bars, Season 2 Episode 12 "Loudoun County Adult Detention Center", aired on October 4, 2026.
120 Hours Behind Bars has 2 seasons with 18 episodes in total.
120 Hours Behind Bars first aired on Discovery on January 19, 2026.
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