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In 1980s New York, the American Mafia is at war with itself. Two opposing factions, old school versus new school, split the Gambino crime family down the middle.

In the 1970s, the Colombian cocaine trade is wide open. Hundreds of small-time smugglers compete for control of the lucrative new racket.

In the 1980's, Tommy "Karate" Pitera grew to become one of most violent made men of all time, but betrayal by one of his closest friends would bring the mob killer to justice.

Murder, Inc. is the name for a ruthless gang that carried out mob hits during the 1930s. When mob leaders formed "The Syndicate," they became the "judge and jury," and Murder, Inc. "the executioner."

A heavily pregnant woman is brutally attacked by her neighbor. A young girl endures years of abuse by a family friend before being abducted and held captive for 104 days.

A young woman is abducted at knifepoint and sexually assaulted. A farmer rips his own hand off to escape from a combine harvester. And a 14-year-old girl is left for dead at her home after having her throat slit.

A terrified mother is abducted in broad daylight and assaulted by a man who threatens to shoot her baby. A plane crash into Lake Huron leaves a man swimming for a his life 17 miles from shore.

A young woman is brutally assaulted then set on fire by her attacker. A man is forced to amputate part of leg after it is caught in a drive shaft.

The first five participants enter the Fulton County Jail and are immediately met with drug use, sexual behavior, and what it feels like to be locked in a cell for 12 hours.

As participants settle into Fulton County Jail and new ones enter, inmate suspicions and power-plays keep everyone on edge.

A violent fight in the women's pod and an abuse of power in pod 600 cause extended lockdowns, proving that the luck of the draw with cell mates can make or break the experience in jail.

The participants make uneasy alliances that could put them at risk, and face difficult obstacles in order to survive life on the inside.

A flood in the South Annex, escalating problems with cellmates, and respect issues push our participants to the brink of despair in the Fulton County Jail.

The male participants in 500 suspect each other of being in the program, while the women struggle to continue, and one may even drop out.

The participants at the Fulton County Jail find that small mistakes can have big consequences, as the Bloods in 500 continue to rise in power.

A chaotic mass evacuation drill in 500 turns dangerous when inmates slip their restraints, and a rumor about the program in the women's pod puts Mauri and Michelle in a vulnerable position.

An uproar in Zone 500 results when an inmate claims to be a Marine, Jon is taken advantage of by a new inmate with the same name, and Michelle gets caught in the middle of a drug deal gone wrong.

In the Fulton County Jail, participants Matt and Michelle are faced with tough choices regarding drug use that put their safety, and time in the program, at risk.

In I-Pod, Jaclin begins to alienate the officers, inmates and her fellow participant, Stephanie, who decides to plot against her.

The participants toe the line between blowing their cover or going full inmate, all the while trying to stay focused on their purpose in the midst of wild parties and difficult cellmates.