An inmate attacks another one and a lawyer helping a prisoner has little time to work on a defense in the series premiere of this look at life inside the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita.

Wichita, Kansas and surrounding Sedgwick County take pride in their Wild West roots. But Billy the Kid's gang would be seriously outgunned by the notorious gangs of modern day Wichita.

In Wichita, Kansas a young woman says she stabbed a man in self-defense and a skinhead with a violent past leaves his girlfriend battered and bruised.

A convicted thief continues his stealing ways inside the jail. A former law enforcement officer turned meth addict is now serving time with and growing closer to her dealer. And after a run-in with sheriff's deputies, a man is arrested for allegedly threatening the life of the sheriff himself.

An inmate with incredible artistic abilities is charged in tragic crime, while another inmate's seeming obsession with jail food causes problems. Finally, an unconventional marriage ends violently.