Season 7

Welcome to Henry County, Georgia, where Reginald B. Scandrett is the first African American Sheriff presiding over the Henry County Jail. A new breed of participants enter the program and encounter unprecedented challenges in Sheriff Scandrett's jail.

As new participants enter the Henry County jail, they discover that the conditions in the quarantine pods are far harsher than their previous experiences in jail.

Sheriff Scandrett faces a challenge when the conditions of the quarantine pods take a serious toll on the participants that risk the success of the program. Meanwhile, Rose witnesses a disturbing medical emergency and Darius catches on to a fellow participant.

The final participant enters the program while the others confront new challenges around drugs, COVID, and intense inmates.

The first participants move to general population and begin to form bonds with new inmates, while others hit their breaking point in quarantine; they learn that the men's quarantine pod is active at night.

Arriving at the limits of his patience and sanity, Chase makes a big decision. Carlos makes a run for access and status in the pod by opening up his own store, and takes Nick, a young inmate, as a protégé, and manoeuvres around a serious threat. Darius also finds himself mentoring a young man in serious need of guidance, and later deals with a flood in the pod. Rose navigates her own emotions as she tries to find balance in gen-pop. Trinity grieves the loss of a family member and moves to a new pod.

General population proves to be no walk in the park as the participants deal with shake downs, a flooded pod, unwanted attention, and dirty laundry.

A new inmate enters the men’s pod and begins rustling everyone’s feathers. Darius and Carlos work together to protect the pod and keep the peace. Rose attempts to help a rambunctious inmate who has been rubbing her the wrong way and both women are left scratching their heads as the women’s pod discovers an unfortunate infestation.

Rose grapples with devastating news; Trinity encourages the women to find positive ways to express themselves; Darius coaches the men on how to make money legally on the outside; the return of another inmate causes turmoil within the pod.

Carlos learns why he was removed from the program early; Darius struggles to keep peace in the pod; The serenity within the women's pod is shattered; the three remaining participants meet with the sheriff to debrief him on what they've discovered.

When the participants reunite to discuss the highs and lows of their re-incarceration in the Henry County Jail, explosive arguments erupt within the group.

The participants press Sheriff Scandrett and his team on the difficult conditions they endured during their time in the Henry County Jail, and Shaquille O'Neal makes a surprise appearance. Soledad O'Brien hosts.