America's Toughest Prisons is a Documentary programme.

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America's Toughest Prisons: County Jail

Series 1, episode 6

Documentary series unlocking the truth about some of America's most notorious prisons. This edition explores the workings of the county jail in Portland, Oregon. The 16-storey tower accommodates all manner of prisoners awaiting trial and sentencing. Drug-addicted inmates rub shoulders with mental health patients and first-time offenders in a jail that is operating 25 per cent above capacity.