60 Days In S3E4 (A&E, 2017)
What happens when you’re forced to live in a tiny space with someone you didn’t choose, surrounded by tension, uncertainty, and a constant lack of control? In this episode, the hosts explore the complicated relationships that develop between incarcerated people and between the undercover participants and their cellmates.
Ashley and Carolyn discuss the various cellmate issues happening in the South Annex block that houses the women. Iesha and Lyric have additional physical conflict, raising questions about violence, anger, emotional escalation, and how incarceration can intensify interpersonal tensions. The hosts also examine the jail's indirect supervision model and question what delayed staff response could mean when a fight, or a medical emergency, occurs. Carolyn shares her own experience witnessing fights inside a jail pod and discusses the informal ways incarcerated women sometimes responded to violence. The conversation also explores Jessica’s efforts to build a relationship with Lyric so she can better understand her husband’s past incarceration. Her interactions highlight how difficult it can be for someone on the outside to truly understand what a loved one experienced behind bars, and how shared experiences can sometimes provide a deeper connection. The hosts also discuss Mauri’s struggles to fit into the pod, including bullying, peer pressure, contraband, and her decision to stay true to herself rather than participate in hooch consumption simply to gain acceptance.
On the men's side of the facility, the episode introduces Matt, whose undercover cover story about growing marijuana becomes especially complicated when he is assigned a cellmate who has extensive knowledge of marijuana cultivation. Meanwhile, Nate navigates the challenges of avoiding gang affiliations in Zone 500 while still finding a social group, and Calvin attempts to build trust with other incarcerated men while maintaining his undercover role. The events in Zone 500 lead to discussions of gang identity, credibility, and the consequences of claiming an affiliation you may not actually have, culminating in a physical confrontation involving Too Tall. In Zone 600, John is assigned a new cellmate whose personality and behavior are dramatically different from his own, highlighting one of the realities of incarceration (people don't get to choose who they live with). As Carolyn explains from her own experience, adjusting to another person's habits, personality, and boundaries in an extremely confined space can be one of the difficult parts of incarceration.
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