The unit is on high alert after tensions erupt. As the experiment ends, the inmates make a case to keep their freedoms. The sheriff weighs his options.

The program's future is thrown into jeopardy after news of an incident reaches the sheriff, who tries to single out the troublemakers.

The first day of the experiment ends, and the pod establishes a routine. Some inmates face threats while others exploit their newly granted freedoms.

The sheriff weighs his options: end the experiment or keep the cells unlocked? The men come together as a community to make their case for the future.

As a new experiment begins in an Arizona correctional facility, the inmates quickly learn what's at stake. How will they respond when the cell doors open?

New arrivals spark a rise in drug use throughout the pod, putting the sober inmates on edge. Hondo faces a life-changing opportunity to move forward.

At an Arkansas jail, a sheriff prepares to roll out a radical new program granting inmates more freedoms — but the threat of danger lingers.

Halfway through the experiment, a major setback forces a new approach. KJ gets tragic family news. A conflict with a guard upsets the peace in the pod.

With cell doors open and guards gone, a detainee tries to create structure as a power struggle between the young inmates and the older generation ensues.

With the program at the halfway point, the older inmates step back as the younger ones continue to push boundaries. An alarm sends deputies into the pod.