The show originally premiered on
Court TV as
Inside American Jail in 2005. It was repackaged for
MyNetworkTV's 2007 Fall schedule as simply
Jail beginning September 4, 2007 It was later syndicated on
TruTV (A rebrand of the original Court TV) under its original name, and
Spike TV, under its current title. The show ran initially for three seasons and was distributed by
20th Century Fox Television. Correctional facilities that were featured in multiple segments included the
Clark County Detention Center in
Las Vegas, the
Multnomah County Justice Center in
Portland, Oregon, the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, the
Orient Road Jail in
Tampa, Florida and the Criminal Justice Complex in
Travis County, Texas. The booking of
O. J. Simpson into the Clark County Detention Center for parole violation was featured in the show's February 12, 2008 episode. In 2014, Spike revived the series as
Jail: Las Vegas; shifting focus to the Clark County Detention Center in the
eponymous city. The network ordered a 22-episode season which premiered on January 10, 2015. In January 2016, it was announced on the show's
Facebook page that Spike had renewed
Jail for a fifth season. In April, the season's title was announced as
Jail: Big Texas; focusing on jails in the state of
Texas. The fifth and final season premiered on July 9, 2016, and ended on Saturday, July 15, 2017. It is now shown in a binge block after
On Patrol: Live on Sunday nights on
Reelz == Reappearing Corrections Personnel ==