
US Prison Guard
Reggie Yates spends time working as a guard at Guilford County Jail in North Carolina, helping to oversee nearly a thousand prisoners.
A year after spending a week living as an inmate, Reggie is heading back to jail. Only this time, he'll be working as a guard. Working inside Guilford County Jail in North Carolina, Reggie helps oversee nearly a thousand prisoners whose crimes range from minor misdemeanours to murder.
What is it like working in a system operating under unprecedented scrutiny? And having seen incarceration from the other side, will Reggie feel part of the solution or part of the problem?
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Gucci Mane & Mike Epps
Interlude: Toilet Bowl Shawty
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Reggie Yates |
| Director | Samuel Wilkinson |
| Executive Producer | Colleen Flynn |
| Executive Producer | Morgan Roberts |
| Production Company | Flicker Productions |
Broadcasts
- Tue 10 Oct 201723:15BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
- Wed 11 Oct 201700:15BBC One Scotland HD, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Tue 16 Jul 201923:50BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Wed 17 Jul 201900:10BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Mon 24 Mar 202521:20
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