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Duration
60 minutes

Quick Summary

The journalist spends time in San Quentin State Prison

About This Program

The journalist goes inside America's notorious, overcrowded San Quentin State Prison and meets some of its 3,000 inmates, including a man serving a 521-year sentence and a transgender couple who live like husband and wife. He also learns how the convicts have created their own world, complete with a brutal code of conduct, and how they cope with the prospect of spending the rest of their days behind bars

Louis Theroux: Behind Bars broadcasts on U&W +1 at 10:00pm, Thursday, 18 December 2025. (Subtitles, repeat)

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Production Details

Runtime60 mins
DirectorStuart Cabb

Cast & Crew

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Stuart CabbDirector
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Nick MirskyExecutive-producer
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Stuart CabbSeries-producer