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)
Channel Numbers:
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Production Details
Runtime60 mins
DirectorStuart Cabb

