The Big House

L.A. County Jail

Documentary Jul 23, 2003 42 min A&E Crime Central

Available on A&E Crime Central, Philo, Prime Video, Hulu

S5 E10: The largest prison system in the free world, its 20,000 male and female inmates reflect the crimes and racial tensions of Los Angeles County. The challenge is staggering--feed 75,000 meals a day and keep an estimated 16,000 gang members from killing each other! Welcome to LA County Jail with an inmate roster that reads like a Who's Who of national crime stories--Bugsy Siegel, Mickey Cohen, Robert Mitchum, Robert Blake, Charles Manson...all passed through its standing-room-only holding tanks!

Documentary Jul 23, 2003 42 min A&E Crime Central

TV-14

Information

Released: 2003
Run Time: 42 min
Rated: TV-14

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.