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Jailbirds

Jailbirds

Description: At the Sacramento County Jail, incarcerated females have to fight the power, and one another, as they try to make the best of life -- and love -- while on the inside. When one inmate messes with her cellmates, it becomes payback time for the victims. The inmates try to hook up through "the bowl," connecting toilet pipes that are used as an unofficial communications network. As tensions between the women rise, a fight ensues in the dayroom.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2001
First episode air date: May 6, 2001
Network: Netflix
Genre: Reality television
Cast: Tayler Coatney, Andrea Gunderson, Gaylon Beason, Najla Jones
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