I’m going to bang out a short 60 Days In recap for y’all because I am going down for the count. I’ve been on a cleaning spree the last could of days and I am allergic to dust. Don’t get me wrong there is a ton of dust in my house every day, but when I clean it get all stirred up and makes my eyes and nose and throat but and for some reason it makes me sleepy the thing is I am only half way around the room and am afraid I am going to fall asleep. I’ve been up since 8:30. Anyway. The episode guide for this week says that the entire program is in jeopardy. Let’s see what is going on. May this will wake me up. I think I will take one of those sinus pills you have to show your ID for.
Women’s Pod
Shanese is losing it because she has no food that she can eat because she has Celiac disease. She is fine with the inmates but she is miserable because of the treatment by the guards. She is hoping to get commissary soon so she can eat.
Ashley’s marriage is likely headed for divorce. But they are not going to discuss it until she is out of jail. Later, two girls jumped another lady and were beating the living crap out of her. Ashley thought it was the funniest thing she had ever seen. What is wrong with these people. Ashley keeps looking into the camera saying she loves the fights. It is pissing a couple of inmates off. Then they all go on lockdown. The girls in the cell next to her know she is 60 Days In now.
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Jennifer still doesn’t have bra and they don’t seem inclined to get one for her. They expect someone to bring her one. Ashley doesn’t have one either but she made herself one out of a bed sheet. She’s going to make one for Jennifer. I’d just let the girls flop in this situation. All the girls are in love with Jennifer. Another girl made Jennifer a bra. She’s gonna have a girl friend any minute now.
Men’s Pod
Alex and Dennis are the only two guys in there right now. Alex is clueless about the racial divisions and can’t figure out why Dennis (whose jail name is apparently Quincy) won’t hang with him. Also, he fucked up his cover story the first time he tried to tell it.
Quincy thinks he is some sort of badass and refused to listen to the guards. He doesn’t want to wear a shirt. Then the dumbass decides to volunteer to go to another Unit. There are no cameras in the other unit. He’s on his own. And he’s an idiot. He gets called in to talk to the head honchos and lies and says he was told to go there. He’s such a dick. They tell him to stop taking his shirt of for the cameras and acting a fool. Dennis tells Chief Peek not to raise his voice to him. He needs to be processed out. He acts like he is the boss of the sheriff. HE NEED TO GO NOW. He is going to get charges for real.
Next week: Alex orders way too much commissary. Dennis continues to be a prick. And the Sheriff brings in a new male for the men’s pod.
Not sure why Jennifer is so loved by everyone.
And Dennis…sigh.
I think it’s because she has teeth,good hair, and is a bit flirtatious and plays innocent and giggles when complimented.
She had her t-shirt tied up showing her stomach when arriving. Made an entrance.
Dennis needs a invite to exit front door. I agree that the woman who is waiting for her commissary does need to remember that it is jail. That would probably be difficult since it’s so easy to everyday complain out of habit.
Looking forward to the next inmate maybe him and Dennis will fight? No, Dennis has a shank (that is going to go over REAL GOOD!!)
Oh, and Ashley (who is a police officer) loving watching a good old beat down for entertainment kind of is worrisome.
Dennis has a shank? How did I miss that?
Dennis WILL mess up and expose this whole mess. He really needs to be removed ASAP! If I were the Warden, Dennis would have been sent directly to the door.
He is FAR to dangerous to be in the position he is in right now.
Perhaps the “new” guy coming in next week will give Dennis an attitude adjustment.
He is not brave enough to out himself as a participant though! I can see him throwing Alex is it?? Under the bus pretty quicky as being a participant though.
Yikes!
Dennis is a typical privileged college football player. Does he really think he can can beat up the sherriff? In what world can you assault a police officer and think nothing will happen to you?
Great recap. I love this show and thank you for including it. Dennis confuses me. His whole attitude and taking on the deputy? I was cringing over how arrogant and confrontational he was with the men he actually works for and who will save his sorry ass when the sh&t hits the fan!!! The whole no shirt thing, pod hopping and being belligerent with the deputy (including the handshake “hard squeeze”) makes me think that he is here for the “celebrity” and not for the mission. I feel bad about the celiac but, seriously, it is jail. Ashley is the reason why I think there’s a fine line between cop/criminal. Dumb move on the smiling and camera comments … And … who goes to jail when their marriage is crumbling? Her hubby can take everything while she’s in there! Jennifer knows exactly why she gets attention … micro-blading! Lol. I’d be letting the girls go free! Forget a bra. No sense all of us being locked up!
Poor Alex he’s so sheltered, which isn’t a bad thing but in prison (jail in this instance), especially men’s prison you have to understand and respect the cultural/racial divide. People who haven’t been will never understand. And they are in Alabama. Not the best example of a progressive state in the racial division department.
Quincy is doing everything he’s doing to avoid looking like “a bitch” to people on the outside (watching) and in the jail itself. He’s letting his ego get in the way of what he is there to do. He doesn’t want to be called Dennis because people in there in his chosen group of associates will give him a hard time about it. He must think Quincy has more street appeal. He’s not willing to follow direction from officers because he doesn’t want to look like a punk once again. He’s entitled and thinks he can do whatever he wants, yet refuses to take accountability when he’s called out for it. The guy is a jackass, he’s good looking on the outside but he’s a mess on the inside. Seems like he’s got an inferiority complex. The type of guy who will call a chick an ugly bitch after hitting on her and being rejected. And then walk away talking about how much better he is than her and how much better he can do. Almost wish he would catch some charges to see how shitty things really become once you’re actually in the system. I can say personally it’s a nightmare and it never goes away. He needs to understand that in the real world talking shit to a warden would have you sent to the hole 23 hour lockdown with no commissary or interaction with others.
Ashley is too comfortable. I like her and I like her determination, but she should have been more careful. She’s lucky nobody figured it out when she wrote up that “military style” grievance. I was yelling at the TV, she might as well have written her badge number on the slip. And she was acting so stupid during that fight. Yes, concerning is right (someone commented above) since she’s a police officer. I understand it must be nice not to have to break it up for once. Who knows maybe they edited the footage to make her seem more excited then she was. I know for me personally I get really freaked out when I see people actually fighting and hitting each other.
I like Jennifer so far, in jail a lot of people are turning to religion out of desperation for their cases and sometimes for the strength to get clean so she’s taking the right approach by starting to make connections with people that way. But it’s early in the game.
I feel bad for Shanese, but she should have asked about that before she volunteered for the program. If you have such a serious food allergy wouldn’t it be one of the first questions you would have asked? I understand the thought that it would be simple to get foods without wheat in them. But “clean food” is expensive. You’re lucky if the canned vegetables they give you aren’t close to their expiration date in a jail. Wheat products are cheap and readily available and shes in Alabama! Your sandwich probably comes with a piece of fried bread with some biscuits.
Last thing – they really need to come up with better backstories for these participants, the show is on its 6th season. People are going to pick up on the whole “I’m here on a federal hold” thing. And they need to give them more details. Rehearse that stuff with them. Maybe even throw in some names they can reference to prove they know people, I don’t know but they are surrounded by people who have been doing this a lot longer than they have. People go to jail for making stupid decisions, not for being stupid. They almost need some experienced people with past jail experience to help them with their approach to the show. Coach the participants. Help the producers or something.
This all wound up being much longer then I expected. But I find this show very fascinating, it’s like a social commentary.
Dennis is one of those people who thinks everyone is going to think he’s tough and are afraid of him, but he really just looks silly and he looks more funny than scary.
is always one in the group who relates too heavily to the prisoners and puts the project in jeopardy but Dennis is a whole new level of assholery. I really want someone to put him in his place.
I like Ashley but I too was disturbed seeing her reaction to the fight. She put a Target on her own head with that I love it comment. Dennis should have been shown the door after he was so rude to the Sheriff. He deserves no second chance, he’s going to blow everything.
Seeing the preview with that evil bitch officer Williams coming back made my heart sink. She is going to make Ashley miserable and pick on everyone.
OMG, I hope Dennis gets his ass kicked. His attitude is dangerous and wrong. He thinks the staff is bullying him for telling him the rules? He seems more interested in provoking the staff than in helping them identify the problems in the jail. He has BECOME a problem.
And Ashley, oh Ashley. What on earth are you doing there when your marriage is on the verge of collapse? And it’s no great shock that she finds the fight exciting. She’s a cop and also in the military – a lot of those types are thrill seekers at heart, just channeling it for a good purpose.
It’s my first season watching this show, and TT’s site brought to it. Jeez, it’s just so damn uncomfortable watching this stuff.
I agree with the poster who complained that the producers should really write a backstory for each participant. Their poor preparation presents the biggest risk to their safety and to the program. Clean people just aren’t going to know the details of the criminal justice system to come up with something plausible on their own.
I watched Lockup for years on MSNBC. Learned a lot about the criminal justice system, inmate unspoken rules, various gangs in various prisons and how to make a shank out of toilet paper.
I think I’d have a good shot at lasting longer then Dennis. Can’t believe another inmate hasn’t at least beat him up by now. Guy is a total asshat
So the way Dennis is acting makes me think of when they were talking to the girls before going in.
They told them more than once “This isn’t just to be on TV.” It really pissed me off.
Maybe they should have told Dennis that?
Assholes assuming that the women did it to be on tv.
Oddly enough, that fight in the women’s pod was probably the worst fight we’ve ever seen on this show that I can remember.
I totally agree that their back stories should be much better.
I also agree that the woman should have asked about what she is going to eat before going in….How did she not ask about that? Of course the food is awful and unhealthy….And full of gluten.
I feel bad for her fr sure, but how did she not expect it?