I am excited to get to this week’s 60 Days In Recap! This season is unusual because this jail is so bad that almost everyone has already tapped out and we are just getting started. I do not get how Sheriff Horton didn’t at least get the cell door locks fixed before he let the idiots into the jail. There is absolutely no safety at all for the inmates. The guards aren’t doing their jobs. So the inmates are literally running the jail!
For those of you looking for non-Bravo shows to watch, this is a REAL reality show. If you like Live PD you will like this season of 60 days in!
MEN’S POD
Where Is Your Head At?
This week they are sending in a guy named Tony. The cops seem to know him. The brief him on the to guys who left and the two idiots who are still in. The fill him in on Alex being in over his head, and Dennis’s head being up his ass. I love how it is Dennis who is trying to get all the TV time since the Sheriff talked to the girls about that and not the guys.
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Oh! Tony is a correctional officer from the Fulton County Jail! Remember when we thought that was the worst jail ever? Tony says based on the mountains of contraband, there are definitely officers who are complicity with the smuggling. Tony is very confident. Let’s hope he makes it like he says he will.
Even Tony Is Appalled By The Etowah County Jail
Dennis feels disrespected by Chief Peek and Sheriff Horton. He’s an idiot, but he seems to be calming down. Alex is hungry so he is about to order a TON of commissary. That will probably get him killed. One of the regular inmates says it is not wise to order commissary at all. Alex order $75 of snacks.
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Tony comes in an witnesses a fight in intake right away. He is totally unbothered. He just observes the others and learns a lot about them for later. Then he is off to his cell which is way more disgusting than anything in the Fulton County Jail.
I Would Kill For Some Peanut Butter
This could be the day that Alex dies. But I am thinking that maybe Tony will bail his ass out somehow. His commissary is about to arrive. Oh wait, Alex went and took off some of his commissary. While he was doing that, a big older white guy called Big Show comes up to warn him that he is about to get jumped. Alex seems much more calm about it than I gave him credit for.
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Finally, the commissary is delivered. Dennis knows Alex is going to get jumped and he plans to do nothing about it. Somehow, Alex manages to get all his stuff into his cell. There seems to be a guard to let him in and out and lock the door behind him. Meanwhile, Tony is about to lay down the law with his cellmates. They all just agree to leave. Tony seems real cocky like he is gonna run the place. It remains to be seen if he is another Dennis or the real deal.
WOMEN’S POD
Ashley decided to do this while going through a divorce with her husband. He is packing his shit and making a run for it while she is out of his hair. She seems to be figuring this out finally. She is having a breakdown over the divorce. So far, she can’t stop crying long enough to be useful. To make matters worse, Officer Williams, her nemesis is back. She thought for sure she had gotten her fired. Ut oh.
Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day and Officer Williams is trying her hardest to make the day even worse by taking away their free time. Shanese is freaking out because she can’t call her mother on Mother’s day. Shanese tries to reason with Officer Williams. Officer Williams is not interested in Shanese letting her know that everyone in the jail is not guilty. She just wants to call her mother. Officer Williams doesn’t give a fuck. She just likes having the power to make them upset. Plus when they are all on lockdown, she doesn’t have to do anything.
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Later, Officer Williams lets a few women at a time out to shower. Ashley and Jennifer are out together but Shanese remains on lockdown. They talk through Shanese is ready go off on Officer WIlliams. Jennifer goes back to her room and prays. She also talks in tongues. Now, if you know about the Bible, you would know that you do not talk in tongues by yourself. Whenever someone talks in tongues, usually in church, God provides a interpreter to explain what the person who is talking in tongues is saying. I guess she hasn’t gotten to Corinthians yet. That said, I think as long as you are not in public you can talk to God in tongues as she is doing because presumably he speaks all languages. Anyway, enough about that.
Officer Williams Goes Off Her Rocker
When the next group of girls goes to the shower, a girl name Misty gets into it VERBALLY with Officer Williams. The Officer Williams sprayed a full can of mace in Misty’s face. Somehow the other guards knew that mace had been used and came in. Officer Williams starts screaming about how she doesn’t give a fuck about his job or her either. They take Misty to medical and then bring her back and lock her in her cell. Then Officer Williams goes on a rampage calling Misty a fat ass. She stand outside her cell taunting her.
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After the women are all asleep, Asswipe Williams goes around with a pair of handcuffs and starts banging on a metal box outside of Misty’s door to be a bitch. Now this fool’s face is on camera. That means she signed a release and knows she is being filmed. She’s just that stupid. Then she kept turning the lights on and off all night long. She is the only employee in the entire pod. Ashley gives the signal. She wants to get the fuck out of there. Officer Williams just laughs and screams “Happy Mother’s Day!” She is one crazy bitch.
Next week the guys are all strip searched for some reason. Also, a fight breaks out in Tony’s pod between his two cellmates. Jennifer thinks Shanese is being too soft in jail. Tony and Dennis talk for the first time.
Omg I haven’t seen this episode but I’m literally enraged just reading this. That officer Williams needs her ass kicked in the biggest way. Lmao.about the talking in tongues. When I was little, the church we went to had tongues speakers.and holy shit did that freak me out amd turn me off.to.church.
My aunt and her family went to Pentecostal church. I remember my dad taking us there and pulling into the parking lot. He said, “What is going on in there, some sort of a barn dance?” We could literally hear all the talking in tongues and interpreters from the parking lot. Scary for a little kid.
Omg our church was a Pentecostal church! Is that the only one that does tongues? I went to Catholic school and nobody spoke in tongues. Although I did get suspended once for making a joke in religion class. I’m still kind of proud of that joke. We were learning about Yahweh and I told the teacher “you go Yahweh and I’ll go mine”. Haha immediately, I was sent to the pricipals office and then sent home suspended for 3 days which come on was a VACATION for me haha.
I totally approve of that joke and more, much more than that, you did it Yahweh!
Ba dum dum.
I’m going to be 50, and was raised RC; however, my Nanny and her friends became Charismatic Christians (still RC) in 1976 after my uncle died in a crane accident. I went to prayer meetings, Jesus ’79 at Giants Stadium, they prayed over each other and me as well as some speaking in tongues and so on and so on. It was normal (yet wild) to me as a child but caused a bit problem in the church …..
I love this show! (And Live PD). I can’t believe this jail. Easily the worst one yet. And Dennis? I don’t even know what is wrong with him!!
That Williams lady is evil just like Jennifer said. I know it’s taking everything in Shanese not to whoop her ass because she’s definitely had it coming since we were introduced to her ugly ass.
So relieved that Alex didn’t get his ass kicked. He is damn lucky.
Tony looks like a very good undercover. Awesome that he kicked those guys out for doing drugs in his cell.
Williams is a total bitch. What does it take for one of these officers to get fired? She is flat out cruel. Does the job attract cruel people, turn them cruel, or a bit of both? She maced a woman for calling her a bitch, and it looked to me like the inmate was behind a door, no? How can she say that the inmate was a threat to her?
I’ve seen every season of this show and nothing has been this bad. Even the season when the sewer backed up doesn’t compare to Ms Williams. How does she still have a job? Even if the tv cameras weren’t there the security cameras are. Who is running this insane asylum?
This is my hometown. The old sheriff didn’t care. Horton is trying to clean it up. After filming 6 guards were fired and a bunch quit. She’s supposed to be one of those that were fired.
Thanks for the info! They need at least two guards in there at a time if for nothing less than to keep an eye on each other. Good Grief.
I would love to see “Officer” Williams talk all that shit and poke all those bears with the cells unlocked. She can’t fight them all at once. I never endorse violence, but considering how poorly that jail is set up, they could start a riot and tear her ass up and get away with it. She should know better. Eventually these women will be out, and I wouldn’t want to catch one of them on the outside after treating them like that. She’s got a lot to say when she has them locked up unable to get to her, but it just shows she’s a coward and lazy. She would rather sit at her desk and keep them locked up than deal with having them out. I understand not wanting to be the only officer for that many inmates at a desk that they can easily walk behind or jump over. I see that. But she’s got anger in her and ego that she’s bringing to work, which is causing her to act like an inmate. I hope they get her I really do.
Funny how Dennis is Dennis again and has his tail tucked between his legs. Bye Quincy. I’m glad he actually listened rather than puffing up more. Shows he does have a brain in his head, at least for now.
Alex is pretty oblivious. There were at least two chances to click up with the AB white dudes and get some intel. They said it in plain English “you’re a white boy, I’m just looking out” but let’s be realistic – Alex would blow it all if he tried to get involved with the AB guys. They’d use him for all his shit once they realized he had nothing to offer in terms of drug use or fighting. They’d see through him.
I like this Tony character and I’m really hoping he changes the whole game up. Finally it’s awesome to see someone come in there who knows a thing or two about how things are run among the inmates and isn’t afraid. I kept wondering with the first CO undercover they sent in, the one who tapped out during intake, dont they teach you a lot of self defense and ways to disarm people when you’re a corrections officer? But then again, they also give you pepper spray and tasers. So it makes sense he left. I felt sorry for him. But it’s better because now the guy who was mentally and physically prepared for this is able to get in and do his job.
I hope Dennis doesn’t ruin it because he alluded in the preview for the next episode to thinking Tony was part of the project. He’s like a moth to a flame, he sees Tony starting to take control of the pod. And being involved with the pod boss will definitely get you attention one way or another.
Most of these participants have one thing in common – they came into the pod reeking of fear. When you go in scared it dictates how your time will go. Dennis was the opposite he went in overly confident and had to be forced back into rationality. Jennifer went in with the general peace of mind that a lot of religious or spiritual people have which is that god won’t give you more than you can handle. She also had a wild teen life she described in the beginning so she is able to relate to the inmates more. Tony walked in there without fear, and the results are already proving themselves without him having to do much work.
I really liked this episode. I feel a glimmer of hope for the program and the participants. Fingers crossed.
Agree, I don’t promote violence, but would look the other way if a released inmate or one of their relatives met Williams outside of the prison and gave her a taste of her own medicine.
She is a truly bad person. I hope she pays in one way or another.
I dont understand HOW Ms Williams is still there. She is abusing the inmates on camera, physically and psychologically, and you know the producers are watching all of this, and probably admin there as well. How can the jail let this go on? I know there are bad apple COs out there, but this one is horrible. She could be removed in two seconds and already quit in the last episode! Is the storyline not good enough in the women’s pod?
I am liking Tony so far.
Ms Williams needs to lose her job
Doesn’t Ms. Williams realize she’s on camera the entire time?
This is what mystifies me. SHE SIGNED A RELEASE TO BE ON TV. She knows full well she is being filmed. Though I guess sometimes it is easy to forget the cameras are there. Or maybe they interviewed her and she just thinks that is the only filming. People just sign those releases without reading anything.
I guess you’re right. But she’s in for a big surprise then.
I just today binge-watched the first five shows of this season. I am filled with rage at Ms. Williams. There is no question but that she had to be fired, so I am glad to read the comment above that she is gone. Taking away their free time (phone calls) on Mother’s Day, pepper spraying the woman, taunting her, banging on the metal panels, turning on the lights—how evil can one person be? I agree that they absolutely need two guards in there at all times to keep each other (not to mention the inmates) in line. Mistreating the inmates like that only makes things worse for everyone, inmates and staff, because it escalates the tension and anger and makes everyone more likely to blow up.
Alex has totally surprised me by how well he is doing. I don’t know how much intel he is gathering, but the fact that he is still in there is impressive to me.
On the only previous season I watched (the one in Pinal County, AZ), they made a big deal of talking about their “mission” and who was looking for drug, gangs, and jail ops. They haven’t had any of that talk this season.
The new sheriff seems like he cares and wants to improve things, but I don’t really like Chief Peek, who is actually in charge of the facility. Isn’t he the same person who was in charge under the last sheriff too? So isn’t he part of the problem? One of them (perhaps Tony) said something about the huge amount of contraband indicating that CO’s or other employees were likely in on it. Probably, but a big part of the problem has to be that they don’t carefully search the new inmates coming in. That was very surprising to me!
I wish they would have kicked Dennis out of the program. He seems likely to blow Tony’s cover. As much as I have my doubts about Chief Peek, I was on his side in the conversation with Dennis.
I’m surprised the black/white/latino issue doesn’t seem to be as big of a deal here as it was in Pinal Co. They’ve mentioned it a few times, but it is clearly not as rigid as in Pinal, and they don’t have one specific person who is the clearly acknowledged boss of each group. That whole rigid tribe dynamic and hierarchy really shocked me on the previous season.
Was there a pre-show where they showed us more of the training they received and their backgrounds? I was interested to see the short little clip they played of Alex interacting with Dennis and others in a training session. And one of the comments on the episode where Jacob (the CO) left mentioned his cute house and family? I didn’t see that? And I didn’t seem to know about Ashley’s divorce situation as early as it was first mentioned in comments here. Maybe I missed a pre-episode, even though I started with Ep 1 on On Demand.
Sorry this got so long!
Tamara – I love your blog and recaps almost as much as the show! I check it like, 5 seconds after watching each new episode and am disappointed when you don’t have a write up yet, LOL
I haven’t watched last nights yet. I can’t even record it at the regular time because too much is on. I will recap it later. I am currently checking the NBCu media site for the Project Runway photos. They get later and later each week.
I’ve been binge watching so much 60 days, I’m starting to dream about it. Sounds like I also need to check out Live PD. Thanks for the recaps! Love reading them and the comments!
Just got the new recap up, Dee! https://tamaratattles.com/2020/02/07/60-days-in-recap-squat-and-cough/