After appearing in a Florida courtroom, the British teens are booked into Brevard County Jail, just like real inmates. They get a brutal introduction to prison life when they come face-to-face with inmates shouting obscenities at them.

Two days into the behaviour program, the prison officers crank up the pressure as the teens work on a chain gang in searing Florida heat and speak with young adults charged with murder.

Tensions between two teen rivals lead to an altercation; the inmates meet former gang members and see murder victims at the police morgue as they reflect on their spell in prison.