On November 19, 2019, the show was renewed for a sixth season which takes place in the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama and premiered on January 2, 2020.

[8] The show returned for an eighth season, taking place at Pitt County Detention Center in North Carolina.

Their goal is to obtain evidence of questionable or illegal activities within the jail that might be missed by the correctional officers and surveillance systems.

[10] Prior to entering the jail, the volunteers receive instruction on how to act around other inmates, and they are each given a pseudonym and a cover story, including details of the (fake) criminal charges on which they were arrested.

The first two seasons occurred in the Clark County Jail[11] (also known as the Michael L. Becher Adult Correctional Complex[12]), in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

[16] The Clark County Sheriff's Office held a community fundraiser where they sold T-shirts and tater tots based on the show.

Colonel Mark Adger made the decision to end the program early due to Cooper's actions.

Amy Amatangelo of The Hollywood Reporter gave the first season of the show a positive review, calling it "fascinating and frightening" and "eye-opening.

"[180] Brian Lowry of Variety gave a mixed review, criticizing Sheriff Jamey Noel and the participants but praising the show "creating tension in conjuring the threat of violence.