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Reality Behind Bars

Ashley Scolaro & Carolyn Fisher

Reality Behind Bars discusses incarceration by analyzing documentaries and reality television. Hosted by a college professor and a formerly incarcerated educator, the show aims to separate entertainment from reality.

Each episode examines popular shows about prison life—asking what they get right, what they get wrong, and what they leave out. Drawing on research, psychology, and lived experience, the hosts explore topics like incarceration, reentry, prison culture, criminal justice reform, and the real human impact of the system.

If you watch prison documentaries, follow true crime, or want a deeper understanding of the criminal justice system, Reality Behind Bars offers thoughtful analysis and honest conversations about the stories we’re told about life behind bars.

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Episodes

67 episodes

  1. The End of the Podcast Announcement 5:43
  2. From Teenage Mistake to Prison: Tito’s Story of Incarceration, Probation, and Reentry 1:03:59
  3. 60 Days In S3E8 (A&E, 2017) 48:07
  4. I Was 16 When I Went to Jail: The Reality of Juvenile Incarceration 1:00:34
  5. 60 Days In S3E7 (A&E, 2017) 43:10
  6. For Venida, For Kalief (PBS, 2025) 57:02
  7. 60 Days In S3E6 (A&E, 2017) 1:03:59
  8. Time: The Kalief Browder Story Part 6 (Netflix, 2017) 53:07
  9. 60 Days In S3E5 (A&E, 2017) 57:30
  10. Time: The Kalief Browder Story Part 5 (Netflix, 2017) 56:41
  11. 60 Days In S3E4 (A&E, 2017) 47:48
  12. Time: The Kalief Browder Story Part 4 (Netflix, 2017) 49:44
  13. 60 Days In S3E3 (A&E, 2017) 39:30
  14. Time: The Kalief Browder Story Part 3 (Netflix, 2017) 1:07:23
  15. 60 Days In S3E2 (A&E, 2017) 1:02:42
  16. Time: The Kalief Browder Story Part 2 (Netflix, 2017) 50:26
  17. 60 Days In S3E1 (A&E, 2017) 1:01:18
  18. Time: The Kalief Browder Story Part 1 (Netflix, 2017) 1:09:17
  19. 60 Days In Season 2 Wrap Up (A&E, 2016) 1:04:20
  20. Out of Mind, Out of Sight (2014) 1:34:00
  21. Tarnished The Badge: The Jamey Noel Story (YouTube, 2026) 59:34
  22. Daughters (Netflix, 2024) 1:27:06
  23. 60 Days In S2E12 (A&E, 2016) 1:11:18
  24. Inmate to Roommate S1E10 (A&E, 2022) 1:07:18
  25. 60 Days In S2E11 (A&E, 2016) 1:05:51
  26. An Interview with Lacorrey Russell from The Alabama Solution (HBO Max, 2025) 1:02:37
  27. 60 Days In S2E10 (A&E, 2016) 52:21
  28. Inmate to Roommate S1E9 (A&E, 2022) 53:05
  29. 60 Days In S2E9 (A&E, 2016) 1:10:36
  30. Inmate to Roommate S1E8 (A&E, 2022) 1:15:42
  31. 60 Days In S2E8 (A&E, 2016) 50:20
  32. Inmate to Roommate S1E7 (A&E, 2022) 1:12:38
  33. 60 Days In S2E7 (A&E, 2016) 1:00:05
  34. Inmate to Roommate S1E6 (A&E, 2022) 1:15:13
  35. 60 Days In S2E6 (A&E, 2016) 1:15:04
  36. Inmate to Roommate S1E5 (A&E, 2022) 1:14:12
  37. The Reality of Pregnancy During Incarceration 37:50
  38. A Teenager's Thoughts on The Alabama Solution (HBO Max, 2025) 53:39
  39. 60 Days In S2E5 (A&E, 2016) 1:05:55
  40. The Reality of Halfway Houses 34:51
  41. The Reality of Medical Furloughs 29:21
  42. Inmate to Roommate S1E4 (A&E, 2022) 49:18
  43. 60 Days In S2E4 (A&E, 2016) 1:15:25
  44. Inmate to Roommate S1E3 (A&E, 2022) 37:29
  45. 60 Days In S2E3 (A&E, 2016) 46:54
  46. Inmate to Roommate S1E2 (A&E, 2022) 1:04:36
  47. 60 Days In S2E2 (A&E, 2016) 43:58
  48. Inmate to Roommate S1E1 (A&E, 2022) 57:08
  49. 60 Days In S2E1 (A&E, 2016) 42:15
  50. 60 Days In Season 1 Wrap Up (A&E, 2016) 50:49