—"Cops" creator John Langley takes a look at what happens after the arrest in this reality series that is filmed on location at county jails throughout the Lone Star State. Cameras follow inmates through the entire process, from their initial bookings to their first moments behind bars.

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Season 520 of 20 Episodes

A driver with a baby in her backseat texts, drinks and drives; after his arrest for shoplifting, a young man realizes the consequences of his crime.
A man arrested on drug warrants gets upset about the brisket he left on the grill; a drunk man flirts with the jail staff; an inmate sells tree leaves as pot to an undercover officer.
Welcoming an eccentric regular back to jail; a man fleeing Mexico details the horrors he escaped; a young woman describes her lucrative stint as a stripper.
A woman who calls herself "Sunshine" has a dark disposition; a man trades a halfway house for jail to get his life in order; a career criminal shows no regret.
An inmate claims to be the victim of an internet scam; officers take it easy on an inmate struggling through a spiritual crisis.
Two sisters have no one to bail them out after a mini-crime spree; a domestic argument lands a husband in jail.
An inmate demands officers follow her instructions while in jail; a man insists that he was kidnapped by the police and is being held illegally.
A woman goes to jail after telling police she was frightened by a monkey mask; an intoxicated man has feelings for an officer; an officer finds contraband in a pack of cigarettes during a search.
Over the course of a single shift, officers go toe to toe with a hotheaded inmate refusing to change cells without a fight, and deal with the whims of a homeless man who demands room service and a better cell.
A young father pulls a desperate double robbery to make ends meet; a routine shakedown gets deadly when officers uncover alarming contraband; an inmate plays innocent about her criminal past until she's confronted by officers.
A trustee finds himself in hot water after officers discover his contraband; an oil worker doesn't think the charge fits the crime after stealing two hedge trimmers; conflict arises when an officer and inmate butt heads.
A man arrested for domestic violence threatens to put the officers in jail; inmates on kitchen duty get into a fist fight over a towel; a woman unsure about her sexual identity is arrested for trespassing at a friend's home.
A woman confesses to having drugs hidden somewhere unseen; an inmate's exotic makeup is cleverly created with candy and toothpaste; a couple is surprised that holding someone against their will is a felony.
Cameras catch an arrested man making a run for freedom; an addict returns to jail and tells officers that drugs are controlling his mind; humility may help one man quit his life of crime.
Alcohol and a cellphone dispute lead one man to the "green suit"; two panhandlers profess their undying love for each other; alcohol pushes a proud father across the line; a homeless woman gives officers career advice.
Officers warn a man that dressing up like a clown in Texas is not a good idea; a shotgun is found in the sweatshirt of a man arrested for riding his bicycle without a headlight; a couple wonders how pot ended up in their possession.
Officers find hidden drugs on a burglary suspect during a pat down, leading to a tense confrontation; a beer sets off a fight between a mom and her daughter, causing one family member to end up in jail.
Angry over her arrest, a woman becomes combative with officers; busted once again for drugs, a smart young woman knows she is making dumb choices but can't stop using; a man eluding the police swipes food from his workplace.
Officers have to get hands on when a man tries to swallow his ring; a heroin addict wants help when he realizes his habit has cost him everything he loves; one man fights with his girlfriend in a bathroom.
After falling down a flight of stairs while drunk, a young man is amazed he is in jail for refusing to go to the hospital; a corrections officer tries to explain to a young man why carrying a gun-shaped knife is not a good idea.

"Cops" creator John Langley takes a look at what happens after the arrest in this reality series that is filmed on location at county jails throughout the Lone Star State. Cameras follow inmates through the entire process, from their initial bookings to their first moments behind bars.

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