Cameras follow notorious gang member Baby D who considers herself top dog and has her sights set on a woman in a rival gang for her next attack. Pregnant Vanessa is desperate to get onto a drug rehabilitation programme.
Transgender inmate Franklin falls in love with a fellow prisoner but they must keep it a secret or face solitary confinement. Baby D continues to throw her weight around until a fight breaks out over milk.
Heroin addict Missy is regularly visited by a sugar daddy, who gives her the cash she needs to fund her habit. But as she awaits trial for kidnapping, she has to decide whether she is willing to give up a life of drugs and money in order to get her children back. Meanwhile, the romance between transgender prisoner Franklin and fellow inmate Leslie continues to blossom. Only able to meet in educational classes, will their relationship be discovered by the officers?
Educated Julia does not match the typical image of a hardened criminal but has been charged with the murder of her ex-boyfriend. Now she must learn to navigate jail for the first time - all while proclaiming her innocence. Rachel feels the full weight of prison rule after failing a drugs test, while Missy, who is facing trial for kidnapping and home invasion, discovers she could face up to 20 years. How will the mum-of-three cope with such a long term?
Officers call a 'Code Blue' alerting paramedics when a newly-arrived prisoner has a seizure. In the Transitional Housing Unit prisoners near the end of the terms prepare for life on the outside.
Suspected of being in a romantic relationship, Lo and Kayla are still being kept apart by officers - and Lo has a difficult decision to make. When jail veterans Jackie and Kourtney are moved, they bring with them all the latest news. Detox over, heroin addict Natasha is moved into the jail's general population. Used to living with her mother, how she will cope when thrown into an eight-person tank remains to be seen
Noel refuses to back down in her attempt to show Officer Betanzo who's boss. Having been the victim of abuse, Tamara undergoes a series of classes and therapy.
Despite being repeatedly busted, professional shoplifter and addict Linda is already planning her next big heist - stealing ingredients for a celebratory feast when she gets out.