American Crimes
United States
American Crimes focuses on true crime stories and legal proceedings from across the United States. The channel’s programming draws from actual case files, courtroom footage, and investigative reports, covering homicides, fraud, organized crime, and historical criminal cases. Documentaries and reenactments explore how law enforcement agencies operate, while some segments examine forensic science and the judicial process. The content tends to avoid dramatization, instead presenting facts and interviews with detectives, prosecutors, or survivors. News updates on ongoing trials or recent arrests occasionally appear between scheduled shows.
Viewers can access the channel through cable and satellite providers in the United States. Some episodes are available on demand through participating streaming services, though full schedules vary by region. TV guide listings for American Crimes typically group programs by theme, such as cold cases or white-collar crime, without a fixed daily lineup. The channel does not produce original series or employ on-air hosts, relying instead on licensed content from production companies specializing in crime documentaries.
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Lockup Special Investigation
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Lockup: Raw
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LIVE 00:21 - 01:12
Lockup: Raw
Jailhouse Blues
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Before any inmate sees the inside of a prison, he has most likely first seen the inside of a jail; nothing about jail is for the faint of heart; for some, jail is the ultimate limbo between freedom and a life behind bars or even worse.
01:12 - 02:03
Lockup: Raw
The Gang Investigators
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
From small towns to big cities, virtually every jail and prison in the United States deals with a gang problem; for some, suppressing gangs is a daily challenge that comes with life or death consequences.
02:03 - 02:53
Lockup: Raw
A Brotherhood of Gangs
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
How gangs are managed in the jail system; how family relationships affect the jail experience.
02:53 - 03:44
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
Beat Down
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A convicted sex offender becomes the victim of a brutal assault that leaves him unconscious and in the hospital; his assailants say the attack was warranted, but what they don't know might bring regret.
03:44 - 04:35
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
Bam Bam
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
One inmate's stress prompts an emergency response; a repeat offender is charged with beating her mother, and now must rely on her own daughter for support; an inmate known for his brawn decides to focus on his brain.
04:35 - 05:26
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
Tangled Web
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Police take a young man into custody following the murder of a 15-year-old boy in his Louisville, Ky., home; the jail finds itself with a multitude of related high-profile cases.
05:26 - 06:16
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
Inside Pendleton Juvenile
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
The inmates at Indiana's Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility aren't sentenced in terms of years; they get out when they achieve certain goals, no matter how long that takes.
06:16 - 07:07
Lockup: Raw
Doomed Decisions
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Producers take the time to get to know dozens of inmates, following the action and watching the story unfold in from of their eyes.
07:07 - 07:58
Lockup Special Investigation
Lake County Juvenile Justice: Kenneth, Kentrell, Devon
Series, Crime, Documentary
For some kids, the revolving door of lockup seems to snag one generation after the next; 17-year-old Kenneth and 14-year-old Kentrell have 10 brothers and sisters, a father in prison and a mother with a criminal record for public nuisance.
07:58 - 08:49
Lockup: Raw
Jailhouse Blues
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Before any inmate sees the inside of a prison, he has most likely first seen the inside of a jail; nothing about jail is for the faint of heart; for some, jail is the ultimate limbo between freedom and a life behind bars or even worse.
08:49 - 09:39
Lockup: Raw
The Gang Investigators
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
From small towns to big cities, virtually every jail and prison in the United States deals with a gang problem; for some, suppressing gangs is a daily challenge that comes with life or death consequences.
09:39 - 10:30
Lockup: Raw
A Brotherhood of Gangs
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
How gangs are managed in the jail system; how family relationships affect the jail experience.
10:30 - 11:21
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
Beat Down
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A convicted sex offender becomes the victim of a brutal assault that leaves him unconscious and in the hospital; his assailants say the attack was warranted, but what they don't know might bring regret.
11:21 - 12:12
Lockup: Sacramento: Extended Stay
352,955 Days to Life
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
One inmate contends that a law could put him away forever; an inmate sentenced to life without parole prays that a new law will set him free.
12:12 - 13:03
Lockup: Sacramento: Extended Stay
Taming Wild
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A family man gets a decade in jail for manufacturing weapons; a meth addict gives up a prized possession; jail introduces both of these men to a cowboy, some wild horses and the opportunity of a lifetime.
13:03 - 13:53
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Blood Brothers
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
An inmate takes his fights from the street to the halls of the jail and his boyhood friend follows his example; two brothers turn to crime to support their habits and one faces the prospect of hitting the streets again.
13:53 - 14:44
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
The Box Life
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
For inmates that reach their boiling point, the jail has a special place: The Box; as one inmate says, "separated from everything so you learn to deal with it. It's called 'The Box Life.'".
14:44 - 15:35
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Baptism by Fire
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Inside Suffolk County Jail, one inmate finds himself on the wrong end of a vicious attack; another, with a reputation for violence, keeps the staff on constant alert; a young man with a bright future awaits trial for first-degree murder.
15:35 - 16:26
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Bad Rep
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A man accused of possessing child porn tries to salvage his relationship with his daughter and her children; deputies contend with an inmate on a mission.
16:26 - 17:16
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
Everyone's Got Baggage
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.
17:16 - 18:07
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
Under Pressure
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.
18:07 - 18:57
Lockup: Raw
Unraveling the Truth
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Additional footage from the "Lockup" series.
18:57 - 19:48
Lockup: Sacramento: Extended Stay
352,955 Days to Life
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
One inmate contends that a law could put him away forever; an inmate sentenced to life without parole prays that a new law will set him free.
19:48 - 20:39
Lockup: Sacramento: Extended Stay
Taming Wild
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A family man gets a decade in jail for manufacturing weapons; a meth addict gives up a prized possession; jail introduces both of these men to a cowboy, some wild horses and the opportunity of a lifetime.
20:39 - 21:30
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Blood Brothers
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
An inmate takes his fights from the street to the halls of the jail and his boyhood friend follows his example; two brothers turn to crime to support their habits and one faces the prospect of hitting the streets again.
21:30 - 22:20
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
The Box Life
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
For inmates that reach their boiling point, the jail has a special place: The Box; as one inmate says, "separated from everything so you learn to deal with it. It's called 'The Box Life.'".
22:20 - 23:11
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Baptism by Fire
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Inside Suffolk County Jail, one inmate finds himself on the wrong end of a vicious attack; another, with a reputation for violence, keeps the staff on constant alert; a young man with a bright future awaits trial for first-degree murder.
23:11 - 00:02
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Bad Rep
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A man accused of possessing child porn tries to salvage his relationship with his daughter and her children; deputies contend with an inmate on a mission.