American Crimes

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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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Schedule
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Lockup Special Investigation
15:54 - 16:45
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.
Lockup: Raw
16:45 - 17:35
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.
Lockup: Raw
17:35 - 18:26
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.
Lockup: Raw
LIVE 18:26 - 19:17
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.
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
19:17 - 20:07
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.
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
20:07 - 20:58
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.
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
20:58 - 21:49
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.
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
21:49 - 22:39
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.
Lockup: Raw
22:39 - 23:31
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.
Lockup Special Investigation
23:31 - 00:21
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.
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