![]() 60 Days In definitely uses the tricks of the reality trade – deceptive editing, dramatic music, ramping up the “stakes” – to make it more intense. Also, the show is too reality show and less documentary for its own good. Yeah, me too, like it’s exploitative of the inmates and a bit morally dicey. Something about this gives me a funny feeling. ![]() They pretend not to know the participants and interview regular inmates as well. There is also a production crew using the story that they’re making a documentary about first-timers going to jail. How did they film a reality show inside a prison? Sheriff Noel helped them get access, outfitting the pods in his jail with more than 300 high-tech cameras to catch the action. Who among us hasn’t wondered what it would be like to go to prison? The best reality shows make the audience wonder how they would react in a certain environment, whether it’s who they would vote off a desert island on Survivor, if they can be plucked out of obscurity and achieve fame like on American Idol, or which of three real estate choices they would make on House Hunters. That is absolutely insane! Yes, and that is what makes it so compelling to watch. The participants don’t even know about each other. No one inside the system – except Noel and one of his deputies – know what they’re doing there. He trained seven people – three women and four men – to go into the jail under cover. His jail has been busted for vice and corruption not only among the inmates, but also the guards. Who thought this was a good idea? County Sheriff Jamey Noel. For real? This is a reality show where seven civilians are sent into the Clark County Jail in Indiana for two months.
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