The first three participants enter Pitt County Detention Center in North Carolina to begin their 60 days inside the jail.

As two more participants enter Pitt County Detention Center, some may already be wavering on their commitment to make it through quarantine.

Jamil and Steven enter general population, and as a new volunteer enters the Pitt County Detention Center, another participant questions their decision to continue with the program.

Suspicions mount and pressure builds as the participants try to focus on their missions and keep their cover.

Chaos ensues in both the Men's and the Women's pods, leaving Sheriff Dance concerned with the state of the program.

Sheriff Dance meets the two new volunteers before Orion enters the program. Jamil and Drip go head-to-head while constant aggression in the women's pod force. Brittany and Sara to try to find a solution.

The last new participant Kendra embeds while Orion loses his cool with a CO. Accusations of stealing leads to chaos within the women's pod and one participant seemingly gives up on the mission.

The remaining participants encounter obstacles while trying to fulfill their missions as drugs run rampant throughout PCDC, resulting in a full shakedown.

Orion moves to a new pod and is forced to make a tough choice, Jamil faces an old foe, Brittany loses her patience with Candace, a vicious fight breaks out between two inmates which affects Kendra and Brittany, while Sara's new roommate threatens the sobriety of the pod.

As each participant nears the end of the program, Jamil tries a new tactic, Brittany reconciles with her roomie, Orion's old cellmate gets into a brutal fight, and Officers raid one cell, which pleases Kendra, but puts Sara in the crosshairs.

After the remaining participant leaves the program, the Sheriff and her staff process how to implement the feedback as the inmates continue serving their time.

The participants have left the program, cameras remain to document changes being implemented throughout Pitt County Detention Center, and the raid expands to the men's unit which takes the inmates by surprise.

In part one of the season 8 reunion, sparks fly and tempers flare as host Mona Scott-Young grills the original six participants, who reunite with Sheriff Dance and Chief Capehart for the first time since leaving the 60 Days In program.