EachyearinAmerica,85%ofinmatesseekingearlyreleasewillbedenied,but15%willbereleasedfromprisonbeforeservingtheirfullsentences.Twothirdsoftheseparoleeswillcommitacrimethatsendsthembackbehindbars,makingthedecisiontoreleaseaninmateearlyanagonizingdilemma.JudgmentDay:PrisonorParoleisaninvestigativeseriesthattakesviewersinsidethehighstakesdecisionsmadebyparoleboardseveryday.When95%ofinmatesintheUSwilleventuallybeplacedbackintosociety,paroleboardmembersmustdecidewhoshouldremainincarceratedandwhoissafeforrelease.

A failed amusement park owner devises a plan to commit gruesome murders in the park as a publicity stunt to sell tickets.