Adam Ruins Everything Adam Ruins Prison (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | 21 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

Adam Ruins Everything

Adam Ruins Prison (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 21 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

After her arrest last episode, Adam, along with Emily's cellmate, explains how private prisons make money by keeping people in jail, that solitary confinement is a form of torture, and the whole system is ineffective at crime reduction.

Director

J.J. Adler

Writers

Adam Conover | Gonzalo Cordova | Travis Helwig | Mary Lordes & 2 more

Producer

Jeremy Reitz (produced by)

Composer

Samuel Nobles (as Sam Nobles)

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 22, 2016

Release date

Nov 22, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Adam Conover Adam Conover Adam Conover See fewer	Jake and Amir (2007)
Sasha A. Ali Sasha Sasha See fewer	Scandal (2012)
Emily Axford Emily Emily See fewer	Hot Date (2017)
Wade Barrett Governor Governor See fewer	Hightown (2020)
Kimia Behpoornia Prisoner 3 Prisoner 3 See fewer	Atypical (2017)
Courtney Black Prisoner 2 Prisoner 2 See fewer	Stand Up and Deliver (2013)
River Butcher Rhea (as Rhea Butcher) Rhea (as Rhea Butcher) See fewer	Take My Wife (2016)
Tammy Caplan Prisoner 1 Prisoner 1 See fewer	Jane the Virgin (2014)
Tiffany Yvonne Cox CCA Businesswoman CCA Businesswoman See fewer	Roadside Assistance (2021)
Lauren Flans Old Timey Prisoner Old Timey Prisoner See fewer	Another Period (2013)
Carole Gutierrez Parole Chairwoman Parole Chairwoman See fewer	Law & Order True Crime (2017)
Nnete Inyangumia Prisoner Prisoner See fewer	The Honor List (2018)
Cynthia Kao Hopeful Prisoner Hopeful Prisoner See fewer	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Leslie L. Miller Prison Tour Guide Prison Tour Guide See fewer	Mind Thief (2022)
Brian Murphy Murph Murph See fewer	American Reunion (2012)
Nicole Roberts Kendra Kendra See fewer	The Last Job (II) (2013)
Daryl Atkinson Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Saturday/Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (2020)
Doby Daenger Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited) See fewer	Cat and Mouse (I) (2011)