This Thursday, the groundbreaking A&E documentary series 60 Days In is back with a new season,

and immediately following the gripping premiere of new series, Inmate to roommate.

For the first time ever, A&E is going close-up inside the homes of everyday people who are

taking in recently released inmates. Anything can happen when these two worlds collide.

If it doesn't go well, the former Inmate could end up back in prison.

It's a new series that answers the question, how far would you go to help someone?

Don't miss A&E's new original series Inmate to roommate.

Thursday at 10, 9th central, after 60 days in, only on A&E.

Watch live, stream it on the A&E app, or get it on demand.

This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Use your best judgment.

Ruth Dench, Maritor Husband Paul in 1936.

The couple bought a home in Hamilton County, Ohio, where Ruth worked as a teacher at the local elementary school.

In 1937, the couple had a son, Robert.

18 months after he was born, Robert saved his entire family.

The wiring in the Dench house was faulty, causing a fire on the second floor of their home,

where the family was sleeping. The screams of a terrified toddler,

woken his parents, allowing everyone to escape their burning home.

The top of their house had been destroyed, and they lost most of their furniture and clothes.

But the family was safe. The house could be repaired.

Ruth, better known as Mrs. Dench to her students, was made acting principal in 1968.

She retired from a 40-year-long career in education in 1969.

Her husband, Paul, died in 1973. He was 74 years old at the time.

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