Leading up to the release of the New West exposé Jim Jones fled to his jungle compound bringing several hundred Peoples Temple members with him. Jonestown ballooned from a small settlement to a makeshift city of over 900. As food dwindled and supplies vanished, Jones's voice echoed day and night through Jonestown’s public address system as he ranted paranoid warnings of a coming siege. Under the blistering sun, Temple members worked endlessly while their leader spiraled into a drug-fueled psychosis. The truth hit hard the moment new residents surrendered their passports: there would be no escape. Join us as we investigate the grim realities of life in the Promised Land.