The BEST episodes of Lockdown
Every episode of Lockdown ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Lockdown!
A series examining prison life that visits facilities in California, Ohio and Minnesota for reports on prison conditions, gang activity and supermax incarceration of dangerous criminals.
#1 - San Antonio Gang War
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/2010
The Mexican Mafia battles a local prison gang at Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas.
#2 - Predators Behind Bars
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2006
Gang leader Diedreikus Albert reveals how convicts get their hands on contraband behind bars in Ohio's Lebanon Correctional Institute, which contains more than 2,000 of the state's most dangerous men. Plus, a new inmate who is serving seven years for involuntary manslaughter shares his fears and a 23-year-old who is about to be sworn in as a correctional officer talks about the challenges of the job
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Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/1/2011
Violent murders escalate in Juarez, making it the murder capital of Mexico.
#4 - Chaos in California
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/26/2010
Chaos erupts in one of California's most violent prisons.
#5 - Officers Under Siege
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/26/2010
Officers at Hillsborough County Jail in Tampa, Fla. put their lives on the line to keep inmates safe and under control.
#6 - Gang Central
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/3/2010
Inmates in the largest county jail in Denver take advantage of the run down facility to make weapons before being moved.
#7 - Shanks and Shakedowns
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/2010
Criminals in Cleveland, Ohio must pass through the Cuyahoga County Jail, home of the county's infamous Special Response Team.
#8 - Inside a Mexican Prison
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2010
Life in one of Mexico's most notorious prisons, Centro do Ejecucion do Sanciones.
#9 - Chaos Control
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2010
Tensions threaten to erupt at any moment at the St. Louis County Jail.
#11 - Female Felons
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2009
Maryland struggles to contain all of its female felons in one prison, the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women.
#12 - Alaska Bush Troopers
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2008
Documentary providing an insight into the work of those in charge of maintaining law and order in Alaska, a vast and sometimes roadless region, where crime rates have soared
#13 - Kids Behind Bars
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2008
Examining the innovative Youthful Offender System in Colorado, which provides juvenile felons with the opportunity of rehabilitation to avoid being sent to adult prisons
#16 - Surviving Stateville
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/2008
The Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois is one of America's most perilous prisons, with 60 percent of the inmates serving time for murder and 20 percent for rape and other violent crimes.
#17 - County Jail
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/2008
A look inside Multnomah County Detention Centre in Oregon, a maximum security jail located in downtown Portland. The booking department takes in more than 100 inmates per day and the prison lacks the space, staff and resources to cope with the influx. Weekend nights bring the most activity, when people who are mostly drunk, on drugs or both stream through its doors - often in a state of distress and not scared to express their frustration
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#18 - First Timers
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/13/2008
A look inside Fort Dodge Correctional Facility in Iowa, a medium security prison built on 60 acres of land, where young offenders have a tough time in the cellblocks and the yard at the hands of gang members. Designed on a campus model, the structure has administration and treatment buildings, while the living quarters are divided into units to provide easier supervision and control of the inmates
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#21 - Newbies
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2007
A look inside Wyoming State Penitentiary - a prison which is understaffed and overcrowded - from the perspective of three new staff members. They face the daily challenges of officer training and learning to cope with manipulative inmates as well as the dangerous environment - where escape and murder are a reality.
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#23 - Total Control
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2007
The battle for control inside the Alexander Correctional Institution, North Carolina - a prison known for its high security and strict rules and regulations. Assistant superintendent Keith Whitener reveals how he deals with gang activity, while officer Larry Carver discusses controlling the traffic of inmates within their block. Last in the series
#24 - Women Behind Bars
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2007
Staff and inmates' accounts of life inside the walls of California's Valley State Prison for Women, which holds 3,900 of the most dangerous female prisoners in the state system. One inmate, who is held in the high-security Administrative Segregation section having assaulted a cellmate, talks about her experiences, while another who is soon to be released reveals her fears of going back on the outside
#25 - Gang War
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2007
Prisoners discuss the terrifying conditions of California's notorious Salinas Valley State Prison, where an estimated 70 per cent of inmates were gang members on the outside and mergers take place to form racial armies. Mass battles take place in the violent C yard, inhabited by leaders who order assaults, riots and murders to be carried out by 'foot soldiers'