The BEST episodes of Lockdown season 1
Every episode of Lockdown season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Lockdown season 1!
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 - 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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#2 - Gangland
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2006
A look at life inside California's Pelican Bay State Prison. The facility houses the state's most violent offenders, and is populated by numerous gang members. Once inside, supporters of organizations including the Nazi Low Riders and the Black Guerrillas continue to wage war on each other. However, the authorities are determined to destroy the leaders' communication networks and foster an environment that will encourage informants to emerge.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Inside Maximum Security
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/2006
Series going behind the doors of America's most dangerous prisons, focusing on Minnesota's Oak Park Heights, part of a new breed of Supermax institutions reserved for some of the country's worst-behaved criminals. Surprisingly, many of the convicted rapists, murderers and arsonists are allowed to leave their cells during the day
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - 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'
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - 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
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