The BEST episodes of Lockup
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Lockup takes us inside maximum security prisons, showing us what life is really like for those that are spending several years there, their whole life, or even those waiting to be executed.
#1 - Extended Stay: New Mexico - Taking a Hostage
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2008
Prisoners take hostages in the Penitentiary of New Mexico.
Watch Now:iTunes#2 - Raw: The Devils Workshop
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2008
Idle time leads to mischief in prison.
Watch Now:iTunes#3 - Extended Stay: Corcoran - Road to Redemption
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/20/2008
Inmates must choose between doing their time or following a more self-destructive path.
Watch Now:iTunes#4 - Raw: Pushing the Limits
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2010
In a life full of restrictions, we've seen inmates take control of whatever they can, despite the consequences. We've seen frustrated inmates reach their breaking point. And in the battle of wills, some will take actions that can never be reversed.
Watch Now:iTunes#5 - Raw: Ain't No Hotel
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/2010
America's Toughest Jail where we find stories that ranged from the unexpected to horrifying.
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#6 - Wabash Valley: Extended Stay - Sticks and Stone
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2011
The Wabash Correctional Facility houses more than 2,000 convicted felons.
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#7 - Wabash Valley: Extended Stay - Close Quarters
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/2011
Pairing up inmates into two-man cells requires careful screening.
Watch Now:iTunes#8 - Inside Spring Creek Alaska
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/2006
Life inside Alaska's Spring Creek Correctional Center.
Watch Now:iTunes#9 - Tampa: Extended Stay - High Profile
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/3/2011
At the Hillsborough County Jail in Tampa, Fla., an accused murderer in a high profile case tries to cash in on her notoriety and a convicted rapist loses his cool in court.
Watch Now:iTunes#10 - Raw: Harsh Reality
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2010
Sometimes life has other plans, like when the ex leader of a gang faces a whole new reality he discovers the price for coming clean.
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#11 - Wichita: Extended Stay - Defending Bacon
Season 27 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2017
At the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita, Kansas, many inmates rely on their faith to help them through their time behind bars.
#12 - Raw: The Daily Grind
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/19/2008
The daily grind of prison life has been known to push some inmates to the brink.
Watch Now:iTunes#13 - Extended Stay: Corcoran - Hugs Not Drugs
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2008
Inmates find various ways to smuggle in contraband.
Watch Now:iTunes#14 - Raw: Ganging Up
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/16/2009
Joining a gang while in prison.
#15 - Holman: Extended Stay - He Takes No Prisoners
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2007
Grantt Culliver controls the disruptive inmates of Holman Correctional Facility.
Watch Now:iTunes#16 - Extended Stay: Corcoran - Prison Politics
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/16/2008
Corcoran officers put their lives on the line to prevent inmate attacks.
Watch Now:iTunes#18 - Maricopa County: Extended Stay - Identity Crisis
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2010
No matter the circumstances that brought them there, Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, will have a profound effect on who the inmates will become. And for some, their time in jail will reveal their true nature.
Watch Now:iTunes#19 - Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Brotherhood
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/2009
The Residential Treatment Unit.
Watch Now:iTunes#20 - Boston: Extended Stay - Baptism by Fire
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2011
An inmate finds himself on the wrong end of an attack; another with a reputation for violence and another waits trial for murder.
Watch Now:iTunes#21 - World Tour: Eastern Europe
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2009
Behind the walls of six maximum-security prisons in Serbia, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
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#22 - Wabash Valley: Extended Stay - We Fight
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/2011
A group inmates find themselves in racial conflict.
Watch Now:iTunes#23 - Grand Rapids: Extended Stay - And Baby Makes Three?
Season 17 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2013
A rapper in jail for assaulting his girlfriend is about to return to the streets; an inmate worker tries creating the jail's most popular dish; a pair of incarcerated lovers might have another mouth to feed.
#24 - Grand Rapids: Extended Stay - The Gamble
Season 17 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2013
An inmate with a long record and a big personality faces another problem; four inmates enter the system following a shocking home invasion.
#25 - RAW: Lasting Impressions
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2012
In this hour, a production team reveals what it's like to be up-close and personal in a maximum security lockout.
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