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The Best Episodes of Lockup

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Every episode of Lockup ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Lockup!

The Best Episodes of Lockup

Lockup explore prison facilities throughout the United States, profiling notable inmates, incidents, and prison operations.

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  1. Background image for Hackensack: Extended Stay - No Remorse
    9.1/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Hackensack: Extended Stay - No Remorse

    S17:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Raw: Predatory Behavior
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Raw: Predatory Behavior

    S7:E1

    Five notorious inmates reveal insights into their predatory behavior.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Inside Brushy Mountain
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Inside Brushy Mountain

    S2:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for San Antonio: Extended Stay - X'd Out
    8.6/10(6 votes)

    #4 - San Antonio: Extended Stay - X'd Out

    S14:E7

    A celebrity rapper enters the Santa Rita jail; brothers deal with gangs, drugs and parenthood; a three-time convicted murderer claims he's killed others as well.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Inside Indiana State Prison
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Inside Indiana State Prison

    S2:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Holman: Extended Stay - You Wanna Work Where?
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Holman: Extended Stay - You Wanna Work Where?

    S3:E12

    Unexcused absences create staff shortages at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  7. Background image for Maricopa County: Extended Stay - Daddy's Girl
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Maricopa County: Extended Stay - Daddy's Girl

    S8:E1

    A female housing unit inmates call a party house will turn a new inmates life upside down.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Raw: Lasting Impressions
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Raw: Lasting Impressions

    S12:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for San Quentin: Extended Stay - The Gang's All Here
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #9 - San Quentin: Extended Stay - The Gang's All Here

    S3:E1

    The violent history of San Quentin State Prison in California.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Raw: The Thin Line
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Raw: The Thin Line

    S12:E4

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Orange County Jail Extended Stay: The Confession
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Orange County Jail Extended Stay: The Confession

    S9:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Boston: Extended Stay - Feel, Deal, Heal
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Boston: Extended Stay - Feel, Deal, Heal

    S10:E3

    Many inmates use their time in jail to get clean off drugs and get their lives on the right path. Others, however, simply can’t wait return to the dangerous lifestyle of the streets.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Raw: LOL... JK
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Raw: LOL... JK

    S12:E2

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Inside Holman Correctional Facility
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Inside Holman Correctional Facility

    S2:E4

    Alabama's Holman maximum security prison.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Inside Spring Creek, Alaska
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Inside Spring Creek, Alaska

    S2:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Cleveland: Extended Stay - Heartless Felons
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Cleveland: Extended Stay - Heartless Felons

    S15:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Oakland: Extended Stay - Getting Schooled
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Oakland: Extended Stay - Getting Schooled

    S15:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Inside Iowa State Penitentiary
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Inside Iowa State Penitentiary

    S2:E2

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  19. Background image for Holman: Extended Stay - He Takes No Prisoners
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Holman: Extended Stay - He Takes No Prisoners

    S3:E7

    Grantt Culliver controls the disruptive inmates of Holman Correctional Facility.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Holman: Extended Stay - Snake and Fluffy
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Holman: Extended Stay - Snake and Fluffy

    S3:E9

    Dangerous inmates are segregated from the rest of the prison population.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Raw: Harsh Reality
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Raw: Harsh Reality

    S8:E8

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Wabash Valley: Extended Stay - Sticks and Stones
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Wabash Valley: Extended Stay - Sticks and Stones

    S11:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Raw: Word to the Wise
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Raw: Word to the Wise

    S12:E5

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Hackensack: Extended Stay - Mama's Boy Drug
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Hackensack: Extended Stay - Mama's Boy Drug

    S17:E5

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Inside Kern Valley
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Inside Kern Valley

    S2:E1

    California's Kern Valley State Prison opens its doors in 2005.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Hackensack: Extended Stay - No Remorse" is the best rated episode of "Lockup". It scored 9.1/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/8/2012. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Raw: Predatory Behavior".