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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
    9.2/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Hackensack: Extended Stay - No Remorse

    S17:E2

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Return to Corcoran
    8.9/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Return to Corcoran

    S1:E9

    The Corcoran State Prison, located in an isolated valley, is one of California's largest maximum-security institutions.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Inside North Carolina Women's Prison
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Inside North Carolina Women's Prison

    S1:E5

    Revealing of how these women deal with relationships and struggles.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Inside San Quentin
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Inside San Quentin

    S1:E18

    A profile of San Quentin State Prison in California; one of the most famous, most notorious penitentiaries in the world.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - The Hustle
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - The Hustle

    S5:E11

    Life inside prisons throughout Scotland and Belgium.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Brotherhood
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Brotherhood

    S5:E5

    The Residential Treatment Unit.

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    Director:Unknown
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  7. Background image for Inside Utah State Prison
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Inside Utah State Prison

    S1:E4

    Inside the largest maximum security facility in Salt Lake City. A "jail within a prison" protects some inmates from others.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  8. Background image for Maricopa County: Extended Stay - Daddy's Girl
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #8 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Raw: Lasting Impressions
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Raw: Lasting Impressions

    S12:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Inside Riverbend
    8.5/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Inside Riverbend

    S1:E1

    Riverbend Maximum Security Prison inmates tell their stories.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Inside Wabash
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Inside Wabash

    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - Homecoming
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - Homecoming

    S5:E12

    Extractions at Colorado State Penitentiary.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Raw: The Thin Line
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Raw: The Thin Line

    S12:E4

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Inside Elayn Hunt Prison
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Inside Elayn Hunt Prison

    S1:E13

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - For Better or For Worse
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - For Better or For Worse

    S5:E4

    Contraband finds its way to the inmates.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Orange County Jail Extended Stay: The Confession
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Orange County Jail Extended Stay: The Confession

    S9:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Raw: LOL... JK
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Raw: LOL... JK

    S12:E2

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Inside Kentucky State Penitentiary
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Inside Kentucky State Penitentiary

    S1:E6

    Behind the walls of Kentucky's only maximum security prison.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Inside Miami-Dade Corrections
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Inside Miami-Dade Corrections

    S1:E11

    Miami's prison system.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Tennessee Women's Prison
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Tennessee Women's Prison

    S6:E1

    Tennessee Prison for Women along the banks of the Cumberland River is home to more than 700 inmates.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Raw: Word to the Wise
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Raw: Word to the Wise

    S12:E5

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Cleveland: Extended Stay - Heartless Felons
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Cleveland: Extended Stay - Heartless Felons

    S15:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Return to Pelican Bay
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Return to Pelican Bay

    S1:E8

    One of the most violent and volatile penitentiaries in the nation.

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Tipped Off
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Tipped Off

    S5:E2

    An anonymous tip puts Internal Affairs on high alert.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Raw: Harsh Reality
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Hackensack: Extended Stay - No Remorse" is the best rated episode of "Lockup". It scored 9.2/10 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, "Return to Corcoran".