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The Best Episodes of Lockup

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

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  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.

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

    #6 - Raw: Predatory Behavior

    S7:E1

    Five notorious inmates reveal insights into their predatory behavior.

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

    #7 - Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Brotherhood

    S5:E5

    The Residential Treatment Unit.

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

    #8 - 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.

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

    #9 - Inside Brushy Mountain

    S2:E3

    No description available

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

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Inside Riverbend
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Inside Riverbend

    S1:E1

    Riverbend Maximum Security Prison inmates tell their stories.

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

    #12 - Inside Wabash

    S1:E10

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

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

    #13 - Inside Indiana State Prison

    S2:E5

    No description available

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

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

    S3:E12

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

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

    #15 - Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - Homecoming

    S5:E12

    Extractions at Colorado State Penitentiary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Maricopa County: Extended Stay - Daddy's Girl
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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

    #17 - Raw: Lasting Impressions

    S12:E1

    No description available

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

    #18 - Inside Elayn Hunt Prison

    S1:E13

    No description available

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

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

    S3:E1

    The violent history of San Quentin State Prison in California.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Corcoran: Extended Stay - Prison Politices
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Corcoran: Extended Stay - Prison Politices

    S4:E11

    Corcoran officers put their lives on the line to prevent inmate attacks.

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

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

    S5:E4

    Contraband finds its way to the inmates.

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

    #22 - Inside Kentucky State Penitentiary

    S1:E6

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

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

    #23 - Inside Miami-Dade Corrections

    S1:E11

    Miami's prison system.

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

    #24 - Raw: The Thin Line

    S12:E4

    No description available

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

    #25 - Return to Pelican Bay

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer: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 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Return to Corcoran".