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The Best Episodes of Lockup

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Lockup Season 10 Episode 1 - Boston: Extended Stay - Blood Brothers
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Boston: Extended Stay - Blood Brothers

    S10:E1

    Over the past ten years, the structure of local gangs has changed and that's had a serious impact on the Suffolk County jail. In this hour: an inmate takes his fights from the street to the halls of the jail, and his boyhood friend follows his example; two brothers turn to crime to support their habits, and now one faces the prospect of hitting the streets again.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Lockup Season 1 Episode 1 - Inside Riverbend
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    #2 - Inside Riverbend

    S1:E1

    Riverbend Maximum Security Prison inmates tell their stories.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Lockup Season 1 Episode 2 - Return to Valley State
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    #3 - Return to Valley State

    S1:E2

    Inmates of California's Valley State Prison for Women try rehabilitation.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Lockup Season 1 Episode 3 - Return to Rikers Island
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    #4 - Return to Rikers Island

    S1:E3

    See how the once-infamous Rikers Island jail has reinvented itself.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Lockup Season 1 Episode 4 - Inside Utah State Prison
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    #5 - 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
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  6. Lockup Season 1 Episode 5 - Inside North Carolina Women's Prison
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    #6 - Inside North Carolina Women's Prison

    S1:E5

    Revealing of how these women deal with relationships and struggles.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Lockup Season 1 Episode 6 - Inside Kentucky State Penitentiary
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    #7 - Inside Kentucky State Penitentiary

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Lockup Season 1 Episode 7 - Inside Anamosa
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    #8 - Inside Anamosa

    S1:E7

    Inside the maximum security facility in Eastern Iowa.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Lockup Season 1 Episode 8 - Return to Pelican Bay
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    #9 - Return to Pelican Bay

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Lockup Season 1 Episode 9 - Return to Corcoran
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    #10 - 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
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  11. Lockup Season 1 Episode 10 - Inside Wabash
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    #11 - Inside Wabash

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Lockup Season 1 Episode 11 - Inside Miami-Dade Corrections
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    #12 - Inside Miami-Dade Corrections

    S1:E11

    Miami's prison system.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Lockup Season 1 Episode 12 - Inside The Penitentiary of New Mexico
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    #13 - Inside The Penitentiary of New Mexico

    S1:E12

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  14. Lockup Season 1 Episode 13 - Inside Elayn Hunt Prison
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    #14 - Inside Elayn Hunt Prison

    S1:E13

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Lockup Season 1 Episode 14 - The Inmate Diaries
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    #15 - The Inmate Diaries

    S1:E14

    Oklahoma inmates tell their own remarkable stories.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Lockup Season 1 Episode 15 - Inside Stateville
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    #16 - Inside Stateville

    S1:E15

    Half of Chicago's Stateville Correctional Center's inmates are imprisoned for murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Lockup Season 1 Episode 16 - Inside LA County Jail
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    #17 - Inside LA County Jail

    S1:E16

    LA County Jail is a system that is overcrowded, tough on gangs, and struggling with an increase in racial violence.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Lockup Season 1 Episode 17 - Inside Folsom Prison
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    #18 - Inside Folsom Prison

    S1:E17

    Inside the maximum security prison inmates call 'the end of the world.'

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Lockup Season 1 Episode 18 - Inside San Quentin
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    #19 - 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
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  20. Lockup Season 2 Episode 1 - Inside Kern Valley
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    #20 - Inside Kern Valley

    S2:E1

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

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  21. Lockup Season 2 Episode 2 - Inside Iowa State Penitentiary
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    #21 - Inside Iowa State Penitentiary

    S2:E2

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Lockup Season 2 Episode 3 - Inside Brushy Mountain
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    #22 - Inside Brushy Mountain

    S2:E3

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Lockup Season 2 Episode 4 - Inside Holman Correctional Facility
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    #23 - Inside Holman Correctional Facility

    S2:E4

    Alabama's Holman maximum security prison.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Lockup Season 2 Episode 5 - Inside Indiana State Prison
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    #24 - Inside Indiana State Prison

    S2:E5

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  25. Lockup Season 2 Episode 6 - Inside Spring Creek, Alaska
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    #25 - Inside Spring Creek, Alaska

    S2:E6

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Best Episodes Summary

"Boston: Extended Stay - Blood Brothers" is the best rated episode of "Lockup". It scored 1/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/2/2011. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Inside Riverbend".