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The Best Episodes of Lockup Season 1

Every episode of Lockup Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lockup Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Lockup Season 1 Episode 1 - Inside Riverbend
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Inside Riverbend

    S1:E1

    Riverbend Maximum Security Prison inmates tell their stories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Lockup Season 1 Episode 2 - Return to Valley State
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Return to Valley State

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lockup Season 1 Episode 3 - Return to Rikers Island
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Return to Rikers Island

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lockup Season 1 Episode 4 - Inside Utah State Prison
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Lockup Season 1 Episode 5 - Inside North Carolina Women's Prison
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Lockup Season 1 Episode 6 - Inside Kentucky State Penitentiary
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Inside Kentucky State Penitentiary

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lockup Season 1 Episode 7 - Inside Anamosa
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Inside Anamosa

    S1:E7

    Inside the maximum security facility in Eastern Iowa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lockup Season 1 Episode 8 - Return to Pelican Bay
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Lockup Season 1 Episode 9 - Return to Corcoran
    8.9/10(9 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Lockup Season 1 Episode 10 - Inside Wabash
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Inside Wabash

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Lockup Season 1 Episode 11 - Inside Miami-Dade Corrections
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Inside Miami-Dade Corrections

    S1:E11

    Miami's prison system.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Lockup Season 1 Episode 12 - Inside The Penitentiary of New Mexico
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Inside The Penitentiary of New Mexico

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Lockup Season 1 Episode 13 - Inside Elayn Hunt Prison
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Inside Elayn Hunt Prison

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Lockup Season 1 Episode 14 - The Inmate Diaries
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Inmate Diaries

    S1:E14

    Oklahoma inmates tell their own remarkable stories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Lockup Season 1 Episode 15 - Inside Stateville
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Inside Stateville

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Lockup Season 1 Episode 16 - Inside LA County Jail
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #16 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Lockup Season 1 Episode 17 - Inside Folsom Prison
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Inside Folsom Prison

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Lockup Season 1 Episode 18 - Inside San Quentin
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #18 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Inside Riverbend" is the best rated episode of "Lockup" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/4/2005. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "Return to Valley State".