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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Lockup Season 1 Episode 12 - Inside The Penitentiary of New Mexico
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    #1 - Inside The Penitentiary of New Mexico

    S1:E12

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

    S1:E14

    Oklahoma inmates tell their own remarkable stories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lockup Season 1 Episode 15 - Inside Stateville
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    #3 - Inside Stateville

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Lockup Season 1 Episode 17 - Inside Folsom Prison
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    #4 - 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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  5. Lockup Season 3 Episode 2 - Extended Stay: Killing Time
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    #5 - Extended Stay: Killing Time

    S3:E2

    Inmates at San Quentin State Prison find ways to fight boredom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Lockup Season 4 Episode 13 - Corcoran: Extended Stay - Lockdown
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    #6 - Corcoran: Extended Stay - Lockdown

    S4:E13

    Survival is the number one priority for inmates and officers alike inside Corcoran.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Lockup Season 4 Episode 14 - Corcoran: Extended Stay - Road to Redemption
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    #7 - Corcoran: Extended Stay - Road to Redemption

    S4:E14

    Inmates must choose between doing their time or following a more self-destructive path.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lockup Season 4 Episode 15 - Raw: Inmates Gone Wild
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    #8 - Raw: Inmates Gone Wild

    S4:E15

    There is never a dull moment in prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lockup Season 4 Episode 16 - Raw: Americas Thoughest Jails
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    #9 - Raw: Americas Thoughest Jails

    S4:E16

    Three of America's busiest and largest jails.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Lockup Season 4 Episode 17 - Raw: Hard Time
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    #10 - Raw: Hard Time

    S4:E17

    Inmates with nothing left to lose.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Lockup Season 4 Episode 18 - Raw: Friend or Foe
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    #11 - Raw: Friend or Foe

    S4:E18

    In prison, knowing the right answers could mean the difference between life and death.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Lockup Season 4 Episode 19 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Taking a Hostage
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    #12 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Taking a Hostage

    S4:E19

    Prisoners take hostages in the Penitentiary of New Mexico.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Lockup Season 4 Episode 20 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Pros and Cons
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    #13 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Pros and Cons

    S4:E20

    Inmates land longer sentences due to bad behavior.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Lockup Season 4 Episode 21 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Fight or Flight
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    #14 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Fight or Flight

    S4:E21

    The dangerous inmates of Level Six in the Penitentiary of New Mexico.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Lockup Season 4 Episode 22 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Institutionalized
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    #15 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Institutionalized

    S4:E22

    Inmates who become disruptive or violent are transferred to the lock-up units in levels five and six.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Lockup Season 4 Episode 23 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - War
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    #16 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - War

    S4:E23

    Prison officials initiate a shakedown after gang members in Level 6 overpower an officer in the recreation area, take her keys and stab a rival gang member.

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  17. Lockup Season 4 Episode 24 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Get Out and Stay Out
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    #17 - New Mexico: Extended Stay - Get Out and Stay Out

    S4:E24

    Some inmates leave prison by 'paroling legit' or in a body bag and others earn time for early parole, but a few will attempt escape.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Lockup Season 4 Episode 25 - Raw: Killers Among Us
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    #18 - Raw: Killers Among Us

    S4:E25

    The experience of interviewing violent offenders in prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Lockup Season 4 Episode 26 - Raw: Survival 101
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    #19 - Raw: Survival 101

    S4:E26

    An inmate feels his survival depends on staying in prison; prison food.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Lockup Season 4 Episode 27 - Raw: Ganging Up
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    #20 - Raw: Ganging Up

    S4:E27

    Joining a gang while in prison.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Lockup Season 4 Episode 28 - Raw: Time to Kill
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    #21 - Raw: Time to Kill

    S4:E28

    How inmates spend their time in jail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Lockup Season 5 Episode 2 - Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Tipped Off
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    #22 - Indiana State Prison: Extended Stay - Tipped Off

    S5:E2

    An anonymous tip puts Internal Affairs on high alert.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Lockup Season 5 Episode 7 - Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - There Goes The Neighborhood
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    #23 - Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - There Goes The Neighborhood

    S5:E7

    While visiting Limon Correctional, the Lockup crew is greeted by angry inmates and the cell extraction team is called in to help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Lockup Season 5 Episode 8 - World Tour: Eastern Europe
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    #24 - World Tour: Eastern Europe

    S5:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Lockup Season 5 Episode 13 - Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - Pain
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    #25 - Limon Colorado: Extended Stay - Pain

    S5:E13

    Violence at the Limon Correctional Facility in Colorado.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Inside The Penitentiary of New Mexico" is the worst rated episode of "Lockup". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/17/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Inmate Diaries".