Riverbend Maximum Security Prison inmates tell their stories.
Inmates of California's Valley State Prison for Women try rehabilitation.
A look at how this once infamous jail has reinvented itself.
Inside the largest maximum security facility in Salt Lake City.
Revealing of how these women deal with relationships and struggles.
Behind the walls of Kentucky's only maximum security prison.
Inside the maximum security facility in Eastern Iowa.
One of the most violent and volatile penitentiaries in the nation.
The Corcoran State Prison, located in an isolated valley, is one of California's largest maximum-security institutions.
Violent offenders and mentally ill inmates in Indiana.
Miami's prison system.
Inside the penitentiary of New Mexico.
The Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is the second largest prison in Louisiana.
Oklahoma inmates tell their own remarkable stories.
Half of Chicago's Stateville Correctional Center's inmates are imprisoned for murder.
LA County Jail is a system that is overcrowded, tough on gangs, and struggling with an increase in racial violence.
Inside the maximum security prison inmates call 'the end of the world.'
A profile of San Quentin State Prison in California; one of the most famous, most notorious penitentiaries in the world.
California's Kern Valley State Prison opens its doors in 2005.
Behind the walls of the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.
The Brushy Mountain facility has an unusual population of lifers and first-time inmates.
Alabama's Holman maximum security prison.
Originally built to house prisoners during the Civil War, the Indiana State Prison is now home to nearly 2,000 maximum security inmates.
Life inside Alaska's Spring Creek Correctional Center.
The violent history of San Quentin State Prison in California.
Inmates at San Quentin State Prison find ways to fight boredom.
Inmates receive visitors during their prison stays.
A dangerous combination of gangs, drugs and boredom encourages inmates to commit violent offenses in prison.
Violent attacks in prison.
The prison's annual poetry slam.
Grantt Culliver controls the disruptive inmates of Holman Correctional Facility.
Relationships both inside and outside the prison walls.
Dangerous inmates are segregated from the rest of the prison population.
Correctional officers search prisoners for weapons.
Serving life sentences or death sentences in prison.
Unexcused absences create staff shortages at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility.
California State Prison, Corcoran.
Known gang members are sent to security housing units to control their activity.
Corcoran officers put their lives on the line to prevent inmate attacks.
Inmates find various ways to smuggle in contraband.
Survival is the number one priority for inmates and officers alike inside Corcoran.
Inmates must choose between doing their time or following a more self-destructive path.
Prisoners take hostages in the Penitentiary of New Mexico.
Inmates land longer sentences due to bad behavior.
The dangerous inmates of Level Six in the Penitentiary of New Mexico.
Inmates who become disruptive or violent are transferred to the lock-up units in levels five and six.
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.
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.
Nine of the most violent criminals from the 'Lockup' series give chilling accounts of their crimes.
Inmates must develop methods to cope with the pressures and fear that come with incarceration.
Inmate violence including riots, shanks and attacks on officers.
Inmates' unwritten rules known as the Convict Code.
On a regular basis camera crew explore where even the most heinous violations are an every day activity.
Intimacy in prison.
The daily grind of prison life has been known to push some inmates to the brink.
Idle time leads to mischief in prison.
There is never a dull moment in prison.
Three of America's busiest and largest jails.
Inmates with nothing left to lose.
In prison, knowing the right answers could mean the difference between life and death.
The experience of interviewing violent offenders in prison.
An inmate feels his survival depends on staying in prison; prison food.
Joining a gang while in prison.
How inmates spend their time in jail.
A stabbing puts the prison on high alert; a brash new inmate gets taken down a notch.
An anonymous tip puts Internal Affairs on high alert.
The many meanings of 'cutting' at Indiana State Prison.
Contraband finds its way to the inmates.
The Residential Treatment Unit.
Some prisoners resort to violence while others become victims.
While visiting Limon Correctional, the Lockup crew is greeted by angry inmates and the cell extraction team is called in to help.
Behind the walls of six maximum-security prisons in Serbia, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Life inside prisons throughout Scotland and Belgium.
Travis Trani becomes the warden of the Limon Correctional Facility in 2008 and implements policies to curtail the violence.
Inmates bargain and trade to improve their standard of living while in prison.
Five grueling cell extractions at Colorado State Penitentiary.
Violence at the Limon Correctional Facility in Colorado.
Some inmates don't know when someone is getting too close until it's too late.
Tennessee Prison for Women along the banks of the Cumberland River is home to more than 700 inmates.
Five notorious inmates reveal insights into their predatory behavior.
Long periods of monotony are broken up by brief moments of terror.
Adapting to life in American prisons.
In a life full of restrictions, we've seen inmates take control of whatever they can, despite the consequences. We've seen frustrated inmates reach their breaking point. And in the battle of wills, some will take actions that can never be reversed.
Every murder has a motive and often the murder is committed by the least likely person.
Three inmates prepare to cross the threshold to freedom.
Hardcore prison stories.
In prison, as on the outside, a single decision can change a person's life forever. And we've seen inmates make all kinds of fateful choices. But behind bars, there is no escaping the consequences of one's actions.
A female housing unit inmates call a party house will turn a new inmate's life upside down.
Behind the bars of Maricopa County Jail.
Behind the bars of Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, run by controversial figure in the immigration battle.
Behind the bars of Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix.
No matter the circumstances that brought them there, Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, will have a profound effect on who the inmates will become. And for some, their time in jail will reveal their true nature.
A world where tensions run high especially for a mother and son who were accused of a heinous murder.
Producers take the time to get to know dozens of inmates, following the action and watching the story unfold in from of their eyes.
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.
No escaping the consequences of one's actions behind bars.
Sometimes life has other plans, like when the ex-leader of a white supremacist gang faces a whole new reality, and discovers the price for coming clean.
Relationships on the inside can be more complicated than on the outside.
In prison time can be an inmates worst enemy.
America's Toughest Jail where we find stories that ranged from the unexpected to horrifying.
For some prison might be hell and it can be even worse for the sex offenders.
Inside Orange County Jail where a senior inmate takes up rap, a gang member poses a threat and another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.
Inside Orange County Jail confinement takes a dark turn for a light-hearted teenager, but provides a new beginning for an old bank robber, and a mother who has put drugs before her son gets another chance.
They are the inmates whose stories we'll never forget and whose lives have taken twists you'll never believe. Now, we reveal whatever became of Paul Komyatti; the twin brothers Roy and Ray Slagle; and Ronnie Tye and the woman he married in prison, Jodie Worman.
Inside Orange county jail, an inmate launches a near fatal attack and an inmate keeps a grim secret from her two best friends.
An actor accused of killing two friends in order to steal money from their bank accounts; a couple facing charges of the sodomy and rape of an unconscious person; an inmate who pleaded guilty to a DUI hit-and-run involving her ex-boyfriend; a convicted murderer awaiting the penalty phase of his trial after the first penalty phase ended in a mistrial.
Inside the Orange County Jail in Souther California where the threat of violence is just as real in jail as it is in prison.
Inside Orange County Jail where most inmates stand charged and are still working their cases so some try to make their jail cells home.
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.
A special place at the jail called "the box" as one inmate says that is separated from everything so they learn to deal with it.
A lone officer supervises inmates that allows him to build a rapport and reduce fighting.
An old school bank robber maintains his swagger; an inmate with an imaginary friend and a shocking act lands the sheriff's sister behind bars.
An inmate finds himself on the wrong end of an attack; another with a reputation for violence and another waits trial for murder.
A man accused of possessing child porn tries to salvage his relationship with his daughter and her children; deputies contend with an inmate on a mission.
At the Hillsborough County Jail in Tampa, Fla., an accused murderer in a high profile case tries to cash in on her notoriety and a convicted rapist loses his cool in court.
Officials add a new member to their staff.
A taste of Tampa behind bars.
An inmate with suspicious tax forms; a murder ends with the victim being burned alive in a dumpster.
An inmate runs an extortion scheme; the jail's newest inmate makes her presence known.
Inside Tampa's Hillsborough County Jail.
The Wabash Correctional Facility houses more than 2,000 convicted felons.
Cameras are turned over to the inmates for a glimpse behind the walls of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.
A group inmates find themselves in racial conflict.
Pairing up inmates into two-man cells requires careful screening.
An inmate walks a fine line between heaven and hell; an inmate moves from solitary confinement after a decade.
In this hour, the killer of a corrections officer fights to be freed from 16 years of solitary confinement, and boyhood friends struggle to parent their kids from behind prison walls.
In this hour, a production team reveals what it's like to be up-close and personal in a maximum security lockout.
Meet Danny Pritchett, who has a history of being a predatory inmate, both inside and outside of prison. He was transferred to Santa Rosa after proving to be too much to handle at other Florida state prisons.
Bobby Ray Gilbert is easily one of the most volatile inmates to ever appear on Lockup. Is it possible that he has discovered true love? David Boltjes ranks as one of the most talked-about inmates featured on Lockup, but now he's out of prison and his tattooed eyeballs continue to ...
A lunchtime dispute turns violent in the first episode of the series about life inside the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. Also: One inmate learns hard truths about crime and jail while another prepares to be set free.
An inmate behaves erratically; an accused murderer faces the death penalty while his girlfriend is being held in the women's wing; a new female inmate raises havoc; a raid catches an inmate by surprise.
A repeat offender tries to smuggle contraband into the jail; an inmate is targeted for allegedly killing a local rap star; prescription drug abuse becomes epidemic; an inmate's drug abuse may keep him in jail; officials fret about one inmate's influence.
An inmate's actions lead to an emergency response; a repeat offender accused of assaulting her mother relies on her daughter for support; an inmate focuses on his brain; another inmate is accused of an unthinkable act.
A troubled inmate tries to make an impression; another inmate acts out; a woman who gave birth in the jail watches her baby grow up without her; an inmate faces a 25 years-to-life sentence.
An officer is assaulted; inmates try to escape; a young woman finds a surrogate mother on the inside; an inmate not known for making trouble issues a vile threat. Also: a cautionary tale for fathers and sons
Gang members cause chaos in a housing unit, forcing SERT to step in to restore order and place an inmate in special restraints; a female prisoner threatens the staff; and a gang member accrues more charges while locked up.
A two-on-one assault leaves an inmate bloodied; a self-avowed Satanist runs a variety of inmate hustles.
An inmate causes chaos after accusing the staff of abuse; one inmate claims jail saved his life; the inmates of two female housing unites face off.
Former gang members try to put their rivalries behind them, but not all can let go of the past; a contraband raid turns a housing unit upside down.
An inmate's mail has jail officials concerned; an inmate is charged with sexually molesting his brother's daughter
Life inside the Cuyahoga County Correction Center; members of the jail's most predatory gang set their sights on vulnerable prey; an inmate has an apparent breakdown
The Cuyahoga County Correction Center resides in the heart of Cleveland's downtown; a tip leads to an escape plot; a shank is discovered in the kitchen; a younger inmate takes a swing at an officer.
An inmate with a reputation for trouble goes up against a no-nonsense warden; a 71-year old women is convicted of an investment scheme that left nearly 800 victims in its wake; identical twins are segregated.
In the Cuyahoga Country Correction Center's intake department an out-of-control inmate creates chaos; an inmate who has spent 24 years on Death Row may be facing freedom.
In the Cuyahoga County Correction Center a transgender inmate who is undergoing hormone therapy uses femininity to manipulate others; an inmate charged with assault faces the judge.
At Cuyahoga County Correction Center the tenth floor is managed by the Special Response Team, or SERT, a tactical unit trained in the use of riot gear, non-lethal weapons and controlling high-risk inmates.
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.
A violent gang member asks to move back to general population; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star; the jail receives a messy invasion from the sky.
A slashing incident is investigated; a case of road rage results in a murder charge for a software engineer; cooking a designer drug leads to tragic results for a young woman.
An inmate copes with addiction and motherhood while two others wonder which of them is the father of her child. Also: a street feud boils over in the jail; and an inmate trains for better days on the outside.
Deputies respond to rising tensions in a female housing unit; a popular rapper faces serious charges; a grandmother is convicted of a mortgage scam; an 18-year old gets her first taste of jail life.
A female inmate with an outgoing personality; an injured gang member. Also: sworn enemies take part in an unconventional church service; the jail tries to achieve a notable goal.
A15-year old Louisville boy is murdered in his home and a young man is taken into custody; the jail finds itself with a multitude of related high profile cases.
High stakes dramas play out behind the walls of the Tulsa County Jail; a convicted sex offender is brutally assaulted; a repeat felon tries to join a gang.
An infamous inmate is booked into the jail after a daring prison escape, but the consequences he faces go well beyond legal punishment.
An inmate's troubled past leads to angry outbursts inside the jail; a young mother faces prison if she's found guilty of robbery.
A pregnant woman is charged with her husband's murder; an inmate, facing murder charges, pays the price when he disobeys orders; the story behind the orange underwear worn at the jail.
A murderous shooting spree erupts on a major religious holiday; a new inmate catches the staff's attention; a father of five receives haunting news from home.
The arrest of two brothers in the murders of four women.
Kent County Jail’s cake is one of the most popular items at the facility, making it a source of tension between two inmates.
An inmate attempts to leave jail, the hard way; a female inmate, convicted of her fifth drunken driving charge, could lose everything; an outcast inmate's comment leads to violence.
A gang banger squares off with his victim's family in court and with another inmate in jail; a young woman is arrested for a crime reminiscent of the Grinch; jail staff must deal with a former colleague gone bad.
A rapper in jail for assaulting his girlfriend is about to return to the streets; an inmate worker tries creating the jail's most popular dish; a pair of incarcerated lovers might have another mouth to feed.
An inmate with a long record and a big personality faces another problem; four inmates enter the system following a shocking home invasion.
In Kent County Jail, a well-known inmate is back with more than 130 prior stays; alcohol drives a former Marine to attack his father; a look at the wing that inmates consider prime real estate.
Inside the Bergen County Jail which lies just outside downtown Hackensack, N.J.; a gang leader's authority is challenged by another inmate.
A threat against an officer leads to a major shakedown; an alleged gang leader seems to attract trouble; a high-speed chase ends with the discovery of a murder victim.
A police shootout leaves a paroled inmate hospitalized with 14 bullet wounds; a female inmate explains away her arrival as a hair salon mishap.
A new inmate, trying to adjust to life in jail, is targeted for violence; a drug smuggling scheme is uncovered.
A dangerous drug stages a comeback in the city of Hackensack, N.J.; inmates are provided with cameras to record their intimate thoughts.
A familiar face tries to escape the jail's revolving door; an inmate who has pled guilty to manslaughter, may have to stand trial for murder.
Female inmate requires the staff's special attention; new inmate deals with life on the tough side; an inmate is offered an improvement in condition.
One of the fastest growing populations in American jails today: the mentally ill. It’s forcing lockups nationwide to scramble to deal with inmates they aren’t necessarily equipped to house.
Moving on after a lifetime of crime is hard. For one former member of the Crips gang, it’s next to impossible behind bars.
Many studies show that victims of bullying are MORE likely to go to prison than those who did not suffer the same treatment. Unfortunately, for inmate Jasmine Slaughter, the bullying doesn’t end behind bars.
Racism is still prevalent in Fairfax jail system; a self-titled white supremacist may be putting on a front; an inmate hides the truth of his recent conviction and must be protected from inmates, including one of his own cellmates.
An inmate does battle with a real nightmare that is haunting his family; a new inmate faces a reckless homicide charge; a sheriff is booked into his own jail.
Love knows no boundaries, and in this co-ed segregation unit, even walls can’t stop a blossoming romance.
The Special Operations Group is called in to assist with a difficult inmate; a known inmate returns to jail along with his girlfriend, whose secret could affect both their lives.
An inmate is assaulted; a young inmate gets a crash course on surviving in jail and prepares to suffer consequences of his actions.
Two different sides of the story after an assault leads to a bloody inmate; another inmate makes a daring escape; a violent inmate decides to change.
An online post leads to the arrest of a Dodgers fan at a Reds game; a shooting leaves an inmate facing prison time.
A woman struggles in isolation after an assault is captured on video; inmate claims self-defense after killing and hiding the body of his uncle; transgender inmate manipulates system.
A heroin addict must choose between her addiction and her son; a female inmate finds herself on the wrong end of a fist; an inmate finds a new reason to live after picking up dead bodies.
A female inmate finds romance with an alleged gang leader and the jailhouse prepares for a wedding; a very powerful inmate must make a choice between his crime family and his real family.
A repeat offender goes back to jail; four people face serious charges after a Christmas morning hold-up; the jail must accommodate an inmate who is nine months pregnant.
Dining options in the Suffolk County Jail grow smaller; an accused rapist gets into more trouble in jail; a female inmate attacks another during church.
Gang violence erupts when a feud boils over; a young inmate is caught in the center of conflict; the jail staff searches for weapons.
High school students hear from an inmate; group of prisoners is entrusted with weapons for the benefit of others; an inmate brawl results in several injured officers.
A young couple comes to jail after a crime spree, but their stories don't add up; a contraband smuggler makes her return; a visitor is placed under arrest.
Five miles from the riverfront hotels and restaurants of Savannah, Georgia, is a more ominous site, a place where an inmate is severely injured and a friendship is torn; two soon to be brothers-in-law are accused of double homicide.
A young couple's plans for a romantic weekend end in a nightmare; segregation awaits two women involved in a fight, driving one of them mad; just another day at the Chatham County Detention Center.
One man prepares for life behind bars after running someone down with his car; another man must be placed in isolation for his own protection, after being accused of knowingly giving women HIV.
The Chatham County Detention Center hosts an inmate who faces a life sentence for murdering his spouse; another inmate's illegal business stands in the way of him graduating from the jail's strict substance abuse program.
An inmate is tested when he returns to general population after spending months in the segregation unit; an inmate charged with violent crime outside of jail turns violent inside; another inmate vows to do damage because he feels like an outcast.
A Chatham County Detention program attempts to save shelter dogs from euthanasia.
A look at how rule violations are handled. Included: the controversy surrounding segregation and solitary confinement. NOTE: IMDB Lists episode as airing the 21st, BUT BOTH MSNBC Lockup site AND Tv.com state the 14th. Going with MSNBC original content provider. There are clips that aired the 13th on the web, but the episode itself was 14th
Deputies respond to a possible gang beating, but the surveillance cameras don't catch anything; a wounded warrior faces a new battle when he and his girlfriend both get arrested
One inmate contends that a law could put him away forever; an inmate sentenced to life without parole prays that a new law will set him free.
A new law brings a wave of felons to the county jail, creating challenges and potential threats; two new prisoners are introduced to a cowboy and some wild horses.
Over the past 20 years, inmate Chris LaForce has accrued thousands of arrests while homeless on the streets of Sacramento. Unlike many inmates, however, he considers the county jail to be a home.
A normal day takes a terrifying turn.
An alleged gang leader is charged with assault after his arrest and must face an arch-rival in the same jail; an identity thief wants a better life; after many hardships, popular chef helps others.
At the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita, Kansas, many inmates rely on their faith to help them through their time behind bars.
At the Sedgwick County Jail, two miles from downtown Wichita, the sheriff overhauls the surveillance system though one inmate says it's too little too late; an inmate faces the specter of giving birth in jail.
Wichita, Kansas and surrounding Sedgwick County take pride in their Wild West roots, but Billy the Kid's gang would be seriously outgunned by the notorious gangs of modern day Wichita.
In Wichita, Kan., a young woman says she stabbed a man in self-defense; a skinhead with a violent past leaves his girlfriend battered and bruised.
A convicted thief continues his stealing ways inside the jail; a former law enforcement officer turned meth addict serves time with -- and grows closer to -- her dealer; a man gets arrested for allegedly threatening the sheriff.
An inmate with incredible artistic abilities is charged in tragic crime; another inmate's seeming obsession with jail food causes problems; an unconventional marriage ends violently.
The staff at Pendleton Juvenile is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.
The education and rehabilitation of teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues.
Pendleton Juvenile prison.
Go inside Lake County Juvenile during this special episode of Lockup. (from www.msnbc.com/lockup hover over full episodes to see playlist click little i to right of 9/19/2015). This is also not a repeat of the Lake County series they did earlier. as synopsis for 9/19 is copied from MSNBC's page direct, and I got the title from the title card on screen while watching episode. This may be a return to or where are they now type deal.
