Lockdown (2007)

Documentary · Reality-TV

A series examining prison life that visits facilities in California, Ohio and Minnesota for reports on prison conditions, gang activity and supermax incarceration of dangerous criminals.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (217 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Rodd Houston Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2006)

6.87 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 6.6 45 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gangland	7.1	11
2	Predators Behind Bars	7.3	7
3	Inside Maximum Security	6.7	10
4	Gang Wars	7.4	15
5	Women Behind Bars	6.1	9
6	Total Control	6.6	10

Season 2 (2007)

6.59 avg 7 episodes 5.8 → 6.8 46 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gang vs. Family	5.8	6
2	Newbies	6.8	14
3	Tent City	5.4	9
4	Inmate University	7.7	8
5	First Timers	7.3	17
6	County Jail	6.3	11
7	Surviving Stateville	6.8	13

Season 3 (2008)

7.00 avg 4 episodes 7.4 → 6.7 47 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Life on the Outside	7.4	8
2	Women on the Edge	6.8	6
3	Kids Behind Bars	7.1	11
4	Alaska Bush Troopers	6.7	11

Season 4 (2009)

6.70 avg 10 episodes 6.6 → 6.5 47 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Female Felons	6.6	11
2	Sex Offenders	5.8	12
3	Chaos Control	7.6	14
4	Inside a Mexican Prison	6.9	11
5	Shanks and Shakedowns	6.8	10
6	Gang Central	7.7	6
7	San Antonio Gang War	6.6	9
8	Officers Under Siege	6.8	9
9	Chaos in California	5.7	10
10	Blood on the Border	6.5	12