''Lockdown'' is a

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appearing on the

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. The series is an educational look into prisons and jails in the United States, presented in a documentary format. ''Lockdown'' is known in some regions as ''America's Hardest Prisons''. Reruns of the series currently air on The Justice Network.

Development

Ex-con

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was contacted to be a

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for the show, but didn't accept it because the show didn't allow him to "discuss what really goes on in the prison system."

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

References

External links

Official website
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