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Louisiana Lockdown

Season 1
A look at the lives of inmates and staff at Angola, America’s largest and most notorious maximum-security penitentiary in Louisiana. The prison holds about 5,000 inmates on its 18,000 acres.
IMDb 8.620128 episodes16+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Killer Roadtrip

    May 31, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    Warden Burl Cain and his staff confront a historic flood that threatens to wreak havoc on Angola Prison. As the Mississippi’s waters rise, the warden must decide whether or not to trigger a risky evacuation of thousands of convicted felons.
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  2. S1 E2 - Prison Suicide

    June 7, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    As the first rodeo of the season approaches, Angola inmates gear up for the ride of their lives. But as the prison prepares for rodeo Sunday, tragedy strikes in Camp J and tests the staff’s limitations.
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  3. S1 E3 - Drug Bust

    June 14, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    Asst. Warden Cathy Fontenot struggles with her stressful job as a single mother of three, and an inmate hopes for a chance to be a father from behind bars. When drugs infiltrate the prison, security goes on high alert.
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  4. S1 E4 - Hunger Strike

    June 21, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    Slater tries to pull off a public horse auction, but must confront his increasingly troubled home life. Angola staffers try to move up the ladder, and an inmate goes on a hunger strike with an ultimatum.
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  5. S1 E5 - Bones

    June 28, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    Major Fruge oversees the processing of 23 new inmates as they begin the rest of their lives in prison. A grandfather and grandson, both Angola lifers, meet for the first time. A convicted felon is laid to rest.
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  6. S1 E6 - Escape!

    July 5, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    The K-9 unit goes on a manhunt in the dead of night, but things don't go as planned and an inmate mourns the loss of his closest companion. An inmate plans a wedding but first, he must get the warden's approval.
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  7. S1 E7 - Death Ride

    July 12, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    An inmate decides to ride in the rodeo for the first time, while a former champion tries to revive his career and risks fatal injury. Slater copes with the end of his marriage and adjusts to his new role as a single father.
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  8. S1 E8 - After Midnight

    July 19, 2012
    42min
    TV-14
    A rookie takes on the former champ at the final rodeo of the season. One inmate learns he will go free after 18 years behind bars. Angola’s staff come to terms with their own life sentences.
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Extras

Bonus

Louisiana Lockdown Special First Look

Louisiana Lockdown Special First Look

3minTV-PG
Animal Planet's new series explores the lives of America's most deadly criminals! Watch this Special First Look for a glimpse into the peculiar world of Angola Prison where dangerous criminals live, work and die, alongside the men/women who guard them.
Animal Planet's new series explores the lives of America's most deadly criminals! Watch this Special First Look for a glimpse into the peculiar world of Angola Prison where dangerous criminals live, work and die, alongside the men/women who guard them.
Animal Planet's new series explores the lives of America's most deadly criminals! Watch this Special First Look for a glimpse into the peculiar world of Angola Prison where dangerous criminals live, work and die, alongside the men/women who guard them.

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Producers

Jess BeckLisa BlochJared JenkinsVanessa JuarezSimeon SofferBrandon TerrellSaralena WeinfieldJack CahillKevin Burke

Cast

Harvey SlaterBurl Cain

Studio

Animal Planet
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