''Lockdown'' is a television series appearing on the

National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney Enter ...

. The series is an educational look into prisons and jails in the United States, presented in a

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

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 Larry Lawton was contacted to be a

consultant A consultant (from "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice or services in an area of specialization (generally to medium or large-size corporations). Cons ...

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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