Louisiana Lockdown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Louisiana Lockdown is set inside one of the country's largest maximum-security penitentiaries, Angola Prison. Angola is home to 5,300 prisoners who may never see the outside world again. With an army of 1,300 dedicated staff-people, the prison grounds are also home to hundreds of guards and workers and many of these families have dwelled there for generations. The penitentiary has a bloodied past, known for the numerous grisly murders that occurred there, but Warden Burl Cain has since introduced correctional programs to correspond with his motto - "Land of New Beginnings". The earned opportunity to be released temporarily from the prison walls.

Series details

• Title: Louisiana Lockdown
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-06-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-07-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11427
• TVDB ID: 259907

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-06-01; final listed air date 2012-07-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Louisiana Lockdown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.