LOCKDOWN COMPS

In the prison system, criminal choices sometimes run in the family. A violent gang leader in California serves prison with her aunt. A pair of murderous twins face prison time.

Behind bars, inmates must quickly learn new rules or face the consequences. Young offenders are offered an opportunity to change their ways - but fail and they face adult prison. A first timer must quickly navigate a world filled with predators and prey. And a prison veteran finds an opportunity to learn about the world outside.

In prisons across the country, officers and inmates are constantly at war. In Wyoming, new officers try to learn the ropes while maintaining control. A Special Response Team in Texas combats a deadly gang.

Drugs, alcohol and other illegal substances run rampant throughout prisons. In Arizona, a new inmate is pressured to join a contraband ring. Officers plan a cell raid in California.

In prisons around the country, human connections can sometimes be the difference between life and death. A newcomer hopes to maintain a relationship with his girlfriend. In Maryland, an unlikely friendship forms between two inmates. A husband and wife await trial.

In prisons around the country, inmates who have committed horrible crimes have an opportunity to change their ways. A 17 year-old juvenile delinquent must decide to continue to pursue gang life, or get an education and choose a different path. A thirty seven year old woman who has spent thirty years behind bars may be released for good, or may be seduced by the life of crime she's known her whole life.

California's prison system is home to some of the nation's most dangerous inmates. They are threats to other inmates, officers, and even themselves. This episode goes behind the bars to a prison isolated in the wilderness where a brewing race war threatens the safety of everyone inside, to a women's prison that houses violent women hoping to find friendship behind bars; and to a county jail where gang recruiting has taken a vicious turn.

In prisons across the country, violence is a constant threat. Seasoned officers get their throats slashed by an out of control inmate; a prisoner who grew up behind bars attacks anyone who questions his integrity; and a gang war threatens to engulf an entire facility. In these hostile environments, preparation for battle is a matter of survival, and blood may be spilled when you least expect it.

In prisons across the country, violence is a constant threat. Seasoned officers get their throats slashed by an out of control inmate; a prisoner who grew up behind bars attacks anyone who questions his integrity; and a gang war threatens to engulf an entire facility. In these hostile environments, preparation for battle is a matter of survival, and blood may be spilled when you least expect it.

In the prison system, criminal choices sometimes run in the family. A violent gang leader in California serves prison with her aunt. A pair of murderous twins face prison time.

Behind bars, inmates must quickly learn new rules or face the consequences. Young offenders are offered an opportunity to change their ways - but fail and they face adult prison. A first timer must quickly navigate a world filled with predators and prey. And a prison veteran finds an opportunity to learn about the world outside.

Drugs, alcohol and other illegal substances run rampant throughout prisons. In Arizona, a new inmate is pressured to join a contraband ring. Officers plan a cell raid in California.

In prisons around the country, inmates who have committed horrible crimes have an opportunity to change their ways. A 17 year-old juvenile delinquent must decide to continue to pursue gang life, or get an education and choose a different path. A thirty seven year old woman who has spent thirty years behind bars may be released for good, or may be seduced by the life of crime she's known her whole life.