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California’s newest prison, Kern Valley State, opened its doors in June 2005 to help ease overcrowding in the state prison system. MSNBC takes you behind those bars Monday, May 12 at 11 p.m.. Video

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Lockup: Return to Pelican Bay
Just about every inmate at Pelican Bay is a gang member, so to fight gang violence, prison officials segregate prisoners by race. Does this extreme tactic work? Find out Tuesday, May 13 at 12 a.m..

Lockup: New Mexico
This state penitentiary was the site of one of the bloodiest prison riots in 1980. Our cameras found disturbing physical reminders of the carnage. Tune in Tuesday, May 13 at 1 a.m..

Into the Woods
A soft-spoken teenager heading home from school meets a stranger with plans of his own. Tune in Tuesday, May 13 at 11 p.m..

Lockup: Inside San Quentin
MSNBC was granted unprecedented access to San Quentin State Prison, including a rare look inside California’s death row. Tune in Wednesday, May 14 at 1 a.m..

The Mind of Manson
In 1987, the Today Show interviewed an unshackled and unapologetic Charles Manson. Twenty years later, former FBI Profiler, Candice De Long and Keith Morrison bring you never before seen parts of that interview, making sense of the mind of Manson. Airs Wednesday, May 14 at 11 p.m..

Gladiator Days
Produced by HBO Films, “Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder,” examines the culture of institutional violence through the events that led to one brutal prison murder. Tune in Thursday, May 15 at 12 a.m..

Lockup: Holman
Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama is notorious for being overcrowded and violent. MSNBC goes inside the walls of this maximum security prison. Tune in Thursday, May 15 at 1 a.m..

Cult Killer
Children of God, a Christian sect founded in the late 1960's, had a charismatic leader named David Berg who promoted a strange brew of biblical prophecy and sexual freedom. But the concept of "free love" got out of hand when it began to turn towards prostitution and pedophilia. Airs Thursday, May 15 at 11 p.m..

Lockup: Rikers Island
MSNBC returns to Rikers Island, New York City’s largest jail facility. Go inside the segregation unit at Rikers, where some of the toughest and most unruly criminals are housed. Tune in Friday, May 16 at 12 a.m..

Lockup: Inside Folsom
Since its creation in 1880, Folsom State Prison in California has had a violent and bloody reputation. MSNBC goes inside one of America’s oldest maximum-security prisons, known as “the end of the world” by inmates even though they outnumber prison officials 92-to-1. Tune in Friday, May 16 at 1 a.m..

Lockup: Pendleton Juvenile
Go behind the bars with the juvenile offenders of Pendleton, where violent teenagers pose a serious threat to officers. Tune in Friday, May 16 at 11 p.m..

Lockup: Return to Valley State
The world’s largest women’s prison is full of murderers, violent criminals and drug dealers who reluctantly call it home, but many there are also hoping to turn their lives around. Tune in Saturday, May 16 at 12 a.m..

Lockup: Wabash
The Wabash Valley Correctional Facility houses some of the most violent offenders and also the mentally ill. Out of the 2,000 prisoners about 700 have been diagnosed with a mental illness. This poses many challenges to prison officials. Tune in Saturday, May 16 at 1 a.m..

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Accolades for Doc Block

MSNBC's documentary "War Zone Diary" has been awarded the the 2008 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award. The award honors the best in television and radio journalism in an effort to bring the work to public and professional attention.

In addition, Richard Engel was awarded the Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for his reporting in "War Zone Diary." The award is given to the individual or team who best displayed moral, ethical or physical courage in the puruit of a story or series of stories.

MSNBC's documentary "No Place for a Child" has been awarded the 2007 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism which honors distinguished coverage of disadvantaged children and families. The judges said, "Stories about foster children are usually predictable in their storylines, but this documentary takes the unusual step of looking inside the courtrooms that rule the children’s lives. The producers provide a thorough and unflinching portrait of families involved in foster care. Happy endings seem elusive, but this production allows outsiders to perhaps understand why."

LOCKUP, which airs on MSNBC TV, is a documentary series that gives a glimpse into life behind America's maximum-security prison walls. Click below to learn more.

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Meeting David Wilson

Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MSNBC will premiere "Meeting David Wilson," the remarkable and inspiring story of a young man's reconciliation with his ancestors' history as slaves.

David Wilson is a 28-year-old African-American man from Newark, New Jersey. He grew up in a tough, urban neighborhood, but managed to navigate his way out of poverty and into the world of news production in New York City. Now, meet another David Wilson: a 62-year-old white man from rural North Carolina. He grew up in Caswell County, where his ancestors once farmed tobacco. He now operates a small chain of BBQ restaurants in nearby Reidsville. Although they have never met, the two men share more than just a name. "Meeting David Wilson" premieres April 11, 9 p.m. on MSNBC.

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	Wiccans in Prison In this web only clip from the series, one prisoner shows how he is able to practice his religion in prison.
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