43 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestThe sheriff weighs his options: end the experiment or keep the cells unlocked? The men come together as a community to make their case for the future.
At an Arkansas detention facility, a sheriff implements a radical social experiment to grant men who are incarcerated more agency in this reality series.
Production
Unprecedented access to real incarceration with zero safety nets.
Direction
Tight editing that weaponizes your own morbid curiosity.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arkansas has one of the highest incarceration rates in the US, making this experiment's location politically loaded.
The 'Unlocked' pods mirror the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment—except this time, everyone signed release forms and the cameras never stopped rolling.
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