Prison in the Shire during the War of the Ring. The Lockholes were created out of old storage tunnels in Michel Delving after Lotho Sackville-Baggins and his Chief's Men took over the Shire around the time of the New Year of 3019. Any Hobbits who stood up to the Chief's Men were imprisoned in the Lockholes. Mayor Will Whitfoot was the first prisoner. Fatty Bolger was imprisoned for leading a band of rebels in the Hills of Scary. When Saruman took over as Chief, Lotho's mother Lobelia Sackville-Baggins was jailed after attacking one of the Chief's Men with her umbrella. The prisoners who were sent to the Lockholes were not well-fed, and after Saruman took over they were even beaten. The cells were dark and narrow. On November 4, 3019, Frodo Baggins released the prisoners.