Inside the World's Toughest Prisons(2016)

Name: Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 2016-04-20
Rating: 7
Cast: Raphael Rowe

★ 7.0(76)44m27 episodesReturning Series

Crime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the inmates locked up for their crimes and meets the men and women on the right side of law tasked with keeping the criminals behind bars.

First aired:: 2016-04-20
Country:: GB
Network:: 5, Netflix

Episodes

Season 1(4)Season 2(4)Season 3(4)Season 4(4)Season 5(3)Season 6(4)Season 7(4)

1. Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge
★ 8.5
2018-12-14 · 47m
Though he's no stranger to life behind bars, Raphael Rowe concedes that Costa Rica's La Reforma Prison is certainly among the most intimidating.
2. Colombia: Narco Prison
★ 7.7
2018-12-14 · 47m
While spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.
3. Romania: Gypsy Prison
★ 6.0
2018-12-14 · 47m
Raphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.
4. Norway: The Perfect Prison?
★ 6.0
2018-12-14 · 47m
Many prisons aim to punish and demean inmates. Norway's Halden Prison -- as Raphael Rowe is about to see for himself -- does things differently.