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. Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth
★ 7.2
2020-07-29 · 47m
Raphael Rowe spends a week behind bars at Tacumbu prison in Paraguay, where inmates scrounge in the trash in order to pay their own way.
2. Germany: The Therapy Prison
★ 7.3
2020-07-29 · 44m
Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.
3. Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison
★ 7.5
2020-07-29 · 47m
The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.
4. Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence
★ 7.0
2020-07-29 · 48m
An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.