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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

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2016–2023·Returning Series·7 Seasons·27 Episodes·47 min·5·Friday · 08:00
Studio: Emporium Productions
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English · Documentary
DOCUMENTARY
CrimeDocumentary

Overview

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.

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Cast

Raphael Rowe
Raphael Rowe
Himself

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Seasons

Season 14 episodes
2016
1
Honduras
2016-04-20
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2
Poland
2016-04-27
44m6.5es444338
3
Mexico
2016-03-03
44m8.3es444339
4
Philippines
2016-05-04
44m7.8es444340
Season 24 episodes
2018
1
Brazil: The Gang Prison
2018-07-06
54m6.8es444341
2
Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone
2018-07-06
51m7.3es444342
3
Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison
2018-07-06
51m7.0es444343
4
Belize: The Prison That Found God
2018-07-06
51m7.0es444344
Season 34 episodes
2018
1
Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge
2018-12-14
47m8.5es444345
2
Colombia: Narco Prison
2018-12-14
47m7.7es444346
3
Romania: Gypsy Prison
2018-12-14
48m6.0es444347
4
Norway: The Perfect Prison?
2018-12-14
48m6.0es444348
Season 44 episodes
2020
1
Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth
2020-07-29
48m7.3es444349
2
Germany: The Therapy Prison
2020-07-29
45m7.3es444350
3
Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison
2020-07-29
47m7.5es444351
4
Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence
2020-07-29
48m7.0es444352
Season 53 episodes
2021
1
South Africa: The Number Gangs Prison
2021-01-08
52m10.0es444353
2
Philippines: The War on Drugs Prison
2021-01-08
52m10.0es444354
3
Greenland: Prison in the Ice
2021-01-08
48m10.0es444355
Season 64 episodes
2022
1
Moldova: The Lifers Prison
2022-09-28
45m10.0es444356
2
Cyprus: The Utopian Prison
2022-09-28
47m10.0es444357
3
Bosnia: The Mafia Prison
2022-09-28
46m10.0es444358
4
Greece: The People Smugglers Prison
2022-09-28
45m10.0es444359
Season 74 episodes
2023
1
Finland: The Free Choice Prison
2023-09-15
45m10.0es444360
2
Czech Republic: The Crystal Meth Prison
2023-09-15
47m10.0es444361
3
Indonesia: The re-programming drug prison
2023-09-15
46m10.0es444362
4
Solomon Islands: God’s Own Prison
2023-09-15
47m10.0es444363
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/3/2026