Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016)
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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Episode 1 - Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth
Release Date: 2020-07-29Raphael Rowe spends a week behind bars at Tacumbu prison in Paraguay, where inmates scrounge in the trash in order to pay their own way.
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Episode 2 - Germany: The Therapy Prison
Release Date: 2020-07-29Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.
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Episode 3 - Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison
Release Date: 2020-07-29The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.
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Episode 4 - Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence
Release Date: 2020-07-29An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.