Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons

Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons

2016 6.5 (0.0k) Age 13+

Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule.

Actors

Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe

Genres

Crime, Documentary, Drama

Streaming On

 

Countries (outside of the GB)

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Turkey, United States, South Africa

Available Languages (Netflix)

Brazilian Portuguese, English, European Spanish, French, Polish, Turkish

Available Subtitles (Netflix)

Arabic English, French, Polish, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese,

Seasons

Season 1

Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule. Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe

Episodes

Episode 1 - 2016

Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Episode 2 - 2016

Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Episode 3 - 2016

Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Episode 4 - 2016

Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Season 2

Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule. Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe

Episodes

Brazil: The Gang Prison - 2016

Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe spends a few days -- both as a guard and a prisoner -- inside Brazil's gang-filled Porto Velho Penitentiary.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone - 2016

Ukraine's Zhytomyr Prison is operated with a skeleton crew that allows prisoners to freely roam the grounds -- often with potentially dangerous weapons.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison - 2016

Raphael Rowe visits the short-staffed Bomana Prison in Papua New Guinea, where near-constant food shortages keep the facility on the brink of chaos.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Belize: The Prison That Found God - 2016

In Belize Central Prison, the inmates are told that rehabilitation comes through God. Raphael Rowe investigates if this evangelical approach works.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Season 3

Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule. Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe

Episodes

Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge - 2016

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.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Colombia: Narco Prison - 2016

While spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Romania: Gypsy Prison - 2016

Raphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Norway: The Perfect Prison? - 2016

Many prisons aim to punish and demean inmates. Norway's Halden Prison -- as Raphael Rowe is about to see for himself -- does things differently.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Season 4

Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule. Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe

Episodes

Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth - 2016

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.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Germany: The Therapy Prison - 2016

Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison - 2016

The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence - 2016

An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Season 5

Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule. Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe

Episodes

South Africa: The Number Gangs Prison - 2016

At Brandvlei Correctional Centre in South Africa, nearly all the convicts belong to dangerous gangs known for lethal stabbings.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Philippines: The War on Drugs Prison - 2016

Once again, Raphael Rowe volunteers to go behind bars, this time in the Philippines at Manila City Jail, one of the world's most overcrowded prisons.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Greenland: Prison in the Ice - 2016

Greenland's Nuuk maximum security prison houses extremely dangerous prisoners, many of whom grew up alongside the guards now watching over them.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Season 6

Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule. Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe

Episodes

Moldova: The Lifers Prison - 2016

Traveling to Moldova, Raphael Rowe locks himself within Penitentiary 17, a maximum-security prison housing more than a hundred life-sentence inmates.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Cyprus: The Utopian Prison - 2016

The Central Jail of Nicosia in Cyprus has undergone radical transformation over the years. But are these changes for the better?
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Bosnia: The Mafia Prison - 2016

At Zenica prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Raphael Rowe finds himself trapped with inmates ranging from organized crime bosses to ruthless killers.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.

Greece: The People Smugglers Prison - 2016

Raphael Rowe investigates one of Greece’s most overcrowded maximum-security prisons, overflowing with some of the country’s most dangerous offenders.
Paul Connolly, Raphael Rowe - Aug. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.