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Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons
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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HondurasApr 20, 2016 · 43 minPaul Connolly heads to Honduras, the murder capital of the world, to spend a week living as a prisoner inside one of the most…Episode details →
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PolandApr 27, 2016 · 44 minConnolly serves time in Poland's Piotrkow prison, a maximun security lockup where the country's most hardened criminals stay in cells 23 hours a day.Episode details →
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MexicoMar 3, 2016 · 44 minMexico's el Hongo prison is home to murderers, hitmen, drug bossess and -- for one week -- Paul Connolly, who experiences life among the…Episode details →
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PhilippinesMay 4, 2016 · 44 minConnolly spends time in two different prisons in the Philippines, where overcrowding, gangs and severe intimidation are a way of life.Episode details →
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Brazil: The Gang PrisonJul 6, 2018 · 53 minInvestigative journalist Raphael Rowe spends a few days -- both as a guard and a prisoner -- inside Brazil's gang-filled Porto Velho Penitentiary.Episode details →
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Ukraine: The Prison in a War ZoneJul 6, 2018 · 50 minUkraine's Zhytomyr Prison is operated with a skeleton crew that allows prisoners to freely roam the grounds -- often with potentially dangerous weapons.Episode details →
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Papua New Guinea: The Breakout PrisonJul 6, 2018 · 50 minRaphael Rowe visits the short-staffed Bomana Prison in Papua New Guinea, where near-constant food shortages keep the facility on the brink of chaos.Episode details →
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Belize: The Prison That Found GodJul 6, 2018 · 51 minIn Belize Central Prison, the inmates are told that rehabilitation comes through God. Raphael Rowe investigates if this evangelical approach works.Episode details →
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Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-EdgeDec 14, 2018 · 47 minThough he's no stranger to life behind bars, Raphael Rowe concedes that Costa Rica's La Reforma Prison is certainly among the most intimidating.Episode details →
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Colombia: Narco PrisonDec 14, 2018 · 47 minWhile spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.Episode details →
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Romania: Gypsy PrisonDec 14, 2018 · 47 minRaphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.Episode details →
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Norway: The Perfect Prison?Dec 14, 2018 · 47 minMany prisons aim to punish and demean inmates. Norway's Halden Prison -- as Raphael Rowe is about to see for himself -- does things…Episode details →
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Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on EarthJul 29, 2020 · 47 minRaphael Rowe spends a week behind bars at Tacumbu prison in Paraguay, where inmates scrounge in the trash in order to pay their own…Episode details →
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Germany: The Therapy PrisonJul 29, 2020 · 44 minSchwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.Episode details →
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Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment PrisonJul 29, 2020 · 47 minThe tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.Episode details →
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Lesotho: Confronting Sexual ViolenceJul 29, 2020 · 48 minAn unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.Episode details →
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South Africa: The Number Gangs PrisonJan 8, 2021 · 52 minAt Brandvlei Correctional Centre in South Africa, nearly all the convicts belong to dangerous gangs known for lethal stabbings.Episode details →
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Philippines: The War on Drugs PrisonJan 8, 2021 · 52 minOnce again, Raphael Rowe volunteers to go behind bars, this time in the Philippines at Manila City Jail, one of the world's most overcrowded…Episode details →
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Greenland: Prison in the IceJan 8, 2021 · 47 minGreenland's Nuuk maximum security prison houses extremely dangerous prisoners, many of whom grew up alongside the guards now watching over them.Episode details →
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Moldova: The Lifers PrisonSep 28, 2022 · 44 minOpen this episode for details.Episode details →
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Cyprus: The Utopian PrisonSep 28, 2022 · 47 minOpen this episode for details.Episode details →
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Bosnia: The Mafia PrisonSep 28, 2022 · 45 minOpen this episode for details.Episode details →
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Greece: The People Smugglers PrisonSep 28, 2022 · 45 minOpen this episode for details.Episode details →
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Finland: The Free Choice PrisonSep 15, 2023 · 45 minAt Finland's Kylmäkoski prison, Raphael meets violent offenders in the general population wing and bonds with the inmates, while a newcomer is attacked.Episode details →
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Czech Republic: The Crystal Meth PrisonSep 15, 2023 · 46 minSurrounded by many inmates who struggle with crystal meth addiction, Raphael enters the Pilsen prison and discovers that some habits are hard to break.Episode details →
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Indonesia: The re-programming drug prisonSep 15, 2023 · 45 minRaphael gets a rare look inside Bangli prison, where drug offenders are forced to join a rehabilitation program and isolation is used as punishment.Episode details →
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Solomon Islands: God’s Own PrisonSep 15, 2023 · 47 minAt the Rove maximum security prison, many of the inmates serve time for sexual offenses while navigating grim conditions and extremely limited resources.Episode details →
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