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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

201644m / epCrime · Documentary

First aired

April 20, 2016

7.0

TMDB Score

70% match · 77 votes

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S01 · E03

Mexico

Season 1 · Mar 3, 2016 · 44m

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Honduras

Apr 20, 2016 · 43m

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Poland

Apr 27, 2016 · 44m

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Mexico

Mar 3, 2016 · 44m

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Philippines

May 4, 2016 · 44m

Mexico's el Hongo prison is home to murderers, hitmen, drug bossess and -- for one week -- Paul Connolly, who experiences life among the inmates.

About the Series

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CrimeDocumentary

Synopsis

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: April 20, 2016
Last aired: September 15, 2023
Seasons: 7 seasons · 27 episodes
Status: Returning Series
Original language: English
Networks: 5, Netflix