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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.
- Cast:
- Raphael Rowe
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- 5, Netflix
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Season 2
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E01
Episode 1
★ 6.8Brazil: The Gang Prison
2018-07-06 · 53mInvestigative journalist Raphael Rowe spends a few days -- both as a guard and a prisoner -- inside Brazil's gang-filled Porto Velho Penitentiary.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.3Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone
2018-07-06 · 50mUkraine's Zhytomyr Prison is operated with a skeleton crew that allows prisoners to freely roam the grounds -- often with potentially dangerous weapons.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison
2018-07-06 · 50mRaphael Rowe visits the short-staffed Bomana Prison in Papua New Guinea, where near-constant food shortages keep the facility on the brink of chaos.
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Episode 4
★ 7.0Belize: The Prison That Found God
2018-07-06 · 51mIn Belize Central Prison, the inmates are told that rehabilitation comes through God. Raphael Rowe investigates if this evangelical approach works.
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Raphael Rowe
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