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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

  • Watchlist
  • 2016-2023
  • 7 Seasons
  • Netflix
  • Documentary
  • TV-MA
  • Watchlist

Season 4 & 5 featuring Raphael Rowe. He was sent to prison for 12 years for a crime he didn't commit. Now he takes us into some of the world's toughest prisons to show us what it's like for both the inmates and guards. Rowe's previous experience in prison helps him to navigate the prison's and the inmate's rules and as well as his interactions with the hardest criminals. He is able to be vulnerable and share insights into his thoughts and feelings related to this experience. This is not for children under 17. Its not the same thing as the old "scared straight" programs.

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Raphael Rowe
Self - Host
Paul Connelly
Self
Marios El Khoury
Mario (Gangster

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Episode 1

Finland: The Free Choice Prison

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

At Finland's Kylmakoski prison, Raphael meets violent offenders in the general population wing and bonds with the inmates, while a newcomer is attacked.

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