Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
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.
- 2016-2023
- 7 seasons
- Netflix
- Documentary
- TV-MA
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.
Season 2 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
Brazil: The Gang Prison
Fri, Jul 6, 2018
Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe spends a few days -- both as a guard and a prisoner -- inside Brazil's gang-filled Porto Velho Penitentiary.
Episode 2
Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone
Fri, Jul 6, 2018
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.
Episode 3
Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison
Fri, Jul 6, 2018
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.
Episode 4
Belize: The Prison That Found God
Fri, Jul 6, 2018
In Belize Central Prison, the inmates are told that rehabilitation comes through God. Raphael Rowe investigates if this evangelical approach works.
