Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

Imagine being in jail. Now imagine living in a foreign country. Scary? Paul Connelly takes you inside these jails. He shows what living conditions are for the inmates, as well as the guards. You'll never look at prison the same.

Genre: Documentary

Cast:Raphael RowePaul ConnellyMarios El Khoury


1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ 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.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ 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.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ 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.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ 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.