Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

Season 3

2018 · 4 episodes · 3h 8m in all · 7.0/10

Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe, who was once wrongfully convicted of murder, visits prisons in Colombia, Costa Rica, Romania and Norway.

Episodes

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   1. Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge

   14 Dec 2018 · 47 min · 8.5/10

   Though he's no stranger to life behind bars, Raphael Rowe concedes that Costa Rica's La Reforma Prison is certainly among the most intimidating.

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   2. Colombia: Narco Prison

   14 Dec 2018 · 47 min · 7.7/10

   While spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.

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   3. Romania: Gypsy Prison

   14 Dec 2018 · 47 min · 6.0/10

   Raphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.

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   4. Norway: The Perfect Prison?

   14 Dec 2018 · 47 min · 6.0/10

   Many prisons aim to punish and demean inmates. Norway's Halden Prison -- as Raphael Rowe is about to see for himself -- does things differently.