Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

Season 4

2020 · 4 episodes · 3h 6m in all · 7.3/10

Journalist Raphael Rowe lives like an inmate while investigating dangerous prisons in Paraguay, Germany, Mauritius and Lesotho.

Episodes

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   1. Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth

   29 Jul 2020 · 47 min · 7.2/10

   Raphael Rowe spends a week behind bars at Tacumbu prison in Paraguay, where inmates scrounge in the trash in order to pay their own way.

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   2. Germany: The Therapy Prison

   29 Jul 2020 · 44 min · 7.3/10

   Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.

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   3. Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison

   29 Jul 2020 · 47 min · 7.5/10

   The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.

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   4. Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence

   29 Jul 2020 · 48 min · 7.0/10

   An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.