Inside the World's Toughest Prisons — Season 2
Raphael Rowe, who spent 12 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, investigates some of the world's toughest prisons from the inside.
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Raphael Rowe, who spent 12 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, investigates some of the world's toughest prisons from the inside.
Episodes (4)
1. Brazil: The Gang Prison
6.8Aired 6 July 2018 • 53 min
Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe spends a few days -- both as a guard and a prisoner -- inside Brazil's gang-filled Porto Velho Penitentiary.
2. Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone
7.3Aired 6 July 2018 • 50 min
Ukraine's Zhytomyr Prison is operated with a skeleton crew that allows prisoners to freely roam the grounds -- often with potentially dangerous weapons.
3. Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison
7.0Aired 6 July 2018 • 50 min
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.
4. Belize: The Prison That Found God
7.0Aired 6 July 2018 • 51 min
In Belize Central Prison, the inmates are told that rehabilitation comes through God. Raphael Rowe investigates if this evangelical approach works.