Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
A crime journalist enters some of the world’s toughest prisons, living under harsh conditions to understand daily life behind bars. The series looks at inmates, guards, and prison systems across different countries.
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Season 2
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E1
Brazil: The Gang Prison
Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe spends a few days -- both as a guard and a prisoner -- inside Brazil's gang-filled Porto Velho Penitentiary.
Jul 6, 2018 -
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Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone
Ukraine's Zhytomyr Prison is operated with a skeleton crew that allows prisoners to freely roam the grounds -- often with potentially dangerous weapons.
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Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison
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.
Jul 6, 2018 -
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Belize: The Prison That Found God
In Belize Central Prison, the inmates are told that rehabilitation comes through God. Raphael Rowe investigates if this evangelical approach works.
Jul 6, 2018