Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Season 4
20204 episodes
Journalist Raphael Rowe lives like an inmate while investigating dangerous prisons in Paraguay, Germany, Mauritius and Lesotho.
Episode 1
Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth
Jul 29, 202047m
TMDB rating 7.2TMDB
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.
Episode 2
Germany: The Therapy Prison
Jul 29, 202044m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.
Episode 3
Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison
Jul 29, 202047m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.
Episode 4
Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence
Jul 29, 202048m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.