Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

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27 total episodes

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7 seasons

First Aired April 20, 2016

Overview

Crime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the inmates locked up for their crimes and meets the men and women on the right side of law tasked with keeping the criminals behind bars.

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Philippines: The War on Drugs Prison

Season 5 - Episode 2 - 1h 52m

Air Date

January 08, 2021

Overview

Once again, Raphael Rowe volunteers to go behind bars, this time in the Philippines at Manila City Jail, one of the world's most overcrowded prisons.