Inside the World's Toughest Prisons poster

Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

Season 3

2018 · 4 episodes

Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe, who was once wrongfully convicted of murder, visits prisons in Colombia, Costa Rica, Romania and Norway.

More

Episodes

1Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-EdgeThough he's no stranger to life behind bars, Raphael Rowe concedes that Costa Rica's La Reforma Prison is certainly among the most intimidating.
2Colombia: Narco PrisonWhile spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.
3Romania: Gypsy PrisonRaphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.
4Norway: The Perfect Prison?Many prisons aim to punish and demean inmates. Norway's Halden Prison -- as Raphael Rowe is about to see for himself -- does things differently.