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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons(2016)
71%
75 Votes
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.
Type: Documentary
Status: Returning Series
Languages: English
Countries:
United Kingdom
Networks:
Production Companies:
Emporium Productions
Top 1 Billed Cast
Raphael Rowe
Himself
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