Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

7 seasons, 27 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series takes viewers inside prisons in different countries. It shows what daily life is like for prisoners and the guards who watch over them. The focus is on the people inside the system, not just the facilities.

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What happens

Inside the World's Toughest Prisons is a television documentary series produced by London-based Emporium Productions and available on Netflix. The documentary shows life in various prisons around the world, mostly from the prisoner perspective but also including the perspective of prison guards and others interacting with the prison system. Season 1 was hosted by Irish journalist Paul Connolly and originally aired on Channel 5. Since the second season, the series has been commissioned by Netflix and hosted by UK journalist Raphael Rowe, who had himself served 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The series's seventh season was released on 15 September 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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