Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons: Season 4
- Premiered Jul 29, 2020
- 4 episodes
Journalist Raphael Rowe lives like an inmate while investigating dangerous prisons in Paraguay, Germany, Mauritius and Lesotho.
Episodes
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1. Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth
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.
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2. Germany: The Therapy Prison
Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.
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3. Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison
The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.
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4. Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence
An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.
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