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.
You can now watch Inside the World's Toughest Prisons online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Honduras | 2016-02-04 | 43 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Poland | 2016-02-11 | 44 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Mexico | 2016-02-25 | 44 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Philippines | 2016-02-18 | 44 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Brazil: The Gang Prison | 2018-07-06 | 53 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone | 2018-07-06 | 51 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison | 2018-07-06 | 51 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Belize: The Prison That Found God | 2018-07-06 | 51 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge | 2018-12-14 | 47 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Colombia: Narco Prison | 2018-12-14 | 47 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Romania: Gypsy Prison | 2018-12-14 | 48 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Norway: The Perfect Prison? | 2018-12-14 | 48 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth | 2020-07-29 | 48 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Germany: The Therapy Prison | 2020-07-29 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison | 2020-07-29 | 47 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence | 2020-07-29 | 48 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | South Africa: The Number Gangs Prison | 2021-01-08 | 52 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Philippines: The War on Drugs Prison | 2021-01-08 | 52 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Greenland: Prison in the Ice | 2021-01-08 | 48 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | Moldova: The Lifers Prison | 2022-09-28 | 43 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | Cyprus: The Utopian Prison | 2022-09-28 | 46 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | Bosnia: The Mafia Prison | 2022-09-28 | 44 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | Greece: The People Smugglers Prison | 2022-09-28 | 44 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | Finland: The Free Choice Prison | 2023-09-15 | 45 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 2 | Czech Republic: The Crystal Meth Prison | 2023-09-15 | 46 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 3 | Indonesia: The Re-programming Drug Prison | 2023-09-15 | 45 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 4 | Solomon Islands: God's Own Prison | 2023-09-15 | 47 min |
