Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Season 4
2020 • 4 Episodes
Journalist Raphael Rowe lives like an inmate while investigating dangerous prisons in Paraguay, Germany, Mauritius and Lesotho.
Episodes
1. Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth
★7.7
July 29, 2020
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.
2. Germany: The Therapy Prison
★7.3
July 29, 2020
Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.
3. Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison
★8.0
July 29, 2020
The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.
4. Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence
★7.0
July 29, 2020
An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.