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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons — Season 3

Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe, who was once wrongfully convicted of murder, visits prisons in Colombia, Costa Rica, Romania and Norway.

Episodes

  • E01 Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge

    ★ 8.5

    Dec 14, 2018 · 47m

    Though he's no stranger to life behind bars, Raphael Rowe concedes that Costa Rica's La Reforma Prison is certainly among the most intimidating.

  • E02 Colombia: Narco Prison

    ★ 7.7

    Dec 14, 2018 · 47m

    While spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.

  • E03 Romania: Gypsy Prison

    ★ 6.0

    Dec 14, 2018 · 47m

    Raphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.

  • E04 Norway: The Perfect Prison?

    ★ 6.0

    Dec 14, 2018 · 47m

    Many prisons aim to punish and demean inmates. Norway's Halden Prison -- as Raphael Rowe is about to see for himself -- does things differently.

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