Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

Synopsis

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.

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Details

Type

TV series

Release date

April 12, 2016

Genres

documentary television program

Seasons

5

Episodes

16

Countries

United Kingdom