Banged Up Abroad (2007)

Experience some of the worst prison stays, with travelers who found themselves on the wrong side of the law far from home.

A man makes a daring escape from a 1970s Soviet prison camp; five Americans tunnel to freedom through concrete with just a butter knife and rocks.

Two bankrupt people agree to smuggle cocaine in South America - with dire consequences.

Lured into smuggling, then betrayed, an Australian man faces a life sentence in Bangkok; an American must escape a Peruvian jail or die trying.

A struggling single mom discovers she is pregnant again, then gets arrested for drug smuggling; a street racer dad starts a scam that gets him busted.

A martial-arts expert relies on his training to survive prison and isolation from his wife. In Jamaica, a lesbian couple is jailed for smuggling pot.

Incredible stories of American heroes: Vietnam POWs Sen. John McCain and Ernest Brace and the "Argo" Americans' escape from Iran's hostage crisis.

A husband is framed and jailed in Bali; a musician is caught smuggling cocaine in Caracas.

A UN peacekeeper escapes war-torn Sierra Leone; two journalists are kidnapped in Somalia.

Enhanced airport security in Tokyo gets hash smuggler Mark Greening busted; Irish plumber Paul Keany gets caught smuggling cocaine in Caracas.