Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

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  • Channel 5
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  • Documentary

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Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge
Episode overview
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.
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Colombia: Narco Prison
Episode overview
While spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.
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Romania: Gypsy Prison
Episode overview
Raphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.
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Norway: The Perfect Prison?
Episode overview
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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