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Crime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the

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Season 1

  • Honduras
    6.7/10265 votes

    Honduras

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2016

    Paul Connolly heads to Honduras, the murder capital of the world, to spend a week living as a prisoner inside one of the most dangerous prisons - Danli Prison.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Poland
    6.9/10202 votes

    Poland

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/27/2016

    Connolly serves time in Poland's Piotrkow prison, a maximun security lockup where the country's most hardened criminals stay in cells 23 hours a day.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mexico
    6.9/10178 votes

    Mexico

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2016

    Mexico's el Hongo prison is home to murderers, hitmen, drug bossess and -- for one week -- Paul Connolly, who experiences life among the inmates.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Philippines
    6.8/10184 votes

    Philippines

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2016

    Connolly spends time in two different prisons in the Philippines, where overcrowding, gangs and severe intimidation are a way of life.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown