Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Apr. 20, 2016
- S1E1HondurasApr. 20, 2016
- S1E2PolandApr. 27, 2016
- S1E3MexicoMar. 03, 2016
- S1E4PhilippinesMay. 04, 2016
2Season 2 Jul. 06, 2018
- S2E1Brazil: The Gang PrisonJul. 06, 2018
- S2E2Ukraine: The Prison in a War ZoneJul. 06, 2018
- S2E3Papua New Guinea: The Breakout PrisonJul. 06, 2018
- S2E4Belize: The Prison That Found GodJul. 06, 2018
3Season 3 Dec. 14, 2018
- S3E1Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-EdgeDec. 14, 2018
- S3E2Colombia: Narco PrisonDec. 14, 2018
- S3E3Romania: Gypsy PrisonDec. 14, 2018
- S3E4Norway: The Perfect Prison?Dec. 14, 2018
4Season 4 Jul. 29, 2020
5Season 5 Jan. 08, 2021
- S5E1South Africa: The Number Gangs PrisonJan. 08, 2021
- S5E2Philippines: The War on Drugs PrisonJan. 08, 2021
- S5E3Greenland: Prison in the IceJan. 08, 2021
6Season 6 Jan. 08, 2021
- S6E1GreeceJan. 08, 2021
- S6E2Bosnia and HerzegovinaJan. 08, 2021
- S6E3CyprusJan. 08, 2021
- S6E4MoldovaJan. 08, 2021
7Season 7 Sep. 15, 2023
- S7E1Finland: The Free Choice PrisonSep. 15, 2023
- S7E2Czech Republic: The Crystal Meth PrisonSep. 15, 2023
- S7E3Indonesia: The re-programming drug prisonSep. 15, 2023
- S7E4Solomon Islands: God’s Own PrisonSep. 15, 2023
Synopsis
Crime journalist Paul Connolly 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 inmates locked up for their crimes and meets the men and women on the right side of law tasked with keeping the criminals behind bars.
Original title Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
First air date Apr. 20, 2016
Last air date Jul. 29, 2020
Seasons 4
Episodes 16
Duration 44m