#1
S3E4
Norway: The Perfect Prison?
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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#2
S4E1
Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth
Raphael Rowe spends a week behind bars at Tacumbu prison in Paraguay, where inmates scrounge in the trash in order to pay their own way.
#3
S6E2
Cyprus: The Utopian Prison
The Central Jail of Nicosia in Cyprus has undergone radical transformation over the years. But are these changes for the better?
#4
Greenland: Prison in the Ice
S5E3
#5
Bosnia: The Mafia Prison
S6E3
#6
Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone
S2E2
#7
Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence
S4E4
#8
South Africa: The Number Gangs Prison
S5E1
#9
Finland: The Free Choice Prison
S7E1
#10
Moldova: The Lifers Prison
S6E1
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Raphael Rowe investigates one of Greece's most overcrowded maximum-security prisons, overflowing with some of the country's most dangerous offenders.
#26
Danli Prison, Honduras
S1E1
#25
Philippines
S1E4
#24
Indonesia: The re-programming Drug Prison
S7E3
#23
Piotrkow Prison, Poland
S1E2
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