Starring
Marios El Khoury
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | |
| S2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | |
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| S4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | |
| S5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | ||
| S6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.7 | |
| S7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
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About
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 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.
All Seasons
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Season 12016
6.87924
Paul Connolly journeys inside deplorable prisons in Poland, Mexico, Honduras and the Philippines to experience their barbaric conditions first hand.
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Season 22018
7.26874
Raphael Rowe, who spent 12 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, investigates some of the world's toughest prisons from the inside.
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Season 32018
7.46314
Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe, who was once wrongfully convicted of murder, visits prisons in Colombia, Costa Rica, Romania and Norway.
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Season 42020
7.45604
Journalist Raphael Rowe lives like an inmate while investigating dangerous prisons in Paraguay, Germany, Mauritius and Lesotho.
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Season 52021
7.43733
Raphael Rowe, who spent years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, volunteers to go behind bars in the Philippines, Greenland and South Africa.
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Season 62022
7.33754
Wrongfully convicted former inmate Raphael Rowe continues his investigation of formidable prisons in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece and Moldova.
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Season 72023
7.22654
Journalist and former inmate Raphael Rowe experiences life inside prisons in Finland, the Czech Republic, Indonesia and the Solomon Islands.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Raphael Rowe Self - Host
Paul Connelly Self
Marios El Khoury Mario (Gangster, prisoner)
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