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S1 E2 Antanimora Prison, Madagascar

Documentary

12+

48m

30 Mar 2016

Desperate overcrowding, rats, and disease come standard in Antanimora Prison. Surrounded by the capital Antananarivo, it's bursting at the seams. It was originally built for 800 prisoners, but now it contains more than 3,000 prisoners.

Season 1, 6 Episodes

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Tent City Jail, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Tent City Jail, Phoenix, Arizona, USA,

Old army tents left over from the Korean War house prisoners instead of cells. The Sheriff is a hard man who refuses to spend any more than he has to on his prisoners. Harassment and humiliation is a part of everyday life at Tent City.

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Antanimora Prison, Madagascar

Antanimora Prison, Madagascar,

Desperate overcrowding, rats, and disease come standard in Antanimora Prison. Surrounded by the capital Antananarivo, it's bursting at the seams. It was originally built for 800 prisoners, but now it contains more than 3,000 prisoners.

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - San Pedro Prison, La Paz, Bolivia

San Pedro Prison, La Paz, Bolivia,

Imagine a prison so fierce that guards stay outside for fear of their lives. Inside, the prisoners are in control: murderers, violent offenders, drug bosses. The inmates rule and anarchy prevails. Only the strongest survive this lawless place.

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Dallas County Jail, Dallas. Texas, USA

Dallas County Jail, Dallas. Texas, USA,

The Dallas County Jail in Texas - a supersized facility with beds for 7,100 inmates. The biggest threat in the prison? Turf wars. With the surplus of inmates, there is less space to divide up between them, leading to relentless gang warfare.

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Sofia Central Prison, Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia Central Prison, Sofia, Bulgaria,

With a crumbling foundation fit for demolition, Sofia Central prison is inhospitable for anyone, including criminals. With multiple prisoner cells, bunks stacked 3 high and horrid isolation cells, prisoners live idly behind bars for 23 hours a day.

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Miami, Dade County Jail Boot Camp, Miami, Florida, USA

Miami, Dade County Jail Boot Camp, Miami, Florida, USA,

The toughest divisions of the Miami Dade: Boot Camp gives minor offenders a chance to escape the prison through unforgiving drills and rules. To many it is a better alternative to The M-D County Jail where murderers and rapists have their own rules.

Details

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons

Documentary

15+

2 Seasons

48m

Imagine prisons so tough that even the hardest gang bosses and killers learn the meaning of fear. This series is an intimate portrait of crime and punishment that goes beyond the gates, walls, and cells of the world's toughest maximum security prisons.

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