Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons Season 1

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2 Seasons

48m

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.

Season 1, 6 Episodes

S1 E1

Tent City Jail, Phoenix, Arizona, USA,

12+ 48m 2016

S1 E2

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.

12+ 48m 2016

S1 E3

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.

12+ 48m 2016

S1 E4

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.

12+ 48m 2016

S1 E5

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.

12+ 48m 2016

S1 E6

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.

12+ 48m 2016

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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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