‎Behind Bars The World's Toughest Prisons - Apple TV

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A journey to the world's toughest prisons to experience the harsh conditions, the claustrophobia of the overcrowded cells and the severe discipline.

Reality · 2016 · 48 min

Starring Mark Rossman

Director Florian Fiedler

EPISODE 1

Tent City

A prison in the desert of Arizona, USA, is a tough place, where tents instead of cells make up prison housing.

41 min · 21 June 2020
EPISODE 2

Antanimora Prison - Madagascar

A look inside the notorious Madagascan prison, where inmates endure overpopulation, malnutrition, and a potentially deadly rodent infestation.

41 min · 14 June 2020
EPISODE 3

San Pedro

In the prison city of San Pedro in La Paz, Bolivia, the inmates rule and anarchy prevails. Only the strongest survive this lawless place and they rule over the weak.

41 min · 6 Jan 2020
EPISODE 4

Dallas

Exploring the Dallas County Jail in Texas, which has a population larger than many cities and towns, varying from small-time criminals to serial killers.

41 min · 28 May 2020
EPISODE 5

Sofia

The Central Prison of Sofia is a European prison that is practically in ruins. Violence, abuse and isolation make prisoners' lives a nightmare.

41 min · 28 June 2020
EPISODE 6

Miami

The Miami-Dade County Jail and the Miami Dade Boot Camp are the two toughest divisions of the Miami Dade prison complex, but they couldn't be more different.

41 min · 16 June 2022

Mark Rossman

Narrator
Florian Fiedler

Director
Eva-Maria Bischoff

Producer