Name: Behind Bars The World's Toughest Prisons
Released: 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Mark Rossman

TV Show · Reality · Crime

Crime journalist Paul Connolly goes to the world's toughest prisons to experience the harsh conditions, the claustrophobia of the overcrowded cells and the severe discipline.

2016 · 48m

Starring Mark Rossman

Director Florian Fiedler

EPISODE 1

Tent City, USA

Tent City Jail, a prison in the desert of Arizona, USA. If you're in this place, you are in for tough times. As the name indicates, tents instead of cells make up prison housing, old army tents left over from the Korean War.

41 min
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
EPISODE 3

San Pedro Prison, La Paz, Bolivia

This is the prison city of San Pedro in La Paz, Bolivia, where the inmates rule and anarchy prevails. Only the strongest survive this lawless place and they rule over the weak, demanding protection money.

41 min
EPISODE 4

Dallas County Jail, Dallas, Texas USA

The Dallas County Jail in Texas is a mega-jail with room for 7,100 inmates and has a larger population than many Texas cities and towns. It houses everyone from small-time criminals to serial killers.

41 min
EPISODE 5

Sofia Central Prison, Bulgaria

A glimpse inside Bulgaria's notorious Sofia Central Prison, shining a light on the daily routines of both inmates and guards.

41 min
EPISODE 6

Miami Dade County Jail, Miami, Florida USA

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