Inside the World's Toughest Prisons — Season 3

Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe, who was once wrongfully convicted of murder, visits prisons in Colombia, Costa Rica, Romania and Norway.

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  01 Costa Rica: Prison on a Knife-Edge

  Dec 14, 201847m★ 8.5

  Though he's no stranger to life behind bars, Raphael Rowe concedes that Costa Rica's La Reforma Prison is certainly among the most intimidating.

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  02 Colombia: Narco Prison

  Dec 14, 201847m★ 7.7

  While spending a week inside Bogotá's fortress-like prison, Raphael Rowe must negotiate the oppressive atmosphere and deal with an ominous threat.

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  03 Romania: Gypsy Prison

  Dec 14, 201847m★ 6.0

  Raphael Rowe spends a week at a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania, where the inmates include rapists, murderers and contract killers.

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  04 Norway: The Perfect Prison?

  Dec 14, 201847m★ 6.0

  Many prisons aim to punish and demean inmates. Norway's Halden Prison -- as Raphael Rowe is about to see for himself -- does things differently.