Inside the World's Toughest Prisons — Season 4

Journalist Raphael Rowe lives like an inmate while investigating dangerous prisons in Paraguay, Germany, Mauritius and Lesotho.

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  01 Paraguay: The Most Dangerous Prison on Earth

  Jul 29, 202047m★ 7.2

  Raphael Rowe spends a week behind bars at Tacumbu prison in Paraguay, where inmates scrounge in the trash in order to pay their own way.

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  02 Germany: The Therapy Prison

  Jul 29, 202044m★ 7.3

  Schwalmstadt, a 12th-century fortress surrounded by a moat, houses some of Germany's worst offenders, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.

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  03 Mauritius: The Extreme Punishment Prison

  Jul 29, 202047m★ 7.5

  The tropical island of Mauritius is home to Melrose maximum security prison, where even the smallest infraction is met with extreme punishment.

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  04 Lesotho: Confronting Sexual Violence

  Jul 29, 202048m★ 7.0

  An unnerved Rowe contends with aggressive cellmates at Maseru prison, where a high number of inmates are behind bars for rape.