The toughest prisons in the world
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The toughest prisons in the world |
| Original title | Inside the World's Toughest Prisons |
| Country of production | At the locations of the prisons (see title under the squadrons). |
| original language | English (moderator), national languages of the countries whose prison systems were visited ( Spanish , Portuguese , Ukrainian , Romanian , Polish) |
| year | 2016 |
| Production company |
Emporium Productions |
| length | approx. 47 minutes |
| Episodes | 16 in 4 seasons |
| genre | documentation |
| Director | David McConnell, Edward McGown |
| cut | Steven Love |
| First broadcast | February 4, 2016 on Channel 5 |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 7, 2016 on N24 |
The World's Toughest Prisons is a three-year television documentary produced by London- based Emporium Productions and available on Netflix . The documentation impressively shows life in 12 prisons around the world, mostly from the perspective of the prisoners, but also from the perspective of prison guards and others who interact with the prison system. Season 1 was hosted by Irish journalist Paul Connolly and originally aired on Channel 5 ( UK ). The German broadcasts were the first to be broadcast on N24 . Seasons 2 and 3 were commissioned by Netflix and hosted by British journalist Raphael Rowe , who himself spent 12 years in prison for an alleged crime (murder) but was then acquitted.
Seasons
From season 2, Netflix has commissioned the production and appointed a new presenter (Raphael Rowe).
| season 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| episode | title | action | German premiere and broadcaster | Original first broadcast and broadcaster |
| 1 | Honduras | Connolly spends 5 days in Danli Prison in Honduras. Special features of the prison: The toughest inmates are armed and act as guards inside the prison. | Fri October 14, 2016 N24 | February 4, 2016 Channel 5 |
| 2 | Poland | Connolly spends 5 days in Piotrkow . 700 of the worst offenders in Poland are in this prison. Her crimes include murder, rape, kidnapping, among others. That is why the security precautions within the institution are very high. | Fri October 7, 2016 N24 | February 11, 2016 Channel 5 |
| 3 * | Philippines | Connolly goes to a prison for 5 days which is controlled by a gang (Sputnik gang) and is totally overcrowded. | Fri October 21, 2016 N24 | Thu February 18, 2016 Channel 5 |
| 4 * | Mexico | Connolly spends time in a Mexican prison where some inmates are serious criminals like drug lords . | Friday October 28th
2016 N24 |
Thursday February 25th
2016 Channel 5 |
| * Sequences 3 and 4 have different information on the order | ||||
| season 2 | ||||
| episode | title | action | German online premiere | Original online premiere |
| 1 | Brazil : The Gang Prison | Rowe spends a few days both as a guard and a prisoner in the Brazilian Penitentiary at Porto Velho . Special features of the prison are constant tension and the danger of violence and unrest between the two leading drug gangs in Brazil, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and the Comando Vermelho (Red Command), due to which the prison guards try to segregate inmates according to gang affiliation. | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix |
| 2 | Ukraine : The prison in a war zone | Rowe spends time in Zhytomyr Prison in Ukraine. The prison is characterized by minimal manning, which allows prisoners to move freely around the premises, often with potentially dangerous weapons. | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea : The Escape Prison | Rowe visits the understaffed Bomana prison in Papua New Guinea. The prison is characterized by constant food shortages, which keep the facility on the verge of chaos. | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix |
| 4th | Belize : God and the prison | Rowe spends time in Belize Central Prison. A distinctive feature of the prison is an evangelism (God) based approach to rehabilitation. | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix | Fri July 6, 2018 Netflix |
| season 3 | ||||
| episode | title | action | German online premiere | Original online premiere |
| 1 | Costa Rica : Dangerous maximum security prison | Rowe visits La Reforma Prison in Costa Rica, including a visit to the maximum security unit. Jail Features: The medium security part of the prison is quite crowded and depressing, but the low security part of the prison feels a lot more welcoming. | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix |
| 2 | Colombia : Narco Prison | Rowe visits the fortress-like prison in Bogotá. Conditions in prison are claustrophobic and there are problems with drug use in the prison despite intensive surveillance and searches by the authorities . | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix |
| 3 | Romania : Roma prison | Rowe spends a week in a maximum security prison in Craiova, Romania. The prison has very little outdoor space, so prisoners are locked in their cells for most of the day . | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix |
| 4th | Norway : the perfect prison | Rowe visits Halden Prison in Norway, a maximum security prison. Special features of the prison: Halden is experimenting with a radically new prison structure based on the principle of normality. Attempts are made to bring prison life closer to life outside of prison in order to rehabilitate prisoners and prepare them for successful reintegration into society. | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix | Fri December 14, 2018 Netflix |
Individual evidence
- ↑ serien.fandom.com
- ^ Inside the World's Toughest Prisons. Netflix Official Site, accessed May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Stewart Clarke, Stewart Clarke: Netflix Locks Up Deal For 'Inside the World's Toughest Prisons'. In: Variety. June 19, 2018, accessed May 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Netflix brings a new four-part series of 'Inside the World's Toughest Prisons' next month. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i imfernsehen GmbH & Co KG: The toughest prisons in the world: episode guide. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .