Behind Bars: Worlds Toughest Prisons

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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.

Colony 8, Zhytomyr, Ukraine: Episode Image
Episode 2Colony 8, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

Colony 8 in Ukraine is one of the toughest and most notorious prisons in the country. It is said that no one has ever escaped from here.

Maafushi Central Prison, Maldives: Episode Image
Episode 3Maafushi Central Prison, Maldives

A high-security prison covering an area the size of ten football pitches. Surrounded by six-metre-high walls, and the sea, the facility houses up to 800 criminals under the strictest security measu...

Philippines: Locked Up Ladies: Episode Image
Episode 4Philippines: Locked Up Ladies

In the Philippines CIW, correction officers risk their lives to deal with more than 3000 prisoners, especially during the day, when over 1000 prisoners are not locked up. (S3 Ep6)

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