Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons
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These are some of the toughest prisons in the world. Prisons so tough, even gang bosses and killers learn the meaning of fear. Across four continents, six different prisons, the series takes us beyond the gates, walls, barred windows and cells into an unknown world, a world we know exists, but a world nobody wants to think about.
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Elisabeth Shapiro Director · Andreas Linde Cinematographer Janka Stephanowsky Editor
Total runtime 31h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Documentary
Show info
Premiered
October 3, 2016
Latest episode
November 25, 2025
Status
Returning series
Network
Prime Video
Country
United Kingdom · Germany · United States
Type
Documentary
Episode length
60 min
Total runtime
31h 0m
Original language
English
Production
Maximus Film
Production
Germany · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
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