Episode

Inside the World's Toughest Prisons: Brazil: The Gang Prison

Name: Inside the World's Toughest Prisons: Brazil: The Gang Prison
Released: 2018-07-06
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Raphael Rowe, Paul Connolly

Inside the World's Toughest PrisonsSeason 22018-07-06

Overview

Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe spends a few days -- both as a guard and a prisoner -- inside Brazil's gang-filled Porto Velho Penitentiary.

Details

Series: Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2018-07-06
Runtime: 53 min

Episode context

Brazil: The Gang Prison is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons. It aired on 2018-07-06. The runtime is 53 min.

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Episode 2: Ukraine: The Prison in a War Zone 2018-07-06 | 50 min Ukraine's Zhytomyr Prison is operated with a skeleton crew that allows prisoners to freely roam the grounds -- often with potentially dangerous weapons.

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Episode 3: Papua New Guinea: The Breakout Prison 2018-07-06 | 50 min Raphael Rowe visits the short-staffed Bomana Prison in Papua New Guinea, where near-constant food shortages keep the facility on the brink of chaos.

Episode 4: Belize: The Prison That Found God 2018-07-06 | 51 min In Belize Central Prison, the inmates are told that rehabilitation comes through God. Raphael Rowe investigates if this evangelical approach works.