Is Inside the World's Toughest Prisons on Netflix UK?

Name: Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 2016
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Raphael Rowe

Yes, Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016) is currently available to stream on Netflix UK.

Series — 7 seasons18

Inside the World's Toughest Prisons(2016)

Crime
Documentary

~44 min/ep

Last verified: 20/04/2026 — This information may be out of date

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7 seasons, 27 episodes

27 episodes — ~44 min each — Total: ~20 hours

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Synopsis

Crime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the inmates locked up for their crimes and meets the men and women on the right side of law tasked with keeping the criminals behind bars.