Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

10 Best Episodes of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons - Season 1

Paul Connolly goes behind the bars of some of the World's most notorious prisons (the first season ran on Channel 5 UK originally before Netflix has bought up the format).

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 08, 2023.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons - S1E1

#4 - Honduras (Season 1 - Episode 1)

Paul Connolly heads to Honduras, the murder capital of the world, to spend a week living as a prisoner inside one of the most dangerous prisons - Danli Prison.

The episode was rated 6.85 from 75 votes.

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#3 - Poland (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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Connolly serves time in Poland's Piotrkow prison, a maximun security lockup where the country's most hardened criminals stay in cells 23 hours a day.

The episode was rated 7.03 from 61 votes.

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#2 - Mexico (Season 1 - Episode 3)

Mexico's el Hongo prison is home to murderers, hitmen, drug bossess and -- for one week -- Paul Connolly, who experiences life among the inmates.

The episode was rated 7.06 from 54 votes.

Inside the World's Toughest Prisons - S1E4

#1 - Philippines (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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Connolly spends time in two different prisons in the Philippines, where overcrowding, gangs and severe intimidation are a way of life.

The episode was rated 7.06 from 48 votes.

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