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''Inside the World's Toughest Prisons'' is a television documentary series produced by London-based Emporium Productions and available on
Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
. The documentary shows life in 19 prisons around the world, mostly from the prisoner perspective but also including the perspective of prison guards and others interacting with the prison system. Season 1 was hosted by Irish journalist Paul Connolly and originally aired on
Channel 5 (UK) Channel 5 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel launched in 1997. It is the fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom and is owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American ...
. Since the second season, the series has been commissioned by Netflix and hosted by UK journalist
Raphael Rowe Raphael Rowe (born 1968) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for the 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three. After nearly twelve years incarcerated his convict ...
, who had himself served 12 years in prison for a crime he was eventually acquitted of. The series's sixth season was released on 28 September 2022.


Episodes


Season 1 (2016)

Season 1, hosted by Paul Connolly, was aired in 2016 on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. It is now available on Netflix along with Seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5.


Season 2 (2018)

Season 2, produced by
Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
with host
Raphael Rowe Raphael Rowe (born 1968) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for the 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three. After nearly twelve years incarcerated his convict ...
, was released on July 6, 2018 on Netflix.


Season 3 (2018)

Season 3, produced by Netflix with host
Raphael Rowe Raphael Rowe (born 1968) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for the 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three. After nearly twelve years incarcerated his convict ...
, was released on December 14, 2018 on Netflix.


Season 4 (2020)

Season 4, produced by Netflix with host
Raphael Rowe Raphael Rowe (born 1968) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for the 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three. After nearly twelve years incarcerated his convict ...
, was released on July 29, 2020 on Netflix.


Season 5 (2021)

Season 5, produced by Netflix with host
Raphael Rowe Raphael Rowe (born 1968) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for the 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three. After nearly twelve years incarcerated his convict ...
, was released on January 9, 2021 on Netflix.


Season 6 (2022)

Season 6, produced by Netflix with host
Raphael Rowe Raphael Rowe (born 1968) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for the 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three. After nearly twelve years incarcerated his convict ...
, was released on September 28, 2022 on Netflix.


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