Inside the World's Toughest Prisons: Season 7
In the seventh season of the documentary series, journalist and former inmate Raphael Rowe experiences life inside prisons located in Finland, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands. Rowe goes behind the bars of these maximum security facilities to live as a prisoner, encountering the inmates locked up for their crimes and meeting the men and women on the right side of the law tasked with keeping orde
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Journalist and former inmate Raphael Rowe immerses himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner.
- Crime journalist Paul Connelly also takes viewers inside jails to show living conditions for inmates and guards.
- The documentary series shows life in various prisons around the world from both the prisoner perspective and the perspective of prison guards.
- The television documentary series is produced by London-based Emporium Productions and is available on Netflix.
Season overview
In the seventh season of the documentary series, journalist and former inmate Raphael Rowe experiences life inside prisons located in Finland, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands. Rowe goes behind the bars of these maximum security facilities to live as a prisoner, encountering the inmates locked up for their crimes and meeting the men and women on the right side of the law tasked with keeping order. The series shows life in various prisons primarily from the prisoner perspective, while also including the perspectives of prison guards and others.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Finland: The Free Choice Prison
Sep 15, 2023 · 45 min
At Finland's Kylmäkoski prison, Raphael meets violent offenders in the general population wing and bonds with the inmates, while a newcomer is attacked.
Czech Republic: The Crystal Meth Prison
Sep 15, 2023 · 46 min
Surrounded by many inmates who struggle with crystal meth addiction, Raphael enters the Pilsen prison and discovers that some habits are hard to break.
Indonesia: The re-programming drug prison
Sep 15, 2023 · 45 min
Raphael gets a rare look inside Bangli prison, where drug offenders are forced to join a rehabilitation program and isolation is used as punishment.
Solomon Islands: God’s Own Prison
Sep 15, 2023 · 47 min
At the Rove maximum security prison, many of the inmates serve time for sexual offenses while navigating grim conditions and extremely limited resources.