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Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons

These are some of the toughest prisons in the world. Prisons so tough, even gang bosses and killers learn the meaning of fear. Across four continents, six different prisons, the series takes us beyond the gates, walls, barred windows and cells into an unknown world, a world we know exists, but a world nobody wants to think about.These are some of the toughest prisons in the world. Prisons so tough, even gang bosses and killers learn the meaning of fear. Across four continents, six different prisons, the series takes us beyond the gates, walls, barred ... Read more

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Watch "Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons" on MAX released in 2016. It's a documentary and crime show, and has a rating of 8 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of show.

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