Netflix’s Inside the world’s toughest prisons examine some of the most hostile and dangerous prisons in the world as Raphael Rowe volunteers to go behind bars in an attempt to get a better understanding of how things are on the inside.
Raphael Rowe was once imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit, but now he voluntarily goes inside to understand the mentality of the prisoners who are there. The latest instalment of Netflix’s Inside the World’s toughest prisons takes you to prisons in Philippines, Greenland and South Africa.
He shows you what it takes to survive in some of the most hostile environments on the earth. He talks to many people, including guards and wardens, to get a more nuanced perspective of how they think prisoners should be treated. Contrasting views can be noticed among different people, and that is what makes this show a keen study on human behaviour and psyche.
As Raphael talks to some of the prisoners, you realise that some of them were born within crime and others had to take part to ensure their safety as well as that of their loved ones. You see a warden who actively talks about trying to rehabilitate them rather than just judging them for their mistakes.
The trailer of this docuseries once again shows us why Netflix is so adept when it comes to this genre as they try to show us all the different perspectives to a given situation that one could think of which helps you form a more knowledgeable understanding.
The 5th season of Netflix’s Inside the World’s toughest prisons will premiere on Netflix on 8th January.