Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Season 1 - Eps 1: San Pedro Prison — La Paz, Bolivia
A prison with guards on the outside but not on the inside because they fear for their lives. On the inside, the prisoners are in control: murderers, violent offenders, drug bosses. This is the prison city of San Pedro in La Paz, Bolivia, where the inmates rule and anarchy prevails. Money, violence and power. Only the strongest survive this lawless place, and they rule over the weak, demand protection money, rent for sleeping areas and determine what rights and obligations the prisoners have.
About Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons
Title: Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons
First Air Date: 2016-10-03
Last Air Date: 2024-03-22
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 25
Network: Prime Video
Genres: Crime, Documentary, Drama, Reality
Production Companies: Maximus Film
Synopsis
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.
