Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Season 1 - Eps 3: Antanimora Prison — Antananativo, Madagascar
Desperate overcrowding, rats, disease - welcome to Antanimora Prison in Madagascar. A prison in the middle of the capital Antananarivo and bursting at the seams. Originally built for 800 prisoners, the complex houses more than 3,000 prisoners. They sleep crammed together, body against body, some on the bare floor. In the cells: darkness, cockroaches, lice and the unbearable odor of latrines. One meal per day consisting of a bowl of cassava. No meat, no fruit - everything a tasteless mush. Malnutrition is said to be one of the main causes of death in Antanimora.
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.
