Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons - Season 3 - Eps 1: Urso Branco, Brazil
The pre-trial prison Urso Branco is one of the worst jails in all of Brazil. Riots have been taking place here almost every year since 2002. Gangs battling for control of the drug business are also fighting it out behind bars. They use every opportunity to eliminate rival gang members. In the past 20 years, more than 100 people have died in riots behind the walls of Urso Branco. A sad record for Brazil.
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.
