![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/worlds-toughest-prison-host-blasts-unfair-and-frustrating-rival-series/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-24022954-1695128002961.jpg&description=Exclusive tough critique Published : 13:57, 19 Sep 2023 Updated : 13:57, 19 Sep 2023 Raphael Rowe is gearing up for his seventh series of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons - travelling across the globe from the Solomon Islands to Bali and the Czech Republic to give a deep-dive into some of the most hostile and dangerous prison environments in the world. He's been attacked, verbally abused and watched prisoners be murdered by other prisoners - but it's not stopping him from making another series. 4 Raphael Rowe is gearing up for his seventh series of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons Credit: Netflix 4 He's been attacked, verbally abused and watched prisoners be murdered by other prisoners - but it's not stopping him from making another series Credit: Netflix Why? Because he's been tirelessly working to try to change the narrative about prisoners - something he thinks could be swiftly ruined by reality shows like Channel 4 's new format HMP. He said: "It's frustrating because the producers of these shows are asking people to do things or behave in a certain way for telly purposes and it doesn't serve any purpose when it comes to taking about prisons other than entertainment. "I'll probably kick myself because one day I might participate in one of these kinds of shows for a reason, but I don't see how producers can expect people to believe when you use a decommissioned prison and pretend to be a real prison, that it can be anywhere near the reality. "The reality is, when the cell is locked and you have no way out, the psychological damage and physical damage cannot be replicated in a celebrity-made show. It's unfair to victims and criminals and authorities that manage these people to undo any handwork that is done on the prison narrative. "I very rarely watch the reality type prison shows, so I've not seen the Ross Kemp , Stacey Dooley or Katie Piper — it frustrates me to no end that there are so many people out there trying to do the right thing to reduce crimin){kind=link}
Raphael Rowe is gearing up for his seventh series of Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons – travelling across the globe from the Solomon Islands to Bali and the Czech Republic to give a deep-dive into some of the most hostile and dangerous prison environments in the world.
He’s been attacked, verbally abused and watched prisoners be murdered by other prisoners – but it’s not stopping him from making another series.
Why? Because he’s been tirelessly working to try to change the narrative about prisoners – something he thinks could be swiftly ruined by reality shows like Channel 4’s new format HMP.
He said: “It’s frustrating because the producers of these shows are asking people to do things or behave in a certain way for telly purposes and it doesn’t serve any purpose when it comes to taking about prisons other than entertainment.
“I’ll probably kick myself because one day I might participate in one of these kinds of shows for a reason, but I don’t see how producers can expect people to believe when you use a decommissioned prison and pretend to be a real prison, that it can be anywhere near the reality.