Beyond Scared Straight

2013 • A&E

4.7

611 reviews

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (7)

1 Chowchilla

1/13/11

Season-only

Inmates at the Valley State Prison for Women use a combination of confrontation, information, and communication to try to keep five young girls from becoming convicts.

2 Jessup

1/20/11

Season-only

Five teens learn the harsh realities of prison life at the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup, where dozens of menacing inmates, including convicted murderers, surround the kids and taunt them.

3 Corcoran

1/27/11

Season-only

Hardened criminals at the California prison that is home to Charles Manson give teens a taste of life on the yard, where any prisoner can approach the kids and give them a feel for the dangers of prison life.

4 Lieber

2/3/11

Season-only

Six at-risk teens experience Lieber Correctional Facility in Ridgeville, SC, to get a first-hand look and feel at life on the inside.

5 San Quentin

2/10/11

Season-only

Four at-risk teens are brought to one of the nation's most infamous prisons to participate in the S.Q.U.I.R.E.S. program?

6 Hagerstown

2/24/11

Season-only

Maryland inmates give a group of five at-risk teens a taste of prison when they are forced to eat "Lock-up Loaf," a brick of baked mush served to unruly prisoners.

7 Jessup Women's Prison

3/3/11

Season-only

Five at-risk girls are subjected to a terrifying simulation of the degrading process of entering a female prison.

About this show

Beyond Scared Straight - produced by Arnold Shapiro, profiles the new approach to keeping today teens from becoming tomorrow prisoners.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

611 reviews

funsize_fefe 91

June 13, 2019

I feel that Beyond Scared Straight was an eye opener for at risk children playing adult games. At the same time, I feel that those children would not be out of line in their double digit age if they were spanked by their parent or legal guardian many years ago.

Ms. Nicole

June 17, 2015

Is an "Awesome Tv Show" it's so in depth, helpful, and a "True Work In Progress" for all troubled teens! I hate the last season is in September. However I hope they never stop doing these shows...if anything every city & state needs this type of program...I think it would benefit more of the children today...seriously!!

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Jeffrey Williams

September 16, 2020

I been watching this show when I couldn't go to work during the covid-19 a few months ago I'm so glad I wasn't a bad kid/teenage never went with a rough crowd like these bad kids/teenagers did in 2011-2015 when this show ended I just hope wherever these kids/teenagers are in 2020 they better stay out of trouble wherever they are