
Beyond Scared Straight
Observing programs for troubled teens in which inmates reveal the realities of prison life in the hope of deterring them from a life of crime.
Beyond Scared Straight
Observing programs for troubled teens in which inmates reveal the realities of prison life in the hope of deterring them from a life of crime.
Beyond Scared Straight
Observing programs for troubled teens in which inmates reveal the realities of prison life in the hope of deterring them from a life of crime.

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Episode 1: Chowchilla
Inmates at the Valley State Prison for Women use a combination of confrontation, information, and co...
Episode 2: Jessup
Five teens learn the harsh realities of prison life at the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jess...
Episode 3: Corcoran
Hardened criminals at the California prison that is home to Charles Manson give teens a taste of lif...
Episode 4: Lieber
Six at-risk teens experience Lieber Correctional Facility in Ridgeville, SC, to get a first-hand loo...
Episode 5: San Quentin
Four at-risk teens are brought to one of the nation's most infamous prisons to participate in the S....
Episode 6: Hagerstown
Maryland inmates give a group of five at-risk teens a taste of prison when they are forced to eat "L...
Episode 7: Jessup Women's Prison
Five at-risk girls are subjected to a terrifying simulation of the degrading process of entering a f...
Episode 1: Mecklenburg County, NC
In Charlotte, NC, teen troublemaker Jose goes head-to-head with terrifying inmates and Sgt. Garrett,...
Episode 2: Oakland County, MI
Oakland County, Michigan is a stone's throw from Detroit's infamous 8-Mile and the streets here are...
Episode 3: Portsmouth County, VA
An at-risk teen, with dreams of a rap career, gets a wake-up call win he sees where his love of drug...
Episode 4: Oklahoma County, OK
Oklahoma County is in the midst of an epidemic of gangs and street crime. Angry, impressionable teen...
Episode 5: San Bernadino County, CA - Boys
In the second-season finale, San Bernardino County Jail in California is visited by four teens who a...
Episode 6: Richland County, SC
At the Richland County Jail in South Carolina, troubled teens learn firsthand what jail is like when...
Episode 7: St. Clair County, IL
A prison in St. Clair, Ill., is visited by teens who are threatened by screaming inmates
Episode 8: San Bernardino County, CA - Girls
Teen girls visit a prison in San Bernardino County, Cal., where one of the teens gets into a confron...
Episode 9: Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA
Siblings visit the Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Virginia.
Episode 10: Queen Anne's County, MD
At the Queen Anne's County Jail "Reset" program in Maryland, six at-risk teens endure a four-day int...
Episode 11: Oakland County, MI - Girls
Outside Detroit, a teen trio of female troublemakers who call themselves The Three Musketeers, disco...
Episode 12: Hampton Roads Regional Jail
In the third-season finale, a teenage pyromaniac visits Virginia's Hampton Roads Regional Jail, wher...
Episode 1: Boston, MA - Girls
In a city where your neighborhood defines your gang, four at-risk teen girls endure a day in a femal...
Episode 2: Jacksonville, FL - Boys
In Jacksonville, Florida, four at-risk teens attend a three-part "scared straight" tour. Towering ov...
Episode 3: St. Clair County Jail, IL - The Return of Ice Mike
The Return of "Ice Mike" Troubled teens that attend the St. Clair County Jail diversion program take...
Episode 4: Hudson County Correctional Center, NJ
Episode 5: Oklahoma County Jail, OK - The Return of Tiny
The Return of "Tiny"
Episode 6: San Bernardino County Jail, CA - Parents and Sons
Authorities hope a tour of prison will knock some much-needed sense into some troublesome teens from...
Episode 7: Lake County Detention Center, FL
Swampland troublemakers who receive an attitude adjustment include a 17-year-old who uses her looks...
Episode 8: Fulton County Jail, GA
A young drug dealer, a child model and twin bullies enter a Georgia jail for a personal experience o...
Episode 9: Hampton County Regional Jail, VA - Teen Takedown
A visiting teenage drug dealer fearlessly takes on the taunting residents of a Virginia jail; inmate...
Episode 10: Richland County, SC - Girls
A Texas mother sends her three troublesome daughters to an overnight jail program in Richland County...
Episode 11: Oneida County, NY
A teen visitor to the Oneida County Correctional Facility in central New York takes a seat in a rest...
Episode 12: Oklahoma County, OK - Drama Queen
Hardened criminals in the Oklahoma County Detention Center teach a spoiled drama queen a valuable le...
Episode 13: Floyd County Jail, GA
A man suffering from cancer hopes that a stint in Georgia's Floyd County Jail will teach his angry t...
Episode 14: Portsmouth County, VA
Inmates at the Portsmouth County Jail lay some hard truths on a would-be rap star; pugnacious siblin...
Episode 15: Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA
A promiscuous teenage troublemaker shares a cell with a relative in Virginia's Western Tidewater Reg...
Episode 16: Suffolk County, MA - Boys
New visitors to the clink include a light-fingered football prodigy, a pot-smoking teen from the sub...
Episode 17: Follow-Up Special
Teens featured in earlier episodes of the series are revisited to see if their jailhouse experiences...
Episode 1: Oneida, NY
Four troubled girls get a true taste of prison life during a stay at the Oneida County Correctional...
Episode 2: Floyd County Jail, Ga: Deputy Lyle Returns
A colorful deputy attempts to change the lives of four teenage troublemakers spending time at his Ge...
Episode 3: Western Tidewater Regional Jail, Va: Big and Bad
A 14-year-old street brawler's defiant attitude surprises the deputies at a Virginia jail.
Episode 4: Lake County, FLA
A 12-year-old girl is reduced to tears during a frightening stay in Florida's Lake County Detention...
Episode 5: Oakland County, Mich
A large 14-year-old who attacks his adoptive parents meets the hardened inmates and officers of a Mi...
Episode 6: St. Clair County, Ill.
Ferocious killer Hustle Man attacks an at-risk teen who refuses to comb another prison inmate's ches...
Episode 7: Douglas County, Ga.
Two defiant teenage sisters foolishly believe they can survive in jail; a car-stealing bully discove...
Episode 8: Hampton Roads, Va.: Girls Fight Back
Four troubled youngsters with bad attitudes take a trip to jail, only to learn their street reputati...
Episode 9: Richland County, SC: Truth or Consequences
During a physically exhausting all-night jail stay in Richland County, SC, Aaron, 12, a habitual lia...
Episode 1: Albuquerque, N.M.: Dance, Bieber, Dance
A stoner gets violent when inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., sully...
Episode 2: Floyd County, Ga.: Snitches Get Stitches
A once-violent, now submissive inmate hopes to make a difference in the lives of the new young offen...
Episode 3: Oklahoma County, Okla.: Insane and Chaos
A young Oklahoma offender tries to escape during a jail visit; preteen toughs are forced to display...
Episode 4: Queen Anne's County: Outside and Inside
A jail inmate tosses chairs at a young troublemaker; a 16-year-old boozer has a sobering experience...
Episode 5: Fulton County, Ga.
Small crimes threaten the light bond between two brothers; the teens visit an "alternative lifestyle...
Episode 6: Charlotte County, Fla.
A teenage football star's drug use and violent ways threaten his dreams of a career in law enforceme...
Episode 7: St. Clair, Ill.
Young brothers are separated soon after entering the St. Clair County Jail in Illinois; a stoner lea...
Episode 8: Dougherty County, Ga.
A cocky thief, a pint-sized stoner, a violent ne'er-do-well and a serial shoplifter are placed in Ge...
Episode 1: Western Tidewater, VA: Family Ties
In Virginia, chaos takes over and officers spring into action when aggressive sisters Quaja and Quon...
Episode 2: Douglas County, GA: A Family's Loss
Following the jail tour, the streets sadly takes the life of of a teen trying to head down a better...
Episode 3: Chester County, SC: Roundtree Circle
A 15-year-old's world shatters when he sees his tough older brother wearing prison garb; a stoner ta...
Episode 4: St. Clair County, IL: Precious Time
A 19-year-old high-school sophomore breaks into home and hustles on the street; two teenage drug use...
Episode 5: Portsmouth County, VA: Without My Daddy
A 14-year-old girl and her younger half-sister act out violently in the slammer; two teenage brother...
Episode 6: Oklahoma City, OK: Teen Father?
Two brothers and a sister on a rampage of crime and violence are separated after being admitted to a...
Episode 7: Dougherty County, GA: Song for Sandals
A 12-year-old genius learns he isn't as smart as he imagines after he enters Georgia's Dougherty Cou...
Episode 8: Fulton County, Ga.: My Father the Inmate
A remorseless 17-year-old car thief finds his world crashing down when he learns his stepfather is i...
Episode 1: St. Clair County, IL: Bunk and Junk
A stint in jail tests the loyalty of two close-knit sisters; a teenage thief follows in the footstep...
Episode 2: Chester County, SC: Girls
A larcenous teen uses a Taser on her enemies; cameras capture a young brawler's humiliating defeat;...
Episode 3: San Bernardino, CA: Hold on Turbo
A 14-year-old from San Bernardino, Calif., who hangs out with hang members spends a memorable day be...
Episode 4: Hampton Roads, VA: Jailhouse Rap
A violent 15-year-old fighter gets socked by reality after an unexpected jailhouse encounter with a...
Episode 5: Douglas County, GA: Judgement Day
A combative Georgia teenager lies to a judge and is ordered to spend some time in the Douglas County...
Episode 6: Fulton County, GA: Blood Orange
A 13-year-old arsonist schemes to assault members of a rival gang, but his criminal plans change aft...
Two sister who are inspired by Insane Clown Posse visit a jail in Oklahoma.
Episode 1: Oklahoma City, Okla: Tears of a Clown
Violent sisters from Oklahoma City visit a prison in the Season 8 premiere.
Episode 2: Western Tidewater, VA: Mother and Child Reunion
A 14-year-old girl visits a prison in Virginia, where her mother is incarcerated.
Episode 3: Chester, SC: The Harder They Fall
An abusive 16-year-old rapper visits a prison in South Carolina.
Episode 4: Fulton, GA: Facing Foxxxxy
A violent 15-year-old boy visits a prison in Georgia.
Episode 5: Chester, S.C.: The Harder They Fall
A 16-year-old South Carolina rapper challenges the power of prison deputies, who then team up to tea...
Episode 1: Fulton County, Ga.: Wasted Time
A woman is forced to use pepper spray and a stun device on her aggressive 15-year-old son, who then...
Episode 2: Floyd, GA: Dep. Lyle Lays Down the Law
An unpredictable deputy at the Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Georgia bullies, coaxes and comforts...
Episode 3: Portsmouth, VA - Jail House Cookies
Portsmouth, Va.: Jail House Cookies
Episode 4: Chester, S.C.: Cornflake, Sandbag & Frozen
Episode 5: Dougherty County, Ga.: Weekend Worriers
Episode 6: Douglas, Ga.: Concrete & Steel
Episode 7: Richland County SC Final Jeopardy
A 14-year-old bully who was caught on camera violently attacking his mother gets a taste of his own...
Episode 8: Oklahoma City, OK: Uncle Inmate
Angry sisters Precious, 14, and Keying, 17, think they're tough enough for jail, until they are star...
Episode 9: St. Clair, Ill.: Lexi's Lockup Lash-Out
When a spoiled, 15-year-old gang member is confronted by a swarm of angry inmates in jail, she fight...
Episode 10: Lights Out!
Episode 11: Lights Out!
Episode 14: Lights Out!
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