Beyond Scared Straight (2011)
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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2011 / TV-PGObserving programs for troubled teens in which inmates reveal the realities of prison life in the hope of deterring them from a life of crime.
Seasons & Episode
A woman is forced to use pepper spray and a stun device on her aggressive 15-year-old son, who then gets an up-close look at life in Georgia's Fulton County Jail.
An unpredictable deputy at the Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Georgia bullies, coaxes and comforts to help create new futures for a carjacker, a shoplifting party girl, a violent fighter and a granny-robbing thief.
Portsmouth, Va.: Jail House Cookies
A 14-year-old bully who was caught on camera violently attacking his mother gets a taste of his own medicine during a long overnight stay in South Carolina's Richland Jail.
Angry sisters Precious, 14, and Keying, 17, think they're tough enough for jail, until they are startled to discover a family member serving time at the Oklahoma County jail.
When a spoiled, 15-year-old gang member is confronted by a swarm of angry inmates in jail, she fights back physically.
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.