Beyond Scared Straight

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On the Season 2 finale of
Sometimes trying to scare sense into juvenile delinquents by taking them to prison isn't enough. On
Prison is a tough place and it can breed tough people. Lashonda, who is for 10 years on a check fraud charge, is full of spit and vinegar. But at the same time, she seem...
One inmate on
I'm not sure how effective these Scared Straight programs are in impacting young teens' lives, but you can certainly see how it affects them while it's happening. Cesar ...
You have to give Leigh credit for having guts ... or maybe it's just teenage stupidity and inability to think through consequences. Either way, when an opportunity was h...
Nobody likes to be the one responsible for making a kid cry. Unfortunately, in cases where you're dealing with someone who's putting on this shell of toughness, you have...
Tonight's installment of 'Beyond Scared Straight' (Thu., 10PM ET on A&E) took viewers inside the U-Turn program in Oakland County, Michigan. There the teens got to witne...
A&E takes us and a new group of troubled teens deep into the penitentiary system on the second season premiere of 'Beyond Scared Straight' (Thu., 10PM ET on A&E). While ...
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Based on the multiple award-winning documentary ``Scared Straight!'' from executive producer Arnold Shapiro, ``Beyond Scared Straight,'' much like the original, profiles unique juvenile crime prevention programs in prisons across the U.S. Each hourlong episode follows a handful of at-risk teenagers as they attend a program, which includes an intensive one-day session in a prison. A month later, the teens are asked what, if any, lasting impressions the program had on them. Some change their ways following the experience while others continue down the same path they were on before.