Beyond Scared Straight

2013 • A&E
4.7
611 reviews
TV-14
Rating
Eligible
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Season 6 episodes (5)

1 Oklahoma City, OK - "Tears of a Clown
12/4/14
Season-only
In Oklahoma City, Kerina, 16, and Siera, 14, are sisters who emulate the violent lyrics and wear the face paint of the Insane Clown Posse. They learn that there is no clowning around in jail.
2 Western Tidewater, VA - "Mother and Child Reunion
12/11/14
Season-only
In Suffolk, VA, the jail becomes the scene of an emotional reunion for an incarcerated mother and her 14-year-old daughter, who seems destined for the same fate.
3 St.Clair County, IL: History Of Violence
12/11/14
Season-only
Darisha, 17, is a gangbanger who loudly challenges inmates, but is shocked to see a relative behind bars at St. Clair County Jail, IL. She then faces a situation after the tour with potentially fatal consequences.
4 Chester, SC - "The Harder They Fall
12/18/14
Season-only
In Chester County, SC, an abusive 16-year-old rapper challenges the power of the deputies, who then team together to restrain the troubled teen.
5 Fulton, GA - "Facing Foxxxxy
12/18/14
Season-only
Rumors lead to violence when proud, gay teen Cedric, 15, beats a fellow classmate, sending her to the hospital and him to Fulton County Jail, GA, where he gets an eye-opening lesson in restraint.

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
Julieta Salguero
July 5, 2017
It's pretty good but when I go to the "Dougherty country ga, Weekend Warriors" There a part when one of the kids get pulled to the inmate in the intro and I want see the whole about what happens there. ~Thanks
Jackie Carter
September 7, 2018
Awesome show! As a parent and grandmother , I think it's great to have your kids sit and watch this show. It's like a law class in it's rawest form. Thanks to all the inmates and Officers that bring this show to us
ya boy madi
January 14, 2015
I think this show has changed a lot of people. I've been to jail it's not fun. I was just there for a field trip but it scared me so bad
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