
"Hampton County Regional Jail, VA: Teen Takedown"
#BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT FULL#
Teens are given a full wide view of the justice system A female uses her looks to get what she wants. One finds that the prision food is not easy to eat and stomach. They see the morgue and one breaks down crying. Parents are losing control of their teens. Teens are confronted by gang members and their own emotion Clair, IL: The Return of "Ice Mike""Īn inmate named "Ice Mike" teaches the kids what jail is likeĬocky teens try tocharm their way through a harrowing day in jail The teens think that their reputation the streets will protect them an inmate.įour of at-risk girls endures a day in jailĤ at-risk teens attends a three part "scared straight" tour The teens trio discover that their bond is not enough to survive in jail. A boyfriend and girlfriend turn each other. A physical confrontation occurs in the chow hall after one defies the imamates and deputies.Īt-risk siblings visit the jail and sees the deadly realities of behind bars. These group of teen girls visit the prison.

They visit a morgue.Ī mother of 3 troubled teens from Dallas, Texas drives 1,000 miles to Richland County, South Carolina to enter them in the overnight program.Īfter visiting the loud jail cellblock, the at-risk teens are shocked. These group of boys are at-risk as they are joining gangs at an early age. The teens aren't afraid to fight back at a loud cellblock.Īt-risk teens including two girls sees what it is like in jail. During the tours, an extraction took place and the teens watched it happen. The parents of the teens got join the teens and got to tour the facility too. The jail offers a turnaround program where teens see the realities behind bars. They even stand outside the death row area.Īt a Maryland prision, the immates gives the teens a taste of reality in prision by showing them the “Lock-up Loaf,” a brick of baked mush served to unruly prisoners.Īt the Maryland Correctional Institution, these girls who are at risk for being convicts learn the tough life of prison.Ī group of at-risk teens including a wannabe gangster and a drug dealer is taken to Mecklenburg County Jail Viewers goes inside one of the nation’s most infamous prisons. Six teens visit the Lieber Correctional Facility in South Carolina They learn about how strip search works.Īt the California prison which is home to Charles Manson, the teens learn life in the prison yard and the dangers of it. The teens get a second chance to keep from being the next convicts.Īt the Maryland Correctional Institution, inmates including convicted murderers teaches these five teens including one who likes the outlaw life the tough reality behind bars. Some changed their ways while some didn't.Īt the Valley State Prison, the inmates teach five teens who are getting in trouble a lot life behind bars. Finally, when they leave, they get a second chance where get a follow-up a month later. The teens will then interact with their parents through the prison visitor telephone. They meet up with the prisoners, telling their stories of how they ended up in jail. They go to the cell blocks and see the reality behind bars.


In some episodes, the teens wear the jumpsuits. They must remove jewelry, their belts, hats and sunglasses if they wear them, and relinquish other personal possessions. Afterward, they meet up and enter the facility to go through the booking process. Each episode begins with an interview of each teen discussing why they are always getting in trouble. In each hourlong episode follows a handful of at-risk teenagers. Based on 1978 American documentary Scared Straight!, profile juvenile crime prevention programs in prisons across the United States.
