Beyond Scared Straight (2011)
- Genre
- reality, documentary, crime
- Country
- United States of America, Mexico
- Length
- 9 seasons, 84 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Troubled teenagers go inside a real prison to hear directly from inmates about life behind bars. The show follows their visit as they learn the consequences of criminal behavior.
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What happens
Beyond Scared Straight is an American reality television series that aired on A&E from January 13, 2011 to September 3, 2015 running for 9 seasons. The series follows troubled teenagers who spend a single day touring a jail or prison to learn from the inmates about the realities of being incarcerated. The series was inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1978 American documentary Scared Straight!. The series was executive produced by the original film's director Arnold Shapiro and by fellow executive producer Paul Coyne. In June 2015, the network announced that the series would end after season 9, which concluded September 3, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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