Beyond Scared Straight is a new series executive produced by Arnold Shapiro and based on his Academy Award and multiple Emmy-Winning documentary "Scared Straight!," that will profile unique approaches to juvenile crime prevention in prisons around the U.S. "Scared Straight!" has become an iconic name and a cultural phenomenon over the years. The film made a huge impact - showcasing the radical and effective juvenile intervention program that took place in a New Jersey prison. Since they were created, both the prison program and the film have turned countless kids away from drugs, violence and crime. The power of the original "Scared Straight!" program has inspired dozens of inmate-run intervention programs in men's and women's prisons across the country; and this series will showcase several of them. Under the auspices of Arnold Shapiro, "Beyond Scared Straight" profiles the new approach to keeping today's kids from becoming tomorrow's convicts. Much like the original version of "Scared Straight!," these youthful offender programs put boys and girls of all ethnicities, ranging in age from 13-18, into intensive one-day in-prison sessions that show them the realities of life behind bars. However, in many dramatic ways, these 21st Century programs are very different from the original because today's youth needs a different approach. For current teens, city streets can be as dangerous as the life they believe exists behind bars. TV, film and music have glorified the gang and prison experience and the task of "scaring" teens is more complicated now than ever. As a result, inmates have had to adapt their methods - making them more a combination of intimidation, information and communication - and the results for the new program have proven to be equally effective.
Series Premiere: January 13, 2011 Classification: Reality Genre: Action | Crime | Documentary | Reality-TV Network: A&E Airs: Thursday at 10:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 1 -- 7 Episodes
1x1 -- Jan 13, 2011 -- Chowchilla 1x2 -- Jan 20, 2011 -- Jessup 1x3 -- Jan 27, 2011 -- Corcoran 1x4 -- Feb 03, 2011 -- Lieber 1x5 -- Feb 10, 2011 -- San Quentin 1x6 -- Feb 24, 2011 -- Hagerstown 1x7 -- Mar 03, 2011 -- Jessup Women's Prison
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 2 -- 12 Episodes
2x1 -- Aug 18, 2011 -- Mecklenburg County, NC 2x2 -- Aug 25, 2011 -- Oakland County, MI 2x3 -- Sep 01, 2011 -- Portsmouth County, VA 2x4 -- Sep 08, 2011 -- Oklahoma County, OK 2x5 -- Sep 15, 2011 -- San Bernardino County, CA - Boys 2x6 -- Dec 08, 2011 -- Richland County, SC 2x7 -- Dec 15, 2011 -- St. Clair County, IL 2x8 -- Dec 22, 2011 -- San Bernardino County, CA Girls 2x9 -- Dec 29, 2011 -- Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA 2x10 -- Jan 05, 2012 -- Queen Anne's County, MD 2x11 -- Jan 12, 2012 -- Oakland County, MI (Girls) 2x12 -- Jan 19, 2012 -- Hampton Roads Regional Jail, VA
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 3 -- 17 Episodes
3x1 -- Aug 20, 2012 -- Boston, MA (Girls) 3x2 -- Aug 27, 2012 -- Jacksonville, FL (Boys) 3x3 -- Oct 04, 2012 -- St. Clair, IL: The Return of "Ice Mike" 3x4 -- Oct 11, 2012 -- Hudson County, NJ 3x5 -- Oct 18, 2012 -- Oklahoma City, OK 3x6 -- Oct 25, 2012 -- San Bernardino, CA 3x7 -- Nov 01, 2012 -- Lake County, FL 3x8 -- Nov 08, 2012 -- Fulton County, GA 3x9 -- Nov 15, 2012 -- Hampton Roads, VA 3x10 -- Dec 20, 2012 -- Richland County, SC 3x11 -- Dec 27, 2012 -- Oneida County, NY 3x12 -- Jan 03, 2013 -- Oklahoma County, OK 3x13 -- Jan 10, 2013 -- Floyd County, GA 3x14 -- Jan 17, 2013 -- Portsmouth County, VA 3x15 -- Jan 24, 2013 -- Western Tidewater, VA 3x16 -- Jan 31, 2013 -- Suffolk County, MA 3x17 -- Feb 07, 2013 -- Follow-Up Special
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 4 -- 9 Episodes
4x1 -- May 30, 2013 -- Oneida, NY 4x2 -- Jun 06, 2013 -- Floyd County Jail, GA: Deputy Lyle Returns 4x3 -- Jun 13, 2013 -- Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA: Big and Bad 4x4 -- Jun 27, 2013 -- Lake County, FL 4x5 -- Jul 11, 2013 -- Oakland County, MI 4x6 -- Jul 18, 2013 -- St. Clair County, IL 4x7 -- Jul 25, 2013 -- Douglas County, GA 4x8 -- Aug 01, 2013 -- Hampton Roads, VA: Girls Fight Back 4x9 -- Aug 01, 2013 -- Richland County, SC: Truth or Consequences
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 5 -- 8 Episodes
5x1 -- Oct 03, 2013 -- Albuquerque, NM: Dance, Bieber, Dance 5x2 -- Oct 10, 2013 -- Floyd County, GA: Snitches Get Stitches 5x3 -- Oct 17, 2013 -- Oklahoma County, OK: Insane and Chaos 5x4 -- Oct 24, 2013 -- Queen Anne's County, MD: Outside and Inside 5x5 -- Oct 31, 2013 -- Fulton County, GA 5x6 -- Nov 07, 2013 -- Charlotte County, FL 5x7 -- Nov 14, 2013 -- St. Clair, IL 5x8 -- Nov 21, 2013 -- Dougherty County, GA
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 6 -- 8 Episodes
6x1 -- Mar 07, 2014 -- Western Tidewater, VA: Family Ties 6x2 -- Mar 14, 2014 -- Douglas County, GA: A Family's Loss 6x3 -- Mar 14, 2014 -- Chester County, SC: Roundtree Circle 6x4 -- Mar 27, 2014 -- St. Clair County, IL: Precious Time 6x5 -- Apr 03, 2014 -- Portsmouth County, VA: Without My Daddy 6x6 -- Apr 10, 2014 -- Oklahoma County, OK: Teen Father? 6x7 -- Apr 17, 2014 -- Dougherty County, GA: Song for Sandals 6x8 -- Apr 24, 2014 -- Fulton County, GA: My Father the Inmate
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 7 -- 6 Episodes
7x1 -- Jun 26, 2014 -- St. Clair County, IL: Bunk & Junk 7x2 -- Jul 03, 2014 -- Chester County, SC: Girls 7x3 -- Jul 10, 2014 -- San Bernadino, CA: Hold on Turbo 7x4 -- Jul 17, 2014 -- Hampton Roads, VA: Jailhouse Rap 7x5 -- Jul 24, 2014 -- Douglas County, GA: Judgement Day 7x6 -- Jul 31, 2014 -- Fulton County, GA: Blood Orange
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 8 -- 5 Episodes
8x1 -- Dec 04, 2014 -- Oklahoma County, OK: Tears of a Clown 8x2 -- Dec 11, 2014 -- Western Tidewater, VA: Mother and Child Reunion 8x3 -- Dec 11, 2014 -- St.Clair County, IL: History of Violence 8x4 -- Dec 18, 2014 -- Fulton, GA: Facing Foxxxxy 8x5 -- Dec 18, 2014 -- Chester, SC - The Harder They Fall
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT - Season 9 -- 11 Episodes
9x1 -- Jun 25, 2015 -- Fulton County, GA: Wasted Time 9x2 -- Jul 02, 2015 -- Floyd, GA: Dep. Lyle Lays Down the Law 9x3 -- Jul 09, 2015 -- Portsmouth, VA: Jail House Cookies 9x4 -- Jul 16, 2015 -- Chester, SC: Cornflake, Sandbag & Frozen 9x5 -- Jul 23, 2015 -- Dougherty County, GA: Weekend Worriers 9x6 -- Jul 30, 2015 -- Douglas, GA: Concrete & Steel 9x7 -- Aug 06, 2015 -- Richland County, SC: Final Jeopardy 9x8 -- Aug 13, 2015 -- Oklahoma City, OK: Uncle Inmate 9x9 -- Aug 20, 2015 -- St. Clair, IL: Lexi's Lockup Lash-Out 9x10 -- Aug 27, 2015 -- Douglas County, GA: Buttoning Buttons 9x11 -- Sep 03, 2015 -- Lights Out!
