Beyond Scared Straight
'Beyond Scared Straight!' will once again show young offender intervention programs, only these have evolved since 'scaring teens is no longer as easy of a task.' Each of the four episodes will focus on a different prison program, following a group of at-risk teens and preteens going through the program and then catching up with them one month later.
- Metascore83
- 2011-2015
- 9 seasons
- A+E Networks
- Documentary, Suspense, Reality
- TV-14
'Beyond Scared Straight!' will once again show young offender intervention programs, only these have evolved since 'scaring teens is no longer as easy of a task.' Each of the four episodes will focus on a different prison program, following a group of at-risk teens and preteens going through the program and then catching up with them one month later.
Season 9 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Fulton County, GA: Wasted Time
Thu, Jun 25, 2015 42 mins
James is a very aggressive 15-year-old whose attacks on his mother forced her to Taser and pepper-spray him in self-defense, and to send James on a tour of the Fulton County jail in Georgia.
Episode 2
Floyd, GA: Dep. Lyle Lays Down the Law
Thu, Jul 2, 2015 42 mins
During a tour of the Floyd County, GA, jail, unpredictable Deputy Lyle bullies, coaxes and comforts to help create new futures for a car-jacking gangbanger, a shoplifting party girl, a violent fighter and a granny-robbing thief.
Episode 3
Portsmouth, VA: Jail House Cookies
Thu, Jul 9, 2015 42 mins
Kyshawn, a 16-year-old gangbanger, physically challenges the officers and inmates at nearly every step of the tour of the Portsmouth County Jail, Virginia.
Episode 4
Chester, SC: Cornflake, Sandbag & Frozen
Thu, Jul 16, 2015 42 mins
After 18 year-old Taylor is caught at school, unaware she is carrying someone else's weapons, her only hope for a clean slate is to take part in the youth intervention program at the Chester County jail in South Carolina.
Episode 5
Dougherty County, GA: Weekend Worriers
Thu, Jul 23, 2015 42 mins
In Georgia's Dougherty County Jail, brothers Matthew, 12, and Carter, 13, who steal guns, cars, and assault their mother, get a shocking wake-up call when they're told in the visitation room they'll be spending the weekend behind bars. Fourteen-year-old Nicarey, known for street fights and the dangerous "slap game," quickly learns that games are the last thing he'll have to worry about while trying to survive behind bars; Cinque, 14, comes face-to-face with his incarcerated older brother, forcing him to confront the future he's heading toward.
Episode 6
Douglas, GA: Concrete & Steel
Thu, Jul 30, 2015 42 mins
A four-time runaway, sixteen-year old Brittany refuses to back down to inmates or deputies of the Douglas County jail in Georgia, but finds an unlikely ally behind bars.
Episode 7
Richland County, SC: Final Jeopardy
Thu, Aug 6, 2015 42 mins
Fourteen-year-old Dylan is caught on camera violently attacking his mother. But inside the Richland County Jail's "READY" Program he's forced through punishing drills and face-to-face inmate confrontations that mirror the violence he once dished out. Tony, 14, once a talented athlete, fell apart after his mother's death. Now running the streets and assaulting others and stealing, he's tested both mentally and physically to see if there's anything left of the boy he used to be. Miguel, 15, sexually assaulted a boot camp instructor to avoid discipline, but finds there's no way to game this system especially when every misstep earns him more sweat and pain. Twelve-year-old Ryan joined a gang before hitting his teens, but now he's struggling to keep up as deputies push him to the edge. Jaheim, 13, caught with drugs in his room, has his door taken away at home and now must survive the jail's punishing regimen as his mother hopes the experience will scare him straight.
Episode 8
Oklahoma City, OK: Uncle Inmate
Thu, Aug 13, 2015 42 mins
Angry sisters Precious, 14, and Keyiona, 17, think they're tough enough for jail, until they are startled to discover a family member serving time at the Oklahoma County jail.
Episode 9
St. Clair, IL: Lexi's Lockup Lash-Out
Thu, Aug 20, 2015 43 mins
Lexi, 15, is a spoiled, fighting gang member who steals from the poor to give to herself. When she is confronted by a swarm of angry inmates in jail, she physically fights back, launching the entire cellblock into chaos and lockdown.
Episode 10
Douglas County, GA: Buttoning Buttons
Thu, Aug 27, 2015 42 mins
Tori, an angry 14-year-old bully and thief, meets a devoted deputy in Douglas County, GA, who tries to help open her mind to letting go of her tragic past.
Episode 11
Lights Out!
Thu, Sep 3, 2015 43 mins
In the epic finale of Beyond Scared Straight, the life-changing series looks back on nine seasons of the explosive encounters, hilarious one-liners, and emotional breakthroughs that reached more than 550 troubled teens.
