In 1978 when I was 10 years old the first "Scared Straight" documentary was released. Narrated by Peter Falk, TV's "Columbo," the film followed the experience of "juvenile delinquents," teens we would ...

Beyond Scared Straight Season 4 is an American reality TV series, that was first officially aired on A&E. This season continues its gripping exploration of juvenile crime prevention programs in ...

A follow up to the 1978 documentary. Wherein we take a look at the kids who were sent to a prison and were subjected to the words of the convicts in the prison in hopes of getting them to go straight.

Eddie Murphy returned for another sketch on the SNL50: The Anniversary Show, this time as one of three prisoners trying to try to scare a trio of young male shoplifters “straight.” The sketch was a ...

Beyond Scared Straight is an American true-crime TV series. It follows troubled teenagers who spend one to three days in prison or jail to learn from the inmates about the realities of being ...