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SEASON
Episode 01: Chowchilla
Episode 02: Jessup
Episode 03: Corcoran
Episode 04: Lieber
Episode 05: San Quentin
Episode 06: Hagerstown
Episode 07: Jessup Women's Prison, MD
Beyond Scared Straight - Season 1
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The events of this series reflect the impact of the crime experienced by those convicted behind the walls and the real prison. The series offers a group of convicts in prison, including five teenagers facing the harsh realities of prison life at the Maryland Correctional Institute in Jessep. In this prison, dozens of threatened prisoners, including murderers convicted and maimed by children, surround. There are a group of teenagers including Steve, 17, who loves life 'out of the law'; Brandon, 17, and another group live the real prison tragedy.
The events of this series reflect the impact of the crime experienced by those convicted behind the walls and the real prison. The series offers a group of convicts in prison, including five teenagers facing the harsh realities of prison life at the Maryland Correctional Institute in Jessep. In this prison, dozens of threatened prisoners, including murderers convicted and maimed by children, surround. There are a group of teenagers including Steve, 17, who loves life 'out of the law'; Brandon, 17, and another group live the real prison tragedy.
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September 30, 2020
If the series actually makes some kids in the viewing audience change their lives, then Shapiro might want to revive "Scared Straight" for future generations. (Does it change viewers? Perhaps another unknown).
September 30, 2020
The results are surprising, poignant and not always positive.
September 30, 2020
What's also a little disconcerting is that these girls seem to think that being on TV is a big enough achievement that the reason doesn't matter. That's a pretty scary thought itself - but not as scary as Valley State.
September 30, 2020
Shapiro's high-mindedness now meshes nicely with A&E's low-mindedness, where shows like Hoarders, Heavy, and reruns of Criminal Minds thrive.
September 30, 2020
In the end, it shows how a disturbing but educational experience is being used in an attempt to change the lives of young people for the better.
September 30, 2020
A series that, unlike most of what passes for "reality TV," feels truly authentic -- and sobering. For the network of "Intervention," this is the kind of intervention that obliterates the camera's contaminating eye.
