Beyond Scared Straight — Season 4
In prison for a day to stay out for life.
About this season
Observing programs for troubled teens in which inmates reveal the realities of prison life in the hope of deterring them from a life of crime.
Episodes (9)
1. Oneida, NY
Aired 30 May 2013 • 60 min
Four troubled girls get a true taste of prison life during a stay at the Oneida County Correctional Facility.
2. Floyd County Jail, Ga: Deputy Lyle Returns
Aired 6 June 2013 • 60 min
A colorful deputy attempts to change the lives of four teenage troublemakers spending time at his Georgia jail.
3. Western Tidewater Regional Jail, Va: Big and Bad
Aired 13 June 2013 • 60 min
A 14-year-old street brawler's defiant attitude surprises the deputies at a Virginia jail.
4. Lake County, FLA
Aired 27 June 2013 • 60 min
A 12-year-old girl is reduced to tears during a frightening stay in Florida's Lake County Detention Center.
5. Oakland County, Mich
Aired 27 June 2013 • 60 min
A large 14-year-old who attacks his adoptive parents meets the hardened inmates and officers of a Michigan jail.
6. St. Clair County, Ill.
Aired 11 July 2013 • 60 min
Ferocious killer Hustle Man attacks an at-risk teen who refuses to comb another prison inmate's chest hair.
7. Douglas County, Ga.
Aired 18 July 2013 • 60 min
Two defiant teenage sisters foolishly believe they can survive in jail; a car-stealing bully discovers jail is full of bigger, tougher individuals than himself.
8. Hampton Roads, Va.: Girls Fight Back
Aired 25 July 2013 • 60 min
Four troubled youngsters with bad attitudes take a trip to jail, only to learn their street reputations make them targets on the inside.
9. Richland County, SC: Truth or Consequences
Aired 1 August 2013 • 60 min
During a physically exhausting all-night jail stay in Richland County, SC, Aaron, 12, a habitual liar, confounds deputies by excelling at every exercise--despite having a broken arm.