Beyond Scared Straight — Season 6
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 (8)
1. Western Tidewater, VA: Family Ties
Aired 28 February 2014 • 60 min
In Virginia, chaos takes over and officers spring into action when aggressive sisters Quaja and Quona and their cousin Tay-Tay are told they will be staying in jail overnight.
2. Douglas County, GA: A Family's Loss
Aired 7 March 2014 • 60 min
Following the jail tour, the streets sadly takes the life of of a teen trying to head down a better path.
3. Chester County, SC: Roundtree Circle
Aired 14 March 2014 • 60 min
A 15-year-old's world shatters when he sees his tough older brother wearing prison garb; a stoner takes a second tour of jail; deputies put the pressure on a baby-faced bully and a 19-year-old thief.
4. St. Clair County, IL: Precious Time
Aired 27 March 2014 • 60 min
A 19-year-old high-school sophomore breaks into home and hustles on the street; two teenage drug users join the residents of the St. Clair County Jail in Illinois.
5. Portsmouth County, VA: Without My Daddy
Aired 3 April 2014 • 60 min
A 14-year-old girl and her younger half-sister act out violently in the slammer; two teenage brothers make different choices during their stint in a Virginia jail.
6. Oklahoma City, OK: Teen Father?
Aired 10 April 2014 • 60 min
Two brothers and a sister on a rampage of crime and violence are separated after being admitted to an Oklahoma jail.
7. Dougherty County, GA: Song for Sandals
Aired 17 April 2014 • 60 min
A 12-year-old genius learns he isn't as smart as he imagines after he enters Georgia's Dougherty County Jail.
8. Fulton County, Ga.: My Father the Inmate
Aired 24 April 2014 • 60 min
A remorseless 17-year-old car thief finds his world crashing down when he learns his stepfather is in a Georgia jail.