Beyond Scared Straight — Season 9
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 (12)
1. Fulton County, Ga.: Wasted Time
Aired 25 June 2015 • 60 min
A woman is forced to use pepper spray and a stun device on her aggressive 15-year-old son, who then gets an up-close look at life in Georgia's Fulton County Jail.
2. Floyd, GA: Dep. Lyle Lays Down the Law
Aired 2 July 2015 • 60 min
An unpredictable deputy at the Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Georgia bullies, coaxes and comforts to help create new futures for a carjacker, a shoplifting party girl, a violent fighter and a granny-robbing thief.
3. Portsmouth, VA - Jail House Cookies
Aired 9 July 2015 • 60 min
Portsmouth, Va.: Jail House Cookies
4. Chester, S.C.: Cornflake, Sandbag & Frozen
Aired 16 July 2015 • 60 min
5. Dougherty County, Ga.: Weekend Worriers
Aired 23 July 2015 • 60 min
6. Douglas, Ga.: Concrete & Steel
Aired 30 July 2015 • 60 min
7. Richland County SC Final Jeopardy
Aired 6 August 2015 • 60 min
A 14-year-old bully who was caught on camera violently attacking his mother gets a taste of his own medicine during a long overnight stay in South Carolina's Richland Jail.
8. Oklahoma City, OK: Uncle Inmate
Aired 13 August 2015 • 60 min
Angry sisters Precious, 14, and Keying, 17, think they're tough enough for jail, until they are startled to discover a family member serving time at the Oklahoma County jail.
9. St. Clair, Ill.: Lexi's Lockup Lash-Out
Aired 20 August 2015 • 60 min
When a spoiled, 15-year-old gang member is confronted by a swarm of angry inmates in jail, she fights back physically.
10. Lights Out!
Aired 27 August 2015 • 60 min
11. Lights Out!
Aired 28 August 2015 • 60 min
14. Lights Out!
Aired 3 September 2015 • 60 min