Beyond Scared Straight | |
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Inspired by | Scared Straight! |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 83 |
Original release | |
Network | A&E |
Release | January 13, 2011 September 3, 2015 | –
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Scared Straight! | |
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Beyond Scared Straight is a television series that aired on A&E from January 13, 2011 to September 3, 2015 running for 9 seasons. The series follows troubled teenagers who spend a week in prison to learn from the inmates about the realities of being incarcerated.[1] The series was inspired by the 1978 American documentary Scared Straight!.
In June 2015, the network announced that the series would end after season 9, which concluded September 3, 2015.[2]