Beyond Scared Straight
| Beyond Scared Straight | |
|---|---|
| Inspired by | Scared Straight! |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 83 |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | January 13, 2011 – September 3, 2015 |
| Related | |
| Scared Straight! | |
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 single day touring a jail or prison to learn from the inmates about the realities of being incarcerated. The series was inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1978 American documentary Scared Straight!. The series was executive produced by the original film's director Arnold Shapiro and by fellow executive producer Paul Coyne.
In June 2015, the network announced that the series would end after season 9, which concluded September 3, 2015.