Emmy-nominated reality TV crime series that followed at-risk teens in different inmate-run programs in the United States. After prison, the show followed up with each inmate to see how the programs impacted their lives.
The series is a follow-up to the original 1978 documentary Scared Straight! The doc was followed by Scared Straight! Another Story (1980), Scared Straight! 10 Years Later (1987) and Scared Straight! 20 Years Later (1999).