Beyond Scared Straight - Season 1 - Eps 5: San Quentin
Four at-risk teens are brought to one of the nation's most infamous prisons to participate in the S.Q.U.I.R.E.S. program? the oldest inmate-run youth diversion program in the nation. The program, short for San Quentin's Utilization of Inmate Resources, Experiences & Studies, shows these kids the realities of prison life. They see the state's only male Death Row, are paraded past the heckles of the prisoners in the overcrowded cells and discuss how the constant fear of violence and physical harm is around every corner.
About Beyond Scared Straight
Title: Beyond Scared Straight
First Air Date: 2011-01-13
Last Air Date: 2015-09-03
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 15 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 84
Network: A&E
Genres: Reality, Documentary, Crime
Production Companies: Arnold Shapiro Productions
Synopsis
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.
