Common questions

Why did they stop filming Beyond Scared Straight?

Why did they stop filming Beyond Scared Straight?

Unfortunately, A&E hasn’t renewed Beyond Scared Straight for the tenth season. The series dropped its final episode on September 3, 2015, and soon the network canceled the show. Well, in 2011, a petition was signed calling to drop the show as it’s humiliating and has negatively influenced the youth.

How long do you stay in Beyond Scared Straight?

Because it’s an hour show — and that means with everything it’s 44 minutes, and that includes the epilogues, which tend to run about seven minutes — we can only follow a certain number of teens, and that number seems to be turning out to be about four.

Is Beyond Scared Straight staged?

It is fake, though it is in real prisons and it is with real prisoners. The prisoners who are chosen are not aggressive and act on a script, as do the kids who come in. It’s so fake that nothing would change if everything in the show was fake.

What happened to Koko Beyond Scared Straight?

Koko is a jail tourist at Floyd County Detention Center. He is facing charges of aggravated assault for shooting at a police officer.

Do scared straight programs still exist?

Established in the 1970s, Scared Straight programs are used throughout the United States as a means of deterring juvenile crime. They usually entail visits by at-risk youth to adult prisons, where youth hear about the harsh reality of prison life from inmates. We are not affiliated with any scared straight programs.

Who from Beyond Scared Straight is in jail?

Season 5. Toby returned to the show eight months later on Season 5 Episode 2, this time as an inmate. He was incarcerated for allegations of assaulting his Mom. Toby volunteers to tell the kids his story.

What happened to Franklin Morris?

Franklin Morris was reportedly one of three teenagers shot and killed near a playground in North Baltimore. The victim had been gunned down on the same street near the area that he walked on the program, according to CBS Baltimore.

What happened to Koko from Beyond Scared Straight?

Koko is a jail tourist at Floyd County Detention Center. He is facing charges of aggravated assault for shooting at a police officer. Koko views himself as an indomitable person.

Is there such a thing as Beyond Scared Straight?

This is an article that explains why Beyond Scared Straight and related programs do not work and are not beneficial. According to Professor James Finckenauer, Ph.D., from Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice, Beyond Scared Straight doesn’t work.

Who are the producers of Beyond Scared Straight?

On January 13, 2011, A&E introduced the new series Beyond Scared Straight, executive produced by Arnold Shapiro and Paul Coyne.

Why was Beyond Scared Straight cancelled by a & E?

Also, in light of the Speziale case, the Campaign for Youth Justice has petitioned A&E to cancel Beyond Scared Straight because they claim that the show promotes “the spread of a noxious program” and may be in violation of federal law and standards set forth by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

Where does Beyond Scared Straight take place in NC?

In Charlotte, NC, a group of at-risk teens, including a wannabe gangster and a drug dealer, is taken to Mecklenburg County Jail. Jose, the most defiant teen, goes head-to-head with terrifying inmates and one of the toughest female jail deputies Beyond Scared Straight has come across, Sgt.Garrett.

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Ruth Doyle