Beyond Scared Straight Season 4 is an American reality TV series, that was first officially aired on A&E. This season continues its gripping exploration of juvenile crime prevention programs in ...

Jitinder Kohli outlines the importance of government agencies focusing resources on programs that work, not ones like this criminal-justice program run amok. Research shows that Scared Straight ...

In his new book, Bob Hatrak reflects on his time serving as the country's youngest warden of a maximum-security prison Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A one-year-old Fairfax County juvenile diversion program called TAP, aimed at educating at-risk youth about the unpleasant realities of prison life, seems to be achieving some anecdotal success and is ...

In 1970s America, the rates of juvenile delinquency were on the rise, arrests among 14-17s were on the up and gangs busily recruiting. Something had to be done. In the face of rising youth offending, ...

"Scared Straight, D.C. Style" is really a euphemism for "Scared Crooked." Nine D.C. schoolboys reported that on May 17 they were stripped and searched while on a tour of the D.C. jail. Tours of the ...

Beyond Scared Straight is an Emmy-nominated American reality TV series showcasing various crime prevention programs designed to steer troubled teens away from a life of crime. The docuseries follows ...