Beyond Scared Straight

A teen trying to head down a better path meets a heartbreaking fate on the streets, inspiring family members left behind to live better lives.

Aggressive sisters Quaja and Quona are joined by their cousin Tay-Tay for an evening in a Virginia jail.

A 15-year-old's world shatters when he sees his tough older brother wearing prison garb; a stoner takes a second tour of jail; deputies put the pressure on a baby-faced bully and a 19-year-old thief.

A 19-year-old high-school sophomore breaks into home and hustles on the street; two teenage drug users join the residents of the St. Clair County Jail in Illinois.

A 14-year-old girl and her younger half-sister act out violently in the slammer; two teenage brothers make different choices during their stint in a Virginia jail.

Two brothers and a sister on a rampage of crime and violence are separated after being admitted to an Oklahoma jail.

A 12-year-old genius learns he isn't as smart as he imagines after he enters Georgia's Dougherty County Jail.

A remorseless 17-year-old car thief finds his world crashing down when he learns his stepfather is in a Georgia jail.