8.1/1011 votesLoading...#1 - Fulton County, GA: Blood Orange
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/2014
A 13-year-old arsonist schemes to assault members of a rival gang, but his criminal plans change after he squeals on a larcenous convict.
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- 8.0/1036 votesLoading...
#2 - Chowchilla
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2011
Inmates at the Valley State Prison for Women use a combination of confrontation, information, and communication to try to keep five young girls from becoming convicts.
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- 7.3/1023 votesLoading...
#3 - Jessup
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2011
Five teens learn the harsh realities of prison life at the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup, where dozens of menacing inmates, including convicted murderers, surround the kids and taunt them. The teens include Steve, 17, who likes the "outlaw" life; Brandon, 17, who's been arrested five times; Dion, who admits to selling drugs; and Sahn, 13, who steals polo shirts because he's got a "passion for fashion.
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- 7.3/1012 votesLoading...
#4 - Dougherty County, GA: Song for Sandals
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2014
A 12-year-old genius learns he isn't as smart as he imagines after he enters Georgia's Dougherty County Jail.
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- 7.2/107 votesLoading...
#5 - Lights Out!
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 8/28/2015
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- 7.1/1013 votesLoading...
#6 - Oklahoma County Jail, OK - The Return of Tiny
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2012
The Return of "Tiny"
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- 7.1/1011 votesLoading...
#7 - Follow-Up Special
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/2013
Teens featured in earlier episodes of the series are revisited to see if their jailhouse experiences had any meaningful impact on their lives.
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- 7.0/1012 votesLoading...
#8 - St. Clair County Jail, IL - The Return of Ice Mike
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2012
The Return of "Ice Mike" Troubled teens that attend the St. Clair County Jail diversion program take a lie detector test that reveals some shocking secrets. Inmates "Ice Mike" and "Hustle Man" return (from last season) to confront a BMX-riding stoner, a fearless gangster, a terrorizing bully, and Summer--a promiscuous under age girl who just doesn t say no to older boys--and her paralyzed mom can't stop her. Summer experiences the humiliation of jailhouse make-up and the surprising reaction Ice Mike has to her shameful behavior. Summer freaks out when she sees an inmate strapped into a restraint chair, and going wild. Pot-smoking Austin, 15, discovers an inmate who dipped his hands into boiling oil while high on drugs. Jeremy, 17, is tormented by inmates when they learn he assaulted his grandmother. An entire cell block descends on the four teens--and they have nowhere to hide.
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- 7.0/1012 votesLoading...
#9 - Richland County, SC: Truth or Consequences
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 8/1/2013
During a physically exhausting all-night jail stay in Richland County, SC, Aaron, 12, a habitual liar, confounds deputies by excelling at every exercise--despite having a broken arm.
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- 7.0/109 votesLoading...
#10 - Fulton, GA: Facing Foxxxxy
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 12/18/2014
A violent 15-year-old boy visits a prison in Georgia.
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- 6.9/1016 votesLoading...
#11 - St. Clair County, Ill.
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/11/2013
Ferocious killer Hustle Man attacks an at-risk teen who refuses to comb another prison inmate's chest hair.
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- 6.9/1018 votesLoading...
#12 - Albuquerque, N.M.: Dance, Bieber, Dance
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2013
A stoner gets violent when inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., sully his girlfriend's honor; a 14-year-old "chick magnet" draws unwanted comparisons to a teen idol.
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- 6.9/109 votesLoading...
#13 - Oklahoma City, OK: Teen Father?
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2014
Two brothers and a sister on a rampage of crime and violence are separated after being admitted to an Oklahoma jail.
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- 6.8/1011 votesLoading...
#14 - Jessup Women's Prison
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/3/2011
Five at-risk girls are subjected to a terrifying simulation of the degrading process of entering a female prison. Four friends, busted together for shoplifting, have a unique opportunity to jointly discover the horror of prison life. The prison tour reaches its greatest emotional impact when teens open up to the inmates, causing one girl to reveal a tragic secret.
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- 6.8/108 votesLoading...
#15 - Hampton Roads, VA: Jailhouse Rap
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 7/17/2014
A violent 15-year-old fighter gets socked by reality after an unexpected jailhouse encounter with a relative.
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- 6.7/1012 votesLoading...
#16 - Hampton Roads Regional Jail
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2012
In the third-season finale, a teenage pyromaniac visits Virginia's Hampton Roads Regional Jail, where his mom works as a deputy.
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- 6.7/1015 votesLoading...
#17 - Oneida County, NY
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/2012
A teen visitor to the Oneida County Correctional Facility in central New York takes a seat in a restraint chair, while another young hoodlum gets handcuffed before he even enters the joint.
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- 6.6/1012 votesLoading...
#18 - Floyd County Jail, GA
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2013
A man suffering from cancer hopes that a stint in Georgia's Floyd County Jail will teach his angry teenage son an important lesson.
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- 6.6/107 votesLoading...
#19 - Portsmouth, VA - Jail House Cookies
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 7/9/2015
Portsmouth, Va.: Jail House Cookies
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- 6.5/1012 votesLoading...
#20 - Richland County, SC
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2011
At the Richland County Jail in South Carolina, troubled teens learn firsthand what jail is like when they are locked in cells for a terrifying all-night stay. Sleep is the last thing they will find though, as deputies and inmates rouse them repeatedly from their bunks during the physically grueling sleepover.
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- 6.4/1012 votesLoading...
#21 - San Quentin
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2011
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.
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- 6.4/109 votesLoading...
#22 - Floyd, GA: Dep. Lyle Lays Down the Law
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 7/2/2015
An unpredictable deputy at the Floyd County Sheriff's Office in Georgia bullies, coaxes and comforts to help create new futures for a carjacker, a shoplifting party girl, a violent fighter and a granny-robbing thief.
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- 6.4/107 votesLoading...
#23 - Richland County SC Final Jeopardy
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 8/6/2015
A 14-year-old bully who was caught on camera violently attacking his mother gets a taste of his own medicine during a long overnight stay in South Carolina's Richland Jail.
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- 6.3/1016 votesLoading...
#24 - Mecklenburg County, NC
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/18/2011
In Charlotte, NC, teen troublemaker Jose goes head-to-head with terrifying inmates and Sgt. Garrett, one of the toughest female jail deputies Beyond Scared Straight has come across. When Jose refuses to follow an order, Sgt. Garrett makes it her mission to break him down.
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- 6.3/1011 votesLoading...
#25 - Portsmouth County, VA
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/1/2011
An at-risk teen, with dreams of a rap career, gets a wake-up call win he sees where his love of drugs and gang activity will lead, during a visit to the Portsmouth County Jail in Virginia.
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The Best Episodes of Beyond Scared Straight
Every episode of Beyond Scared Straight ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Beyond Scared Straight!
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.
Genres:RealityDocumentaryCrime
Network:A&E
Best Episodes Summary
"Fulton County, GA: Blood Orange" is the best rated episode of "Beyond Scared Straight". It scored 8.1/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/31/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chowchilla".