8.0/1036 votes#1 - 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 votes
#2 - 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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- 6.1/1018 votes
#3 - Corcoran
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2011
Hardened criminals at the California prison that is home to Charles Manson give teens a taste of life on the yard, where any prisoner can approach the kids and give them a feel for the dangers of prison life. The teens include Stephen, 16, a violent youth who threatens his teachers; Josh and Armando, 16, twin brothers and gang members; Elijha, 15, a car thief; and Abraham, 16, who thinks that going to jail is no big deal.
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- 5.9/1012 votes
#4 - Lieber
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2011
Six at-risk teens experience Lieber Correctional Facility in Ridgeville, SC, to get a first-hand look and feel at life on the inside. The inmate-run "Operation Behind Bars" program locks up the teens in tiny cells, gives them a taste prison food and offers a glimpse into "Lock-Up," a prison within the prison for the worst of the inmate population. Shaming the teens with a stern tone, the program coordinator, civilian Nell Westbury, adds a unique voice to the inmate's onslaught.
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- 6.4/1012 votes
#5 - 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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- 5.9/1010 votes
#6 - Hagerstown
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/24/2011
Maryland inmates give a group of five at-risk teens a taste of prison when they are forced to eat "Lock-up Loaf," a brick of baked mush served to unruly prisoners. The teens include, Shane, 17, a redneck who is surprised he hasn't killed anyone, Garrett, 13, who HAS been kicked out of eight schools already, Brandy, 16, who skips school to smoke pot, her brother Shawn, 15, who protects Brandy at any cost and Richard, 18, a towering jock who drinks, blacks out and awakens bloodied from brawling.
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- 6.8/1011 votes
#7 - 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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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Chowchilla" is the best rated episode of "Beyond Scared Straight" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/13/2011. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Jessup".