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The Worst Episodes of Beyond Scared Straight

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The Worst 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.
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Beyond Scared Straight Season 9 Episode 14 - Lights Out!
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Lights Out!

    S9:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Beyond Scared Straight Season 3 Episode 6 - San Bernardino County Jail, CA - Parents and Sons
    5.2/10(8 votes)

    #2 - San Bernardino County Jail, CA - Parents and Sons

    S3:E6

    Authorities hope a tour of prison will knock some much-needed sense into some troublesome teens from Southern California's San Bernardino County.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Beyond Scared Straight Season 3 Episode 15 - Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA
    5.4/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA

    S3:E15

    A promiscuous teenage troublemaker shares a cell with a relative in Virginia's Western Tidewater Regional Jail, only to learn that family bonds aren't strengthened behind bars.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Beyond Scared Straight Season 3 Episode 16 - Suffolk County, MA - Boys
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Suffolk County, MA - Boys

    S3:E16

    New visitors to the clink include a light-fingered football prodigy, a pot-smoking teen from the suburbs, and an aspiring rap star who thinks that hard time will improve his rhymes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Beyond Scared Straight Season 9 Episode 4 - Chester, S.C.: Cornflake, Sandbag & Frozen
    5.4/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Chester, S.C.: Cornflake, Sandbag & Frozen

    S9:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Beyond Scared Straight Season 7 Episode 2 - Chester County, SC: Girls
    5.5/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Chester County, SC: Girls

    S7:E2

    A larcenous teen uses a Taser on her enemies; cameras capture a young brawler's humiliating defeat; a loudmouth threatens to kill her teacher; a spoiled brat shoplifts and plays hooky.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Beyond Scared Straight Season 8 Episode 5 - Chester, S.C.: The Harder They Fall
    5.5/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Chester, S.C.: The Harder They Fall

    S8:E5

    A 16-year-old South Carolina rapper challenges the power of prison deputies, who then team up to teach the disrespectful teen a new tune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Beyond Scared Straight Season 3 Episode 2 - Jacksonville, FL - Boys
    5.8/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Jacksonville, FL - Boys

    S3:E2

    In Jacksonville, Florida, four at-risk teens attend a three-part "scared straight" tour. Towering over nearly everyone, KeShawn, 15, is intimidated by no one. But when KeShawn witnesses his pint-sized little brother, Kevon, suffering the terrifying consequences of trying to imitate his big bro, KeShawn breaks down, and gets a glimpse of what the future holds for both of them. Also, Johnny, a white, self-proclaimed racist, endures the wrath of the black inmate population.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Beyond Scared Straight Season 3 Episode 8 - Fulton County Jail, GA
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Fulton County Jail, GA

    S3:E8

    A young drug dealer, a child model and twin bullies enter a Georgia jail for a personal experience of the criminal-justice system.

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  10. Beyond Scared Straight Season 6 Episode 5 - Portsmouth County, VA: Without My Daddy
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Portsmouth County, VA: Without My Daddy

    S6:E5

    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.

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  11. Beyond Scared Straight Season 2 Episode 8 - San Bernardino County, CA - Girls
    5.9/10(10 votes)

    #11 - San Bernardino County, CA - Girls

    S2:E8

    Teen girls visit a prison in San Bernardino County, Cal., where one of the teens gets into a confrontation that turns physical.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Beyond Scared Straight Season 2 Episode 11 - Oakland County, MI - Girls
    5.9/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Oakland County, MI - Girls

    S2:E11

    Outside Detroit, a teen trio of female troublemakers who call themselves The Three Musketeers, discover their bond is not tight enough to survive even a day in the Oakland County women's lockup. Courtney, Tia and Renee love to party, but when they are forced by inmates and deputies to scrub a jail cellblock and bathroom, the party is over. Meanwhile Taylor, a 16-year old thief, is swarmed by screaming female inmates who learn that she stole $2,000 from her grandparents, and one teen makes an unexpected friend behind bars.

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  13. Beyond Scared Straight Season 8 Episode 2 - Western Tidewater, VA: Mother and Child Reunion
    5.9/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Western Tidewater, VA: Mother and Child Reunion

    S8:E2

    A 14-year-old girl visits a prison in Virginia, where her mother is incarcerated.

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  14. Beyond Scared Straight Season 2 Episode 5 - San Bernadino County, CA - Boys
    6.0/10(10 votes)

    #14 - San Bernadino County, CA - Boys

    S2:E5

    In the second-season finale, San Bernardino County Jail in California is visited by four teens who are also taken to the morgue to witness the consequences of gang violence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Beyond Scared Straight Season 3 Episode 4 - Hudson County Correctional Center, NJ
    6.0/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Hudson County Correctional Center, NJ

    S3:E4

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  16. Beyond Scared Straight Season 3 Episode 7 - Lake County Detention Center, FL
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Lake County Detention Center, FL

    S3:E7

    Swampland troublemakers who receive an attitude adjustment include a 17-year-old who uses her looks to her advantage and a young thug who meets a family member behind bars.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Beyond Scared Straight Season 7 Episode 1 - St. Clair County, IL: Bunk and Junk
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #17 - St. Clair County, IL: Bunk and Junk

    S7:E1

    A stint in jail tests the loyalty of two close-knit sisters; a teenage thief follows in the footsteps of his younger brother.

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  18. Beyond Scared Straight Season 9 Episode 9 - St. Clair, Ill.: Lexi's Lockup Lash-Out
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #18 - St. Clair, Ill.: Lexi's Lockup Lash-Out

    S9:E9

    When a spoiled, 15-year-old gang member is confronted by a swarm of angry inmates in jail, she fights back physically.

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  19. Beyond Scared Straight Season 2 Episode 2 - Oakland County, MI
    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Oakland County, MI

    S2:E2

    Oakland County, Michigan is a stone's throw from Detroit's infamous 8-Mile and the streets here are just as tough - but the deputies and inmates who run Oakland County Jail's "Turn-Around" program are even tougher.

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  20. Beyond Scared Straight Season 2 Episode 7 - St. Clair County, IL
    6.1/10(13 votes)

    #20 - St. Clair County, IL

    S2:E7

    A prison in St. Clair, Ill., is visited by teens who are threatened by screaming inmates

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Beyond Scared Straight Season 2 Episode 9 - Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA
    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA

    S2:E9

    Siblings visit the Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Virginia.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Beyond Scared Straight Season 4 Episode 2 - Floyd County Jail, Ga: Deputy Lyle Returns
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Floyd County Jail, Ga: Deputy Lyle Returns

    S4:E2

    A colorful deputy attempts to change the lives of four teenage troublemakers spending time at his Georgia jail.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Beyond Scared Straight Season 4 Episode 4 - Lake County, FLA
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Lake County, FLA

    S4:E4

    A 12-year-old girl is reduced to tears during a frightening stay in Florida's Lake County Detention Center.

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  24. Beyond Scared Straight Season 4 Episode 8 - Hampton Roads, Va.: Girls Fight Back
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Hampton Roads, Va.: Girls Fight Back

    S4:E8

    Four troubled youngsters with bad attitudes take a trip to jail, only to learn their street reputations make them targets on the inside.

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  25. Beyond Scared Straight Season 5 Episode 4 - Queen Anne's County: Outside and Inside
    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Queen Anne's County: Outside and Inside

    S5:E4

    A jail inmate tosses chairs at a young troublemaker; a 16-year-old boozer has a sobering experience at a funeral home; a surprise witness in the courtroom threatens a teen's freedom.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Lights Out!" is the worst rated episode of "Beyond Scared Straight". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/3/2015. This episode scored 5.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "San Bernardino County Jail, CA - Parents and Sons".