Scared straight! [videorecording] ; Scared straight! 20 years later / an Arnold Shaprio production in association with Paramount Stations Group, Inc. ; written, directed, and produced by Arnold Shapiro.
Scared straight! hosted by Peter Falk ; Scared straight! 20 years later hosted by Danny Glover. Scared straight! originally produced as a motion picture in 1978; Scared straight! 20 years later originally produced for television in 1999. Special features include filmmaker biography, interactive menus, and scene selection.
Summary:
Scared straight! profiles a unique juvenile crime-prevention program at New Jersey's Rahway maximum-security prison, recounting the day seventeen teenage lawbreakers spent inside the prison with the some of New Jersey's most dangerous criminals. In an attempt to scare the kids out of their criminal ways, prisoners took turns describing prison life, emphasizing it's worst features. Scared straight! 20 years later traces the subsequent lives of the teens and convicts featured in the original documentary.
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