A 29-year-old mother of four tearfully cautions her daughter and other youths against giving up a life with family for a life behind bars in this scene from "Western Tidewater, VA: Mother & Child Reunion." Subscribe for more from Beyond Scared Straight and other great A&E shows: http://aetv.us/subscribe_ae Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site: http://aetv.us/BeyondScaredOfficial See some of the program's success stories in this playlist: http://aetv.us/BSS_SuccessStor

Hardened criminals share grotesque stories about their prison experiences to try to inspire troubled youth to be better in this scene from "Chester County, SC: The Harder They Fall". #BeyondScaredStraight Subscribe for more from Beyond Scared Straight and other great A&E shows: http://aetv.us/subscribe_ae Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site: http://aetv.us/BeyondScaredOfficial See some of the program's success stories in this playlist: http://aetv.us/BSS_SuccessStori

Officers demonstrate for the teens how easy it is to be threatened with a shank and to snitch on other inmates in jail in this scene from "Western Tidewater, VA: Mother & Child Reunion". #BeyondScaredStraight Subscribe for more from Beyond Scared Straight and other great A&E shows: http://aetv.us/subscribe_ae Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site: http://aetv.us/BeyondScaredOfficial See some of the program's success stories in this playlist: http://aetv.us/BSS_SuccessS

After participating in the Scared Straight program, a teen finds productive ways to channel her emotions in this scene from "St. Clair County, IL: History of Violence." Subscribe for more from Beyond Scared Straight and other great A&E shows: http://aetv.us/subscribe_ae Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site: http://aetv.us/BeyondScaredOfficial See some of the program's success stories in this playlist: http://aetv.us/BSS_SuccessStories Check out exclusive A&E content: