Beyond Scared Straight is an Emmy-nominated American reality TV series showcasing various crime prevention programs designed to steer troubled teens away from a life of crime. The docuseries follows ...

In his new book, Bob Hatrak reflects on his time serving as the country's youngest warden of a maximum-security prison Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

It seems like as time passes, our generation has had a higher crime rate than ever. People are concerned that when they walk out the door or into a different neighborhood, that something bad is going ...

Deputies with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office offer at-risk youth a gritty taste of jailhouse life Thursday night when A&E's "Beyond Scared Straight" chronicles the department's Youth Intervention ...

Ashley Tropez has died. More than a decade after she appeared on A&E's Beyond Scared Straight, a reality show that aimed to help troubled youth turn their lives around, Tropez was found dead in an ...

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.

Beyond Scared Straight is an American true-crime TV series. It follows troubled teenagers who spend one to three days in prison or jail to learn from the inmates about the realities of being ...