Every Thursday at 10pm et., the show "Beyond Scared Straight" airs. Although the intention of the show is good, it is just too soft on these would be criminals.
From the clip, one would think that this serious would be a very shocking hour but this is not the case. For the first 20 minutes, there is a brief break in period for the teens where the inmates introduce them to their world. The initial shock of being incarerated is palpable and can be felt through the screen. However, for the second half of the program, the teens are almost coddled. Every person should be handled with respect but the show of respect that the inmates show toward the teens could almost lead them to believe that there are men and women in jail with compassion which should not be the message. The message should be "never ever come to this place" as displayed below:
The thing that everyone should understand is that when you go to prison or jail you have life in prison. The reason is because at any second you could die. That is no different than the outside world but your chances of being invovled in a violent crime increases significantly behind the walls. Regardless of how big or small your crime is, you could be in jail for life. Stay legal.
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