Scared Straight! (1978)

It took going behind bars to keep them out.

Genre: Documentary

Release Date: 1978-11-02

User Rating: 7.3/10 from 10 ratings

Runtime: 0h 52min

Language: English

Production Company: Golden West Television

Production Country: United States of America

Director: Arnold Shapiro

The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

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It took going behind bars to keep them out.