BELLEVILLE, IL. (KSDK) – It's a place no one wants to live in for reasons no one wants to hear. Hundreds of inmates roam the cells of the St. Clair County Jail. For many of them, it's a cycle that ...

Sheriff’s deputies pushed them against jail-yard fences and shoved them to the ground. They yelled and cursed within inches of their faces. They forced them to run for long periods, ignoring pleas for ...

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ALBANY, GA (WALB) - The Dougherty County Sheriff says he remains very concerned that gangs and criminals are recruiting kids. Next week's Beyond Scared Straight television show will again examine his ...

In his new book, Bob Hatrak reflects on his time serving as the country's youngest warden of a maximum-security prison Courtesy of Hatrak Family; Villa Magna Publishing The juvenile awareness program ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) -- California and Maryland prison officials said Friday they have suspended youthful offender diversion programs featured on the television show "Beyond Scared Straight" after ...

Jaz was in disbelief. "You 13. What you need makeup for?" Jaz asked the girl who'd been caught for petty theft. "Who you doing that for? These boys?" Jaz, a 25-year-old inmate at the Duval County jail ...

‘Beyond Scared Straight’ is the program shaped to throw juveniles into the harsh reality of life behind bars. Oklahoma County has offered the experience for years. Now another county is doing the same ...