Scared Straight! (1978)
11/02/1978 (US) • 52m
It took going behind bars to keep them out.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Narration (voice)
Part of the Scared Straight Collection
Includes Scared Straight!, Scared Straight! 20 Years Later, Scared Straight! Another Story
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