Scared Straight

Their crimes included assault and battery arson auto theft breaking and entering and possession and distribution of narcotics. Although they were still minors these juvenile delinquents were already on a one-way path to doing hard time. Hosted by Peter Falk (Columbo) the Oscar and Emmy award-winning SCARED STRAIGHT! Recounts the day seventeen teenage lawbreakers spent inside the Rahway maximum security prison with the most dangerous criminals New Jersey had to offer. Calling themselves quot;the Lifersquot; these convicts gave the youths an in-your-face no-hold's-barred account about life in prison sharing every ugly detail. Without a doubt the teenagers' experience that day changed the course of their lives forever. Now for the first time on DVD audiences can revisit SCARED STRAIGHT! And see the lasting effects of the teenagers and convicts' encounter in Scared Straight! 20 Years Later hosted by Danny Glover. The day documented in SCARED STRAIGHT! was unforgettable-the question is did it work? DVD Features: Scared Straight! 20 Years Later Hosted by Danny Glover; Filmmaker Biography; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection.