Scared Straight!
It took going behind bars to keep them out.
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.
Documentary
Release: 1978-11-02Runtime: 52 minRating: 7.3 (10)
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