A 29-year-old mother of four tearfully cautions her daughter and other youths against giving up a life with family for a life behind bars in this scene from "Western Tidewater, VA: Mother & Child Reunion." Subscribe for more from Beyond Scared Straight and other great A&E shows: http://aetv.us/subscribe_ae Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site: http://aetv.us/BeyondScaredOfficial See some of the program's success stories in this playlist: http://aetv.us/BSS_SuccessStor

Beyond Scared Straight: Teens Break Down when Confronted by Real Inmates | A&E | A&E TV

Officers demonstrate for the teens how easy it is to be threatened with a shank and to snitch on other inmates in jail in this scene from "Western Tidewater, VA: Mother & Child Reunion". #BeyondScaredStraight Subscribe for more from Beyond Scared Straight and other great A&E shows: http://aetv.us/subscribe_ae Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site: http://aetv.us/BeyondScaredOfficial See some of the program's success stories in this playlist: http://aetv.us/BSS_SuccessS