
CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — Troubled teens taking tours of Mecklenburg County prisons will be featured on the season premiere of A&E's reality show "Beyond Scared Straight."
The Mecklenburg County Reality Program is a program used to educate youthful offenders about the consequences of poor decision-making and help them change direction before they have to serve time in the county's jail.
The Crime In Charlotte blog reports the program received a $10,000 donation from the show's production company.
According to the A&E website, "In Charlotte, NC, teen troublemaker Jose goes head-to-head with terrifying inmates and Sgt. Garrett, one of the toughest female jail deputies Beyond Scared Straight has come across. When Jose refuses to follow an order, Sgt. Garrett makes it her mission to break him down."
The show airs on A&E at 10 p.m. Thursday.
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