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Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

April 15, 1999 (US)

1h 35m

The Kids... The Cons... Where Are They Now?

Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers.

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