Sheriff’s deputies pushed them against jail-yard fences and shoved them to the ground. They yelled and cursed within inches of their faces. They forced them to run for long periods, ignoring pleas for ...

Oneida County's Scared Straight program is getting some national attention. Earlier this year, Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol was contacted by the nationally-recognized weekly program, "Beyond ...

Misguided, abusive and potentially harmful. That’s how six experts characterized a program in Chester County, S.C., that is designed to scare at-risk youths into better behavior. A Rock Hill Herald ...

In his new book, Bob Hatrak reflects on his time serving as the country's youngest warden of a maximum-security prison Courtesy of Hatrak Family; Villa Magna Publishing Bob Hatrak; Not on My Watch ...

A one-year-old Fairfax County juvenile diversion program called TAP, aimed at educating at-risk youth about the unpleasant realities of prison life, seems to be achieving some anecdotal success and is ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Summit County judge granted early release for a man convicted of running his own “Scared Straight” program in area schools. Christopher Hendon served only 19 months of ...

When teenagers get into trouble, what should their parents do? A couple of months ago, a father wrote to Dear Abby with that very question. His 16-year-old daughter had become a "nightmare," he said, ...