“You can talk s**t to me, you can talk back, you can put up a front. A deputy warned Ashley that she would end up in prison or dead if she didn’t change… Ashley refused to do that, too, causing the deputy to warn Ashley that her behavior and attitude would eventually land her in jail or- worse- dead. The deputy dumped the meal on the floor and ordered Ashley to clean up the mess. Her appearance was memorable because she got into a fight with a San Bernardino County deputy over a prison meal she had refused to eat. On the episode Ashley was featured on, she stated that she was brought to the program due to the fact that she had been fighting and selling marijuana. The show brought Ashley and other teens to jail and showed them what life behind bars was like. The show- which aired on A&E from 2011 to 2015- was designed to help troubled teens and prevent them from ending up locked up. (Although the police report lists Ashley’s age as 24, it should be noted that other news sources, as well as court records, state that she was actually 28, so it appears that the age given in the police report is incorrect.)Īshley appeared on ‘Beyond Scared Straight’ in 2011 when she was 17 years old.
Upon arriving to the scene, deputies found Ashley inside “suffering from traumatic injuries.”
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As a result, inmates have had to adapt their methods - making them more a combination of intimidation, information and communication - and the results for the new program have proven to be equally effective.Įach 60-minute episode of "Beyond Scared Straight" will focus on a different prison program in the U.S., following 4 -5 at-risk teens.Ashley during her appearance on ‘Beyond Scared Straight’ in 2011…Īshley Tropez of A&E’s Beyond Scared Straight series was found dead over the weekend in an abandoned home located in Victorville, California.Īccording to People, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department issued a press release on Saturday stating that officers had been contacted about a dead body located in an abandoned house at 11:10 a.m. TV, film and music have glorified the gang and prison experience and the task of "scaring" teens is more complicated now than ever.
For current teens, city streets can be as dangerous as the life they believe exists behind bars. However, in many dramatic ways, these 21st Century programs are very different from the original because today's youth needs a different approach. Much like the original version of "Scared Straight!," these youthful offender programs put boys and girls of all ethnicities, ranging in age from 13-18, into intensive one-day in-prison sessions that show them the realities of life behind bars.
Under the auspices of Arnold Shapiro, "Beyond Scared Straight" profiles the new approach to keeping today's kids from becoming tomorrow's convicts. The power of the original "Scared Straight!" program has inspired dozens of inmate-run intervention programs in men's and women's prisons across the country and this series will showcase several of them. Since they were created, both the prison program and the film have turned countless kids away from drugs, violence and crime. The film made a huge impact - showcasing the radical and effective juvenile intervention program that took place in a New Jersey prison. "Scared Straight!" has become an iconic name and a cultural phenomenon over the years. Beyond Scared Straight is a new series executive produced by Arnold Shapiro and based on his Academy Award and multiple Emmy-Winning documentary "Scared Straight!," that will profile unique approaches to juvenile crime prevention in prisons around the U.S.
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