New Line Cinema is set to make the thriller
Scared Straight, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The feature is about a governor's teenage son who is sent to prison as part of Scared Straight, a crime-prevention program that imprisons delinquent teens for a short period in the hopes of deterring them from a life of crime.
While the teenager is there, a riot breaks out and the prisoners take him hostage. He teams up with other street kids and an con to stop the riot.