http://wsvn.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=875050;hostDomain=www.wsvn.com;playerWidth=640;playerHeight=355;isShowIcon=true;clipId=11772142;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlayIn a project that Uproxx describes as sounding like Beyond Scared Straight “except more highbrow because it’s on HBO and features the people’s eyebrow,” Rock & A Hard Place is a documentary centered around The Rock presumably yelling at young repeat offenders until they…stop offending? Become wonderful productive members of society? Take your pick and it’ll probably be right. Here’s how The Rock describes their graduation day:
Big day today… 6 months ago these youth offenders all faced prison time anywhere from 5yrs to life for a variety of crimes ranging from armed robbery to attempted murder. In front of the judge on the day of their sentencing they accepted to be placed in an extremely hardcore one of kind bootcamp. I gave them my word on their first night that would be broken down in ways they never knew imaginable… but if they stuck with it and didn’t quit, they’d be built back up to become better men.
That was 6 months ago. TODAY, in front of their families, drill instructors and judges they graduate and become free men. Stronger men. Better men. I’m very proud to show the world how impactful this one of a kind Dade County Bootcamp Program is and more importantly, proud to show the world how the lives of these young offenders matter. It’s your day men. Let’s graduate and have a lil’ fun. You’ve earned it! See you in a few hours.
While there’s no word yet on the air date for Rock & A Hard Place, The Rock took to Instagram to share his experiences on what it was like helping these young men:
[H/T Uproxx]