Rob Cohen has signed on to helm "Scared Straight," a prison thriller for New Line Cinema says The Hollywood Reporter.

"Straight" centers on 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 with other street kids and a con to stop the riot.