Prison of Secrets
Aired March 16, 1997
Lifetime Television

Lynn Schaffer...  Stephanie Zimbalist
Angie... Finola Hughes
Larry Schaffer... Gary Frank
Sergeant Ed Crang... Dan Lauria
Brad... Joel Polis
Carla... Rusty Schwimmer
Frannie... Kimberly Russell
Maria... Tasia Valenza
Harriet... Dale Dickey
Betsy... Paige Moss
Carey Schaffer... Stephanie Sawyer
Joe... Brian Smiar
Sheila... Janni Brenn
Dennis... Joel McKinnon Miller
Stu... Stephen Quadros
Senator Greene... Anita Finlay
Computer Teacher... Steven Banks
Carey's Teacher... Bertila Damas
Judge... Robert David Hall
Surfer Guy... Dustin MacDonald
Julie... Adrienne Smith
Inmate... Betsy Burke
Policeman #1... Joseph J. Tomaska
Policeman #2... Shane Edelman
Painter... Bob Kopyc
Zach... Joe Pichler
Peter... Lucky Luciano
Jury Foreman... Jimmy Shannon
Prostitute... Jennifer Sommerfield
TV Reporter... Kelly Wilson
Guard... Billy Mayo
Mother #1... Stephanie Nash
Mother #2... Cynthia Harrison
Prison Spokesman... Daniel Zelman
Emily... Cerita Monet Bickelmann
Sara... Monica Mikala

Director... Fred Gerber
Executive Producers... Yvonne E. Chotzen and Carroll Newman
Producer... Melissa Gleason
Teleplay... Layce Gardner
Photography... John Fleckenstein
Editor... Lisa M. Citron
Music... Nan Schwartz Mishkin
Art Director... Tim Eckel

Caught in a living nightmare, a young mother and wife is convicted of profiting illegally from a business venture.  Unaware that she was breaking any laws by sharing in the money she saved her boss, Lynn Schaffer nevertheless receives a 10-year prison sentence.  Held captive by male guards who extract sexual favors in exchange for doling out everything from drugs to toothbrushes, the women inmates live in fear of this renegade group of lawless men.  Lynn also learns that some women are taken off the prison grounds each night and forced into prostitution by guards who double as pimps.  Appalled by the abuse and degradation, Lynn is forced to take a dangerous stand.  Aware that others have died trying to fight, she can only succeed if she gets others to testify.  This movie is inspired by actual events and marks the 50th Lifetime Original Movie.