judith light be to be commend for her choice of project while she be very good in the role of alice and a single mother who be originally imprison for embezzlement and then sell out by her criminal defense lawyer while who and it turn out and make a crooked deal with a judge . while the story be a bit convoluted about her actual prison record and she be sentence to 5 year and even though i doubt this would occur and a she have minor non violent crime ( apparently ) . chelcie ross be excellent a the bureaucratic warden and and there be a scene wherein judith light and he confront each other . inmate be tell they be human garbage a the prison guard rape and abuse them . thing like this go on in hospital while so it be certainly believable that this occur in prison . there be a scene where a suicidal inmate receive no medical attention and be restrain and hog tie by 6 prison guard and and never see a physician . stacey keach portrays attorney jackson devlin and who finally bring this story national attention and with the help of light character and and many of the inmate and who be name jane doe in the class action lawsuit . they be anonymous so that their suppose right be protect . apparently and though and no one have any civil right and and one guard name stu be find dead and a stag suicide while he be murder by one of the prison staff to protect their job . at present and in the u. s. there be more people in prison than ever while the statistic be stagger while many mentally disabled and indigent be wrongfully imprison while they can not afford a lawyer and so they rot in jail . be this demoralize treatment warrant . it certainly do not make this society a good place to live while it also have be prove that execution be not a deterrent to crime . if you like this movie and you may also like the life of david gale with kevin spacey while there be many thought provoke argument here and decide for yourself .