Prison of Secrets

When the cell door slams shut on Lynn Shaffer, it signals the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that will eventually open many people’s eyes to what really goes on behind prison gates. Caught in a surreal nightmare, this young mother and wife of a local radio talk show host, 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’s naivete, nevertheless, will cost her 10 years at a women’s prison., The true story of a young mother who is sent to jail and forced into prostitution by the unscrupulous prison guards., The true story of a young mother who is sent to jail and forced into prostitution by the unscrupulous prison guards. With Stephanie Zimbalist ., A mother convicted of racketeering battles to nail a crooked guard operating a prostitution ring at a women’s prison., Drama, based on a true story, about a woman who exposes the truth about prison life to a shocked world. Lynn Shaffer (Stephanie Zimbalist), convicted of profiting illegally from a business venture, is sent to a women’s jail for ten years. Here she discovers a brutal regime in which male guards extract sexual favours from the women in return for basic amenities – and some guards even act as pimps, taking the women out onto the streets at night and making them sell their bodies as hookers. Lynn knows that she can only expose the scandal if others will testify with her – but those who have spoken out in the past have ended up dead., Drama about a young mother jailed for profiting illegally from a business venture, and the degradation and humiliation she suffers while in prison. Held captive by male guards who extract sexual favours in exchange for goods, Lynn Shaffer and her fellow prisoners live in fear of their jailors. Appalled by the conditions they must live under, Lynn undertakes a battle for justice on behalf of herself and her fellow inmates., This made-for-television drama is based on the true story of a female prison inmate who fought for women’s rights while still behind bars. Stephanie Zimbalist stars as Lynn Shaffer, a wife and mother who gets convicted of white-collar crime and is sentenced to ten years in prison. While behind bars she witnesses prison guards assaulting female inmates and carting them off to hotels as part of a prostitution ring. Her initial attempts to speak out are squelched by a crooked guard (Dan Luria). Determined to expose the crime, she enlists the help of her husband (Gary Frank) and her attorney, and fights to get the information into the hands of the proper authorities.