

Your parents' worst nightmare, made-for-TV style.
A group of young delinquents well on the road to careers in crime, are given a shock course in prison life. Brought face to face with hardened criminals many serving life sentences for rape and murder, they are suddenly confronted with the harsh realities of a top-security U.S. Penitentiary.
Acting
Stan Shaw's menacing convict steals every scene.
Production
Real prison location adds uncomfortable authenticity.
Director
Richard Michaels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'scared straight' craze spawned by the 1978 Oscar-winning documentary; this fictionalized TV movie cashed in on moral panic.
Terri Nunn later became lead singer of Berlin—yes, the 'Take My Breath Away' Berlin.
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