Movies and TvShows featuring "female-inmate" theme.

A down-on-her-luck former inmate tries to reconnect with her daughter--to the objections of her sister who raised the girl, meets a millionaire, and transforms into a strong woman, returning to society at Dancin' Days nightclub's opening.

Locked Up is a gripping and intense crime drama that takes place within the walls of a women's prison. The story follows the lives of the inmates as they navigate the harsh realities of prison life, dealing with themes of abuse, bullying, and survival. This raw and powerful film explores the complex relationships between the prisoners and the ways in which they find strength and resilience in the face of adversity.

Based on a true story, The Magdalene Sisters depicts the lives of four young women who are sent to a Magdalene Asylum, a home for 'fallen' women run by the Catholic Church. They endure physical and psychological abuse, forced labor, and sexual harassment. The movie explores themes of religion, sin, and the fight for women's rights.

A young woman who escaped from prison is eventually captured and brought back. The evil warden decides to make her a pet project and tries to break her down with torture, gang rape and by turning her friends against her.

In 1950s Los Angeles, a redheaded woman is convicted and sentenced to death for her husband's murder. While on death row, she fights to prove her innocence and survive the harsh conditions of prison.

After being sentenced to prison for a crime she didn't commit, a Japanese woman must endure the harsh conditions and brutal treatment inside the all-female facility. Determined to seek revenge against those who have hurt her, she plans her escape and sets out on a journey of vengeance.

Jonas Candide performs his job as state executioner in early 20th century Mississippi like a combination preacher and carnival barker, persuading condemned men to accept their deaths before electrocuting them on his electric chair. After he's assigned his first woman to execute, however, Jonas' sense of purpose is shaken.

When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal involuntary sterilizations in California’s women’s prison system, they take to the courtroom to wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes - from dangerously inadequate health care to sexual assault to coercive sterilizations - primarily targeting women of color. But no one believes them. This shocking legal drama captured over seven years features extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated women, demanding our attention to a shameful and ongoing legacy of eugenics and reproductive injustice in the United States.

A con artist and a woman get involved in a rough romance while facing blackmail, illegitimate pregnancy, and the challenges of turning a new leaf. In the midst of their struggles, they find love and redemption.

A fired teacher finds work at a girls reform school and helps a detective on a case.

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

Documentary series following life in the Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center for both inmates and prison staff.

Ten women hide out on an deserted island in the Ageian after an prison break where seven men, led by an ex-Nazi, arrive on the island to search for a buried treasure and force the women to dig for them, until one strong-willed woman, named Sarah, decides to plot a revolt.