In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system.
Sissy Spacek
as Marie Ragghianti
Jeff Daniels
as Eddie Sisk
Keith Szarabajka
as Kevin McCormack
Morgan Freeman
as Charles Traughber
Fred Thompson
as Fred Thompson
Lisa Banes
as Toni Greer
Trey Wilson
as FBI Agent
John Cullum
as Deputy Attorney General
Don Hood
as Governor Blanton
Clarence Felder
as Jack Lowery
Graham Beckel
as Charlie Benson
Macon McCalman
as Murray Henderson
