▁requests ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁court : ▁B ess ▁W arden , ▁who ▁adm its ▁to ▁having ▁provided ▁a ▁false ▁al ib i ▁for ▁her ▁son ▁at ▁his ▁original ▁trial , ▁thinking ▁the ▁courts ▁could ▁prove ▁Frank ' s ▁crime ▁without ▁her ▁help . ▁Real izing ▁everything ▁Wend y ▁has ▁been ▁through , ▁and ▁knowing ▁j ail ▁time ▁will ▁neither ▁bring ▁back ▁her ▁son ▁nor ▁make ▁what ▁he ▁did ▁to ▁Wend y ▁go ▁away , ▁she ▁asks ▁for ▁len iency ▁in ▁Carol ' s ▁sent encing . ▁M oved ▁by ▁her ▁statement , ▁the ▁judge ▁reduces ▁his ▁originally ▁planned ▁ 6 - year ▁sentence ▁to ▁just ▁three ▁years ▁( which ▁can ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁two ▁for ▁good ▁behavior ), ▁and ▁also ▁gr ants ▁week end ▁visit ation ▁rights ▁to ▁Carol ' s ▁family . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Les ley ▁Ann ▁Warren ▁as ▁Carol ▁Sand ers ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Dav ison ▁as ▁Bill ▁Sand ers ▁ ▁Sh ir ley ▁Knight ▁as ▁B ess ▁W arden ▁ ▁Miss y ▁Cr ider ▁as ▁J ill ▁Sand ers ▁ ▁All ison ▁Mack ▁as ▁Wend y ▁Sand ers ▁ ▁David ▁By ron ▁as ▁Frank ▁W arden ▁ ▁An net te ▁O ' To ole ▁as ▁Ellen ▁Well s ▁ ▁DVD ▁release ▁Des perate ▁Justice ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁film ▁never ▁received ▁a ▁DVD ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁frequently ▁seen ▁on ▁both ▁L if etime ▁and ▁sister ▁channel ▁L if