▁associated ▁with ▁un tra ined ▁students , ▁such ▁as ▁Michael , ▁ste aling ▁their ▁jobs , ▁which ▁creates ▁t ension ▁between ▁the ▁other ▁officers ▁and ▁Michael . ▁As ▁Michael ▁attempts ▁to ▁defend ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁mist re ated ▁female ▁in m ates , ▁De ase ▁proceed s ▁to ▁y ell ▁at ▁him ▁that ▁these ▁women ▁have ▁no ▁respect ▁for ▁society ▁and ▁therefore , ▁des erved ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁poor ly . ▁Later , ▁Michael ▁does ▁his ▁own ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁prison ▁system ▁and ▁disco vers ▁that ▁these ▁female ▁conv ict s ▁are ▁being ▁explo ited ▁for ▁cheap ▁labor . ▁ ▁At ▁night , ▁Lil ’ ▁M ama ▁becomes ▁very ▁ill ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁conv ict s ▁are ▁concerned ▁about ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁child ' s ▁health . ▁No ▁officers ▁come ▁to ▁help ▁and ▁Frances , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁nur se , ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁Lil ’ ▁M ama ▁throughout ▁the ▁night . ▁During ▁that ▁night , ▁Frances ▁has ▁a ▁connecting ▁conversation ▁with ▁both ▁Nik ki ▁and ▁W et ▁about ▁why ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁j ail . ▁W et ▁shot ▁a ▁track ▁runner ▁who ▁was ▁sleep ing ▁with ▁her ▁boy friend / hus band ▁in ▁broad ▁day light ▁and ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁witness es . ▁Frances ▁is ▁then ▁asked ▁why ▁she ▁is ▁in ▁there ▁and ▁she ▁explains ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁be ating ▁her , ▁so ▁she ▁had ▁finally ▁had ▁enough ▁and ▁shot ▁him , ▁landing ▁her ▁in ▁prison . ▁As ▁W et ▁arg ues ▁Frances ' ▁innoc ence , ▁Nik