I completely had forgotten about the sacrifices that Judy Miller is making for the good of our nation until last weekend.

On Saturday afternoon, Lifetime Televison for Women aired Prison of Secrets, a 1997 television movie based on a true story. It starred Stephanie "Remington Steele" Zimbalist as a wife and mother setenced to prison for 10 years for fraud. In prison, Zimbalist discovered that her fellow inmate, Finola "General Hospital" Hughes, was exchanging sex with prison guard Dan "the father on The Wonder Years" Lauria for drugs and a toothbrush. I didn't watch the whole movie, but I understand that the point of it was that Zimbalist blew the whistle on Dan Lauria and some other, less famous actors and, as a result, steps were taken to limit the use of male guards at womens' prisons.

Thanks to Patrick Fitzgerlad, Ms. Miller can use her time behinds bars constructively, to champion similar reforms in the penal system. Or to demand that Kristy McNichol portray her in the teevee film. It's her call.