The story follows Emanuelle (Laura Gemser), a photojournalist who goes undercover as an inmate at the Santa Catarina Women's Penitentiary to investigate reports of systemic abuse for Amnesty International. Once inside, she witnesses and experiences brutal treatment, including torture and humiliation orchestrated by the sadistic head warden (Lorraine De Selle). When her true identity is discovered, the abuse intensifies until she is eventually aided in an escape attempt by the prison doctor, Dr. Moran (played by Gemser's real-life husband, Gabriele Tinti).

Bruno Mattei (credited in some regions as Vincent Dawn). Cast: Laura Gemser as Emanuelle Sterman. Gabriele Tinti as Dr. Moran. Lorraine De Selle as Head Warden. Maria Romano as Kitty. Writers: Ambrogio Molteni and Claudio Fragasso.

The film Violenza in un carcere femminile (released internationally as Violence in a Women's Prison or Caged Women ) is a 1982 Italian exploitation film directed by Bruno Mattei . It is the seventh installment in the Black Emanuelle series starring Laura Gemser .

"Women in Prison" (WIP) exploitation film, characterized by high levels of graphic violence and nudity .