Before being convicted in 1985, Fleet Maull was a practicing Buddhist who led a double life as a drug smuggler. When sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, he faced his self-deception at last. Ironically, his contemplative practice deepened in prison as he developed compassion for the suffering around him. "It was [actually] helpful for me to realize that a lot of people had it much worse than I. It really moved me, and I wanted to find some way to help." Since he entered prison in 1985 he created and managed the Prison Dharma Network, a non-sectarian Buddhist support network for prisoners and prison volunteers, providing books, newsletters and meditation instruction, he helped create the National Prison Hospice Association to care for terminally ill inmates, he served as a meditation instructor and hospice volunteer, and he published numerous articles on hospice work and prison life. Fleet Maull is a lay monk in the Zen Peacemaker Order, and is ordained in two Buddhist traditions. Released from prison in 1999, he started his own management consulting practice and is currently working on his PhD dissertation. The Prison Sutras documentary was a finalist in the 1996 NC Film Festival, and was screened at the International Buddhist Film Festival in January/February, 2005. Running time: 33 min.