There's a lifer in that prison with rich relatives.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day
She was saving Brenda from the same troubles, if not worse: such perhaps as seeing her brilliant hero made into an unsuccessful struggle-for-lifer.
"Aurora the Magnificent"
Gertrude Hall
It's a lifer, on any count!
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander