The actress Emily Romero accidentally closed one of the unfinished cells locking her and the director inside. It took 15 minutes to get them out because the keys to the jail were old and not working.
The name Con Queens was pitched by the studio to the director. Then the director wrote a draft of the script.
Nathan Roomian's character Buster Rodgers was a combination of a cartoon character , a fast talking used car salesman and Jeremy Piven.
Keith Smith who played the warden got the call the day of filming because the actress playing that part had backed out.
The salon was supposed to have extras as the employees but they all backed out.