A man incarcerated for murder navigates his time behind bars and his reintroduction to the world after being released.

A man imprisoned for murdering his brother drifts between his visiting wife, his memories of life outside, and his friends in prison as he struggles to find meaning in his captivity -- in everyone's captivity.

A deputy warden gives a tour of a prison.

After his cellmate and sexual partner leaves for parole, an inmate forms a new relationship and moves into a room with three other men, but he struggles to adapt to this new life, which involves a whole new set of expectations.

A man in the prison system figures out his talent.

Curious about a poet incarcerated for horrible crimes, a woman tries to get closer to poetry—and to him.

Torn between the demands of being a mother, keeping a home, and working a job as a prison officer, a woman struggles to make ends meet.

A woman struggles with shaky faith and emotional isolation from her son, which intensify when she goes to see him in prison. After one particularly difficult visit, she faces her fears with her brother’s help.

A seasoned inmate befriends a new prisoner, a banker accused of murdering his own wife and her lover. While trying to prove his innocence, the banker becomes involved in the warden's illicit money schemes.

A series of interconnected vignettes and characters explores themes of race, incarceration, family, heartbreak, and love.