Louis awaits release from prison after nearly 24 years in, when young Beech is incarcerated.
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
A young girl runs away from her abusive family and ends up in a girls' juvenile detention center, where she's raped and brutalized by her sadistic peers. Only one honest social worker shows interest in helping her.
26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
The idealistic prison officer Eva is faced with the dilemma of her life when a young man from her past gets transferred to the prison where she works.