The spring of 1989 brought a chilling series of events. Five young men of color were arrested, subjected to relentless interrogation, and ultimately pressured into confessing to the brutal assault of a woman in Central Park.

The jogger case, a source of national unrest, has families of the boys and their legal representatives bracing for a protracted and contentious legal battle against the city of New York.

The harsh realities of incarceration weigh heavily on the young men. Years later, Raymond, Antron, Yusef, and Kevin emerge as men, returning to a world irrevocably altered.

At sixteen, Korey is thrust into the harsh reality of the adult prison system, embarking on a brutal and unforgiving path. A startling revelation then surfaces, finally exposing the truth behind a crime that had long been suppressed.