At the age of 24, Tracy Manners is arrested for attacking her girlfriend. It is the first time - a matter of lost tempers - but it is likely to mar the rest of her life and mark her as a criminal in both her social life and employment. Entering jail as an angry, sexually-charged young woman, it is Tracy's years behind bars and the time after her release - years of kindness and hard work, sexual abuse, unexpected friendships and ultimately, love - that help her to grow into a person worthy of respect.