After cardiologist John Brown is incarcerated in a private prison in Miami, he and his cellmates learn firsthand how the private prison system works in Florida.

Meanwhile, Nicole Rodriguez and her team at the Miami Post start digging into the prison industry, and the leadership of Homestead Correctional Facility. Soon, they discover a complex web of corruption that runs deeper than they could have ever expected.

As John and Nicole's paths cross, the dark underbelly of the private prison system begins to come to light, and they come face to face with a group of powerful players who will stop at nothing to reach their goals.