In Brooklyn in 1988, a Vietnam veteran, Barry Gibbs, is convicted of the murder of a sex worker after an eyewitness names him as the woman's killer. The veteran does not understand the conviction or how he came to be involved in the case at all.

After 34 years of incarceration, the result of DNA analyses is about to seal Lewis Jim's destiny. Will he be found innocent and freed at last?

New York, 1985. Alan Newton is designated by an eye witness and sentenced to 40 years of imprisonment for a violent crime. In his cell, he starts studying law to decipher his file and prove his innocence.

New Orleans, 1984. A young delinquent is killed accidentally by his accomplice during a robbery attempt. George Toca is his best friend. He is arrested, sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the harshest penitentiary of Louisiana.