James was an angry child with behavioral issues. Having been institutionalized in the criminal justice system at a young age, sitting in a room with people who seemingly think he's without worth is an experience that James knows all too well. ﾠAt the age of fourteen James meets Crystal while out on an errand.ﾠEnabling his miscreant behavior and glamorizing herﾠcriminal lifestyle leads James to run away from home and fallﾠin with a dealer named Roc. Through it all James struggles with coming to terms with the life he believes himself destined to lead not being the one that he wants.

This movie has a perspective that tells the story of the protagonist intermittently as it unfolds, both during his younger teenage years building his reputation as a criminal and as a young adult transferring into a high-security correctional facility. This method gives the context of his incarceration as the story progresses rather than at the beginning or the conclusion. It's an interesting story and has a few interesting insights on what effect institutionalizing can have on the mindset of the young.