True story of a dozen men on probation in Massachusetts who meet to read Malcolm X, Tolstoy, and Chekov. It becomes a life changing experience.

Part 1 Getting Started; Chapter 1 Masks; Chapter 2 Who Are These People?; Chapter 3 A Typical Class; Part 2 In the Shadow of School; Chapter 4 Encouraging Failure; Chapter 5 Sentenced to School; Chapter 6 Let That Be a Lesson to You!; Part 3 Old Lessons; Chapter 7 Street Smarts; Chapter 8 The Moral of the Story; Part 4 Responding to Crisis; Chapter 9 Standing Up for Yourself; Chapter 10 Crisis and Self-Discovery; Part 5 Making a New Start; Chapter 11 Hitting Rock Bottom; Chapter 12 Neville; Part 6 What We Learned; Chapter 13 Graduation Day; epi Epilogue;