This documentary examines the case of two 12-year-old boys, Colt and Paul, who murdered Colt's stepfather. It uses interviews with the boys, family members, and officials, along with archive footage and pictures, to explore how and why the crime occurred and how the boys adjusted to life in prison. The main themes are teenage crime, the impressionability of youth, and growing up in prison. Through a circular narrative, it begins with the crime and then flashes back to introduce the boys before their crime and following their separate paths in the prison system.