A 2001 Channel 4 documentary series examines the final weeks before release for inmates in British prisons, focusing on the psychological and emotional challenges of leaving a structured environment behind. The series centers on prisoners like Pam, who has served four and a half years of a nine-year sentence for drug smuggling. Rather than feeling relief, Pam has become deeply institutionalized and expresses a desire to stay incarcerated, feeling she no longer fits into her family's life. Her mother Merline, who left Jamaica to care for Pam's two children, observes the emotional distance during Pam's monthly home visits. Another inmate, Nick, a 31-year-old with 19 previous convictions for offenses including violence and theft, believes this sentence will be his last. He faces the challenge of proving his reform to his partner Jo and their two young children, including his eight-year-old daughter Kristina, who worries about her parents arguing. The documentary contrasts the safety and predictability of prison routine with the complex responsibilities of rebuilding fractured relationships on the outside.