Today, forty-seven year old Derrick Gardner leaves prison for the fifth time in his life. This convicted felon has spent 26 years locked up, and now he has yet another chance to rehabilitate. But his tearful sister, Linda Gardner, fears he will go back to stealing and end up right back in the slammer. Statistics show that without any support, she is right. Now with a mentor, Derrick learns to stay off drugs, find a job and reconnect with his family.