What happens to your life when you are arrested for a non-violent crime but you're stuck in jail only because you are poor and don't have the money for your release? Every day in America, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people sit behind bars simply because they cannot afford bail. This documentary provides an intimate look at the people ensnared in the cash bail trap, the activists and attorneys fighting to bring change to the system and the special interests who hope to keep money bail an everyday practice in America.