Being in prison changes a person or in Mya's case brings to the surface personality traits that otherwise would've remained dormant. Her fellow inmates have quickly learned that Ricky's favorite child isn't one to be messed with, at least not without consequences.
Married and childless, Nikki can't help feeling like a total failure. Her unhappiness only grows deeper as her marriage continues to disentegrate.
Mya's first born is blessed with her looks and independent spirit. And as it turns out, her mother's dogged determination, which comes in handy when she sets her mind to finding out exactly how her mother ended up convicted for a crime she supposedly didn't commit.
Born only months before his mother's arrest, Alan doesn't have one memory of Mya that wasn't told to him by someone else. Still, he idolizes her.