The protagonist is a trans woman who was sent to a man's prison for a crime she did not commit. At the beginning of the book, she is at the cusp of getting out of prison on parole. While in prison, she was constantly under threat of physical and sexual violence at the hands of correctional officers and fellow prisoners. She has several PTSD flashbacks to specific instances of rape she experienced. She also discusses experiences of rape with other female friends. There is passing mention of a house where a number of children were raped and murdered. In the last chapter, we find out that one of the protagonist's friends dies in a domestic violence situation.