From a studio inside the walls of Richmond City Jail, hear the soundtrack to rebuilding a life after being incarcerated in America.

What does it sound like to write and record an album inside a jail?

As four men are held in a Virginia jail, they record an album to chronicle their efforts to break free from an oppressive cycle of addiction and incarceration.

In each music-infused episode of this documentary series, host and trailblazing hip-hop artist Speech Thomas meets a musician at a crossroads in their uphill struggle for freedom, learns what brought them to this inflection point, and helps them record a song that captures this critical moment in their life.

From soulful country to fiery hip-hop and haunting R&B, this music affirms the lives of people who are written off by society. And amidst a re-entry crisis afflicting millions of Americans every year, these intimate stories from behind the walls of Richmond City Jail ask: What does it take to rebuild a life after incarceration?

Track Change is hosted by Speech Thomas

Todd “Speech” Thomas is an award-winning artist, consistently pushing the artistic and social envelope. From writing some of the most iconic hip-hop songs to leading the trailblazing two-time Grammy Award winning group, Arrested Development, to superstardom, this Milwaukee native has been a ground-breaking force in hip-hop culture since 1991.