Inmate to Roommate

Eight ordinary Americans have made an extreme choice: opening their home to a roommate just released from prison. These individuals have a singular goal- help the former inmate re-enter society and stay out of prison. As they prepare for their new roommate’s release, these homeowners are questioned by friends, family, and those around them about their decision to bring a former convict into their lives.

After 18 years behind bars, Bill is finally released from prison and immediately hit with a long list of rules from devout Mark and Sharna. Darquavion’s parole officer throws him in a complete panic, while Artie picks up inmate Jovan, who disappears shortly after getting out. As Kyle and Sandra prepare their home for Nick, a former drug addict who will be moving in, Robert writes inmate Aaron a shocking letter about their upcoming living situation.

Shortly after Darquavion moves into Henry’s house, he goes missing. Mark takes Bill for a driving lesson and learns about his pre-lockup getaway skills, while Sharna finds out that Bill has a girlfriend. Artie confronts Jovan about his whereabouts and then introduces him to her disapproving son. And Nick’s release day is here, but Sandra is still very apprehensive that this whole arrangement will work out.

Sparks fly as Kyle and Sandra lay down the list of guidelines for released inmate Nick. We meet Tiffane, an online boutique owner, who’s taking in Ari, a young woman finishing up her four and a half year sentence for identity theft and bank fraud. Meanwhile, Darquavion arrives back at Henry’s and is late to a job interview. And since Mark and Sharna keep a vegetarian house, Bill has been reduced to secretly storing his deli meats on the air conditioning vent.

Tiffane and her friend/naysayer, Quinn, pick up Arielle from prison and tensions boil on the ride home. After Darquavion’s family friend visits him at Henry’s house, an explosive conversation about values is sparked, setting off Darquavion and forcing him to re-examine everything. Bill’s living situation gets more complicated when Mark and Sharna decide to take extreme measures to keep their new roommate in line. And things get awkward quickly when Jovan sees his little daughter for the first time in over three years.