
Female prisoners are a lot like honest politicians: they exist but you never really hear about them. This series brings women who kill to the forefront, detailing a specific case in each episode, and then trying to answer the question of why they did what they did.

Along with her boyfriend, Harris is convicted of shooting an 84-year-old woman and her 57-year-old caretaker; Rocka and a friend terrorize a woman for drug money.

Jackie Alexander is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of her roommate; Heather Frango is charged with murder after the death of her son, Jonathan.

Donna claims she committed her crime in self-defense after stabbing her boyfriend, Charles, 54 times.

Rita Nitz is convicted and sentenced to life in prison for her participation in the murder of a local college student; Chanel Boyd is sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of her daughter.