Boys on the Inside is a short documentary film about masculine presenting ‘boy’ culture in US women’s prisons. The documentary focuses on a small group of individuals formerly incarcerated in Washington State who speak about the affects of having been in prison, both positive and negative, and the role prison had for some in becoming ‘boys’ on the inside. Boys on the Inside follows the often silenced stories of prison culture and being gay inside, addressing the complexities of institutionalization, drugs and addiction, gender expression and living as an ex-felon in US society.