Knockout results are nearly achieved in this Blaxploitation film about a new inmate whose participation in the prison boxing league leads to parole. Helped by a good lead in Leon Isaac Kennedy. "Too Sweet" may need to work on his nickname but not his right cross.
This review of Penitentiary (1979) was written by Shawn W on 18 Sep 2012.
Penitentiary has generally received mixed reviews.
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