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Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.

Institutional cruelty meets raw rebellion when a new inmate challenges the established hierarchy of a brutal reformatory. This unflinching portrait of systemic neglect captures the terrifying moment a victim transforms into a leader.

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