Robbinsissentencedtoprisonfortheassassinationofhisgeneralofficer,aprisonyouleaveonlywhenyoudie.Sincenobodyeverleavestheprison,nobodyknowswhattheprisonislike.TheprisonmanagerrealizesthisandbuyshimselfanislandplaygroundcalledAbsolom,wheretheworstprisonersarefreetocreateanisolatedbarbaricsociety,andwherethestrongestmenrule...alivinghell.RobbinsissenttoAbsolomafterhealmostkillstheprisonmanager.