Fugitive from a Prison Camp

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940 · 59 min · ★ 9.0 · Crime, Drama

Sheriff Holt is determined to prove that prisoners can be rehabilitated and released into society in this prison drama. In charge of a new kind of program, the sheriff places inmates in a clean environment and makes them build a road. Despite the improved conditions, the criminals continue to pull off a few shady shenanigans as an innocent man who is sent there soon discovers.

Directed by Lewis D. Collins · Written by Stanley Roberts

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