Terminal Island

Terminal Island

Men and Women... Black and White. Taken From Death Row - Condemned to Devil's Island, U.S.A., Where Living is Worse Than Dying!

R 1973 · 88 min · ★ 5.3 · Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

After the U.S. Supreme Court banishes the death penalty, California decides to exile all convicted murderers to the remote island of San Bruno, overseen by a tyrannical camp leader who forces all female inmates into sex slavery.

Directed by Stephanie Rothman · Written by Stephanie Rothman

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