Penitentiary II (1982)

Starring:

• Leon Isaac Kennedy
• Glynn Turman 
• Ernie Hudson 
• Mr. T 
• Malik Carter 
• Donovan Womack 
• Peggy Blow 
• Cepheus Jaxon

 

Storyline
Boxer "Too Sweet" Gordone (Leon Isaac Kennedy) tries keeping his nose clean after being paroled from prison. He could box, but he doesn't want to go back to that life. He works as a deliveryman instead, and starts seeing his old girlfriend, Clarisse (Eugenia Wright). But a psychotic criminal, Half Dead (Ernie Hudson), who was Gordone's enemy in prison, breaks out and kills Clarisse as payback. The murder forces Gordone back into the ring, and he is desperate to get revenge against Half Dead.

Penitentiary (1979)

Starring:

• Leon Isaac Kennedy
• Thomas M. Pollard 
• Donovan Womack 
• Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman 
• Badja Djola 
• Ian Foxx 
• Gloria Delaney 
• Hazel Spears 
• Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White

Storyline
Hitchhiker Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone (Leon Isaac Kennedy) gets a lift from prostitute Linda (Hazel Spears) in her van and travels with her to meet her clients. After a fight breaks out with the men, Gordone is knocked unconscious and awakens to find he has been wrongly charged with murder. As a way to protect himself in prison, Gordone starts fighting other inmates. This leads him to discover an underground boxing tournament, with the top prize being a prison release.