This film explores Valrice “WHOP” Cooper’s 35 year struggle, after being illegally sentenced at age 17, to find a balance between surviving in “America’s Bloodiest Prison” and the dream of changing his and other inmates lives for the better. The filmmakers follow Valrice back into Louisiana State Penitentiary and Dixon Correctional Institute to see where the legendary boxing trainer began his career, resulting in 3 former inmates turned professional fighters and a world title with Hall of Fame boxer Roy Jones Jr. after his release in 2011 !