Realizing Travis is influencing prisoner dissent, Barris decides to humiliate him, as physical retribution is forbidden. Barris becomes more and more sadistic.ĭespite increasing abuse from the guards, Travis remains defiant. Instead, the guards grow more forceful in order to make prisoners follow the rules. Barris, concerned that some of the guards, particularly Chase, may be capable of violence, tries to dissuade them from aggressive behavior. Travis shares his cell with Benjy, a graphic novelist, and Nix, a member of the Aryan Brotherhood.
If they manage to follow the rules for two weeks, each man will be paid $14,000. Archaleta stresses that the experiment will end immediately at the first sign of violence or quitting. The guards in turn must ensure prisoners obey the rules, and deal with transgressions commensurately within 30 minutes. Basic rules are outlined: prisoners must eat, and fully consume, three meals a day there will be 30 minutes of rec daily prisoners must remain within designated areas. Travis is assigned to be a prisoner, Barris to be a guard. Among them is Travis (Brody), a proud anti-war protestor, and Michael Barris (Whitaker), a 42-year-old man who still lives with his domineering mother.Īfter interviews measuring responses to various scenes of violence are conducted, a chosen 26 are driven to an isolated building set up as a prison and split into six guards and 20 prisoners. Archaleta (Stevens) in which participants will be divided into groups acting as prison guards and inmates. Volunteers arrive for a psychological study led by Dr. ( September 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.