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==Plot==
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Decorated [[75th Ranger Regiment (United States)|Army Ranger]] Cameron Poe is convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing a gangster in self-defense when the latter drunkenly attacks him and his pregnant wife, Tricia. Eight years later, he is [[parole]]d and boards a flight to [[Alabama]] on the ''Jailbird'', a [[Fairchild C-123 Provider]] converted to a prison transport plane, so he can be reunited with Tricia and their daughter Casey, whom he has never met. Accompanying Poe is his [[diabetic]] cellmate and best friend Mike "Baby-O" O'Dell.

Most of the inmates boarding the flight are convicts being transferred to a [[supermax prison]], including mass murderer William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford, serial rapist John "Johnny 23" Baca, [[Black Guerrilla Family|Black Guerrilla]] Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones, and [[professional criminal]] Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. The flight is overseen by [[U.S. Marshal]] Vince Larkin while [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] agent Willie Sims plans to go on an [[Undercover operation|undercover mission]] to get information from [[narcoterrorism|narcoterrorist]] Francisco Cindino, who is being picked up en-route.

After taking off, inmate Joe "Pinball" Parker sets another prisoner on fire as a distraction, allowing Grissom and Jones to take over the plane. They plan to land at [[Carson Airport]] as scheduled, pick up and transfer other prisoners and fly to a non-[[extradition]] country. Sims tries to retake control, but Grissom kills him.

The plane arrives at Carson City and the inmates exchange commences, with the ground crew unaware of the hijacking. Amongst the new passengers are Cindino, pilot Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams and [[serial killer]] Garland Greene. The authorities discover the hijacking upon finding evidence in Grissom's old cell and a tape recorder planted by Poe on one of the disguised guards but cannot prevent the plane from taking off. Meanwhile, Pinball disposes of the plane's [[transponder]], but he is crushed to death by the landing gear during takeoff.

The inmates agree to land at Lerner Airfield, a desert airstrip, and transfer onto another plane owned by Cindino and his [[Drug cartel|cartel]]. Poe finds Pinball's corpse trapped in the landing gear and writes a message to Larkin on the body before throwing it out. Larkin learns of the news and heads to Lerner after contacting the [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]]. Bedford, raiding the cargo, discovers Poe's identity, forcing Poe to kill him.

The ''Jailbird'' is grounded at Lerner, with no sign of the transfer aircraft. Grissom orders the others to fuel up the plane and get it ready for takeoff. Poe leaves to find Baby-O a syringe to give him [[insulin]], meeting Larkin and informing him of the situation. They discover Cindino planning to escape on a hidden [[private jet]], which Larkin sabotages by lowering a crane arm onto it. Grissom executes Cindino by igniting the plane's fuel. Greene meets a little girl playing tea party near the hangar and is tempted to kill her, but he resists his homicidal urges. Johnny 23 spots a National Guard convoy approaching and gives the alarm. As the National Guard arrives, the inmates launch an assault, but Larkin uses a [[bulldozer]] as a makeshift shield. The surviving inmates return to the ''Jailbird'' and take flight.

Poe's identity is revealed when Bedford's body is found. Baby-O takes the blame and is shot by Grissom, when Larkin and Sims' partner, Duncan Malloy, arrive in [[attack helicopter]]s, damaging the ''Jailbird''{{'}}s fuel tank. Poe takes command of the cockpit, and Larkin instructs him to have the plane land at [[Harry Reid International Airport|McCarran International Airport]], but Swamp Thing is forced to land it on the [[Las Vegas Strip]], causing mass destruction and killing Johnny 23. Grissom, Jones, and Swamp Thing escape on a [[fire truck]], pursued by Poe and Larkin; the chase results in the deaths of all three escapees. Poe reunites with his family and the surviving inmates are apprehended - except for Greene, who gambles in a casino.