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In a graphic, albeit somewhat eccentric, demonstration of the atrocities committed by the Shah, one man covered his body with pictures of persons slain by the Shah's government.

Walla Walla prison death row.

Inmates convicted of prison infractions are sentenced to the 'hole' 23 hours a day in one's cell is broken as two inmates are allowed out for some exercise or TV. Inmates are allowed out of the hole in handcuffs at the whim of the administration. …

Inmates convicted of prison infractions are sentenced to the 'hole' 23 hours a day in one's cell is broken as two inmates are allowed out for some exercise or TV. Inmates are allowed out of the hole in handcuffs at the whim of the administration. …

Working as a guard is a lonely frustrating and sometimes dangerous job. Turnover rate is more than 50% a year and fewer than 15% stay more than 18 months. Every inmate has a knife or access to one, and last summer two guards and four inmates were…

An inmate's face is reflected in a mirror he uses to watch activity on the tier when he is locked in his cell.

When inmates are locked in their cells they use broken pieces of glass or shaving mirrors to watch activity on the tier.

Lynda Teafatiller met Phil Owens while visiting another inmate. Six months later they were married in the visiting room. After a short ceremony, Phil went back to his cell while Lynda watched from the entrance. Since Washington does not allow…

Dean, Yvonne and Garcia get to visit three times a week. The overcrowded visiting room provides little opportunity for privacy, and the strip search at the end is embarrassing, but the time together is worth it. In fact, several couples have been…

An inmate with his artwork on the wall behind him.