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Mentally disturbed inmates are assigned to private cells in 4-wing, away from everybody else. Photographer Ethan Hoffman tried to talk to this man and all that the man could say was, 'Convicts are created on Saturn by Santa and angels wing them down…

One of three main cell blocks in the prison, 8-wing was built in 1888 and houses 450 men in four-man cells. Inmates have free run of the wing except for two lockups each day.

The shower in 8-wing was built in 1888, is used by 450 men of that wing. It is open three hours every day and after each use floods into the wing.

Series of photographs of prisoners talking to guards and other personnel at the prison.

Kenny awaits trial with another inmate stemming from an escape attempt. As president of the Lifers Club Kenny is the most powerful man in the prison.

Fred says he doesn't remember killing a stranger one night after a party after hours of drink and drugs. He had never been convicted of anything before. On a snowy Wednesday afternoon Fred and 20 other fish were dropped off at Walla Walla. As…

A prisoner's first day.

Sometimes its just too much.

Three days after entering Walla Walla for armed robbery 18 year-old Ken became a punk. He was raped and in exchange for protection provided sexual services for his jocker (protector). Within a year he was sold to three other jockers. He finally…

Guard's belt buckle that reads, 'Washington State Prison.'