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More than two hundred human skeletons were found on the outskirts of the prison grounds. The prison's warden, claiming a lack of funds, had begun to hire his own prisoners as guards, leading to an even more violent and lawless environment. The prisoners-
More than two hundred human skeletons were found on the outskirts of the prison grounds. The prison's warden, claiming a lack of funds, had begun to hire his own prisoners as guards, leading to an even more violent and lawless environment. The prisoners-cum-guards otherwise known as "trusties" would often extort other inmates and those who didn't pay up ran the risk of finding themselves in an unmarked grave, Cummins, Arkansas
1968
Jean-Pierre Laffont
(French, b. 1935)
Gelatin silver print
Image: 16.2 x 23.8 cm (6 3/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.593
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