C Wing Gallery

C wing is a 50-bed wing for those who have been viewed as unstable whether that is suicidal, homicidal and/or actively psychotic and receive the most intense supervision. It is a receiving wing for evaluation and stabilization for people that have just entered the unit or are severely mentally ill.

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  • Anthony Rosario stares out of the cell he remains in for 23 hours a day. "They are rejects of society and warehousing them in prison isnt the way to go. Most of them dont have life sentences - they will get out some day." says psychologist Dr. Tanya Young. "What do they do when they get out? There needs to be something else to absorb them or take them in," she adds.Anthony Rosario stares out of the cell he remains in for 23 hours a day. "They are rejects of society and warehousing them in prison isnt the way to go. Most of them dont have life sentences - they will get out some day." says psychologist Dr. Tanya Young. "What do they do when they get out? There needs to be something else to absorb them or take them in," she adds.
  • A man screams from under his blanket in C wing. "Isolation works in our favor sometimes but more often than not it works against us," says Dr. Stephanie Roby, psychologist in CPTU.A man screams from under his blanket in C wing. "Isolation works in our favor sometimes but more often than not it works against us," says Dr. Stephanie Roby, psychologist in CPTU.
  • Correctional officers clean the room of an inmate, searching for possible weapons after he cut himself with a spork earlier that morning.Correctional officers clean the room of an inmate, searching for possible weapons after he cut himself with a spork earlier that morning.
  • "As soon as you walk through the doors, you hear people screaming, kicking their doors and crying," says Matthew Estepp, an inmate at Kentucky State Reformatory and an inmate watcher in CPTU. Although CPTU is located within a reformatory, ÒitÕs like walking into a different world,Ó he says."As soon as you walk through the doors, you hear people screaming, kicking their doors and crying," says Matthew Estepp, an inmate at Kentucky State Reformatory and an inmate watcher in CPTU. Although CPTU is located within a reformatory, ÒitÕs like walking into a different world,Ó he says.
  • An inmate on max assault status and a 23-hour lock down talks to himself in his cell. The max assault status is issued to inmates who have assaulted officers or treatment staff. The inmates have been known to throw a mixture of feces and urine, spit, hit, kick, punch or cut.An inmate on max assault status and a 23-hour lock down talks to himself in his cell. The max assault status is issued to inmates who have assaulted officers or treatment staff. The inmates have been known to throw a mixture of feces and urine, spit, hit, kick, punch or cut.
  • The inside of a cell door reveals the writings of inmates who have been housed there in years past. "They are rejects of society and warehousing them in prison isn't the way to go," says Dr. Young. "Most of them donÕt have life sentences and they will get out some day." The inside of a cell door reveals the writings of inmates who have been housed there in years past. "They are rejects of society and warehousing them in prison isn't the way to go," says Dr. Young. "Most of them donÕt have life sentences and they will get out some day."
  • Correctional officers close the door to an inmate's cell after trying to calm him down.Correctional officers close the door to an inmate's cell after trying to calm him down.
  • Bobby Slater looks out of his cell to an inmate watcher walking around during his 15-minute watch. "This is a miserable life experience for them but some of them don't want to leave because they have been in society and they saw what happened," says lead psychologist Dr. Tanya Young. For Bobby that day to leave the Reformatory never came. Months after being released from CPTU, he hung himself in his cell.Bobby Slater looks out of his cell to an inmate watcher walking around during his 15-minute watch. "This is a miserable life experience for them but some of them don't want to leave because they have been in society and they saw what happened," says lead psychologist Dr. Tanya Young. For Bobby that day to leave the Reformatory never came. Months after being released from CPTU, he hung himself in his cell.
  • An inmate on max assault status and a 23-hour lock down talks to himself in his cell. The max assault status is issued to inmates who have assaulted officers or treatment staff. The inmates have been known to throw a mixture of feces and urine, spit, hit, kick, punch or cut. An inmate on max assault status and a 23-hour lock down talks to himself in his cell. The max assault status is issued to inmates who have assaulted officers or treatment staff. The inmates have been known to throw a mixture of feces and urine, spit, hit, kick, punch or cut.
  • The doctors would prefer not to use isolation but they acknowledge the fact that it happens because they are in a prison setting. ÒItÕs a prison system, so security is always first and foremost,Ó Dr. Young says.The doctors would prefer not to use isolation but they acknowledge the fact that it happens because they are in a prison setting. ÒItÕs a prison system, so security is always first and foremost,Ó Dr. Young says.
  • An inmate on lockdown in C wing talks to an officer who came by to check on him.An inmate on lockdown in C wing talks to an officer who came by to check on him.
  • Correctional officers help an inmate back to his bed after they stripped and searched him for weapons.Correctional officers help an inmate back to his bed after they stripped and searched him for weapons.
  • Not everybody that ends up in CPTU needs to be in there, Dr. Roby says. Often inmates, who gambled, are in debt on the yard or threatened somebody, emulate the symptoms needed to be referred to the treatment unit. ÒThose [inmates] are often more problematic than anyone because you have to figure out what their motivation is,Ó she says.Not everybody that ends up in CPTU needs to be in there, Dr. Roby says. Often inmates, who gambled, are in debt on the yard or threatened somebody, emulate the symptoms needed to be referred to the treatment unit. ÒThose [inmates] are often more problematic than anyone because you have to figure out what their motivation is,Ó she says.
  • The men in CPTU are a fading memory for many. The mentally ill often get trapped int he system with nowhere else to go. Here, a man stands in the middle of his room for most of the day staring at the 4 walls surrounding him.The men in CPTU are a fading memory for many. The mentally ill often get trapped int he system with nowhere else to go. Here, a man stands in the middle of his room for most of the day staring at the 4 walls surrounding him.

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One Comment on "C Wing Gallery"

  1. hadark on Wed, 22nd Jul 2009 6:46 pm

    2. i would stop and make a comment about each and every picture, but there are too much.
    this one made the strongest impression on me.

    but in general – they are all very strong, and moving.
    i think it’s an amazing project, that let as see what it looks like, and feels like, from the inside.

    and the pictures are amazing.

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