Portraits Gallery

“They are people that have made bad decisions, bad choices,” says Dr. Young. “I think that if [these inmates] knew how to do it differently they would.” She believes most of them are responsible for their behavior and that there should be consequences. “ Many of them want to get out but some of them don’t because they have been in society and they saw what happened there,” she says. Here are some of those men.

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  • Danny Castile holds up drawings and writings he says is invaluable to the Department of Corrections and the judge who sentenced him to life.Danny Castile holds up drawings and writings he says is invaluable to the Department of Corrections and the judge who sentenced him to life.
  • Bobby Hall, locked down in C wing, looks out his cell.Bobby Hall, locked down in C wing, looks out his cell.
  • Lesley Woodall in his cell in B wing.Lesley Woodall in his cell in B wing.
  • Michael Long studies for class the next day. "He is one the biggest success stories since I have worked here," says Dr. Young. For years, Long was on lockdown for his violent behavior. Now in B wing, Long has started getting his GED on the yard.Michael Long studies for class the next day. "He is one the biggest success stories since I have worked here," says Dr. Young. For years, Long was on lockdown for his violent behavior. Now in B wing, Long has started getting his GED on the yard.
  • An inmate out of CPTU shows his self-inflicted injury. Sticking pens and sporks through his midsection, he created this wound six months prior.An inmate out of CPTU shows his self-inflicted injury. Sticking pens and sporks through his midsection, he created this wound six months prior.
  • Darryl York reads Harry Potter in his cell. "He hasn't come out for days but to eat and take his pills," says one of his friends in A wing.Darryl York reads Harry Potter in his cell. "He hasn't come out for days but to eat and take his pills," says one of his friends in A wing.
  • Jerald Riles begins to unpack his things on the yard. "I liked it back in CPTU," says Riles. "I am a little scared," he says on his first day in his new cell. Riles, transfered to the transitional housing wing on the yard, will continue to meet with mental health professionals and is still given supervision while he adapts to his independence.Jerald Riles begins to unpack his things on the yard. "I liked it back in CPTU," says Riles. "I am a little scared," he says on his first day in his new cell. Riles, transfered to the transitional housing wing on the yard, will continue to meet with mental health professionals and is still given supervision while he adapts to his independence.
  • A drawing of the inmate across the hall stands in the window in C wing.A drawing of the inmate across the hall stands in the window in C wing.
  • Jeb S. prays in his cell.Jeb S. prays in his cell.
  • From left, Stephen Davis, Kenneth Buster and Daryl York, friends in A wing were separated when Davis and Buster we transfered to the yard after completing the program.From left, Stephen Davis, Kenneth Buster and Daryl York, friends in A wing were separated when Davis and Buster we transfered to the yard after completing the program.
  • Eddie Hall and Francis Vandiver laugh as they listen to the radio in the rec hall.Eddie Hall and Francis Vandiver laugh as they listen to the radio in the rec hall.
  • Eddie Hall looks for a book in the library during their weekly visit to the yard.Eddie Hall looks for a book in the library during their weekly visit to the yard.
  • Standing on the edge of his bed, an inmate threatens to jump.Standing on the edge of his bed, an inmate threatens to jump.
  • Keith Bouchard salutes to the building before entering. Often reverting back to his time in the military, Bouchard will salute people and objects and march in place for more than an hour.Keith Bouchard salutes to the building before entering. Often reverting back to his time in the military, Bouchard will salute people and objects and march in place for more than an hour.
  • Francis Vandiver shows the scabs on his hands from an attempted home tattoo.Francis Vandiver shows the scabs on his hands from an attempted home tattoo.

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3 Comments on "Portraits Gallery"

  1. Phena Keil on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 7:55 pm

    2. I was a mental ill person put in Prison in MN. I was locked away, stripped, medicated, threatened, screamed at and attacked and even more. We need help We need treatment. I have gotten treatment I am no an artist, a college student and hope to become an art therapist. I can do anything when I am given the treatment I need for my menatl ilnness issues . I am nothing go a lost amd tormented soul locked away without it.

  2. Megan Donovan on Sun, 29th Mar 2009 10:19 pm

    3. It is so sad that in the year 2009 we are locking up these individuals and not providing the care they need. What does our future look like- if this is how we treat those in great need?

  3. Rosie on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 4:34 am

    4. So… “the yard” isn’t actually “A” Yard… It’s not actually going outside to breathe fresh air, feel the sun, or rain on their faces; it’s a library, a classroom, a room w/ pool tables… and they only get 3-4hrs a week there?

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