Even though 1,000 were printed, they’re somewhat of a rarity these days. Hundreds were given out for free during the opening exhibition at Haverford College and they’ve made their way into comrades’ hands, collections and supporters bookshelves ever since.
I have only 18 remaining in my possession.
Fortunately, the physical scarcity needn’t be mirrored in the digital world. Now, via the Haverford Exhibits Prison Obscura page, you can download a PDF of the catalogue.
48 pages of pretty pictures, a foreword by Kristen Lindgren and a whopping 5,000-word essay by yours truly.
I’m thrilled by the prospect of people reading on the printed page as opposed to these here screens.
Prison Photography 
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February 6, 2016 at 5:21 pm
BrandonDuncan1971
Pictured above are very common inside prisons and jails- the toilet just inches away from the bunk where you sleep and rarely is a person blessed to have a single cell (meaning) another man uses the bathroom just inches from where you lay your head to sleep.
Having spent a many years inside- I am impressed with this works- praying our society REALIZES and wakes up and knows-
JAILS and prisons are not for rehabilitation .
February 28, 2016 at 7:04 pm
jason hill
Thank you so much for making this available!