Dead Line at the WallsMany years ago I was allowed inside the prison walls to photograph the prison. In keeping with the somberness of the event, rain poured down on me the entire time. I had to shoot from under an umbrella.
Most compelling for me was this photo of the "dead line" at the prison. Prisoners entered and exited the prison to/from the visitor's picnic area through this garage-like building. The door opened slowly like a drawbridge. The sign on the doors reads "Dead Line - Do Not Come Within 10 feet of These Doors." The entire prison was creepy and hadn't been revamped for its movie career yet. My husband, Alan Ross, visited a man named Charles who was in The Walls for 25 yrs. During those 25 years Alan visited at least every couple of months, sometimes more often. Shortly after Charles' release, he died and was buried in a pauper's grave.
