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Incarceration 2012 5 11 2

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Incarceration 2012 5 11 2

An inmate of an unauthorized holding center is apprehensive about an impending transfer to a new facility. His arms are tattooed with dedications to his son and mother.

Jimmy Chalk
GlobalPost