"I was never afraid of the men," photographer Danny Lyon said of his time spent with Texas prisoners. "I liked them. And I had many friends inside the system that would stand up for me, dangerous men. Anyway, in my heart of hearts I felt I was doing something good for the men, and most of them knew it." For 14 months in 1967, Lyon documented life at a variety of Texan prisons, capturing the hellishness of the environment and the humanity of the inmates. Almost 50 years later, Lyon's series "Con...
Photos Of 1960s U.S. Prison System Attempt To Show That Inmates Are Us
The Huffington Post - 6 Nov 2015 20:31
"I was never afraid of the men," photographer Danny Lyon said of his time spent with Texas prisoners. "I liked them. And I had many friends inside the system that would stand up for me, dangerous men. Anyway, in my heart of hearts I felt I was doing something good for the men, and most of them knew it." For 14 months in 1967, Lyon documented life at a variety of Texan prisons, capturing the hellishness of the environment and the humanity of the inmates. Almost 50 years later, Lyon's series "Con...
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