AP PHOTOS: On the 'inside' with women behind bars
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) — There was no makeup to put on, no outfit to prepare. There wasn't even any notice a visitor was coming. It was 2:30 on a weekday afternoon, and some women were roused from sleep by the sound of their cell door unlocking. They were asked if they'd pose for a portrait.
The setting was the Campbell County Jail — where the last time these female inmates looked into a camera, their mug shots were being taken. Some women were in for theft; others for drug possession or parole violations. For all, this stint behind bars was just the latest downward turn in a cycle of addiction and incarceration.
More than a decade ago, there were rarely more than 10 women in this rural Tennessee jail.