
When commercial photographer Trent Bell found out his friend was sentenced to thirty-six years in prison, it forced him to reflect on how the decisions we make can lead us down very different paths. Bell began a powerful photo project that would merge portraits of inmates in the Maine prison system with handwritten letters the convicts composed as though writing to their younger selves.
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Robert<br>
67 yrs old<br>
In for: murder<br>
Time in: 27 years<br>
Time left: 9 years
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Bubber Jack<br>
41 yrs old<br>
In for: trafficking drugs<br>
Time in: 8 months<br>
Time left: 3 yrs, 4 months
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Brandon<br>
26 yrs old<br>
In for: attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault<br>
Time in: 4 years<br>
Time left: 13 years
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Ken<br>
50 yrs old<br>
Time in: 8 years<br>
Time left: 1 years
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James "Jamie"<br>
42 yrs old<br>
In for: robbery<br>
Time in: 2 years<br>
Time left: 8 years
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Pork Chop<br>
44 yrs old<br>
In for: murder<br>
Time in: 23 years<br>
Time left: 4.5 years
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Kaihlil<br>
39 yrs old<br>
In for: probation violation<br>
Time in: 4 years<br>
Time left: 2 years
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William "Wild Bill"<br>
40 yrs old<br>
In for: burglary and theft<br>
Time in: 10 years<br>
Time left: 8 years
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Geoffrey<br>
31 yrs old<br>
In for: elevated aggravated assault<br>
Time in: 5 years<br>
Time left: 16 years
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Paco<br>
46 yrs old<br>
In for: robbery and aggravated assault<br>
Time in: almost all of adult life<br>
Time left: 7 years
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Pete<br>
55 yrs old<br>
Time in: 6 years<br>
Time left: 4 years
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Red<br>
28 yrs old<br>
In for: burglary<br>
Time in: 22 month<br>
Time left: 5 years, 10 months<br><br>
See the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTrrjYBXO_4/"target="_blank">interviews</a> with the inmates and <a href="http://www.trentbell.com/REFLECT-Project/14/caption/"target="_blank">behind the scenes</a> video of Trent Bell's work.
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