Prisoners in the maximum security unit of New Mexico State Prison play cards to pass the time in six foot by nine foot cell.

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Prisoners in the maximum security unit of the New Mexico State Prison play cards to pass the time spent in their six foot by nine foot cell. The second man's mattress which goes on the floor at night is leaning against the toilet to the right. About a month after these pictures were taken, prisoners at the facility rioted, killing thirty two other inmates.

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Photo credit: © Buddy Mays / Alamy / Afripics
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