Millhaven Penitentiary: a group of buildings surrounded by a chain link fence,
a ten foot track and another chain link fence. Both fences are topped with twin
rolls of razor wire. Guard towers at every corner. Maximum security.

Ben (the assistant) and I were checking in at the guardhouse (which is just outside the
perimeter). I remembered I had forgotten a piece of gear. I asked Ben to go back to the
car to get it. Ben takes off running across the lawn to get the thing. The guard checking
us in drops her pen, runs to the door and shouts: “STOP! STOP!” Tells Ben to walk, and
not only to walk, but to stick to the path, too.

She comes back to the guardhouse and tells me: “The last time I saw someone running
away from the fence I put a round in my chamber.”

If you’re ever escaping from a prison I guess your best bet is to saunter.

We were there to photograph Tracey Fenton, a program director at the prison.