super-max(2003)
Prisons step into the limelight in Jim Finn's portrait of these monstrosities photographed while passing in a vehicle.
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Prisons step into the limelight in Jim Finn's portrait of these monstrosities photographed while passing in a vehicle.
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2003-12-31
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5.5
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