
John Foote, then 69, in bed at the Kentucky State Reformatory. Foote fell out of bed after having a stroke. He had been in prison since 2003.

An elderly prisoner passes his final hours in the hospice unit. He died that same afternoon and was buried in the prison cemetery.

Charlie Coffey, then 65, is fed lunch at the Kentucky State Reformatory. He had been in prison for more than three decades.

Charles Webb, then 74, shields his eyes from light. Webb had been losing his eyesight after 17 years in prison.

A prison nurse helps Charles Webb, then 74, into bed.

Charles Webb, then 74, gets a shave from a prison nurse.

Shirley Goode, then 73, sits outside the nursing care unit. "This place is going to kill me. I'll be lucky if I make it out of here alive," he would repeat day after day.

Albert Caroll, then 74, makes use of a walker during physical therapy at the Kentucky State Reformatory.

Albert Caroll, then 74, is admitted to the hospital for care beyond what the prison's nursing unit can provide.