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Jean Gaumy’s Investigation Into the French Penal System

Jean Gaumy captures the reality of the French penal system with his 1983 work 'Les Incarcérés'

Jean Gaumy
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Jean Gaumy Prison walking courts. Caen, France. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Search of a convict before daily walk. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Transit lock chamber between the walking courts and the cells. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy "Bonne Nouvelle" prison. Walking court. Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. 1979. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Gallows tattoo on arm. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Re-stuffing chair workshop. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Showers room. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Convict returning to his cell. 1978. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Convict. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Cell-door grating: the old system for serving meals and delivering mail to convicts. Rouen Prison, Seine-Maritime, France. Prison. 1979. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Gymnasium. 1979. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Prison. St Martin de Ré, France.1978. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Sports training of prisoners in the walking court. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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Jean Gaumy Mass in the chapel. The prisoners are isolated in individual compartments. 1976. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
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