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Portraits of life without parole

When Mary DeWitt began painting portraits of lifers in the Pennsylvania correctional system - people even prison administrators believed deserved clemency - she was filled with optimism.

Artist Mary DeWitt, a longtime prison volunteer, with her portrait of inmate Kennetta Andrews.
Artist Mary DeWitt, a longtime prison volunteer, with her portrait of inmate Kennetta Andrews.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer