Plutarcho Hill has the oldest inmate number, 48713 (most are six...

A bedside lamp casts a warm glow on the prison cot of Plutarcho Hill. No one in Oklahoma has been in prison longer than Plutarcho, who has been locked up for more than 60 years for murder.

Plutarcho Hill has the oldest inmate number, 48713 (most are six digits now), in Oklahoma. He received his number January 16, 1948 after being given a life sentence for murder. Hill has escaped ten times; but, he couldn’t tell me why he was so much better at breaking out, rather than staying out, of prison. 

I’ve uploaded the same set of three photos twice. One in b&w and the other in color. I’m curious which you prefer.

I think your preference will say something about the way you view photography. Is it the job of the photographer to capture a story or create a story? If you believe it’s the former, then I think you will prefer the color set as it is closest to the truth. If it is the latter, then I think you will prefer the B&W set because it is more evocative.