Photojournalist Documents Moments From the San Quentin State Prison Marathon on Open Society Foundations' Weekly Instagram Takeover
Photojournalist Jianca Lazarus shares images she made as a set photographer for "26.2 to Life: The San Quentin Prison Marathon," a documentary feature currently in production about running and redemption inside and beyond the walls of California's oldest prison. @sqmarathon The film chronicles a year in the life of San Quentin's 1000 Mile Club, the prison's running group, whose incarcerated members train with volunteer coaches throughout the year for an annual 26.2 mile race -- 105 laps around the prison's lower yard. As the men prepare for this grueling athletic feat, they also confront the challenges of aging, getting an education and maintaining family relationships behind bars, all while grappling with the reality that they may never again see life on the outside. Here are images from a training session just before the 2017 11th Annual San Quentin Marathon and the race itself...