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  • An officer on the phone in a dorm at Clark County Detention Center.
  • A transgender escort named Krystina is brought in to jail for giving a false name to a police officer. Krystinas real name is Paul Allen. For many prostitutes in Las Vegas, jail is just another part of the job; a familiar break from the hustle of the street. But for transgender inmates like Krystina, doing time presents a whole new set of choices, like choosing whether or not to sell sex behind bars.
  • Interior of dorm unit 2P.
  • Krystina looking through her cell window. Krystina is a transgender escort, really named Paul Allen.
  • Krystina asleep in her cell. Krystina is a transgender escort, really named Paul Allen.
  • Officer with inmates in 2P.
  • Inmates sitting on beds in a dorm at Clark County Detention Center.
  • Clark County Detention Center (CCDC).
  • An officer at his desk overseeing inmates in 2P.

  • Phone Check In

    Photograph by James Peterson/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    An officer on the phone in a dorm at Clark County Detention Center.

  • Tough Decisions

    Photograph by Jeff Hutchens/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    A transgender escort named Krystina is brought in to jail for giving a false name to a police officer. Krystinas real name is Paul Allen. For many prostitutes in Las Vegas, jail is just another part of the job; a familiar break from the hustle of the street. But for transgender inmates like Krystina, doing time presents a whole new set of choices, like choosing whether or not to sell sex behind bars.

  • Dorm Life

    Photograph by James Peterson/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    Interior of dorm unit 2P.

  • Behind Cell Walls

    Photograph by Jeff Hutchens/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    Krystina looking through her cell window. Krystina is a transgender escort, really named Paul Allen.

  • Transgendered in Jail

    Photograph by James Peterson/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    Krystina asleep in her cell. Krystina is a transgender escort, really named Paul Allen.

  • 2P Prisoners

    Photograph by Jeff Hutchens/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    Officer with inmates in 2P.

  • No Privacy for Sleep

    Photograph by James Peterson/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    Inmates sitting on beds in a dorm at Clark County Detention Center.

  • Sin City Prison

    Photograph by James Peterson/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    Clark County Detention Center (CCDC).

  • Overseeing Inmates

    Photograph by James Peterson/ National Geographic Channels/ Part2 Pictures

    An officer at his desk overseeing inmates in 2P.
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