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Artists Against Mass Incarceration is a panel featuring Ricardo Cortés, Sherrill Roland, and Jackie Sumell. Our panelists will be discussing their own relationships with the carceral state, and how they respond to mass incarceration through art. November 22, 2021

Journalism The prison industrial complex creates a variety of barriers in accessing and spreading information about incarcerated life. This exhibit features two journalists for the Marshall Project who discuss the role of journalism in creating rhetoric around incarcerated life. Some interviewees also discuss the challenges and importance of providing written Read more…

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Advocating reform for the American Justice System Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Advocating reform for the American Justice System explores the role of legal actors in the US court system and the intersection between justice and order in the legal systems in the US. Michael oral history Read more…

Resisting the System: Activism Within the Criminal Legal System Resisting the System: Activism Within the Criminal Legal System articulates some of the most pressing issues facing those working on the front lines to change the carceral system. Bonnie oral history interview, 2021 July 15Nicole oral history interview, 2021 July 20Linda Read more…

Strained Family Dynamics in the Era of Mass Incarceration Interviews in the exhibit, Strained Family Dynamics in the Era of Mass Incarceration, display how straining the United States‚ system of mass incarceration can be on family dynamics and relationships. The prison system separates families, and many family members must decide how Read more…

The Necessity of Conversation: Oral Histories From Volunteer Prison Visitors This exhibit, The Necessity of Conversation: Oral Histories From Volunteer Prison Visitors, contains interviews with individuals who volunteer with Prisoner Visitation Services (PVS). PVS is a visitation program that pairs volunteers with incarcerated individuals in federal and military prisons who do not ordinarily Read more…

The Place of Prisons: Presence and Absence of Prisons in the Rural America Consciousness The exhibit, The Place of Prisons: Presence and Absence of Prisons in the Rural America Consciousness, explores the economic impact of prisons in rural communities. While the physical presence of prisons is absent from the experience Read more…

The Power of Prison Education The Power of Prison Education explores the role education plays in the lives of incarcerated individuals across the United States. From theater to women‚Äôs literature, different types of education help to give incarcerated persons a voice while they are behind bars. Given that 41 percent of Read more…

Understanding Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Epidemic Understanding Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Epidemic investigates the shortfalls of healthcare systems both within correctional facilities and post-release through the perspectives of multiple actors, including justice-involved formerly incarcerated individuals, activists, social workers, and researchers. This collection of oral histories captures how Read more…