Prison Nation: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex
Event Type
Event
Location
Thomas P. Kelly, Jr. Student Art Gallery
Start Date
20-10-2013 12:00 AM
End Date
9-11-2013 12:00 AM
Description
Prison Nation: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex features powerful posters from artists, activists, and organizations around the country and the world that cry out against the devastating impact of mass incarceration required and rapidly growing prison industrial complex (PIC). The posters in Prison Nation cover many of the critical issues surrounding the system of mass incarceration including: the death penalty, the Three Strikes law, racism, access to education and health care, the growing rate of incarceration, slave labor, divestment, privatization, torture, and re-entry into the community. They show the power of art to educate and inspire.
Prison Nation: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex
Thomas P. Kelly, Jr. Student Art Gallery
Prison Nation: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex features powerful posters from artists, activists, and organizations around the country and the world that cry out against the devastating impact of mass incarceration required and rapidly growing prison industrial complex (PIC). The posters in Prison Nation cover many of the critical issues surrounding the system of mass incarceration including: the death penalty, the Three Strikes law, racism, access to education and health care, the growing rate of incarceration, slave labor, divestment, privatization, torture, and re-entry into the community. They show the power of art to educate and inspire.
