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Inmates Annotate an Archive of Prison Photos With Their Own Stories

Avatar photo by Bridget Quinn October 4, 2019June 18, 2020

The results are arresting, as the writers, who are also men in prison, make anonymous images their own, speaking out of their own experiences, bringing insights and empathy that no outside critic or art historian could.

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Can Iowa Prevent Prisoners from Accessing and Creating Nude Art?

Avatar photo by Zachary Small April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

Inmates are challenging a state statute that bans images of nudity in prison — even those found in art, literature, and medical journals.

Posted inBooks

Portrayals of Prisoners Complicate Stereotypes and Implicate the US

by Phillip Griffith February 23, 2018

The images and art works that make up this exhibition — mostly vernacular and documentary photographs — restore dignity to their subjects by restoring nuance to their stories.

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Objects Made by Prisoners, from Soap Sculptures to Pendants

Avatar photo by Allison Meier November 16, 2017

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva has a collection of over 360 objects made by prisoners from over 60 countries.

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The Products of Forced Labor in US Prisons

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney March 3, 2016September 25, 2019

What I saw when I stepped from the elevator and entered the hush of the Artists Space gallery was barely anything: a red raincoat on the wall, some honey-colored wood benches that looked as if they belonged in a courtroom, and some odd steel contraptions on the floor.

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Stories from Prison, Set Inside a Fiction

by Chrysler Ford and Samuel Cooper September 11, 2015September 11, 2015

Prison plays an ambivalent role in the imagination of many white Americans.

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