Virtual reality offers a chilling 3D look inside Venezuela's spiraling prison
A former Venezuelan political prisoner got the idea to create a virtual reality tour from the Anne Frank museum.
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'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration
Since 2020, the Mellon Foundation has given over $40 million to arts and humanities projects addressing mass incarceration. In all, it says, it will donate $125 million to such efforts.
An artist's 'Healing Project,' focused on incarceration and violence, wins $1 million
Multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes has explored mass incarceration for the last eight years. With this sizeable grant, he hopes to sustain "The Healing Project" for decades to come.
Prison choirs sing in a reboot of Beethoven's opera about unjust incarceration
A New York City opera company created an updated version of Fidelio for the Black Lives Matter era. The performance features singers who are incarcerated in real life.
The Complicated Role Of Black Leaders In Shaping The Criminal Justice System
In Locking Up Our Own, James Forman Jr. explains the role that Black leaders, from prosecutors to legislators, have played in mass incarceration—and why it's more complicated than meets the eye.
This Audio Portrait Of The 2020 Census Asks: Whose Voices Really Count?
Nigerian American artist Ekene Ijeoma is an MIT professor who draws on sound and data to explore representations of social justice. He's working on a "voice portrait" of the census called A Counting.
Rebel Historian Who Reframes History Receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant
Kelly Lytle Hernández's work challenges the historical narratives surrounding mass incarceration and immigrant detention. The UCLA professor was named one of this year's 26 MacArthur Fellows.
Opinion: Brazil's Prison Massacres Send A Dire Message
Once again, Brazil's prisons are in the spotlight because of mass killings. The penitentiary system is badly understaffed, overcrowded and needs reforming, says security expert Robert Muggah.
Are Prison Populations Decreasing? Depends On Where You Look
Some drops in prison populations were offset by increases at local jails, especially in rural areas.
Art Collector Sells A Lichtenstein For $165 Million To Fund Criminal Justice Reform
Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's Masterpiece for an eye-popping sum to support the new Art For Justice Fund. The group will fight against mass incarceration and support released prisoners.