June workshop series and statewide coalition march
Sponsored by
California Prison Moratorium Project
A member of California Untied for Responsible Budget
National Action In Network
Peace Fresno
C.A.F.E. Infoshop
ACLU- Nor Ca
Metro Ministries
And many more
Prison Nation Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex throughout June
Provided by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics
The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world—over 2.3 million inmates. Since the 1970s, the rate of most serious crimes has dropped, yet prisons have been filled at double capacity. People of color, the poor, the illiterate, the mentally ill, youth, and women are the primary occupants. This growth is due to mandatory drug sentencing laws, conspiracy provisions, a dysfunctional parole system, inadequate legal representation, and huge profits made by the multinational corporations servicing the prisons. The posters in Prison Nation cover issues surrounding the system of mass incarceration including: racial disparity in sentencing, the death penalty, the Three Strikes law, women’s right to self defense, 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.
June 7th at 7 pm CURB Presentation “We Can’t Build Our Way Out of this Mess”
