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Philly project for art and criminal justice to receive international award

For almost 10 years, the People’s Paper Co-op has used art to help women get out of jail, and to get people’s criminal records expunged. Courtney Bowles explains how the People's Paper Co-op invites ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Endeavor Impact, Art for Justice Announce Inaugural Frieze Impact Prize Winners

Dread Scott, Mary Baxter and Maria Gaspar were recognized for their artwork contributing to the movement to end mass incarceration in the U.S. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor The winners of the ...
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Black studies conference examines criminal legal system, unveils new social justice art

Closing its Black History Month programming with a conference on campus, UC Santa Barbara’s Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) is hosting a range of speakers to discuss the criminal legal system ...
Star Tribune

‘Seeds of Justice’ crop art exhibition at U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis takes on the law

A portrait of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall includes mung beans. A portrait of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor features dried red peppers for her red lips. These two “seedy” ...
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To Reduce Racial Inequality in the Criminal Justice System, Government Should Explore Ways to Reduce Police Stops, Detention, and Long Sentences, Says New Report

WASHINGTON — To reduce racial inequality in the U.S. criminal justice system, local, state, and federal government should explore ways to reduce police stops and searches, jail detention, prison ...