When people think of prisoners, they often think of people who committed horrible crimes and deserve to rot away in jail. They’re less likely to think about the emotional, familial, and social consequences of long-term sentences, some as lengthy as 70 or 80 years.
Other pieces in the exhibition include video interviews with inmates about the effects of long-term sentencing and another with a mother about raising a son who’s serving a life sentence. The interviews offer more insight into how inmates are affected by these sentences, whether it be positive, like the bonds formed in prison, or negative, like the structural inequities faced after prison when struggling to find housing or employment.
Through 11/16: Wed-Fri noon-6 PM, Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E. Garfield, 773-702-9724, p-nap.org, free.
