#insteadofprisons

Hanging with ERNEST Collective in St. John's, Portland. Learning about the thinkings behind their work 'Demos' which considers the empty Wapato Jail in Noryh Portland. ERNEST were brought to Portland by @c3initiative, which connects artists to communities. Here the flickering coyote portraits are bring shown at a community roundtable discussion. Coyotes go under fences. They move silently and regardless of prison perimeters. With imagination, we can reject jails, deny carceral logic, fight mass incarceration and abolish prisons. Can we move with more cunning in our anti-prison activism? #insteadofprisons #abolishprisons

It is Mumia Abu Jamal's 60th birthday today. Having spent over 30 years on death row for a contested murder conviction, Mumia is one of America's most vital voices of social justice, bringing light to the invisible recesses and shrouded politics of the U.S. prison industrial complex. Jailhouse lawyer, journalist and activist. So many works. If he's done so much from behind bars, think how much he could do for a healthy society as a free man. #insteadofprisons

"Why isn't the state working harder to address the needs of victims?" #insteadofprisons Words written by a prisoner, on a torn section of a repurposed Pennsylvania DOC comms form. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, was written by men in the Mural Arts Program and Restorative Justice Project at Graterford Prison, PA. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, is for the public. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, accompanies a mural made for the 'Prison Obscura' exhibition at Haverford College's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery (Jan 24th-Mar 7th). This meditation along, with hundreds of others, is yours to take, hold, think on and hopefully repurpose for good. #prisonobscura

"I am not averse to making amends for my wrong. In fact, I greatly desire an opportunity to do so." #insteadofprisons Words written by a prisoner, on a torn section of a repurposed Pennsylvania DOC comms form. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, was written by men in the Mural Arts Program and Restorative Justice Project at Graterford Prison, PA. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, is for the public. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, accompanies a mural made for the 'Prison Obscura' exhibition at Haverford College's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery (Jan 24th-Mar 7th). This meditation along, with hundreds of others, is yours to take, hold, think on and hopefully repurpose for good. #prisonobscura

"Prisons produce what?" #insteadofprisons Words written by a prisoner, on a torn section of a repurposed Pennsylvania DOC comms form. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, was written by men in the Mural Arts Program and Restorative Justice Project at Graterford Prison, PA. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, is for the public. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, accompanies a mural made for the 'Prison Obscura' exhibition at Haverford College's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery (Jan 24th-Mar 7th). This meditation along, with hundreds of others, is yours to take, hold, think on and hopefully repurpose for good. #prisonobscura

"I'm not the same person who made that mistake 18 years ago." #insteadofprisons Words written by a prisoner, on a torn section of a repurposed Pennsylvania DOC comms form. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, was written by men in the Mural Arts Program and Restorative Justice Project at Graterford Prison, PA. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, is for the public. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, accompanies a mural made for the 'Prison Obscura' exhibition at Haverford College's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery (Jan 24th-Mar 7th). This meditation along, with hundreds of others, is yours to take, hold, think on and hopefully repurpose for good. #prisonobscura

"This wall is not only to keep me in, but to keep you out." #insteadofprisons Words written by a prisoner, on a torn section of a repurposed Pennsylvania DOC comms form. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, was written by men in the Mural Arts Program and Restorative Justice Project at Graterford Prison, PA. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, is for the public. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, accompanies a mural made for the 'Prison Obscura' exhibition at Haverford College's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery (Jan 24th-Mar 7th). This meditation along, with hundreds of others, is yours to take, hold, think on and hopefully repurpose for good. #prisonobscura

"Prison creates crime." #insteadofprisons Words written by a prisoner, on a torn section of a repurposed Pennsylvania DOC comms form. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, was written by men in the Mural Arts Program and Restorative Justice Project at Graterford Prison, PA. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, is for the public. This meditation, along with hundreds of others, accompanies a mural made for the 'Prison Obscura' exhibition at Haverford College's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery (Jan 24th-Mar 7th). This meditation along, with hundreds of others, is yours to take, hold, think on and hopefully repurpose for good. #prisonobscura