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Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars

“The Writing on the Wall” art installation lets incarcerated people speak for themselves.

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, people in prisons and jails are among the most vulnerable. But rarely do they have the opportunity to share their perspectives with people on the outside.

A traveling art installation called aims to change that. Conceived by Baz Dreisinger, founder and executive director of the Incarceration Nations Network, and conceptual artist Hank

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