'At Angola Prison in Louisiana, model inmates or "trustees" are encouraged to participate in "hobby craft" as a part of their rehabilitation. Hobby craft is an arts program that involves painting, wood & leather working, taxidermy, furniture building, and many other disciplines.In many cases, they are given special workshops, tools and even private studios to work in.The goods are sold to the public at the prison’s annual rodeo and art fair. The money raised is then split mainly between inmates' families and prison administration, with the inmates themselves receiving only a small amount to buy more materials for the next fair. A sad irony is that this rehabilitation will rarely benefit the prisoners in the outside world because 90% of them have life sentences, and will end up being laid to rest at "The Farm."'
A photographic essay.
posted by I love to count
on Jun 20, 2012 -
34 comments
You’d need years to
really study these
murals of Califonia’s history -
the artist certainly had a lot a free time to create them. You'd probably also need a special invitation to engage in a multi-year study in the
gallery - and you probably don't want one.
posted by rtha
on Aug 20, 2007 -
8 comments