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Paul Rucker awarded grant to make more art about the parallels between slavery and mass incarceration.

by Peter Wagner, January 27, 2012

Friend of Prison Policy Initiative artist Paul Rucker has been awarded a prestigious grant from Creative Capital to make more art about mass incarceration. His 2009 project, Proliferation, was inspired by the map of U.S. Prison Proliferation, 1900-2000 by PPI’s Rose Heyer. Congratulations Paul!

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  1. Paul Rucker piece profiled +
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  3. Peter Wagner Awarded Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award by Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar +

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