Through the Prisoners of Age exhibition, visitors will find millions of combined years’ snapshots of extraordinary events and experiences.Ĭreators Ron Levine, Michael Wou, and Russell W.
Open to the public on Alcatraz now through January 15, 2016, visitors can now also catch a glimpse into this hidden world, these invisible lives, the stories of 2.3 million Americans. There are smarter and more economical ways to deal with this population.” List of the best films about Alcatraz according to the audience: Escape from Alcatraz, The Rock, Howl, The Shawshank Redemption, Shot Caller, X-Men: The Last Stand, Murder in the First, The Green Mile, The Platform, Birdman of Alcatraz. In 2013, the Bureau of Prisons spent $881 million – or almost 20% of its budget – on incarcerating aging prisoners. 8 hours ago &0183 &32 The Godfather served as a big comeback for Brando, who had hit a major dry spell with his career in the previous decade, due in part to his behavioral issues and the controversies of films like. That’s costing us millions in taxpayer dollars and human dignity. We Hold the Rock photo copyrighted by ilka hartmann The Alcatraz Indian Occupation by Dr. “Inmates age 50 or older are the fastest growing segment of the prison population. “I look forward to seeing this exhibit shine a light on a growing crisis here in California and throughout the country,” said Congresswoman Speier.
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An epic photo documentary of aging inmates across North America spanning nearly 20 years, Prisoners of Age fills Alcatraz's football field -sized Industries Building with 70 twelve-foot high photographs replete with personal stories and anecdotes from inmates and prison officials.Īttracting both US and international attention, Prisoners of Age creators plan to accommodate special tours for groups such as Human Rights Watch, and San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, plus Representative Jackie Speier (D) of California’s 14th Congressional District. With criminal justice and prison reform on the forefront of 2015-2016 political agendas in both the White House and Capitol Hill, the new Prisoners of Age exhibition on San Francisco’s notorious Alcatraz Penitentiary comes at an auspicious time. Decades of tough-on-crime laws have unintended consequences that President Obama, lawmakers and politicians are now reexamining. About 1.5 times Greater than Russia and 5.7 times greater than China. has the largest incarceration rate of any other country on the planet.
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