



STATES OF INCARCERATION
States of Incarceration focuses on the past, present, and future of incarceration, exploring the explosion of prisons and incarcerated people in the US — including immigration detention centers — and its global dimensions. States of Incarceration brings together a national community of over 800 people in 18 states who together created a traveling exhibit, web platform, and series of public dialogues. Teams of students and people directly affected by incarceration in these cities each explore a history of incarceration in their own community.
To learn more about partnership opportunities, explore our resources below.
Interested? Contact us.
EXHIBITION PAMPHLET
TEACHING RESOURCES
EXHIBITION TOUR
Local partners:
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Teach a course on the history of incarceration nationally/globally as well as in your local community, using
SOI teaching resources. -
Lead students to collaborate with others directly impacted by incarceration outside the college/university to
curate a new “chapter” of SOI about a history of incarceration in your state/community, using SOI design
template and workplan, for inclusion in physical and digital SOI exhibit. -
Host exhibit at a local venue.
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Host public dialogues around exhibit.
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Pay digital and physical exhibit design/fabrication fee.
Partners or their local venues should be prepared to assume costs of local hosting, including community partnerships, public programs, and exhibit installation costs.
HAL provides:
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Teaching resources on both subject and methodology, including readings and other media on incarceration histories, speakers bureau, and guidelines and models for community collaboration/co-curation and dialogue facilitation.
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Week-by-week curation work plan, providing guidelines for how to work with your team to produce a “chapter”
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Design guidelines and options for media and formats for both physical and digital exhibits.
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Design files and material specifications and instructions for production of additional local exhibits.
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Digital and physical exhibit design and production.
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Exhibit shipped and insured.
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Public program designs.
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Communications package and support for publicizing local events.
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Web platform for student reflections on States of Incarceration blog.
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Convenings with other national partners, with opportunities for students, faculty, and community partners to exchange work and experiences.