Humanities Action Lab

The first HAL project will focus 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. 

Humanities Action Lab: States of Incarceration

The following work is by students by students at Parsons Paris and it is part of the States of Incarceration's exhibit in New York: Michel Foucault and the Groupe D'information sur les Prisons

Student Reflection: Michel Foucault and the Groupe D’information sur les Prisons

Below are a series of podcasts created by undergraduate students at Skidmore College,  and is  is part of the States of Incarceration's exhibit in New York:

Podcast Series: What’s lost when a prison closes?

Artist Statement: Criminalize Brooklyn

The following audio visual essay, titles

Audio Visual Essay: A Day in the Life of the Rikers Island Bridge

The following body of work is the story of Otis Johnson and was written and photographed by Kari Bjorn. It is part of the States of Incarceration's first exhibit in New York; 

Photo Essay: Mr. Otis Johnson

States of Incarceration: The Podcast tells stories of the incarceration generation from 17 states around the country. The podcast travels from New York, NY, to Riverside, CA, and 18 other cities -- to hear formerly incarcerated people, people who work in prisons, and people...

Podcast: States of Incarceration

The States of Incarceration project is a traveling exhibition and series of events that bring together people across the country to share local stories and open dialogue on national criminal justice reform and immigrant detention...

The Importance of Exhibitions