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The Death Row Inmates Who Make Art

Accepted submission by mrpg mailto:mrpgNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org at 2017-01-27 00:25:30
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Making art can be a kind of escape, and it's hard to think of a place that begs louder for escape than death row. For inmates facing the death penalty, art offers a way to define their own identity and assert their existence to an audience far beyond the confines of their cell and long after their execution.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170126-the-death-row-inmates-who-make-art [bbc.com]


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