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© Jon Lowenstein/NOOR Images. From the series ' Tent City'. Image: LOJ020 This image by Jon Lowenstein of NOOR Images from his series Tent City reminded me of some pictures I featured last year when...
View ArticlePhotos That Extend the Jailer’s Narrative: Some Thoughts on Arizona’s...
Inmates line up for work early in the morning at Estrella jail. © Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Yesterday, the Guardian ran a gallery of Jim Lo Scalzo‘s photographs of a female chain-gang in Maricopa County...
View ArticleScott Houston: New Website, New Chain Gang Photos, New Hurricane Sandy Pics
A prisoner at the Estrella Jail, Phoenix, Arizona makes a face before he is photographed. © Scott Houston Friend of the blog, Scott Houston, has a spangly new website featuring not one but four...
View Article‘Journey Home’ Rehabilitation Arts Program in Arizona Jail a Bright Light in...
PREAMBLE For 12 years every spring, women incarcerated at Estrella Jail in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, have convened to create, prepare and perform a theatre production. The six-week program — that...
View ArticleAre Sheriff Arpaio’s Photo Ops and ‘Tent City’ Media Tours Soon To Be Things...
CAN WE ALL AGREE, NOW, THAT THE DISGRACED SHERIFF ARPAIO IS A DISGRACE? In December 2011, Judge Snow ordered the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) headed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio to cease its...
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