Envisioning Justice: Resource Guide
Organized and Facilitated by Illinois Humanities
Arnold Aprill, Resource Guide editor
Candor Arts, Resource Guide designer
Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Envisioning Justice Resource Guide provides background on the issue of incarceration and highlights what individuals and organizations across Chicago are doing to address it. The guide also serves as an introduction to the exhibition and offers to readers resources and direct actions for envisioning a more just society.

Download a PDF of the Resource Guide

Press for Envisioning Justice
– “Local artists take on the criminal justice system in new exhibit,” Syd Stone, Chicago Sun Times, Aug 1, 2019
– “Newsviews: Envisioning Justice,” Kay Cesinger, ABC 7 News, August 4, 2019
– “‘What would Chicago be like with no jails?’: New SAIC exhibit challenges artists and Chicagoans to reimagine criminal justice,” Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, August 5, 2019
– “Art Exhibit Explores Problems, Solutions To Troubled Criminal Justice System,” Arionne Nettles, WBEZ News, August 16, 2019
– “Facing Mass Incarceration One Stitch at a Time,” Claire Voon, Chicago Magazine, August 7, 2019