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Illinois state prisoners artwork is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center as part of an exhibit, 'Light from Inside.'

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Illinois state prisoners artwork is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center as part of an exhibit, 'Light from Inside.' watch the video.... http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6325660 "I paint because it's an avenue that lets people know that people know that I'm more than just a number. I'm a person that have heart, soul, and I believe a person can change no matter where you at," said William Jones, prisoner at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Ill. "Sometimes we get an idea that these are just horrible people, they should all be locked up, they should never get out of prison, and at the same time they have wonderful talents, they're very intelligent," said Cynthia Kobel, board member at the John Howard Association of Illinois, a watchdog group for Illinois prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 14, 2008 (boomark / email).