Mark Loughney: Addressing Incarceration and Reentry through Art and Advocacy
The U.S. rate of incarceration has dropped in recent years, but not by much. Today, the U.S. imprisons 650 persons for every 100,000 citizens. This remains the highest rate of incarceration in the world. According to one report, the United States has about 4.2 percent of the world’s population, but houses around 20 percent of the world’s prisoners. If you visit Eastern State Penitentiary in…














