Victory Over Torture

This print is celebrating the closing of the Tamms supermax prison in southern Illinois. www.yearten.org

Tamms was infamous for being a facility that utilized solitary confinement practices for extreme periods of time (many for over a decade). This isolation lead to a wide range of mental disorders and self inflicted physical traumas.

Clear victories can be all to rare, and this is one of them. It is important to recognize those who dedicated their time, energy, and resources to closing a place that so clearly violated the most basic of human rights through extended solitary confinement.

three-color screenprint
19" x 25"
heavy wight, acid free paper