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This print was created by Chicago-based artist Billy Dee for the "Art Against Incarceration" Show, sponsored by Project NIA. He is also the illustrator behind the Prison Industrial Complex.
In Swahili, NIA means "with purpose." Project NIA’s mission is to dramatically reduce the reliance on arrest, detention, and incarceration for addressing youth crime and to instead promote the use of restorative and transformative practices, a concept that relies on community-based alternatives.
What does the title of this illustration mean to you, personally?