Recording Carceral Landscapes Exhibition

is an investigation of the United States' enormous prison system by artist/geographer Trevor Paglen. By inquiring into the financial, social, and cultural elements that compose the Prison Industrial Complex, the project shows some of the invisible ways that mass incarceration has been woven into the fabric of our society.

In addition to the documentation of this project's exhibition, the website contains a collection of interviews with prominent activists. Each interview contains a discussion about different aspects of the Prison Industrial Complex. These interviews are illustrated with images from the exhibition.

From Military Industrial Complex to Prison Industrial Complex

All About Sacramento

California's Hinterlands

How We Got The Security Housing Unit

Abolishing the Prison Industrial Complex
Prof. Ruth Wilson Gilmore discusses the Military Industrial Complex and the Prison Industrial Complex. Rose Braz discusses the legislative process, state politics, and Sacramento. Craig Gilmore talks about the impact of mass incarceration on the economy, environment, and politics of rural California. Terry Kupers, M.D. in conversation about the advent of the "supermax" prison, and the limits of the courts. Rachel Herzing talks about abolishing the Prison Industrial Complex.