Shepard Faireyさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Shepard FaireyInstagram)「Thank you @mattfraser9 for this great shot! My team and I completed this 15-story Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison mural for @wideopenwalls in 2018, which is my largest mural in California. The art is based on a photo by Jim Marshall, which I used originally as part of my American Civics series. I hope that this mural has continued to ignite a conversation around the need for incarceration reform.⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ According to a recent in-depth study by the Prison Policy Initiative, America has the highest incarceration rate in the world with a shocking 2.3 million people currently imprisoned. On top of that, our prisons are disproportionately filled with people of color, in fact, African Americans are 13% of the U.S. population, yet 40% of the prison population in this country. More African American men are under correctional control today than there were slaves in the 1850's, according to a Huffington Post piece by writer and civil rights advocate Michelle Alexander. You can read more about this on my blog post from 2018 with updated 2020 stats from prisonpolicy.org (link in bio). Let’s continue to educate ourselves and take action. Thanks for caring.⁠ -Shepard」6月24日 4時41分