Prisons are Obsolete Art Print

An 8x10” art print in honor of Angela Y. Davis' book "Are Prisons Obsolete."

Printed on semi-gloss archival paper with archival quality ink.

All artwork is personally packaged and shipped with love by Ayeola.

In this piece I wanted to highlight the diversity of individuals that prisons oppress. When people think of prison, they usually think of it as a necessary way to deal with “bad people.” I wanted to counter that thought in this piece. Prisons don’t rehabilitate people. They steal loved ones from their families and rob people of their lives for the sake of profit. They hold political prisoners, and people who belong to an oppressed community.

There’s so many ways to deal with societal issues that don’t involve incarceration. We could make mental and physical health care a human right. We could invest in mental health care facilities and rehabilitation centers. We could invest in schools and provide free college education. Housing could be a human right and so could full employment. We could stop criminalizing drug use, sex work, protest, and people’s identities. Building an abolitionist world is possible. It begins with rejecting what we have considered normal and permanent.