MASS INCARCERATION

OBJECTIVE

As a part of the Visual Communication Design Program at Arizona State University, our senior year is heavily based on a social issue we feel connected to and is in need of advocacy. After selecting a social issue, we must dedicate ourselves to fully research our topic and identify problems and possible solutions while working on exploratory projects that helped us visualize these issues. With minimal direction from our professors, we are encouraged to try new things and develop visual design aimed to inform others and advocate for what we feel passionate about. 

I had a difficult time deciding what topic I was ready to research for the entire school year, but when I first began to research “Mass Incarceration”, I felt very passionate to learn more about its' connection to racial discrimination and the ways it has impacted people of color in the United States. As a woman of color, I was drawn to advocate for the injustices seen in the U.S Criminal Justice System, specifically towards people of color to help and inform others.