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Exhibit On History Of Incarceration In U.S. Debuts In Western Mass.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill
Published March 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST
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"States of Incarceration" will be displayed at the Wauregan in Holyoke March 1-12 and at Forbes Library in Northampton from March 13-30.
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The first national traveling exhibition on the history of mass incarceration in the United States will have its Massachusetts premiere tonight in Holyoke.

“States of Incarceration” will be on display March 1-12 in Holyoke and March 13-30th in Northampton. 

The exhibit was created by the New School’s Humanities Action Lab.  WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with director Liz Sevcenko.

            Information about the exhibit is available at: statesofincarceration.org.

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