Back in May, a group of us released a terrific zine called the Prison Industrial Complex Is. The zine was illustrated by Billy Dee and created with the Chicago PIC Teaching Collective. I am proud to say that the zine has found its way to England, New Zealand, South Africa and all around the U.S. that we know of. All of us at the Collective are super proud of that. I thought that I would take the occasion of the 4th of July commemoration to share some of my absolutely favorite illustrations with you. You can find a free PDF copy of the zine HERE. Please share it with others who you think would be interested. You can click on the images below to enlarge them.

“The Prison Industrial Complex is built on the belief that some lives are worth more than others.”

“The Prison Industrial Complex tears families apart.”

“The Prison Industrial Complex takes a foothold in your underfunded public school when counselors are replaced with cops.”

“The Prison Industrial Complex is the new industry in town when all the old factories close down.”

“The Prison Industrial Complex targets people from certain neighborhoods, especially poor people, people of color, young people, and LGBTQ people.”

“The Prison Industrial Complex criminalizes immigrants.”

“The Prison Industrial Complex imprisons more black men today than were slaves in 1850.”