The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation committed a $1 million grant to Augustana's Prison Education Program, announcing a 10-year commitment to the initiative.
In photographer Peter Merts images of California s Arts in Corrections program, a smiling man is pictured with an acrylic portrait of Pope Francis. It is a fitting choice of subject in a photo series that explores rehabilitation and redemption in America s prison system.
In collaboration with Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross Colleges, Marian University, the Bard Prison Initiative and the Indiana Department of Correction.