August 23 The Writing's on the Wall at Disjecta

Diane Jacobs project The Writing's on the Wall is a great example of Disjecta's new art vectors. Jacobs piece is a meditation on incarceration in the United States. It's especially relevant as Oregon's prison budget is the 3rd fastest growing in the country, and due to some ballot measures, will grow even faster. Today 1 in 100 Americans have are jailed, 1 in 31 are jailed, on probation or paroled. The United States is number one in the world on all incarceration measures. All this has happened since 1980 and it is expensive. As has been said it's cheaper to send someone to Yale than it is to send them to jail for a year. So sad. This is Jacob's topic. Something to think about. At Disjecta www.disjecta.org 8371 N Interstate Right near the Paul Bunyan 6PM-9 Free