Inmates at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore, Alabama discuss the character, Polonius in Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" as part of the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Program. Ann Hermes/Staff
Kyes Stevens, director and founder of The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project speaks with inmates at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore, Alabama before class. Ann Hermes/Staff
Inmates at the Staton Correctional Facility listen as the instructor guides the class discussion of, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Ann Hermes/Staff
From left, Heather Pinion, Sarah Crawford and Natasha Ward choose pencils for an The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project art class at the Montgomery Women's Facility in Alabama. Ann Hermes/Staff
Women in the Alabama Department of Corrections system take part in an The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project art class at the Montgomery Women's Facility, Alabama. Ann Hermes/Staff
Sharon Westbrook, (L.), and Melissa Price, (R.), take a break from their drawing of a dragon in an The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project art class. Ann Hermes/Staff
Clinetta Davidson, (L.), and Trisha Philliard, (R.), work on a use charcoal and paint while working on a drawing project together. Ann Hermes/Staff
Natasha Ward adds paint to an artwork in an The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project class. Ann Hermes/Staff
Kyes Stevens, (R.), director and founder of The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, works with Clinetta Davidson during an art class. Ann Hermes/Staff
Women in the Alabama Department of Corrections carry their artworks outside to spray with fixer at the end of class. Ann Hermes/Staff
Natasha Ward holds up a finished drawing after an art class through The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project at the Montgomery Women's Facility in Alabama. Ann Hermes/Staff
Dozens of giant Buddha heads emerging around Chicago are meant to be a catalyst for conversations about peace in troubled neighborhoods.
They appear when you least expect it: 300-pound sculpted heads of the Buddha, emerging from sidewalks, under the L tracks, and amid parks and gardens in some of Chicago's most densely populated and violence-plagued neighborhoods.
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