Source: Art Net News
Philanthropist and art owner Agnes Gund has donated $22 million in grants to help end incarcerations within the Philadelphia area.
Gund’s Art for Justice Fund, which is managed by the Ford Foundation, aims to improve the criminal justice system by promoting art for previously incarcerated individuals.
The donations given by Gund’s fund will help Mural Arts Philadelphia, an organization that commissions paintings of individuals impacted by the justice system.
The Art for Justice Fund is working to reduce the amount of prisoners in five states by nearly 20 percent.
Currently, the US accounts for about 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated population.
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