Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

Is There A Pattern?

Urban Investigations

Is There A Pattern?

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Making the Grade

Urban Investigations

Making the Grade

Work Forced

Public Access Design

Work Forced

Print Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

It costs over $70,000 to incarcerate one person for one year in New York state. The New York City government spent $3.7 billion on jails and prisons in 2017. Why does it cost so much to keep people in prisons and jails? Who profits from prisons and jails? Where does the money come from?

In December 2018, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Marianna Olinger and students from the Bushwick Leaders’ High School to understand the cost of prison, who profits from it, and who pays for it. To investigate, students used art to create maps of the prison system, surveyed community members, and interviewed key stakeholders working on the issue.

Students created this booklet as a guide for what students learned about the true cost of prisons and jails.

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Voters Rule

City Studies

Voters Rule

Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

Lunchroom Digest

City Studies

Lunchroom Digest

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Making Policy Public

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs