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The Illinois State Constitution declares: “all [prison] sentences shall be determined with the objective of restoring the offender to useful citizenship.” But what is a “useful citizen”? And, how can the state hold someone based on the ability to produce “usefulness” while full “useful citizenship” rights are never really restored to after serving a prison sentence? After completing a prison sentence, and even after parole, people are often excluded from housing options, job opportunities, and even access to higher education based solely on the conviction for which they served time.
In response to these questions artists in a class taught by Aaron Hughes made a series of portraits of their ideal citizens.